The MPAA

The MPAA is the association that deals with the film and television industry. The Motion Picture Association of America or MPAA is the association that integrates the major US film studios. The MPAA describes themselves as the voice of the American motion picture, home video and television industries in the United States and around the world. MPAA's members are the six major U.S. motion picture studios.[MPAA]

         The MPAA protects the creative works of films and shows, rate movies and deal with piracy issues. What brings more controversy to the MPAA is their rating system. The rating process is voluntary, so filmmakers and producers do not have to submit their movies to receive a rating. Films can be edited and resubmitted to receive a new rating, and a rating may also be appealed.[Ratings]

         The movie rating system has had a number of critics, including Roger Ebert, who argues that the system places too much emphasis on not showing sex while allowing the portrayal of massive amounts of gruesome violence. Moreover, he argues that the rating system is geared toward looking at trivial aspects of the movie (such as the number of times a profane word is used) rather than at the general theme of the movie (for example, does the movie realistically depict the consequences of sex and violence).The MPAA has a lot of people that would love for them to not exist, but the truth is that they deal with important issues such as piracy.