Wednesday, December 17, 2003
The Powerpuff Girls Movie is rated PG for non-stop frenetic animated action
There's a lot of words in there, but do they really mean anything? I have to tell you that all of the 4 words are stupid:
1) "NON-STOP"
The fact that a movie - particularly a cartoon - is non-stop should go without saying. It's like they're warning parents: "If you're planning to put your kid down for a little nap in the middle of this one, you should know in advance that it just ain't gonna stop! This fella's going to go 24 frames a second for 73 minutes! Don't say we didn't warn you!"
2) "ANIMATED"
Maybe there are some religious groups who consider animation a dark art from which to shield their kids. But they'd be crazy if they'd rather see a human who looks like this:
than a cartoon.
3) "ACTION"
This means the same as "non-stop". Filler filler filler.
4) "FRENETIC"
This word is the key to the warning. If it were 1928 and we were thinking of seeing "Steamboat Willie", this might be a sensible warning. But today? Good luck to any parent who can guide their child away from everything frenetic.
Well done, censors. This wins the prize for Least Helpful Warning of 2002.
There's a lot of words in there, but do they really mean anything? I have to tell you that all of the 4 words are stupid:
1) "NON-STOP"
The fact that a movie - particularly a cartoon - is non-stop should go without saying. It's like they're warning parents: "If you're planning to put your kid down for a little nap in the middle of this one, you should know in advance that it just ain't gonna stop! This fella's going to go 24 frames a second for 73 minutes! Don't say we didn't warn you!"
2) "ANIMATED"
Maybe there are some religious groups who consider animation a dark art from which to shield their kids. But they'd be crazy if they'd rather see a human who looks like this:
than a cartoon.
3) "ACTION"
This means the same as "non-stop". Filler filler filler.
4) "FRENETIC"
This word is the key to the warning. If it were 1928 and we were thinking of seeing "Steamboat Willie", this might be a sensible warning. But today? Good luck to any parent who can guide their child away from everything frenetic.
Well done, censors. This wins the prize for Least Helpful Warning of 2002.
