It seems that most of the kids movies today are being rated PG or even PG13. I am not a critic on ratings, but I do believe that not many kids of today understand that rated G movies seem to be going downhill. Some kids today don't even like rated G movies anymore, and that makes a big problem for parents. There really is way too much violence and action in today's movies. Nearly half of all movies made in the US are rated PG, and that may not be a good thing. I don't really hate the PG rating, but I am rather concerned about the rating system. Sometimes I feel that they have gone wild over the years or too strict for today's children. To make this get better again, we will have to make more child friendly movies. It is reported today that we believe rated G movies are on the decline.
Since the 3 recent Disney movies with PG ratings in 2014 were Frozen, Maleficent, and Big Hero 6. The last times I remember a rated G film in theaters were Rio 2 (2014), Monsters University (2013), and most of those Disney Nature movies in 2013. There has recently been too much violence and bad language in today's movies and it is really a big problem for the rating system. Another problem is that some of the movies that are rated G from Disney look very graphic when you look closer to the picture. For example, High School Musical in 2007 (it has some sexual innuendos included if you look at the girls' legs), or those retarded Hannah Montana movies from 2009 (included sexual content and adult humor), and those Teen Beach Movie shows from 2013. This is not necessary for a kids movie if you have 6 year old girls around.
Over the years, G rated movies have been going down the hill ever since those DreamWorks Animation movies came out in 2004, (Shrek 2, Madagascar, Bee Movie, Over the Hedge). All these movies were rated PG for language and humor, but I don't see much of that in my view when I watch them. Back in the early days, most G movies were not just for children but also for grown-ups. The movies from the 1960's were rated G and many adults watched them, (Chitty-Chitty, Bang-Bang, Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Wizard of Oz, and The Sound of Music). Nowadays, we see 4 year old kids watching PG movies with their parents. Back when kids movies were only rated G (and PG would be for ages 12 and older), parents were highly concerned of their kids when they saw a PG advertisement on an animated film and they didn't approve of them watching it. This problem was fixed somewhere during the mid to late 1990's.
If G rated movies continue to decline, then modern society will fall apart along with the American government, and Jesus our Lord will be very upset. Even babies will refuse to watch C rated movies (Children Audiences), because their older brothers and sisters are watching intensely dangerous movies. No offense, parents. But more than half of the movie market holds PG movies, and the other 45% of the market is for the other ratings. Long ago in the movie history, there was a rating like no other that is no longer used today, but still used with a different name. They were the X movies that were only for adults. It was related to the lower level R and similar to the NC 17. These movies were criticized in the 1970's for e. In the early 90's or so, the X was changed to NC 17 to help parents from getting confused.
There could even be some ratings that they forgot. C for Children, GX for General Extreme, PGX for Parental Guidance Extreme, and 16A for 16 Adult. And maybe if possible, if I had a rating system of my own, I would use an E for Explicit instead of the other one. If there were a C, it would be like a junior version of the G. And the extreme ratings GX, PGX, and 16A would probably also be helpful.
As you know, the modern rating system is probably going wild today, and in 2015, society will say that it is okay for 4 year old kids to watch PG movies. Well, I guess that is so, and maybe these kids will be able to see a PG13 movie when they are 6 years old. But since times have changed, I guess we have to deal with a 12 year old boy watching an R rated movie with his dad. But let's just go back to what was most important about the wild rating system, the G rating.
As times have changed and inappropriate movies take over the darn innocence of life and childhood, movies will probably have to remain violent and sexual. So, farewell G rating. Nice knowing you.
Matty Iannielli
Since the 3 recent Disney movies with PG ratings in 2014 were Frozen, Maleficent, and Big Hero 6. The last times I remember a rated G film in theaters were Rio 2 (2014), Monsters University (2013), and most of those Disney Nature movies in 2013. There has recently been too much violence and bad language in today's movies and it is really a big problem for the rating system. Another problem is that some of the movies that are rated G from Disney look very graphic when you look closer to the picture. For example, High School Musical in 2007 (it has some sexual innuendos included if you look at the girls' legs), or those retarded Hannah Montana movies from 2009 (included sexual content and adult humor), and those Teen Beach Movie shows from 2013. This is not necessary for a kids movie if you have 6 year old girls around.
Over the years, G rated movies have been going down the hill ever since those DreamWorks Animation movies came out in 2004, (Shrek 2, Madagascar, Bee Movie, Over the Hedge). All these movies were rated PG for language and humor, but I don't see much of that in my view when I watch them. Back in the early days, most G movies were not just for children but also for grown-ups. The movies from the 1960's were rated G and many adults watched them, (Chitty-Chitty, Bang-Bang, Mary Poppins, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Wizard of Oz, and The Sound of Music). Nowadays, we see 4 year old kids watching PG movies with their parents. Back when kids movies were only rated G (and PG would be for ages 12 and older), parents were highly concerned of their kids when they saw a PG advertisement on an animated film and they didn't approve of them watching it. This problem was fixed somewhere during the mid to late 1990's.
If G rated movies continue to decline, then modern society will fall apart along with the American government, and Jesus our Lord will be very upset. Even babies will refuse to watch C rated movies (Children Audiences), because their older brothers and sisters are watching intensely dangerous movies. No offense, parents. But more than half of the movie market holds PG movies, and the other 45% of the market is for the other ratings. Long ago in the movie history, there was a rating like no other that is no longer used today, but still used with a different name. They were the X movies that were only for adults. It was related to the lower level R and similar to the NC 17. These movies were criticized in the 1970's for e. In the early 90's or so, the X was changed to NC 17 to help parents from getting confused.
There could even be some ratings that they forgot. C for Children, GX for General Extreme, PGX for Parental Guidance Extreme, and 16A for 16 Adult. And maybe if possible, if I had a rating system of my own, I would use an E for Explicit instead of the other one. If there were a C, it would be like a junior version of the G. And the extreme ratings GX, PGX, and 16A would probably also be helpful.
As you know, the modern rating system is probably going wild today, and in 2015, society will say that it is okay for 4 year old kids to watch PG movies. Well, I guess that is so, and maybe these kids will be able to see a PG13 movie when they are 6 years old. But since times have changed, I guess we have to deal with a 12 year old boy watching an R rated movie with his dad. But let's just go back to what was most important about the wild rating system, the G rating.
As times have changed and inappropriate movies take over the darn innocence of life and childhood, movies will probably have to remain violent and sexual. So, farewell G rating. Nice knowing you.
Matty Iannielli