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Tracker, True Grit and the MPAA (spoilers)

posted 13 years ago by JaylumX
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I know this is a subject that always comes up on these board but i could not help but post this observation after watching Tracker some time ago and then recently True Grit

Both films outline what is wrong with the MPAA. I just saw the Coen Brothers True Grit, a film certified by the MPAA as a PG-13 compared to the Trackers "R" rating yet True Grit is far more violent, contains multiple bloodly sequeences and disturbing scenes of decaying bodies and hanging. To top it of, True Grit has one instance of the f-bomb. Between you and me, i'd rather take my 7 year old to view Tracker than True Grit if i was one who though violence in the media was synonimous (sp) with cultural decay.

Ironically, here in the UK, Tracker receved a 12A rating (no one under the age of 12 will be admitted without an accompanying adult) where as True Grit got a 15 rating (a rating reserved for a few of your PG-13 films but mostly your R-rated films)

Imho i felt more of a conection with the characters in Tracker than True Grit thus enjoying the film more.

[–] henry-williams-1 13 years ago

SPOILERS

I think maybe the reason Tracker got an R in the US is the closeups of the neck wound in the stable fight. I remember watching the "making of" for the original Fast and Furious where they explained they had to remove similar wound closeups to get a PG-13 rating. Then again it's arguable that the implied violence in releases like the most recent Batman film is far more extreme than the actual violence shown here. It'd be interesting to hear from someone in the know exactly how these things are decided.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT8jZk8AWHc

[–] torydude 13 years ago

"This Film Is Not Yet Rated" sums it all up.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493459/

[–] speardog 12 years ago

You are exactly correct. The MPAA is a horrible organization that should be done away with.

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