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Chapter two hundred and ninety-six out of control rating turmoil

"VIY bombarded MPAA!", "Ye Wei was dissatisfied with the rating complaint of "The Little Beauty of Light" and angrily scolded MPAA", "Yunick Kule spoke out of disappointment and suspected of supporting VIY"... These news reports have been seen in online media and traditional paper media, and the LMS rating storm has become increasingly serious!

Ye Wei, Yunik Kule, two victims under the MPAA rating system, and two movie geniuses who had had a small conflict, suddenly unified the front!

The two movie fans who had had a rather unhappy relationship before also let go of the rift for a while and came together temporarily to support their idols.

At the same time, some people are wondering again, regardless of whether they are the same person or not, VIY and Kule seem to be friends they know? Good friends?

"They are the same person!" Kelsey suddenly felt a sense of surprise. In fact, his previous inference was not wrong! "VIY is not a lie", where did he misunderstand?

Ye Wei's public statement received not only support, but also the sarcasm and scolding of Wei Hei. Most of them did not look at the article: "Call-screaming will not make sense!", "Your junk movies should be rated Ban, and it is prohibited to be released embarrassingly." Some even use racial discriminatory words like Bower-125. "If you don't like the MPAA rating, don't rate it. It's better to go back to China, Chinese!"...

Why is "Air Crisis" PG-13 level and "Sunny Little Beauty" R level?

Many media are already paying attention to this point, while MPAA is still silent. No one is willing to come out to explain, and it cannot be explained at all.

Could it be that "Air Crisis" is a film that Disney Group invested $55 million in just production fees? What should I give if I don't give it to PG-13 level?

Or is it a well-known secret that MPAA has always been very relaxed about violence. In summer popcorn films, almost all action films, which one is not violent? Spider-Man is just enough, and he still has to fight around. If you are strictly enforced in terms of violence, no action film can get a PG-13 level. This is a measure that no film can accept.

So in the eyes of discerning people, Ye Wei's public statement is sharp and reasonable and well-founded to seize a problem that cannot be explained and solved by MPAA to fight back. In terms of reason and morality, he has occupied the high ground. As long as he is not biased, he will stand on his side. His words are excited, but people agree even more.

Maybe MPAA will change the rating on the second complaint. Without further ado, it is the best solution to finish it quickly.

On October 4 the next day, before Ye Wei and Kule finished speaking, another powerful figure in the resistance camp, Roger Albert!

The old man made clear to the media his support for Ye Wei.

It's not a favoritism. Albert has always been an open opponent of the MPAA rating system. He repeatedly criticized them for being full of mistakes about what movies are "suitable for children". For example, "Whale Knight" and "Rock Campus" that were rated PG-13. He believes that they are not only harmless to children, but also have positive significance and should be rated as G-level.

The problem of violent easing also made him angry. Although he is a Catholic, exorcist movies will say it is good, but more than 30 years ago, he said that "The Exorcist" is very scary. It should be rated as X-level (only allowed to watch it by adults, and later it became NC-17 level) rather than R-level.

And last year's "The Crucifix" commented, "This is the most violent movie I've ever seen. The MPAA's R-rated rating proves that this organization either never rated violent content movies as NC-17 or was hostage by the movie theme. If someone other than Jesus was crucified, I think this movie would definitely be rated as NC-17."

Over the years, Albert fought at the forefront of anti-MPAA ratings. It is worth mentioning that he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June this year, the first film critic to receive the honor, and he is a very important figure.

This time, the old man's words were also a little excited:

"The Exorcist Video can be changed from PG-13 to R. "Air Crisis" scored higher than "Sunshine Beauty" but lower than "The Little Beauty"? How many complaints can be adjusted in the end without any modification? Who is making these assessments? These prove the swingability, manipulation and hostage of MPAA ratings.

I think it is appropriate to classify TET as R, but it should be rated on the first rating; the situation of LMS is unacceptable, will vulgar speech be more serious than behavioral violence? It is ridiculous! My complaint from Ye Wei, which has neither standard nor intelligent rating system, should have changed long ago."

