Briefly introducing the situation in the United States, in order to stop the crazy film production of the old Hollywood era, a "hays code" was introduced as a standard for film classification, or a binding clause.
The hayth code began with the 1930s when a Catholic named Daniel Lauder drafted a film censorship code that prohibited films from promoting crime, robbery, adultery, and prostitution, and prohibiting nudity, excessive violence, enslavement of whites, drug trafficking, intermarriage between whites and non-whites, indulgent kissing, provocative gestures, and blasphemy. It is absolutely impossible for a film to be not strictly inspected before release. To counter the corrupt influence of film, he drafted a film censorship code that prohibited films from promoting crime, robbery, adultery, and prostitution. This code was quickly accepted by the film industry as a norm for self-discipline in the film industry, and was specifically enforced by Hayes, chairman of the American Producers and Distributors Association, so it was called the "Hayes Code" in history.
The code stipulates many specific contents: such as not appearing naked in the film due to the needs of the plot, not making the criminals appear to be justified, not depicting too much alcohol, not making the audience resent the marriage system, and so on. In the studio, the studio was tasked with scrutinizing officials, who even had to ask about the length of their skirts. In order to cope with film censorship, American films often have to add a tail of "moral preaching" after showing sexual or criminal content, so as to compromise with the electrical inspection agency. With the promulgation of the code, hollywood's film production methods have been completely changed, but even under such harsh and absurd terms, Hollywood has given birth to film types and works such as film noir, crime films, and sex comedies that can not only pass through the Hayes Code, but also express the original intention of the choreographer, many of which have become classics.
These regulations brought the Puritan tradition of the United States to the extreme. In order to show the female Dong body and seduce the audience, some film producers of that year racked their brains to negotiate with the censorship system, borrowing scenes such as bathing, taking off stockings, changing skirts and some silhouettes of tights to show women's curves. For example, the classic shot of Monroe standing in the vent of the subway in "The Seven Year Itch" letting the wind lift a wave of her white canopy skirt is a wonderful pen that not only abides by the "Hays Code" but also fully shows the sexiness. There is also a bathroom murder scene in Hitchcock's masterpiece "The MentalLy Ill", the camera only aims at the actress's facial close-up and sharp murder weapon, when the director's original intention was also to escape strict scrutiny, and he did not expect to achieve a classic.
The Hayes Code ended in 1966, and ironically, the "Ten Commandments" of The American film censorship system —violence, prohibition of weapons, alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling, sex, excessive nudity, harm to law enforcement officers, etc. — have now become Hollywood's "filming guide" As long as everything that the Code does not allow is made into the film, the film will definitely have a box office.
Later grading standards, pay attention to the Us film of the donkey friends must be more clear, briefly talk about the current rating standards in the United States (the following transferred from Baidu Encyclopedia):
PG level: Normal level, it is recommended to watch in the company of parents, some shots may cause discomfort when used. At the tutorial level, some content may not be suitable for children to watch - films of this level are basically free of sex, drugs and nudity scenes, even if the time is short, in addition, horror and violence scenes do not exceed the moderate range;
PG-13 Grade: Normal grade, but not suitable for children under 13 years of age. Special counseling level, where children under the age of 13 are especially accompanied by their parents, and some of the content is very inappropriate for children - films of this level do not have rough and continuous violence scenes, generally no nudity shots, and sometimes drug use shots and profanity;
R Level: Restricted, under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to watch. Restricted, where viewers under the age of 17 are required to be accompanied by parents or acknowledgments – films at this level contain adult content with more scenes of sex, violence, drug use and swear words;
NC-17: 17 years of age or younger can not be watched Audiences under the age of 17 are prohibited from viewing - films of this level are classified as adult films, and minors are resolutely prohibited from viewing. There are clear sex scenes in the film, a lot of drug or violent scenes, and swear words.
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