Movie Ratings

Movie Ratings discussed the hatred from all directors and movie lovers towards the actions of the MPAA(Motion Picture Association of America). The article was a difficult read for all the unfamiliar words present, but the overall topic was one that I could understand easily. The article began with the description of the past methods of rating movies and the transition to the new rating system that we follow by, which was "X" to "NC-17" ratings. One of the major issues that the author had with the essay was the fact that the MPAA would show no mercy to those movies that have been already released. For example once director Stanley Kubrick had a recent death before his movies release of Eye's Wide Shut the MPAA decided to make a few altercations to the film.

Overall the article presented the thesis from the very beginning and restated it at the very end. There were definitely parts of the paper that were just the rants of the author, but had some meaning and kept it tied in with the main idea. Almost all of the movies and directors used in the article were unfamiliar to me except for the movie This Film Is Not Yet Rated. The article was an editorial to a movie magazine and was definitely meant for a seclusive audience. This paper would be more convincing if I could relate to more of the examples provided, but it showed a great amount of ethos and lacked pathos and logos.