History Analysis / AvoidTheDreadedGRating

Then in 1984, people protested against the [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath Family-Unfriendly Deaths]] in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' and ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' despite their PG ratings, therefore being seen by many young children who really shouldn't. After this, the MPAA introduced the [=PG-13=] rating, the first film released with that rating being ''Film/RedDawn1984''. The [=PG=] rating was more used than the PG-13 rating for the first few years due to the unfamiliarity of the PG-13 rating with audiences. This resulted in PG-rated films that would ''absolutely'' not receive a PG rating today, such as the [[PrecisionFStrike Precision F-Strikes]] in ''Film/{{Big}}'', ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', and ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''.[[note]]Spaceballs was originally rated PG-13, but it was appealed to a PG rating for the previously mentioned reasoning on why the PG-13 rating was used less for the first few years.[[/note]] This was changed in 1989, when notable blockbusters such as ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', ''Film/LicenceToKill'', and ''Film/Batman1989'' all received PG-13 ratings, ushering in the dominance that the rating would soon hold.

By 1980, the MPAA was already enforcing the AnimationAgeGhetto due to the stigma of the G rating coinciding with the stigma surrounding animation. In which CARA started to be more lenient towards animation compared to live-action. For example, the 1982 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' was given a G rating despite its NightmareFuel content and violence. The film is ''darker'' in comparison to some of the tamer PG-rated live-action films of its time, such as ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and the previously mentioned Annie.[[note]]The Secret of NIMH attempted to not be rated G, but it failed.[[/note]]

In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' became a box-office success despite its PG rating, which proved that an animated film didn't need a G rating to succeed in the box office, especially since the PG rating was seen as "box-office poison" for animated films due to the [[BoxOfficeBomb failure]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' in 1985. ''Shrek''[='=]s success convinced animation studios that the PG rating was the go-to ticket for their films to differentiate themselves from the Disney product. As the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] passed, the restrictions on the G rating became tighter: ToiletHumor was no longer permissible in a G-rated film, and neither were drinking or smoking by 2007 ([[NoSmoking with the depiction of tobacco products becoming a one-way ticket for an R rating]]). However, the biggest change to the G rating was in 2004 after [[Music/JanetJackson Janet Jackson]]’s half-second [[WardrobeMalfunction nipple slip]] during the [[UsefulNotes/SuperBowl Super Bowl]]. The incident and the ensuing protests by watchdog groups led to more stringent regulations against nudity, foul language and violence on film and television, and consequently caused the MPAA to enact more restrictions on their ratings. Previously, movies with PG-13 ratings used to have some nudity and lots of blood, but the MPAA’s restrictions would now make it an automatic R rating if they were in a film. Thus, the films that would’ve gotten lower ratings got higher ratings, which affected the G rating.

But the rearrangement of the ratings system between 1970 and 1972 by the CARA (Code and Ratings Administration), which saw the "M" (Mature) rating switch to "GP" (General Audences--Parental Guidance Suggested) and then to the modern "PG" rating as a result of confusion over its suitability for children, largely put an end to that, with the notable exception of 1979's ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'', which was rated G despite featuring a couple of horrific deaths by TeleporterAccident as well as several sexual references.

By 1980, the MPAA was already enforcing the AnimationAgeGhetto due to the stigma of the G rating coinciding with the stigma surrounding animation. In which the CARA started to be more lenient towards animation compared to live-action. For example, the 1982 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' was given a G rating despite its NightmareFuel content and violence. The film is ''darker'' in comparison to some of the tamer PG-rated live-action films of its time, such as ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and the previously mentioned Annie.[[note]]The Secret of NIMH attempted to not be rated G, but it failed.[[/note]]

