tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677649883289845499.post5697197329547968825..comments2023-10-17T06:18:26.245-05:00Comments on Delusions of Grandeur Movie Reviews: Sunday Spotlight: The MPAA Rating System Stephen Milekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09336047636881868004noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677649883289845499.post-61642794236063053062013-02-18T12:36:47.585-06:002013-02-18T12:36:47.585-06:00My kids are in their early 20s, now. When they wer...My kids are in their early 20s, now. When they were younger, I based our movie viewing decisions on reviews rather than ratings. My younger son, in particular, has pretty sophisticated taste in films. His favorites were movies like Brokeback Mountain and No Country for Old Men. I go to movies because they challenge my sense of the world and my place in it, and because I'm interested in experiencing someone else's vision...the vision of the director and the writers as well as the capacity of the actors to make that vision come alive and to move me. I want my kids to have their own experiences with movies, of course. The basis for their appreciation may be very different from mine. At this point, they can watch what they want to watch. When they were young, and I was the one making the decisions, I chose movies for qualities that were not reflected in the ratings...authenticity, coherence, beauty, compelling story, message, great performances. Nancy Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491298873432182489noreply@blogger.com