Change? Albert has been scolding for decades, how could a huge and complex organization like MPAA easily change?

However, things got out of control! It took only one week between October 3 and October 10, and it was completely out of control.

Ye Wei's words "Basstard" were like a general attack horn for all those who had been angry with MPAA. First, it was the support of Kule and Albert, and then those people who dislike MPAA appeared one after another, some were active and some were spontaneous. They stood by Ye Wei and fought side by side.

Sofia Coppola, her "Lost Tokyo" was also wronged two years ago. The backstage of this film is really good (focus, Global Group), and there is nothing inconsistent with PG-13 levels. Except for the slap dancer's chest was exposed for a moment while dancing, and the R-level. After the complaint failed, she was released in the R-level without cutting, because the target audience was adult audience, box office miracle, and 4 Oscar nominations (winning 1/4).

Gia Coppola had already supported her, but she was still a harsh word of trust; Sofia Coppola was also very rude this time: "MPAA, are you so unscrupulous, won't you feel ashamed?" It's really a whole family mobilization. Francis Ford Coppola also publicly stated: "It's been so many years since MPAA is still so unreasonable."

Kimberly Pierce, her "Boy Don't Cry" was ranked NC-17 for "the shots that describe female orgasm for too long", and some important scenes had to be deleted for R-level. Ironically, MPAA is not accurate in sexual-love shots, but the shots of the heroine being raped and killed in the ending are completely preserved.

The backstage of this film is not bad (20th Century Fox), and it was very successful in the end, with 2 Oscar nominations (1/2 wins), and Hillary Swank won the Best Actress Award.

After enduring for six years, Kimberly finally revealed her strong dissatisfaction with MPAA this time: "They are prejudiced against homosexuals, and they are more prejudiced against lesbians. Women cannot orgasm for too long? In fact, they reject female-dominated sex-love scenes. MPAA always does ridiculous things, but never has a good explanation."

Kimberly also was interviewed in the documentary "Film Unrated" about the MPAA, which will be unveiled at the Sundance Film Festival next year. The documentary screenwriter and director Kabby Dick also made a public statement recently: "As far as I know, the rating standards of MPAA are only found in their mouths."

"Tornado" director Jane De Bonter, "Cheerleader" director Jamie Babbitt, and "Requiem of Dreams" director Darren Aronovsky...

Lionsgate Pictures, which was full of anger, also provided support. Tom Odenberg, head of distribution department, said: "MPAA still owe us an apology, which is only counted as this year."

There are later successful videos, some unsuccessful ones, some unresolved ones, some compromised and revised ones, some six major videos, and some independent videos.

Who are they? It is the rating committee of MPAA, CARA (Classification-and-Rating-Administration), which is the only institution in the United States that does not publish the member list to the public except for the CIA. It is all composed of ordinary parents who are not fixed. Their personnel are also floating standards. Perhaps the results of the two ratings of the same video are different.

It is a complaint committee composed of six major studios, and it is one of the people with power. So the six majors are better, and independent film manufacturers are sad.

Because of the voices of these allies, the LMS rating storm has really made a big deal!

This week, the mainstream media on the West and East Coast, such as the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the United States Today, have continued to pay attention to the reports.

The Los Angeles Times published a long editorial, criticizing the MPAA's rating system for being contradictory, secretly operated, unable to withstand questioning, and has long been indulging in violence, but is very harsh in terms of sex-love, swearing, and drugs, ignoring the actual artistic significance, and has always treated big studio films differently from independent films.

"Independence Line" says that "the corruption of the MPAA rating system is exposed to the sun again", "Filmmakers' Special Issue" says that "the artistic independence spirit is once again humiliated", "The Reviewer" shook his head and sighed and said, "Do you a good thing, MPAA, give "Sunny Little Beauty" a PG-13 level." "Salon's words were very excited: "This ridiculous, waste-like rating has been corrupted from the first day it was established!"...

