The World Of Movies: Ratings and I

Ratings. Have you ever thought about them seriously and what they mean to you? You get a movie that is PG 13 VL or 18 VSNL with a synopsis in a movie or TV magazine. What am I to do with that information? Come with me and let's ask a few questions

1. What are the ratings all about?
   
2. Why are they there?
   
3. Who put them there?
   
4. What do they mean to me? What is their impact on my life? My family?
   
5. Should I even bother about them at all?
   
6. How effective is the enforcement of the ratings in your part of the world?

Last time I did mention the losing battle that the Malawi Censorship Board was fighting. In my opinion, that battle is lost big time. Digital satellite television simple blew the odds against the Board. Add to the mix 16 in one DVD's (16 movies in 1) for MK350 (US$3), reality shows all over and all, you can see where we have come from.

More questions since the Censorship Board lost:

1. Do we need to censor what we watch?
   
2. Who should do the censoring? What's the yardstick?
   
3. What is happening in our world as a result of relaxed censorship laws or practice?

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