Fill in the Blanks Movie Rating SystemOnline version Read and fill by ILDA AYALA 1 called replaced take devised have 1968 allowed received new have watch take are been families much saying system was In , the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) a voluntary rating for movies . These guidelines the earlier censorship in place the Hays Code . The goal of this system to encourage parents to a role in deciding what their children should and should not . Today ? s Classification and Ratings Administration ( CARA ) gives cautionary warnings to about the material in movies . These ratings into consideration various factors such as violence , sexual content , substance abuse , and profane language . The ratings have much criticism over the years , that there is too emphasis on sexual content and language and not enough on violence . In other words , there extremely violent movies that children to see according to the rating that can very negative effects on them .