Before the PG -13 rating arrived, a movie that included scenes of rampaging destruction, intense fist-fighting or frenzied exchange of gunfire, or sexual scenes and nudity would routinely have earned a movie an R rating – in principle, barring teens under the age of seventeen from seeing it unless accompanied by an adult. With the new rating, not only did more films with substantial violence land a PG- 13 rating; from 2001 to 2006 “ratings creep” resulted in PG- 13 movies that had more violence and
Violence and crime influence in films Speech Outline Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the negative and positive attributes of cultural influences provided by mass media specifically films that use violence and crime. Central Idea: Different forms of mass media such as video games, music, television and films are made to entertain, also can present overtly criminal and violent actions that impact the psychological state of the adolescence up to adulthood where society associates, and
homosexual and lesbian characters in the film But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) whilst making reference to the historical representation of sexuality in popular media. First, I will briefly discuss the plot for But I’m a Cheerleader and then go on to talk about the reaction it received amongst critics and gay audiences. I will go into detail about how sexuality is represented in the film and how it is treated whilst referencing past representations of sexuality in film. The social construction of gender will
Jumanji is an American Family Fantasy-Adventure film that debuted in 1995 and was directed by Joe Johnston. The film’s MPAA rating of PG is often questionable when viewing the movie. Although the film does focus around gaining vital and positive characteristics throughout the different stages of adolescent such as; courage, individuality and bravery which becomes extremely important and useful, the film also introduces frightening moments that could actually terrify a kid from ever taking a visit
to the choreographed scenes that are common staple of films, TV shows and even Informative programs such as those found on Discovery channel. () While it may be seen as poor taste to be shown during the News like crime-scene re-enactments, the entertainment value of it is incalculable. The different Media channels have different levels of acceptance of violence that can be portrayed. It is seen as acceptable to portray violent actions in films and comic books however TV shows have to maintain a certain