Photo: Film Ratings There’s nothing quite like going to see a movie at the theaters. You get your ticket, your wildly expensive snack, and then head on in to find your seat. The lights dim and trailers start playing when that familiar green screen appears, “The following preview has been Approved for Appropriate Audiences by the Motion Picture Association Of America, inc.” Often we don’t look to hard at this little blurb and are simply waiting for the trailer to start, or at least that’s my experience as a child-less young adult. Everyone knows that films are rated based on what age group they are appropriate for and they serve as guidelines for what parents should allow their children to see. But what do these ratings even mean, and where do they come from? Related article: Exclusive: 'Dune' Full Commentary, Reactions, Making Of - Timothee Chalamet,...
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