Would you support or fight having Django Unchained re-rated to the level of NC-17?
Dec. 27, 2012
Let me start off by saying that this is far from a reality, and considering that the film is already out and extraordinarily popular I sincerely doubt much (if anything) will come of the petition at hand.
With that being said, The Christian Film and Television Commission has raised a hue and cry to have DJANGO UNCHAINED given a new rating of NC-17 instead of the R rating it already bears. Here's their complete statement on the matter, with a bit more discussion to follow post-quotation:
"In light of the recent shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut where 20 first-graders and 6 staff members lost their lives, we are calling on the MPAA to give DJANGO UNCHAINED an NC-17 rating.
DJANGO UNCHAINED is the most violent movie of the year and is full of brutality, graphic violence, and crude language. The violence is extremely grotesque including blood spurting like lava from gunshots, a man hung upside down, several people shot point blank, and a slave is eaten by dogs. The extreme violence and bloodshed is no surprise coming from director Quentin Tarantino who also directed extremely violent movies KILL BILL VOL. 1, PULP FICTION, and INGLORIOUS BASTARDS.
Because of the recent school shooting in Connecticut, even the star of the Movie Actor Jamie Foxx realized the connection between movie violence and violence in the real world. 'We cannot turn our back and say that violence in films or anything that we do doesn’t have a sort of influence,' Foxx said. 'It does.' By rating the film NC-17 this will ensure that no one under the age of 17 will be admitted to see the film. Currently the film is rated R which means young children will be able to watch DJANGO UNCHAINED when accompanied by a parent."
I'm not one to make fun of what other people sincerely believe, especially when in their eyes it's a question of the safety and sanctity of a soul. I may disagree, though that's hardly grounds for blind dismissal. But, I do find it curious that this organization's concern is particularly the young children who may be able to see DJANGO UNCHAINED with parental permission. And how that same concern doesn't seem to extend to the same parents who would be bringing them to see the film, because... why? Are they already a lost cause? Somebody help me out here.
If you do feel so inclined, you can click right here to be taken on over to the formal petition page. If you want to set up a counter petition and/or send in your own complaint about their complaint, no forum is seemingly provided for that but I'm sure you could find your own way well enough.
What do you think about the NC-17 rating in general, and what does it say (if anything) about our culture that so few cinemas will agree to show a film with that rating considering the reduced revenue? What do you think about re-rating films after release? And perhaps most importantly of all (in polite language), what do you think about this petition's point? Does it have a point? Strike back below and let us know!
| Extra Tidbit: | Under the "victories" tab on the website, you can find how Texas refused to allow MACHETE to make use of taxpayer money for its budget after The Christian Film and Television Commission complained. "Hundreds of emails flooded the film commission’s office and journalists picked up on the story of how Texas citizens were unwittingly funding a movie with not only a Communist message, but also a violent racist message as well." Uhm... Communist? |
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Wow
Wow
Seriously... JoBlo is posting something this stupid?
When the real JoBlo comes back online let me know.
When the real JoBlo comes back online let me know.
It's a Tarantino movie fer Chrissakes
Although a lot of commentators here pointed out they'd watch Django Unchained even it were NC-17, they'd have to watch it at home. as the major multiplex chains like AMC Theaters
Although a lot of commentators here pointed out they'd watch Django Unchained even it were NC-17, they'd have to watch it at home. as the major multiplex chains like AMC Theaters have a policy not to show NC-17 movies.Funny that the Passion of the Christ which is basically a snuff/torture porn flick in religious drag (and which I personally found hypocritical that religious groups backed wholeheartedly) is R-rated, but this movie, an over-the-top vigilante movie is now too much for those same people and want it re-rated.
The question is, has the MPAA ever gone back and re-rated a movie once it's been released. And the bigger one, even if they fail this time, would the MPAA be harsher on Quentin Tarantino his next movie is released?
UPDATE: Now that I've seen it
Who cares, it was awesome to see all those penises..er..a good movie.
Who cares, it was awesome to see all those penises..er..a good movie.
I want to start a petition to get the Passion of the Christ pulled from shelves andrerated NC-17.
these fucking people..
Bunch of BS
I turned 18 long ago and ever since movie ratings mean this to me: should it be R for what I want to see but instead it's PG 13? Okay then fuck it.
It's a Tarantino movie
Anyone going in not expecting over the top violence is an idiot...or Christian Film and Television Commission member?
Anyone going in not expecting over the top violence is an idiot...or Christian Film and Television Commission member?
pussies.
Trying to exploit these shootings for something like this is pathetic
So by rating this movie NC-17, they think they can stop influencing future Adam Lanza's?!
Adam Lanza was 20 years old. NC-17 or not, he still could have seen this movie.
So by rating this movie NC-17, they think they can stop influencing future Adam Lanza's?!
Adam Lanza was 20 years old. NC-17 or not, he still could have seen this movie.
#Cunts.
#Cunts.
C'mon man
C'mon man
Yeah.
Dear Government: do NOT tell us what we can or cannot do. Freedom!
Dear MPAA: We as parents cannot be trusted. Will you please make sure we don't let our kids into evil movies? Also, could you do us a solid and just raise our kids? Thanks so much
Dear Government: do NOT tell us what we can or cannot do. Freedom!
Dear MPAA: We as parents cannot be trusted. Will you please make sure we don't let our kids into evil movies? Also, could you do us a solid and just raise our kids? Thanks so much
Fuck off
It has nothing to do with the tragic events.
It has nothing to do with the tragic events.
Dumbest thing I've ever heard..
I knew it...
dumb
oh, please
Fortunately, these groups don't have a lot of influence in this area.
Fortunately, these groups don't have a lot of influence in this area.
That's the reason on paper
bogus
So these people want to regulate films...
I say we do it!!
Leave DJANGO Alone!
I think...
Violence, huh?
I love the weird priorities in our culture: sex/nudity, which is completely natural (it's how we ALL got here) is taboo and corrupting to children but violence is OK as long as it's in the right setting. Please...leave Django Unchained alone. Simply BEING GOOD PARENTS should be enough!
I love the weird priorities in our culture: sex/nudity, which is completely natural (it's how we ALL got here) is taboo and corrupting to children but violence is OK as long as it's in the right setting. Please...leave Django Unchained alone. Simply BEING GOOD PARENTS should be enough!
That jackass in Connecticut didn't go shoot children because he was exposed to too much violent media, or because he just happened to have access to weapons...he did it because he was mentally f*$%ed.
As Aronofsky said...
Having said all that, I do think extreme violence should be a bigger factor in how a movie is rated than profanity or sex. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
I'm a huge fan of The Walking Dead, but how the fuck did
Having said all that, I do think extreme violence should be a bigger factor in how a movie is rated than profanity or sex. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
I'm a huge fan of The Walking Dead, but how the fuck did that show manage to snag a TV-14 rating for Season 3? Because no one says 'shit' anymore and the most nudity has been a blurry half-second glimpse of Andrea's thong?
A Non-issue Where I Live
So this group should shut the hell up and let adults watch what they want to watch. It's religious groups again deciding that just because they find it offensive and violent that they have the right to decide for others on how to view or not view it. Fuck off!
So this group should shut the hell up and let adults watch what they want to watch. It's religious groups again deciding that just because they find it offensive and violent that they have the right to decide for others on how to view or not view it. Fuck off!
Really!?
No.....there is no need
Really?
Movies don't kill people guns do.