Then in 1984, MoralGuardians protested against the [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath Family-Unfriendly Deaths]] in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' and ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' despite their PG ratings, therefore being seen by many young children who really shouldn't. After this, the MPAA introduced the [=PG-13=] rating, the first film released with that rating being ''Film/RedDawn1984''. The [=PG=] rating was more used than the PG-13 rating for the first few years due to the unfamiliarity of the PG-13 rating with audiences. This resulted in PG-rated films that would ''absolutely'' not receive a PG rating today, such as the [[PrecisionFStrike Precision F-Strikes]] in ''Film/{{Big}}'', ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', and ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''.[[note]]Spaceballs was originally rated PG-13, but it was appealed to a PG rating for the previously mentioned reasoning on why the PG-13 rating was used less for the first few years.[[/note]] This was changed in 1989, when notable blockbusters such as ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', ''Film/LicenceToKill'', and ''Film/Batman1989'' all received PG-13 ratings, ushering in the dominance that the rating would soon hold.

Since 1968, when the MPA rating system was introduced, the G rating has shifted and been significantly devalued. Originally, G ratings were for movies for a "'''G'''eneral" audience, not for "'''G'''randparents and '''G'''oo-goo-babies," following the rationale of other countries' schemes, primarily that of the BBFC[[note]]Whose ratings at the time were U (Unrestricted, for general audiences), A (Adult Content, parental accompaniment required for children under 12) and X (Explicit, only for those 16 and over)[[/note]]. Earlier G-rated films not only included violence but sometimes even showed blood. ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', released the same year the MPAA ratings started, was rated G, but you saw Creator/CharltonHeston's bare butt and heard "damned dirty ape" and "God damn you all to hell!". Similarly, the 1970 historical drama ''Film/{{Cromwell}}'' was heavy on violence and death, including an on-screen beheading[[note]]Contrary to popular belief, ''Night of the Living Dead'' did ''not'' receive a G rating. In fact, it went unrated for several years until getting an R rating and quite a few exhibitors enacted "adults only" policies for the film.[[/note]]. This also applied to reissues of older films: in 1969, [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney]]’s ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' was (infamously) re-released [[note]][[JustForFun/TheOneWith The One With]] the psychedelic ad campaign that appealed to [[PeripheryDemographic stoners and hippies]].[[/note]] with a G rating, despite the [[Music/NightOnBaldMountain Night on Bald Mountain]] sequence containing [[RefugeInAudacity full-frontal female nudity]] (although the racist caricatures were excised). Likewise, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' was re-released in 1971 rated G despite the overt romanticization of the Lost Cause and racist portrayals, barely-off-screen sex, bloodshed, and a sea of dead bodies... as well as the use of the word "damn".

The stigma for the G rating arose from the fact that the G rating was viewed as a SpiritualSuccessor to the [[MediaNotes/TheHaysCode pre-1966 Hays Code]], in which films that were approved by the Code were viewed as bland, especially in the eyes of MediaNotes/NewHollywood's rebellious filmmakers. Eventually the stigma that G-rated films were only for children was that children’s films were also viewed as boring, so it wouldn’t be a surprise that people started to make the stigma that they were only for children[[note]]As early as 1970, an ''Archie Comics'' story revolved around the notion of G films being kiddie stuff, with M-rated films being the cool ones.[[/note]]. By the mid-1970s, a glut of low-quality films (mostly nature documentaries and dubbed foreign family films, mostly from Mexico) led the phrase "If it's G, it ain't for me" to become common among exhibitors.

