[1] I'm certain everyone's seen those topless Dan Radcliffe with a horse pics already. But here is art inspired by that: here and here. LOL. Also, the first reaction I had to Dan's pics was how he looks like Elijah Wood. Here is proof. :D
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[4] What's the weirdest HP dream you've had? I once dreamt that Snape was my English poetry professor. He wore red stilleto heel shoes and he was lying down on the desk reciting one of John Donne's poems (as my professor sometimes did). And for some reason he sounded like Jennifer Lopez... It was a creepy dream. :P
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| 02-02-2007 02:35 |
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I've been thinking about film ratings recently, because I saw This Film Is Not Yet Rated a while ago, and also because I've been watching so many films lately and I started wondering how they were rated differently in different countries.
I find the American system interesting (and a bit weird :P). They seem to put more stress on sexuality. I tried looking for ratings for different films, and some of the reasons that were written there were a bit weird. What exactly do they mean by "sensuality", for example? And "some sexuality"? o_O In Sweden it's different. First of all, all films have to be rated. There are certain exceptions like cable TV, of course. But anyway, in Sweden they focus more on violence. I had a professor who sometimes rates films, and he said that sexuality isn't really considered as something which is rated, unless it's pornographic or violent (but in that case that's violence again). The laws say that focus is on whether the film "contains explicit or protracted scenes of severe violence to people or animals or depicts sexual violence or coercion or presents children in pornographic situations" (meaning, for example, that simulated rape scenes in porn films get censored) and on whether it can cause "emotional shock" (cited from here). So basically, violence and the shock factor are what's rated.
I checked the Swedish National Board of Film Censors to see how certain films were rated. And it's quite interesting.The highest rating is 15, which means that anyone over 15 can see the film. 7 and 11 mean that somebody over 17 has to be with you if you're younger than that age (I'm not sure if it needs to be a parent). The lowest one is "children allowed" which means anyone can see it. However, I've never seen anyone checking IDs at the cinema, so I don't really think the ratings matter that much. It's just a way to inform people, I guess.
The interesting bit was that all porn films are rated 15, as are most horror films. For example, Poseidon was rated 15 because it has "instances of panic-stricken, trapped people, people stuck in life-threatening situations, realistic drowning scenes, bloody faces" (my own translation from Swedish). The MPAA rated it PG-13 for "intense prolonged sequences of disaster and peril" (from IMDB).
But the biggest surprise was when it came to Brokeback Mountain. Guess what the rating is in Sweden! :D
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It's 7! It's been decided that it's appropriate for anyone over 7 years old. :D They gave it that rating and not lower because it has "instances of fights, threats and upset quarrels" (my own translation again). MPAA rated it R for "sexuality, nudity, language and some violence" (from IMDB). Notice that "violence" is mentioned last in the American rating, while sexuality has no mention in the Swedish rating. What a difference! It's so weird... O_O Personally, I prefer the Swedish rating system. I find cut off heads more damaging than penises. :P
How is it in your country? :)
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