Avoid the Dreaded G Rating: Difference between revisions

== Movies - Inversions ==

* Inversion: As noted, in the late [[The Sixties|1960s]] and early [[The Seventies|1970s]], many films that would certainly get a PG or PG-13 today were rated G. (Examples include the original ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'', the first ''[[Airport]]'' movie, the gory [[Hammer Horror]] film ''[[Dracula]] Has Risen from the Grave'',<ref>the very first film to receive an MPAA rating</ref> and [[The Monkees]]' psychedelic [[Cult Classic]] ''[[Head]]''.) However, since the MPAA rating system had just been created, the G rating didn't have the "kids only" stigma yet; it still meant "for ''general'' audiences".

* Inverted and lampshaded in "Ali G, Innit". In one sketch, Ali G explains that he's determined to get an '18' rating, so he says the word 'cunt'. This initially worked, but since it came out the language restrictions have been loosened such that that word can appear in something rated 15. Since this was the only thing that warranted an 18 for ''Ali G, Innit'', it was promptly re-rated 15.

* Inverted in the case of ''Bully''. The producers wanted a PG-13 rating so the documentary could be shown in schools and so that kids could go see it without requiring a parent present, but due to a single scene with multiple F-bombs it got rated R. This caused a huge uproar and a ton of complaints directed at the MPAA. Eventually they were forced to lower the number of F-bombs in that one scene to get the PG-13 rating.

* In an inversion, a minor controversy erupted over the religious-football movie ''[[Facing the Giants]]'' receiving a PG rating, as it was rumored that it was the result of the explicit Christian content (though more likely, it was the football violence and themes concerning infertility.)

* Inverted in the case of ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]''. The [[The Hunger Games (novel)|source material]] has some pretty graphic violence which was toned down for the film to avoid an R rating. This made it easier for the target audience, teens, to see the movie.

** The UK release was still edited down to get a 12A though.

* Inversion: ''[[I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry]]''. Originally the two (male) main characters kiss each other but the MPAA threatened to [[Get Back in the Closet|bump their rating up to R if they did]]. Instead they just hug, [[Broken Aesop|breaking the entire point of the movie about how gay love should not be treated differently.]]

* Inverted in the case of ''[[Rio]]''. Early promotional material said it was rated PG. Fox responded by pushing the film's release back a week (with only three months to release, no less) and edited it down to G by reanimating a pivotal scene.

* Subverted in any Mormon film. Having a Mormon film get an R rating is more or less death to the film, mainly due to the fact that members are discouraged from watching R and a few are squeamish about PG-13!

** One example is ''Saints And Soldiers'', which got an R rating from the MPAA. After negotiating with them, they dropped the rating to PG-13. Conversely, the "father of Mormon films" Richard Dutcher refused to compromise his 2008 movie ''Falling'', which got and R rating and was mostly unwatched by his earliest fans.

* Inversion: ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' was originally going to have Envy's line "Shut the fuck up, Julie" uncensored, and have Stephen saying "You know how I feel about girls cock-blocking the rock", but if they did have this, it would have landed the movie an R rating (plus, the movie had mentioning of gay sex, an orgasm scene, and one use of "cock" already, so the movie was close to getting an R rating as it was), thus the F-bomb was censored, and Stephen's line was censored by amp feedback.

** You're allowed one "fuck" in a PG-13; Wright simply censored it because he thought it made the moment funnier.

 

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