In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' became a box-office success despite its PG rating, which proved that an animated film didn't need a G rating to succeed in the box office, especially since the PG rating was seen as "box-office poison" for animated films due to the [[BoxOfficeBomb failure]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' in 1985. ''Shrek’'[='=]s success convinced animation studios that the PG rating was the go-to ticket for their films to differentiate themselves from the Disney product. As the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] passed, the restrictions on the G rating became tighter: ToiletHumor was no longer permissible in a G-rated film, and neither were drinking or smoking by 2007 ([[NoSmoking with the depiction of tobacco products becoming a one-way ticket for an R rating]]). However, the biggest change to the G rating was in 2004 after [[Music/JanetJackson Janet Jackson]]’s half-second [[WardrobeMalfunction nipple slip]] during the [[UsefulNotes/SuperBowl Super Bowl]]. The incident and the ensuing protests by watchdog groups led to more stringent regulations against nudity, foul language and violence on film and television, and consequently caused the MPAA to enact more restrictions on their ratings. Previously, movies with PG-13 ratings used to have some nudity and lots of blood, but the MPAA’s restrictions would now make it an automatic R rating if they were in a film. Thus, the films that would’ve gotten lower ratings got higher ratings, which affected the G rating.

Then in 1984, Moral Guardians protested against the [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath Family-Unfriendly Deaths]] in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' and ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' despite their PG ratings, therefore being seen by many young children who really shouldn't. After this, the MPAA introduced the [=PG-13=] rating, the first film released with that rating being ''Film/RedDawn1984''. The [=PG=] rating was more used than the PG-13 rating for the first few years due to the unfamiliarity of the PG-13 rating with audiences. This resulted in PG-rated films that would ''absolutely'' not receive a PG rating today, such as the [[PrecisionFStrike Precision F-Strikes]] in ''Film/{{Big}}'', ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', and ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''.[[note]]Spaceballs was originally rated PG-13, but it was appealed to a PG rating for the previously mentioned reasoning on why the PG-13 rating was used less for the first few years.[[/note]] This was changed in 1989, when notable blockbusters such as ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', ''Film/LicenceToKill'', and ''Film/Batman1989'' all received PG-13 ratings, ushering in the dominance that the rating would soon hold.

In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' became a box-office success despite its PG rating, which proved that an animated film didn't need a G rating to succeed in the box office, especially since the PG rating was seen as "box-office poison" for animated films due to the [[BoxOfficeBomb failure]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' in 1985. ''Shrek’'[='=]s success convinced animation studios that the PG rating was the go-to ticket for their films to differentiate themselves from the Disney product. As the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] passed, the restrictions on the G rating became tighter: ToiletHumor was no longer permissible in a G-rated film, and neither were drinking or smoking by 2007 ([[NoSmoking with the depiction of tobacco products becoming a one-way ticket for an R rating]]). However, the biggest change to the G rating was in 2004 after [[Music/JanetJackson Janet Jackson]]’s half-second [[WardrobeMalfunction nipple slip]] during the [[UsefulNotes/SuperBowl Super Bowl]]. The incident and the ensuing protests by MediaWatchdogs led to more stringent regulations against nudity, foul language and violence on film and television, and consequently caused the MPAA to enact more restrictions on their ratings. Previously, movies with PG-13 ratings used to have some nudity and lots of blood, but the MPAA’s restrictions would now make it an automatic R rating if they were in a film. Thus, the films that would’ve gotten lower ratings got higher ratings, which affected the G rating.

Even with the restrictions imposed after the 2004 incident, the G rating was still used. That was until the TheNew10s, when film studios stopped having their films rated G as a result of both renewed protests over [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids objectionable content]] in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' and ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' leading the MPAA to enact even harsher restrictions on the rating, and the failure of ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011'' made the film studios believe that a G-rated movie would lead to a box-office bomb. Afterwards, the G rating became extremely rare, with more films that would’ve gotten a G rating beforehand getting PG ratings. ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' was rated PG for... well, basically no reason ("mild thematic elements"). And ''WesternAnimation/PawPatrolTheMightyMovie'', despite being based off of a PreschoolShow and its [[WesternAnimation/PawPatrolTheMovie predecessor being rated G]], was rated PG for "mild action/peril." The rating for the film was probably the nail in the coffin. The PG rating is now solidly synonymous with children's movies, with films that would previously have been rated PG now targeting the PG-13 rating. Despite this, ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' became a massive success, despite its G rating.

