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This post is inspired by a real life parental blunder!
DON’T rely on the movie industry to determine
what is appropriate for your children to watch.
Sounds simple, right? I admit, I just rely on the film industry to rate the films and a G or PG-rating is a free ticket for my children to watch without question. However, having a lazy attitude towards the rating system really caused me to get burned. As my children, and some of their friends, watched a movie, my husband and I were very displeased, in our opinion, how it crossed the line, pushed the limit and went a little too far with the language and violence. Should I be blaming the movie industry for my disapproval? No!
For starters, let’s get reacquainted with what PG really means. Here is an excerpt from the Motion Picture Association of America:
PG — Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children. A PG-rated motion picture should be investigated by parents before they let their younger children attend. The PG rating indicates, in the view of the Rating Board, that parents may consider some material unsuitable for their children, and parents should make that decision. The more mature themes in some PG-rated motion pictures may call for parental guidance. There may be some profanity and some depictions of violence or brief nudity. But these elements are not deemed so intense as to require that parents be strongly cautioned beyond the suggestion of parental guidance. There is no drug use content in a PG-rated motion picture.
According to this PG-rating, the movie we saw does fall into this category. It also clearly states that a PG-rated motion picture should be investigated by parents before younger children attend.
Focus on the Family, Plugged In is a really good source to read about movies before allowing your children to see them. It breaks the movie down really well and provides positive elements, spiritual elements, sexual content, violent content, profane language, drug & alcohol content and other negative content. It allows parents to become educated on the content of the movie and determine if your child is ready to watch the material presented.
If you would like further information on how movies are rated and who rates them, visit the Motion Picture Association of America.
Just a simple reminder to take charge of what your children watch.
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Dying to know what movie this is, because I let my kids watch PG without me all the time.
LOL - I was wondering how long it would take for that question, Lisa!
I intentionally left out the movie title to focus on the reminder of our parental responsiblity than my negative movie review but I also think it is important that parents know that this post is inspired by Rango!
I think “very young children” can do without seeing this movie and hope their parents are educated about its content before deciding.
School-age children probably have been exposed to the language and violence and a lot of it does go over their head.
Visit http://www.pluggedin.com for details so you can decide.
I am glad I know, just soI can prep them for it and do not show it to younger firends or cousins.