Not just the rating system, the situation has intensified into a rebuke of the entire MPAA. The media pointed out that it is a government intention that has been clearly in the beginning of its creation, exerting political influence on the art of film, saying justice and nonsense every day, and in essence, they are seeking interests for the monopoly group, "a deformed product with no conscience."

This week, the film critics are also firing with all their might. Film critics led by Albert have criticized MPAA for being "hypocritical", "dictatorial", "amateur", "stupid", "silly", and "disgusting"...

The comments from PopEater magazine are even more straightforward, saying that "Air Crisis" and "Sunny Little Beauty" are treated differently because the former is a Disney movie, "no matter how many people you kill in the movie, they will be at level 13." Although the latter has three A-level stars, the biggest problem is Ye Wei. He is too young and he is an Asian child.

"If he was a white child, there would not be such a storm. To make him successful, but not to make him too successful, this is political correctness and the evil spirit that MPAA follows. Therefore, R-level is the best gift to Ye Wei."

In fact, many people know that this is the case with PopEater, but not many people agree with it. Praising Ye Wei is not the purpose.

With this storm, he was just a fuse. Before "Film Reviews Unrated" was released, it triggered people's dissatisfaction with the long-established MPAA.

In any case, public opinion is one-sided!

But DreamWorks began to worry. This was no longer what happened to LMS, but how it was upgraded to MPAA.

If MPAA admits the defeat, it is equivalent to admitting all the accusations of public opinion now, which is undoubtedly a heavy blow. Where does its fairness, authority, and face go? The American Parents and Television Association has already half accused and half a warning commented: "MPAA's transparency, consistency and sense of responsibility are worrying!"

"It's all Ye Wei's fault." The matter was too big, too much, and it was out of control! Terley Price couldn't take care of it anymore, and Carsonberg needed to deal with it.

With great attention, great attention, and huge pressure on public opinion, on Wednesday, October 12, the MPAA, who had been silent for many days, finally announced the results...

The second complaint is still upheld the original judgment, R-level!

"We have clear regulations, that is to rely on us fairly. Even if we are arbitrary, we will not set a precedent for any movie."

This time, CARA Chairman Joan Grave personally responded that he has been in power for almost 20 years and has been used to storms and has not been scared by the current scene. He was very determined to tell the Los Angeles Times, which recently criticized CARA:

"Ye Wei has only a little understanding of our work, and no one knows it very well. Everyone says we have no standards. But we have a standard. The erotic-emotion-related terms in a movie, such as the F word, can only be used in a non-emotion-emotion context, and it can only be rated as PG-13. "Air Crisis" meets the standards, while the F word in "The Little Sunshine Beauty" has as many as 27 times.

So although its total score is low and within the PG-13 level range, it actually does not meet the PG-13 level standard. We will give it R level. I need to emphasize that the total score is just a reference, and we will make flexible judgments based on the specific situations of each movie.

And Ye Wei concealed a little from the public that the biggest verbal problem of LMS is not those swear words, but a sexual conversation involving minors. I am so bad that I feel embarrassed to say it. Our parents cannot tolerate the indoctrination of wrong ideas in the video."

MPAA spokesman Howard Gantman also spoke seriously to the media:

"Recently, due to the LMS rating, we have suffered a lot of unfair doubts, all due to people's lack of understanding of MPAA. Ye Wei's words are offensive to all of us and a great insult to our hard work. Someone should have told him that being young does not mean you can go wild. This matter is over. We hope that LMS film manufacturers will not make unnecessary complaints anymore. If they want to get PG-13, they can modify it."

Is it because my own system opaque means that people lack understanding?

He scolded Ye Wei for being ignorant, childish, rude, concealed, and wrongly accused and disrespectful of fairness and justice, but never mentioned the issues of lenient violence, differentiated treatment, etc.

So arrogant, such a villain complained first!

For a moment, the outside world exploded again!
Chapter completed!
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