LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The movie industry is considering amending its ratings system to include a warning to parents that many R-rated movies aren't suitable for young children.
While the exact wording isn't finalized, the industry said the change is being made in response to people who go to R-rated movies and are disturbed at seeing young people in the audience, the Christian Science Monitor said.
The admonishment is part of the industry's broader effort to make its movie rating system more user friendly and its process more transparent.
Complaints by parents and others about inconsistent standards factored into the proposed changes by the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners. The MPAA and NATO jointly run the Classification and Ratings Administration that assigns ratings.
The proposed rules are expected to be finalized in March.
"Parents have life experience, kids don't, and it's important to realize that the way their child experiences (a movie) is very different than the way they do," said Kimberly Thompson, a health policy professor at Harvard and the director of the Kids Risk Project.
