July 22, 2005
The WSJ reviews “The Island”, and notes the rating
Still, product placements are scrupulously protected. The main one here is a proliferation of Chrysler 300 sedans, not one of which is dented in all the wrecks. In fact, Chrysler 300’s are seen as police cars in the Los Angeles of the mid-21st century, which may speak well for the cars’ durability, but makes you wonder about the city’s solvency. The whole movie makes you wonder about the ratings system, which has blessed this production with a PG-13. A glimpse of nipple or a burst of bad language and the rating would have been R, but beat kids’ sensibilities into submission with mindless, ugly violence and it’s considered all in the spirit of summer fun.
Indeed. It’s peculiar how violence is completely acceptable according to the ratings authorities.
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