Recently I discovered something very useful on the movie website "IMDB". When you go to the home page, simply type in a movie title. Once you find your movie, scroll down on the page to "storyline". At the bottom of this section will be something called "parents guide". If you click on this, you will be able to read a description of the movie. They include details sex & nudity, violence and gore, profanity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, and frightening/intense scenes portrayed in the movie. Depending on what movie you are looking up, it might be somewhat uncomfortable to read these details, so be careful.
I am not sure who exactly posts these details or ratings, but I have found it somewhat helpful because even though many movies are rated PG-13, we should focus on what is actually in the movie, rather than just the rating label.
I totally agree! Sometimes ratings are so random, you never know what a movie will contain. IMDb is so useful for this!
ReplyDeleteI love Parent's Guide! I use it all the time and it has really helped monitor what media I watch. I love that it includes TV shows, down to each episode! I think anyone can add to the ratings/information, which I think is a great idea because people checking Parent's Guide will add things that can benefit others.
ReplyDeleteI love your comment. We have to focus on content and not just a rating label. Who are these ratings people anyways. Media has so many layers and dimensions that can't be expressed by simple letter grade. I'm not sure who posts the content but I'm grateful that the freedom to choose, a right we express so often in America, includes the freedom to choose NOT to view things that compromise our moral values.
ReplyDeleteI love the Parents Guide on IMDB! I have been using it for years. The fact that anyone can add to the content breakdown is certainly a great feature, although at times I wish there was a more uniform way to for the information to be reported.
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