Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Ebook40 pages36 minutes
Movie Ratings, Mormonism and Morality
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
Some Mormons like to say that "The Prophet said not to watch R-rated movies." This book examines the words of LDS prophets, apostles and other general authorities as well as artists, writers and filmmakers about Mormon attitudes toward cinema as an art form and the MPAA's rating system.
Author
Joseph L. Puente
Joseph Puente has been writing since childhood: short stories, essays, novellas, and screenplays.
Related to Movie Ratings, Mormonism and Morality
Related ebooks
The Message Behind the Movie—The Reboot: Engaging Film without Disengaging Faith Faith and Film: A Guidebook for Leaders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeep Focus (Engaging Culture): Film and Theology in Dialogue Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFilm as Cultural Artifact: Religious Criticism of World Cinema Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFinding Ourselves at the Movies: Philosophy for a New Generation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Drama in the Age of Film Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Put on a Community Play Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Critical History of History in Moving Pictures Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Essentials of Theater: A Guide to Acting, Stagecraft, Technical Theater, and More Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlacing Movies: The Practice of Film Criticism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Imitation of Life: Preparing for the Real World Via Creative Theatrics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Free Fire Zone: A Playwright's Adventures on the Creative Battlefields of Film, TV, and Theater Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Watching Movies with Christian Eyes: Bible Studies on the Big Screen Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCareers in Technical Theater Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConsent Culture and Teen Films: Adolescent Sexuality in US Movies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSanctuary Cinema: Origins of the Christian Film Industry Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5It's Still Strictly Personal: A Continuing Nostalgic Movie Memoir of 1983-1991 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhoopi Likes Her Bacon Crispy: 65 Fascinating Excerpts from the Memoirs of Famous and Infamous Women Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCinematic Faith: A Christian Perspective on Movies and Meaning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsProfane Parables: Film and the American Dream Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings250 Great Movies for Latter-day Families Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMeaning at the Movies: Becoming a Discerning Viewer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eye of the Century: Cinema, Experience, Modernity Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFuture Visions: One Hundred Years of Culture and Society Through the Lens of Science Fiction Cinema Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFear Not!: A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom Antz to Titanic: Reinventing Film Analysis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Collection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Magnificent Obsession: The Outrageous History of Film Buffs, Collectors, Scholars, and Fanatics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Act of Theatre: “Will I?” and “Three Minutes to Silence”: Two One-Act Plays That Your Audience Will Be Talking About for Months. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Industries For You
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5YouTube Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Following and Making Money as a Video I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Uncanny Valley: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe to Turn your Passion into Profit Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary and Analysis of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 1: Based on the Book by Michael Pollan Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGrocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5YouTube 101: The Ultimate Guide to Start a Successful YouTube channel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Writing into the Dark: How to Write a Novel Without an Outline: WMG Writer's Guides, #6 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary and Analysis of The Case Against Sugar: Based on the Book by Gary Taubes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Artpreneur: The Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living From Your Creativity Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Reckoning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Best Story Wins: How to Leverage Hollywood Storytelling in Business & Beyond Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related podcast episodes
Hakeem Oluseyi: An unexpected life in Science, and unpopular truths 0% found this document usefulThe Podcast - Episode 3: Romance, the Regency, and Jane Austen 0% found this document usefulEpisode 138 Bill Finley: Eagle Scout Expat 0% found this document usefulFinding God in Hollywood with Nathan Clarkson 0% found this document usefulEpisode 126 Jen Senko: The Brainwashing of My Dad 0% found this document usefulEpisode 160 Rebecca Fox: Murmurs of Doubt 0% found this document usefulEpisode 79—From Potholes in Parking Lots to the Jungles of Borneo with Sy Montgomery 0% found this document usefulWhat does it mean to be “pro-life”? 0% found this document usefulFiction in Advertising 0% found this document useful26. Charlotte Cook: Look on Behalf of the Audience: Curation, Programming, Film 0% found this document usefulUnconscious Biases: An Interview With LaTonya J. Pegues - Part 1 0% found this document usefulSonic Branding Evolved: A Conversation with Uli Reese - Part 1 0% found this document useful199 - The Great Decoherence of Android Jones 0% found this document usefulPT220 - Susan Hess Logeais - The Way of the Psychonaut: PT220 – Susan Hess Logeais – The Way of the Psychonaut 0% found this document usefulWho owns an author's work? with Meg Elison 0% found this document usefulCM 185: John Bowe on Mastering Public Speaking: For many of us, public speaking creates a lot of anxiety. And like all phobias, it comes at a cost. Researchers have linked a fear of public speaking to lower college graduation rates, lower wages, and fewer promotions. - 100% found this document usefulThe Quest for a Soulmate: The Myth Hindering an Amazing Love Life: The Soulmate Myth 100% found this document useful#29 Relearning agency and rehearsal for existence with Noah Nelson of No Proscenium 0% found this document usefulEpisode 13: Rethinking Sex 0% found this document usefulSharing Sonic Space: Music as Home, Soul and Connector 100% found this document useful23. Mo Scarpelli and Alexandria Bombach: Co-Directing One Vision: Filming in Afghanistan 0% found this document useful152 - Weird Artist Medicine Storytelling Hour with Colin Frangicetto 0% found this document useful
Related articles
From Fig Leaves To ‘French Connection,’ The Impulse To Sanitize Culture The Christian Science MonitorArticle
From Fig Leaves To ‘French Connection,’ The Impulse To Sanitize Culture
Jul 26, 2023
The tradition to alter or otherwise censor certain artistic productions goes back centuries. The reasons can vary, but from fig leaves on sculptures to TV versions of classic films, when a work of art has a wider and more varied audience, censors wor
4 min readDoes Size Matter? A Conversation with Three Filmmakers The MillionsArticle
Does Size Matter? A Conversation with Three Filmmakers
Feb 20, 2019
I am first and foremost a storyteller. Short films or feature-length films are just various sizes of a blank canvas. The post Does Size Matter? A Conversation with Three Filmmakers appeared first on The Millions.
