Opinion

Classifications offer no guidance

As [The Karate Kid] demonstrates, movie classifications are highly porous. One man’s playful slap can be another man’s vicious assault.

The Sydney Morning Herald on film classification controversies.

Are these discussions placing all responsibility on the Classification Board instead of the parents?

The article reads:

The Australian Council on Children and the Media, formerly Young Media Australia, takes this stuff seriously. Its website (youngmedia.org.au) carries hundreds of movie reviews aimed squarely at concerned parents. ”If you’ve got a child who’s scared of clowns and there are clowns in a movie, our review will make note of that,” says ACCM vice-president Liz Handley.

Is the Classification Board expected to do such a specific analysis of each film, TV program and any other material created for screening, broadcast or publication in Australia? What does the country need of its Classification Board? Is it working exclusively for Australia’s parents?

Discuss…

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