Coming Of Age Film Analysis

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Over time a problem arose, X films started to become identified with adult films which was a huge problem. (Carnegie, Nagel, S, Pendergast, T. Pendergast, 2003)
Then to add another issue in the 1980s Steven Spielberg arose as a major motion picture director. His films featured a plethora of violence and gore with hits like Jaws, Jurassic Park, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. With the current rating system at that time his films fell under the guidelines of PG, as they didn’t push the boundaries enough to be considered R. Many opposed his films aggressive content and requested a change. The matter of adult films combined with a newly arose issue of finding a place between PG and R in the 1980s started tearing down the last wall of the most recent system.
To differentiate the MPAA-approved adult-orientated films from unapproved adult films NC-17 was born in 1990 says Gale Group. With the new change, the MPAA decided to completely reform movie ratings altogether. The new ratings consisted as follows: G (general audiences), PG (parental guidance suggested), PG-13 (parents strongly cautioned) for a place for movies like those of Steven Spielberg, R (Restricted, nobody under eighteen would be let in without an adult), and NC-17 (no
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It relies too heavily on quantifying sexual content for harsher ratings and often seemingly ignores excessive violence. This year alone saw the violence and crime-laden "Fast and Furious 6" skate by with a teen-friendly PG-13 while just language and some sexual content got "About Time" kicked up to an R rating. Often the ratings stamped on movies seem completely arbitrary and without merit as little guidance is given as to what “some material” means. "Some material," when it can no longer keep up with the world around it, should be thrown away. That is what should be done with the current movie rating system. It no longer serves its purpose. (Harbison,