Harron initially assumed that the reason for the rating was the violence in the film axes in the face, chainsaws, etc. The best part? No changes had to be made to the film to secure the R. Hey, sex sells. Rumor has it it was for a short scene in which pre-teen boys dig through a lingerie magazine.
The NC classification was in part due to the brutal rape scene in the film, but also due to a tender love scene between Brandon and his girlfriend, Lana. Many people complain about the amount of violence on television and in the movies. Perhaps more important than the sheer volume of violent actions, though, is the way in which even a small amount of violence is portrayed. The context of violence is a critical determinant of whether a particular portrayal will have a harmful effect. Contextual features help to explain why a movie like "Rambo: First Blood II" is more objectionable than a movie about the Holocaust, even though both may contain explicit depictions of violence.
Research has identified four aspects of the context in which media violence appears. Each takes on special importance when considering the developmental level of the child viewer. Although both younger and older children are influenced by the reward and punishment of violent characters, children at different stages of development will respond differently to the timing of these elements of the plot. In many scenarios, a character receives rewards immediately after performing an aggressive act.
For example, the Joker in "Batman" evades the authorities throughout the movie and even gains the attention of a pretty woman. Only in the end is he captured and punished. As mentioned, younger children are less able to link scenes together and draw inferences from them.
Thus, for movies in which rewards are immediate and punishment is delayed, younger children are more likely to see the violence as sanctioned and thus acceptable. A common theme in many programs is the hero who is forced to be violent because his job demands it or because he must retaliate against an enemy.
The popular turtle heroes in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" are a good example. Their message may be ultimately pro-social but the point is conveyed through script twists that make the violence appear justified. Research suggests that both younger and older children can be confused by such mixed signals. However, because of their perceptual limitations, youger children are particularly susceptible.
As many parents have learned, younger children were more likely to focus on the Turtles' violent behavior Ninja chops which is concrete and easy to see, than on their invisible and more abstract "good" cause. What is this song doing in a G-rated kids film? At the same time, MPAA ratings clearly reveal a serious discomfort with adult women as sexual actors, with depictions of female pleasure, and with portrayals of men as objects of desire.
The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario, which is both complicit and complex. It's misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman's sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film.
There are alternatives to the MPAA system. And last month several Swedish theaters unveiled a new movie rating system that incorporates the Bechdel Test, a measure of the presence of women in films. The best part of going to the theater are the trailers that open the film. These advertisements are always fun, prepping a popcorn-munching audience for their next trip to the movies. Unknown to everyone in the audience, that rating will make or break the film, and its impact on the film industry is unparalleled to anything else.
Movie ratings began as early as the s. Under the strict Hays Code, many films were banned, kept out of theaters or highly censored to fit the image of prosperity, goodwill and conservatism that concerned parents wanted in the movie palaces of the day.
Children are the ones who are supposed to be protected by these ratings.
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