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The role of film classification officers is thus put into question as it is unclear why a committee is left to determine what films are watchable and which are not despite the clear fact that it is the regulators who place the age restrictions quite higher than they should actually, creating a negative impact on the business personalities.... This impact was seen in Ireland for example in the year 2000 on the film called, 'The cider house rules,' a movie which was given an over 18 certificate proclaiming that the information that it presented on abortion and incest was wrong....
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This essay "Cultural Policy of the UK film industry" focuses on the film industry in the United Kingdom and the natural development of the film classification system in the UK as a binary system that achieves certain flexibility and interaction that is unavailable in other types of systems.... Hollywood success in America has demonstrated the great extent to which the film industry can function to increase the economy, define national opinions and sentiment and preserve cultural heritage while encouraging individual creativity....
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The paper "censorship in the Creative Media" highlights that consolidated democracies would generally require a very high degree of threat in order for them to justify censoring or banning any form of speech, T.... he justification of censorship in the creative media is a subject of debate.... Some countries, especially the undemocratic countries, are often high-handed in implementing censorship in the creative media to an extent of crushing some basic individual rights....
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From 1948 to 1968, there has been a change in censorship not only in the film industry but also in literature and theatre.... in my personal view, such changes were very much necessary because most of them, like those in the film industry, enabled filmmakers to make the most out of their resources.... Many people also gradually learned about their rights and therefore worked against censorship in different industries.... An example was the protest was held against nude censorship in 1968....
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This paper describes how constant and excessive exposure to violence in the form of TV shows and films makes the children (as they are the most vulnerable) more prone to violence.... And who provides information so that the public is empowered to select appropriate viewing those in their care.... ...
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Films and Depictions of Religious Contents seem to be prevalent in the film industry with productions like A Price Above Rubies, The Passion of the Christ, The Da Vinci Code, and The Last Temptation of Christ.... ntroduction to the issue of censorship in the media, and why there are laws that govern them.... Problem of Censorship is an issue that has limited the scope of freedom of expression for the media, film, and television.... This paper ''Religious Motives in Cartoons and Motion Pictures'' tells us that the problem of censorship has always been prevalent in civilized society since age-old....
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The trade industry is such one of the industry that has been badly affected, due to a lack of variety of content in the films.... The discriminative nature of the censorship policies applied in Malaysian film is yet another drawback to the Malaysian community wellbeing.... The policies were later revised in 2002, under the film censorship act, which guides the films that should be viewed, through the provision that the film Censorship Board of Malaysia is authorized to license and or ban films and movies as it deems appropriate, to control the content of such movies, that are viewable by the public (Chooi, 13)....
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With all the obstacles, there is still optimism that the industry continues to prosper both at the domestic and international levels.... Many feel that if censorship was to be removed, it would allow the filmmakers to be diversified without the worry of their films being banned or the fear of facing arrest....
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