When you ask people their opinion on the topic of teens under 17 seeing rated r films, many of these answers will be the same. We are not mature enough to see these movies. Age does not define how mature you are. By the time you turn 13, teens have learned the rules and values they must follow, if a 2 hour movie ruins there this, then it isn't the movies fault (Lexington)There are many debates over if teenagers 13 years and older should be allowed to see rated-r movies without a legal guardian present. Today, to see those movies you must be over 17.Teenagers 13 and over should be allowed into these movies because, Pg-13 and rated-R are not that different, we will be exposed to mature themes sooner or later, and it should be based off of our maturity not our age.
Today movies are separated into categories. There are G, Pg, Pg-13, and R. Pg-13 and R are the only movies where if you are a certain age, you do not need an adult present to see the film. There is supposed to be a big difference between Pg-13 and rated-R, but there really isn´t. In 1985, Pg-13 movies had violence levels similar to those similar to G and Pg movies (Mcveigh). By 2012, when movies like ¨The Avengers, The Amazing Spider Man, and Taken 2¨ were released, levels of gun violence …show more content…
But you can be mature and be younger than that. Your age doesn’t define if your mature enough to watch a rated r movie and not have nightmares. By the time you become a teenager, you know how mature you are. You know if you will be able to handle a gorey killing scene or anything that is deemed “mature”. If the teenager doesn’t think they can handle it then they won’t watch it. But what if you want to start being more mature? Rated R movies teach responsibility and maturity. It shows teens how to separate the good from the bad (Lexington). Teens will know what’s real and fake, they won't try to go out into the world and copy what they saw in a
Today movies are separated into categories. There are G, Pg, Pg-13, and R. Pg-13 and R are the only movies where if you are a certain age, you do not need an adult present to see the film. There is supposed to be a big difference between Pg-13 and rated-R, but there really isn´t. In 1985, Pg-13 movies had violence levels similar to those similar to G and Pg movies (Mcveigh). By 2012, when movies like ¨The Avengers, The Amazing Spider Man, and Taken 2¨ were released, levels of gun violence …show more content…
But you can be mature and be younger than that. Your age doesn’t define if your mature enough to watch a rated r movie and not have nightmares. By the time you become a teenager, you know how mature you are. You know if you will be able to handle a gorey killing scene or anything that is deemed “mature”. If the teenager doesn’t think they can handle it then they won’t watch it. But what if you want to start being more mature? Rated R movies teach responsibility and maturity. It shows teens how to separate the good from the bad (Lexington). Teens will know what’s real and fake, they won't try to go out into the world and copy what they saw in a