Since 1968, when the MPA rating system was introduced, the G rating has shifted and been significantly devalued. Originally, G ratings were for movies for a "'''G'''eneral" audience, not for "'''G'''randparents and '''G'''oo-goo-babies," following the rationale of other countries' schemes, primarily that of the Whose ratings at the time were U (Unrestricted, for general audiences), A (Adult Content, parental accompaniment required for children under 12) and X (Explicit, only for those 16 and over)[[/note]]. Earlier G-rated films not only included violence but sometimes even showed blood. ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', released the same year the MPAA ratings started, was rated G, but you saw Creator/CharltonHeston's bare butt and heard "damned dirty ape" and "God damn you all to hell!". Similarly, the 1970 historical drama ''Film/{{Cromwell}}'' was heavy on violence and death, including an on-screen beheading[[note]]Contrary to popular belief, ''Night of the Living Dead'' did ''not'' receive a G rating. In fact, it went unrated for several years until getting an R rating and quite a few exhibitors enacted "adults only" policies for the film.[[/note]]. This also applied to reissues of older films: in 1969, [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney]]’s ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' was (infamously) re-released [[note]][[JustForFun/TheOneWith The One With]] the psychedelic ad campaign that appealed to [[PeripheryDemographic stoners and hippies]].[[/note]] with a G rating, despite the [[Music/NightOnBaldMountain Night on Bald Mountain]] sequence containing [[RefugeInAudacity full-frontal female nudity]] (although the racist caricatures were excised). Likewise, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' was re-released in 1971 rated G despite the overt romanticization of the Lost Cause and racist portrayals, barely-off-screen sex, bloodshed, and a sea of dead bodies... as well as the use of the word "damn".

But the rearrangement of the ratings system between 1970 and 1972[[note]]which saw the "M" (Mature) rating switch to "GP" (General Audences--Parental Guidance Suggested), and then to the modern "PG" rating, as a result of confusion over its suitability for children[[/note]] by the CARA (Code and Ratings Administration) largely put an end to that, with the notable exception of 1979's ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'', which was rated G despite featuring a couple of horrific deaths by TeleporterAccident as well as several sexual references.

Since 1968, when modern MPA ratings began, the G rating has shifted and been significantly devalued. Originally, G ratings were for movies for a "'''G'''eneral" audience, not for "'''G'''randparents and '''G'''oo-goo-babies," following the rationale of other countries' schemes, primarily that of the BBFC. Earlier G-rated films not only included violence but sometimes even showed blood. ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', released the same year the MPAA ratings started, was rated G, but you saw Creator/CharltonHeston's bare butt and heard "damned dirty ape" and "God damn you all to hell!" In 1969, [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney]]’s ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' was (infamously)[[note]][[JustForFun/TheOneWith The One With]] the psychedelic ad campaign that appealed to [[PeripheryDemographic stoners and hippies]].[[/note]] re-released with a G rating, despite the [[Music/NightOnBaldMountain Night on Bald Mountain]] sequence containing [[RefugeInAudacity full-frontal female nudity]]. A few years later, in 1971, ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' was re-released with a G rating despite the racism, barely-off-screen sex, bloodshed, and a sea of dead bodies. And the G-rated 1970 film ''Film/{{Cromwell}}'' was a historical drama heavy on violence and death, including an on-screen beheading. But the rearrangement of the ratings system between 1970 and 1972[[note]]which saw the "M" (Mature) rating switch to "GP" (General Audences-Parental Guidance Suggested), and then to the modern "PG" rating, as a result of confusion over its suitability for children[[/note]] largely put an end to that, with the notable exception of 1979's ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'', which was rated G despite featuring a couple of horrific deaths by TeleporterAccident as well as references to sexuality.

