While most people seem to be questioning whether or not there is going to be enough sexual content in the movie Fifty Shades of Grey to make it feel like the book has come to life onscreen, there is a watchdog group taking direct aim at the film and its R rating. Morality in Media is concerned that the MPAA giving this flick an R rating due to "unusual behavior" is not an accurate enough description to inform patrons of the actual content.
It is kind of hard to imagine that there is an adult out there who has not heard of Fifty Shades of Grey after a few years of major discussion in the press, isn't it? Well, Morality in Media has issued a statement requesting that the MPAA change its explanation of the R rating that the film has received.
"What the term 'unusual' does not account for is the coercion, sexual violence, female inequality and BDSM themes from which the entire Fifty Shades plot is based. Such a vague evaluation puts viewers at risk, sending the message that humiliation is pleasurable and that torture should be sexually gratifying. We'd like to change the MPAA rating for Fifty Shades of Grey to read: 'Promotes torture as sexually gratifying, graphic nudity, encourages stalking and abuse of power, promotes female inequality, glamorizes and legitimizes violence against women,'" says the watchdog group.
Do you think that potential patrons need to be better protected and informed of what this film's content actually is, or do the majority of people who will buy a ticket already know what they are in for? Can you imagine anything happening onscreen that is really going to shock many viewers? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.
