What is the film grading system?

The grading system refers to that an organization divides the products of a studio into several levels according to their contents according to certain principles, and specifies the groups that each level is allowed to face. It has no national legal support, but it is binding within the industry. It only plays a role of prompting the audience, and gives the choice to the audience, who will protect themselves.

American classification system

The classification of the United States is formulated by MPAA, whose full name is "The Motion Picture Association of America" or "Motion Picture Association of America", and its headquarters is in Encino,California. This organization was founded in 1922. Originally, it appeared as a trading organization in the film industry. Nowadays, it is involved not only in movies shown in cinemas, but also in TV home video and other transmission systems that may appear in the future.

The earliest classification system divided movies into four levels, namely G level suitable for all ages; Children should be accompanied by parents or adults to watch the M-level; Children who are not suitable for R-level and teenagers under the age of 21 are not allowed to be X-level. The rating system was revised twice in 197 and 199. At present, it has five levels-

G: (General Audiences All Ages Admited.) The rating system can be watched by people of all ages, which is suitable for people of all ages-there are no nudity, sexual scenes, drug abuse and violence scenes in this level of movies. Dialogue is also a frequent contact in daily life.

PG level: (parental guidance suggested some material may not be suitable for children.) Ordinary level, it is recommended to watch with parents, and some scenes may be uncomfortable. Counseling level, some content may not be suitable for children-movies at this level basically have no scenes of sex, drug abuse and nudity, even if they have time, and in addition, scenes of terror and violence will not go beyond a moderate range.

PG-13: (Parents strongly criticized some material may be in appropriative for children under 13.) Ordinary level, but not suitable for children under 13. Special tutoring level, especially for children under 13, children should be accompanied by their parents, and some contents are not suitable for children-movies of this level do not have rude and persistent violence scenes, generally do not have nude scenes, and sometimes have drug abuse scenes and swearing words.

grade r: (restricted under 17 requires accommodating parent or adult guardian. ) Restricted level, children under 17 must be accompanied by their parents or guardians to watch. Audiences under the age of 17 are required to be accompanied by their parents or admit to watching-this level of films contains adult content, which contains more scenes such as sex, violence, drug abuse and swearing;

NC-17 rating: (NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED )17 You can't watch movies aged 17 or below-movies of this rating are classified as adult videos, and minors are firmly forbidden to watch them. There are clear sexual scenes, a lot of drug abuse or violence scenes and swearing words in the film.

Several special ratings:

NR U: NR belongs to unrated movies, while U is rated for movies before 1968.

M X P: the movies in this level are basically not suitable for being shown in the big cinema, and they are all restricted.

British film classification system

"U" level: ordinary level-suitable for all audiences. In this level of programs, only slight swearing language such as "damn" and "hell" can be used occasionally, and other mild swearing language is rarely used;

"UC" class: especially suitable for children to watch;

"PG" level: parental guidance level;

Grade 12: suitable for adults over 12 years old;

Grade 15: suitable for adults over 15 years old;

Grade 18: suitable for adults over 18 years old.

Hong Kong film classification system

Level I: suitable for people of any age;

class ii: not suitable for children. Among them-< P > Grade ⅡA: not suitable for children-not suitable for children to watch in content and handling methods; The film may use slight bad language and a small amount of nudity, sexual violence and horror, so it is recommended to have parental guidance;

class ⅱ b: unsuitable for teenagers and children-the audience should expect that the content of the film is more unsuitable than class ⅱ a; Parents are strongly advised to give guidance; There may be some vulgar words and sex-related subject words in the film; Can implicitly describe sexual behavior and nudity in erotic scenes; The film may have moderate violence and horror content;

Grade III: Only people over the age of 18 are allowed to watch.

Singapore's film classification system

The G level is the ordinary level, which is further divided into films suitable for all ages and PG-level films that need parental guidance.

NC16 is not suitable for people under the age of 16. Saving Private Ryan became the first film to be included in this level in 1998 because it contained too many vulgar language.

R(A) is a restricted (art) movie, which is only for adults over 21 years old.

China film censorship standards

According to the film censorship regulations, our films are prohibited from containing the following contents:

(-), endangering national unity, sovereignty and praising the integrity of the country;

(2) endangering national security, honor and interests;

(3) inciting ethnic division and undermining ethnic unity;

(4) divulging state secrets;

(5) Propagandizing unfair sexual relations, seriously violating moral standards, or having obscene content, which has strong sensory stimulation and is tempting to degenerate;

(6). Propagandizing feudal narratives, confusing people and disturbing public order:

(7). Exaggerating murder violence, instigating people to despise legal dignity, inducing crimes and undermining public order;

(8) Defaming or insulting others;

(9) Other contents prohibited by the state.

Criterion for deletion

Individual plots, languages or pictures of our films have the following contents, which should be deleted and modified:

(1) The films are mixed with obscene and vulgar contents, which do not conform to the ethical norms and audience appreciation habits;

1. Inappropriate narration and description of sexual and sex-related plots, with naked bodies of men and women on the front;

2. Describe extramarital love, unmarried cohabitation and other improper relationships between men and women with a positive attitude;

3. Describing corruption in detail may induce people to follow suit;

4. Long-term kissing, caressing shots and pictures in bed and bathroom that cause strong sensory stimulation;

5. Describe fornication, rape, prostitution, whoring, homosexuality, etc.

6. dialogue with vulgar content and low interest;

7. Vulgar and low-level background music and dynamic and sound effects.

(2), mixed with murder and violence:

l, beautify the image of criminals and arouse people's sympathy and appreciation for criminals;

2. Describing the criminal means and details in detail may induce and encourage people to imitate criminal acts;

3. Stimulating pictures of murder, drug abuse and gambling;

4. Describe the bizarre and absurd cruel violence against humanity.

(3), mixed with propaganda of feudal superstitions:

1. Detailed description of fortune-telling, asking God for divination, burning incense, worshiping God and worshiping things for a long time;

2. Advocating the omnipotence and supremacy of religion and showing religious fanaticism;

(4) circumstances that may cause international, ethnic and religious disputes;

(5) destroying the ecological environment and wreaking havoc on the pictures and plots of killing rare wild animals;

(6) Other contents that should be deleted or modified.