The stigma for the G rating arose from the fact that the G rating was viewed as a SpiritualSuccessor to the [[MediaNotes/TheHaysCode pre-1966 Hays Code]], in which films that were approved by the code were viewed as boring. Eventually the stigma that G-rated films were only for children was that children’s films were also viewed as boring, so it wouldn’t be a surprise that people started to make the stigma that they were only for children.

So, filmmakers added gratuitous objectionable content to their films (such as language or sex references) so that they wouldn’t get the stigma that they would arouse if they were rated G. ''Film/ANewHope'' had an equal split of votes between the raters who wanted the film to be rated G and PG, but [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] wanted the film to be rated PG due to concerns that teenagers would not see the film if it was rated G and if MoralGuardians would protest against the film’s G rating due to its FamilyUnfriendlyViolence, in which Fox succeeded in getting the rating that they wanted. The MPAA changed the descriptor of the PG rating from “some material may not be suitable for pre-teenagers” to “some material may not be suitable for children” soon after the success of A New Hope, which allowed for more filmmakers to apply this kind of tactic to their films due to the vagueness of the term “children.” Eventually, the PG rating accompanied a wide spectrum from a few mild cuss words in ''Film/Annie1982'' to the ending of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', where ThoseWackyNazis have their [[ImMelting faces melted off]] by [[PublicDomainArtifact the Ark of the Covenant]].

During this time, the MPAA started to enforce the AnimationAgeGhetto due to the stigma of the G rating coinciding with the stigma surrounding animation. In which the MPAA started to be more lenient towards animation compared to live-action. For example, the 1982 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' was given a G rating despite its NightmareFuel and violence. The film is ''darker'' in comparison to some of the tamer PG-rated live-action films of its time, such as ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and the previously mentioned Annie.[[note]]The Secret of Nimh attempted to not be rated G, but it failed.[[/note]]

Then, in the late 1990s, the MPAA became more lenient on what movies could show and still receive a PG or PG-13 rating rather than an R-rating (a phenomenon referred to as "ratings creep"). However, the requirements for the G rating essentially remained the same. This created a crunch from both sides whereby movies were less likely to be rated either G or R, the effects of which became increasingly noticeable as the 2000s progressed, even as the latter part of the decade saw a glut of R-rated films. Also, in the 1990s, films that received G ratings became profitable DirectToVideo. Say what you will about the quality of these films, but any parent will tell you that 30 minutes to an hour of free babysitting will buy you a ''lot'' of patience.

In 2001, ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' became a box-office success despite its PG rating, which proved that an animated film could succeed in the box office with a PG rating. Previously, the rating was seen as "box-office poison" for animated films due to the [[BoxOfficeBomb failure]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' in 1985. Shrek’s success made animation studios believe that the PG rating was the go-to ticket for their films. As the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] passed, the restrictions on the G rating became tighter. ToiletHumor was banned after Shrek’s success, and the MPAA [[NoSmoking banned smoking]] in 2007; both proved harsh for the G rating. However, the biggest change to the G rating was in 2004 after [[Music/JanetJackson Janet Jackson]]’s half-second [[WardrobeMalfunction nipple slip]] during the [[UsefulNotes/SuperBowl Super Bowl]]. The incident caused Moral Guardians to protest against nudity and violence on film and television, which prompted the MPAA to enact more restrictions on their ratings. Previously, PG-13-rated movies used to have nudity and lots of blood, but the MPAA’s restrictions would now make it an automatic R rating if they were in a film. Thus, the films that would’ve gotten lower ratings got higher ratings, which affected the G rating.

Even with the restrictions imposed after the 2004 incident, the G rating was still used. That was until the TheNew10s, when film studios stopped having their films rated G. It happened because the [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids objectionable content]] in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' and ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' caused Moral Guardians to protest against the standards for the G rating, and thus the MPAA would enact even harsher restrictions on the rating. And the failure of ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011'' made the film studios believe that a G-rated movie would lead to a box-office bomb. Afterwards, the G rating became extremely rare, with more films that would’ve gotten a G rating beforehand getting PG ratings. ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' was rated PG for... well, basically no reason ("mild thematic elements"). And ''WesternAnimation/PawPatrolTheMightyMovie'', despite being based off of a PreschoolShow and its [[WesternAnimation/PawPatrolTheMovie predecessor being rated G]], was rated PG for "mild action/peril." The rating for the film was probably the nail in the coffin. The PG rating is now solidly synonymous with children's movies, with films that would previously have been rated PG now targeting the PG-13 rating. Despite this, ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' became a massive success, despite its G rating.

