This Film is Not Yet Rated

This films had insightful interviews with John Waters, Matt Stone and others about what they had to go through to get their films passed. I also learned that there's a member of the Catholic clergy on the board of appeals! Seems kind of biased, doesn't it?

Unfortunately, you can't really win in these cases.

The MPAA came about as a necessary compromise.

When the MPAA began as the MPPDA, its purpose was of self-governance with a production code that outlined exactly what you could and could not do, which was far more restrictive than the current system today.

For instance, under the Hays code, the story of your movie can't have the bad guys win, EVER.

Replacement of the code with the ratings system allowed more freedom, though it's not perfect.

And the reason why the MPAA was created: to stave off GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP, which would have happened as the Supreme Court in the early 20th Century didn't deem motion pictures as protected speech and, therefore, not covered under 1st Amendment protection. This was ruled because motion pictures were considered a business, not art.

But, regarding a member of the Catholic clergy being on the board of appeals, not surprising as the church had been involved with the MPAA since its early years.

Funny that their concern was censorship, yet what they do is censorship in its full form. The creepy thing is that independant film makers are for the most part raped when it comes to their ratings, yet if you are affiliated with a major company, they will give you notes on what you need to cut and what needs to change. For lack of a better phrase, the MPAA is completely fucked!

@toothfairytats

"Funny that their concern was censorship, yet what they do is censorship in its full form."

Less so than it was during the Hays period, at least. Films made during the time the Production Code was enforced were not rated. And, it would be the degree of censorship and who decided it; the film industry itself or the U.S. government.

@toothfairytats

Another concern is the fact that boardmembers of the MPAA may consist of people from major studios and the effort against independent productions may be due to Hollywood trying to quell outside competition.

Plus, the MPAA is also closely associated with NATO (National Association of Theater Owners).

This could have the workings of an anti-trust case if it can be proven with evidence.

It seems that Hollywood produced films are treated more leniently than independent films.

upload the whole movie

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aberrational
adj. abnormal, irregular, straying from the norm