In my country we have stuff like...
No age restrictions...
G, PG, M
Restricted
R13, R16, R18
Question is, why does america just have R and no other (younger aged) restrictions?
I mean, you can see how certain movies could fall into one of the other ratings which means studios dont have to edit/waterdown movies from a R straight to an M/AO in order to get a wider audience.
E.g. Saving Private Ryan was R in the US which I guess means no one under 17 could see it unless an "adult" was with them. In New Zealand, the movie got an R15 which meant more people could see it and not necssarily young kids.
I guess I trying to say the whole 17 years or nothing system is too simple and cuts out a lot of the potential audience?
No age restrictions...
G, PG, M
Restricted
R13, R16, R18
Question is, why does america just have R and no other (younger aged) restrictions?
I mean, you can see how certain movies could fall into one of the other ratings which means studios dont have to edit/waterdown movies from a R straight to an M/AO in order to get a wider audience.
E.g. Saving Private Ryan was R in the US which I guess means no one under 17 could see it unless an "adult" was with them. In New Zealand, the movie got an R15 which meant more people could see it and not necssarily young kids.
I guess I trying to say the whole 17 years or nothing system is too simple and cuts out a lot of the potential audience?