BATMAN: The Dark Knight and the Movie Ratings System

So, yesterday I dragged myself into the movie theater to go catch the Summer hottest film, "Batman: The Dark Knight".. After hearing much buzz about the film with people praising HEATH LEDGER's role to some comparing the film to the Baby Jesus or something equally profound..

I'm not one to see BIG Blockbuster films on opening weekend.. I tend to wait until they fall out of the #1 Spot because honestly, I don't want to pay the better part of $7 bucks (It's ALL about the Bargain Matinee) to listen to teenage girls yap about a bunch of crap that they could be talking about at the STARBUCKS next door throughout the ENTIRE movie or have to sit packed in between people to wear it is uncomfortable to sit, OR miss the "Best Part" of the film becuase someone's phone light is shining in my face because they are Text Messaging during the film.. Yep! I don't like people, but that's besides the point..

"The Dark Knight" was a good Action film for people that like Action films.. Explosions, Car Crashes, Killings, a man with half his face burned off, this film had it ALL.. What was most amazing about the film was, NOT Heath Ledger's portrayl as the Joker (Sorry, I'm more partial to JACK NICHOLSEN's portrayl of that role), but the fact that the film was rated PG-13.. That's right.. PG-13!! This makes me question the validity of the MPAA.. This is an all too telling sign that the claims in the documentary film, "This Film has Not Yet Been Rated" to be true...

"This Film Has Not Yet Been Rated" is a 2006 documentary that features actors and filmmakers like Directors KEVIN SMITH ("Clerks", "Mallrats") and KIMBERLY PEIRCE ("Boys Don't Cry") talking about THEIR experiences with the MPAA and the ratings systems.. Very informative film made by IFC Productions and actually airs quite regularly on IFC..

Safe to say, my life was NOT changed by watching "The Dark Knight", and it is a tragedy that the entertainment World lost HEATH LEDGER, but this film DID accomplish something.. It helped to open my eyes to the MPAA and the way that films are rated..

PEACE!