During this time, the MPAA started to inforce the AnimationAgeGhetto due to the stigma of the G rating coinciding with the stigma surrounding animation. In which the MPAA started to be more lenient towards animation compared to live-action. For example, the 1982 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' was given a G rating despite its NightmareFuel and violence. The film is ''darker'' in comparison to some of the tamer PG-rated live-action films of its time, such as ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and the previously mentioned Annie.[[note]]The Secret of Nimh attempted to not be rated G, but it failed.[[/note]]

During this time, the MPAA started to reinforce the AnimationAgeGhetto due to the stigma of the G rating coinciding with the stigma surrounding animation. In which the MPAA started to be more lenient towards animation compared to live-action. For example, the 1982 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' was given a G rating despite its NightmareFuel and violence. The film is ''darker'' in comparison to some of the tamer PG-rated live-action films of its time, such as ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and the previously mentioned Annie.[[note]]The Secret of Nimh attempted to not be rated G, but it failed.[[/note]]

During this time, the MPAA started to reinforce the AnimationAgeGhetto due to the stigma of the G rating coinciding with the stigma surrounding animation. In which the MPAA started to be more lenient towards animation compared to live-action. For example, the 1982 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' was given a G rating despite its NightmareFuel and violence. The film is darker in comparison to some of the tamer PG-rated live-action films of its time, such as ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and the previously mentioned Annie.[[note]]The Secret of Nimh attempted to not be rated G, but it failed.[[/note]]

Then in 1984, Moral Guardians protested against the [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath Family-Unfriendly Deaths]] in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'' and ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' despite their PG ratings, therefore being seen by many young children who really shouldn't. After this, the MPAA introduced the [=PG-13=] rating, the first film released with that rating being ''Film/RedDawn1984''. The [=PG=] rating was more used than the PG-13 rating for the first few years due to the unfamiliarity of the PG-13 rating with audiences. This resulted in PG-rated films that would '''absolutely''' not receive a PG rating today, such as the [[PrecisionFStrike Precision F-Strikes]] in ''Film/{{Big}}'', ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'', and ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''.[[note]]Spaceballs was originally rated PG-13, but it was appealed to a PG rating for the previously mentioned reasoning on why the PG-13 rating was used less for the first few years.[[/note]] This was changed in 1989, when notable blockbusters such as ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', ''Film/LicenceToKill'', and ''Film/Batman1989'' all received PG-13 ratings, ushering in the dominance that the rating would soon hold.

During this time, the MPAA started to reinforce the AnimationAgeGhetto due to the stigma of the G rating coinciding with the stigma surrounding animation. In which the MPAA started to be more lenient towards animation compared to live-action. For example, the 1982 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' was given a G rating despite its NightmareFuel and violence. The film is darker in comparison to some of its live-action contemporaries, such as ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and the previously mentioned Annie.[[note]]The Secret of Nimh attempted to not be rated G, but it failed.[[/note]]

During this time, the MPAA started to reinforce the AnimationAgeGhetto due to the stigma of the G rating coinciding with the stigma surrounding animation. In which the MPAA started to be more lenient towards animation compared to live-action films. For example, the 1982 animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' was given a G rating despite its NightmareFuel and violence. The film is darker in comparison to some of its live-action contemporaries, such as ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and the previously mentioned Annie.[[note]]The Secret of Nimh attempted to not be rated G, but it failed.[[/note]]