NC 17 RATING: GROW UP KID, YOU CAN’T WATCH IT BEFORE 17!

The NC 17 rating is a classification meted out by the Motion Pictures Association America, for movies or films which may be deemed unsuitable for viewing by children under the age of 17 years. It is basically the national censorship of the movie to prevent the viewing of the movie by kids. The rating has been fought tooth and nail by many a filmmakers and filmmaking organizations because the NC 17 rating generally runs down the movie completely thereby killing its unearned yet potential fortunes and revenues.

The rating is a very important cornerstone and benchmark of evaluation for movies, and its importance is well respected by the parents, since it provides them with an opportunity to identify possible sources that may pollute a young mind. The latest uproar is about the movie Blue Valentine being produced by the Weinstein Company. The movie has received a NC 17 rating due to nudity and sexual content. The scene in question is of the lead pair involving in drunken sex in a hotel.