In trying to decide why some movies seem to be so misrated, I decided that it comes down to two things. The ratings themselves, as I have talked about, and also the choices of the filmmakers.
Filmmakers have their own agendas, and money is one of them. They want to make money, and they want their movies to be popular. I'm not criticizing them, because that's their job and any one of us in our job is trying to make money. But the thing is, these filmmakers are trying to tweak their movies so that they can attain the rating that they want.
For example, if I produce a movie and want it to have a PG-13 rating (I use this because the line between PG-13 and R is so disputed) but it comes back with an R rating, I'm not going to release it as R. I'll take it back to the drawing board, take out a second or two of film and then re-submit it.
That's really very hypothetical and an explanation that just barely scratches the surface, but that's how I see the methods that the filmmakers use to revise their movies.
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I agree and I think its silly that so many filmmakers actually aim for the R rating, by keeping those two seconds that would be considered offensive. The one extra swear word or the one flash of nudity that does nothing other than increase the rating.
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