Movie Rating Madness

      Today movies are rated by the MPAA. The rating is to let people know the movies content and use as a guideline (stressing guideline) for what they allow their children to see. I feel that for the most part these guidelines are accurate to the ages, but any way you look at it Parental Guidance is Suggested! It is the job of the parents to judge whether or not their children should view the content.
       Along with the ratings, in my house we also look at other factors, like the actors involved. For instance Jack Black. Jack has done some kid movies. Kung Fu  Panda I &II, and Gullivers Travels. These are pretty good films, wasn't impressed with Gulliver but that I think is my own opinion. School of Rock had a lot of kids in it, however, I don't know that it is appropriate for all kids. The movie studio that produces and distributes the film is also another factor. I trust Pixar and Disney. They both have good reputations. Since parents are using the television as a babysitter nowadays, they should be cautious of who they leave their kids in the care of!
      Video Games and television shows are also rated in the same manner. This is another area that I feel parents need to pay close attention. Kids spend a lot of time with these two mediums and are influenced by them. How many kids have jumped off the roof to fly like Superman? How many kids have shot their siblings playing with guns like in video games? (That is a whole different cans of worms right there). Where were the parents when these kids were watching this stuff and coming up with these ideas? I'm not saying a rating will stop all this but I'm saying if they don't see it, they are less likely to come up with these ideas. That may not be true. Maybe though if they didn't see so much violence they wouldn't be so numb to it. It is my belief parents should spend more time reviewing what is viewed.
      YouTube is another problem area. Now don't get me wrong, I love YouTube! I have a fistful of subscriptions that I view whenever a new video is posted. The Shaytards is a favorite I watch with the seven year old every morning. Never has there been a video that I thought, maybe she shouldn't see this. we also watch ReallyAnnoyingOrange a lot. Most of the videos end up with fruit getting cut by a knife at the end but it is fruit and not a human being. There have been in the past some channels we watched that changed their content. I had to watch them first to see if  it was okay for a seven year old to watch. Over time, the videos she could watch got rarer and rarer until eventually I just unsubscribed so she wouldn't ask to see them anymore. There are some that I watch like sxephil- (Philip Defranco) that I enjoy. when asked if she could watch it I simply said, "That's not okay for you to watch, you're too young." End of story, never asked again.
      I don't see how YouTube could ever come up with a ratings program and I wouldn't even try to imagine the logistics it would take. there is like 48 hours of video uploaded every minute, come on, how can you keep track of all that. Parents need to watch it first!
      I love movies. I love watching them with the family. I love that we are responsible adults and care what are kids view. Kids are smart and learn fast so teach them the right things is all I suggest.
Nice talikng to You,
Steven