The 1920's: Movie Analysis

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My heart sunk. I felt each beat get even more intense as I saw security coming down the row. “Everyone have your tickets out please!” she said repetitively. By now she was only two chairs away from me and my heart pounded in my chest. I did not know exactly what to do at that point. I had been caught. I looked up and there she was. “Ma’am? Ticket please.” she said. “Um,” I said as I looked down and fidgeted with my purse. I peeked up to see if she was still standing there. She gave me a stern look and I knew she was not going to let me pass. I looked up and took a huge gulp and tried to push a few words out. Teens 13 years and older should be allowed into R rated movies simply because the restrictions are already ignored, 13 year olds in today’s …show more content…
However movies in the 1920’s were subjected to “the code” also known as the Hays Code. The code was a general rating for all movies in the 1920’s with a revolutionary new parent focused rating system.”(Filmratings.com) “The code” system was based on a list of rules that movie producers had to follow. Many movies from the 1920’s rarely had nudity and profanity in them. Movies began to have different ratings around 1967 to give parents and families advance cautionary warnings about a movies content. A movie that has an R rating means the movie is restricted, meaning that a person under 17 years of age needs to be accompanied by an …show more content…
“PG-13 movies are about the same as R rated movies. Many PG-13 movies have rated R material in them yet teens can still watch them. The building blocks of most R rated movies are just lots of profanity, violence and little to no nudity. Many teens have seen these things at school or even in their homes.” (Unknown) “Why not? Once you get mature enough age begins to be less important. Life begins to be all about levels of maturity.” Contrary to popular belief an 18 year old might be scared of an R rated movie but a 13 year old may be fine. It is their choice to watch the movie, no one can really forbid a teen to watch an R rated movie except a teens