13 min readObserving the Observers POV MagazineArticle
Observing the Observers
Apr 29, 2021
5 min readGuillermo Del Toro's Latest Film Is an Adult Fairy Tale on the Demonization of Otherness in Any Era Los Angeles TimesArticle
Guillermo Del Toro's Latest Film Is an Adult Fairy Tale on the Demonization of Otherness in Any Era
Sep 7, 2017
5 min readMoralism Is Ruining Cultural Criticism The AtlanticArticle
Moralism Is Ruining Cultural Criticism
Jul 26, 2023
5 min readFor The Queer, Trans Performer D'Lo, To Be A Comedian Is To Be A 'Practitioner Of Joy' Los Angeles TimesArticle
For The Queer, Trans Performer D'Lo, To Be A Comedian Is To Be A 'Practitioner Of Joy'
Jul 15, 2022
6 min readThe Artist’s Mind TIMEArticle
The Artist’s Mind
Feb 26, 2018
Director Jordan Peele, whose groundbreaking movie Get Out is nominated for four Oscars, spoke to TIME columnist Eddie S. Glaude Jr. about his film, his fears and his hope for American culture
8 min readGetting All Of Comedian High TimesArticle
Getting All Of Comedian
Apr 5, 2023
8 min readCommunity/Theatre Cinema ScopeArticle
Community/Theatre
Mar 23, 2018
14 min readWhy Tyler Perry's Passion Project 'A Jazzman's Blues' Will Mark His Major Film Festival Debut Los Angeles TimesArticle
Why Tyler Perry's Passion Project 'A Jazzman's Blues' Will Mark His Major Film Festival Debut
Sep 12, 2022
8 min readRiz Ahmed Total FilmArticle
Riz Ahmed
Dec 11, 2020
14 min readRobert Barry Fleming Blazing a Path AMERICAN THEATREArticle
Robert Barry Fleming Blazing a Path
Sep 25, 2019
4 min readHow Loving The Princess Bride Led Me to Buddhism Literary HubArticle
How Loving The Princess Bride Led Me to Buddhism
Sep 22, 2017
6 min readRebel on the Screen MIKE RETTER ON YOUTH ON THE MARCH MetroArticle
Rebel on the Screen MIKE RETTER ON YOUTH ON THE MARCH
Aug 5, 2018
7 min readBrendan Scannell GAY TIMESArticle
Brendan Scannell
Jun 28, 2019
7 min readQ&A: Vince Staples Redirects Offbeat Impulses From Familiar Territory Of Rap To New Netflix Series The IndependentArticle
Q&A: Vince Staples Redirects Offbeat Impulses From Familiar Territory Of Rap To New Netflix Series
Feb 15, 2024
5 min readFor Julia Argy, Reality TV Is the Ultimate Fiction The MillionsArticle
For Julia Argy, Reality TV Is the Ultimate Fiction
May 10, 2023
"With reality dating shows, there’s this stigma that it’s stupid, it’s not super rigorous, it’s just light and fun." The post For Julia Argy, Reality TV Is the Ultimate Fiction appeared first on The Millions.
7 min readCameron Esposito Was Supposed To Be Book Touring. Her Partner Got Coronavirus. More Change And Challenge. Chicago TribuneArticle
Cameron Esposito Was Supposed To Be Book Touring. Her Partner Got Coronavirus. More Change And Challenge.
Apr 22, 2020
CHICAGO - Comedian Cameron Esposito had planned to be on book tour during April for her new memoir, "Save Yourself." But instead, she spent the month caring for her partner, who was diagnosed with COVID-19. It's been a strange month, she said - and a
5 min readLulu Wang Time Magazine International EditionArticle
Lulu Wang
Feb 17, 2024
2 min readThe Gaps Between Media and Reality The AtlanticArticle
The Gaps Between Media and Reality
Jun 21, 2023
10 min readAva DuVernay’s 13th Reframes American History The AtlanticArticle
Ava DuVernay’s 13th Reframes American History
Oct 6, 2016
6 min readLegends Of Tomorrow OUTArticle
Legends Of Tomorrow
Aug 11, 2020
7 min readAnna Deavere Smith: Some Notes on Notes from the Field Literary HubArticle
Anna Deavere Smith: Some Notes on Notes from the Field
May 21, 2019
6 min readKen Burns Talks About Leadership, Productivity and Achieving Immortality Through Storytelling EntrepreneurArticle
Ken Burns Talks About Leadership, Productivity and Achieving Immortality Through Storytelling
Sep 1, 2017
5 min readKen Burns Talks About Leadership, Productivity and Achieving Immortality Through Storytelling EntrepreneurArticle
Ken Burns Talks About Leadership, Productivity and Achieving Immortality Through Storytelling
Sep 1, 2017
5 min readWith The Controversial 'Adam,' Rhys Ernst Takes A Deeper Look At Queer Identity Los Angeles TimesArticle
With The Controversial 'Adam,' Rhys Ernst Takes A Deeper Look At Queer Identity
Jan 31, 2019
PARK CITY, Utah - Appropriately premiering in Sundance's Next section, home to some of the film festival's most boundary-pushing storytelling, "Adam" is the feature directing debut for Rhys Ernst. Adapted by Ariel Schrag from her controversial 2014 n
4 min readA Plea Deal 'Buried' The Abuse At A Mexican Megachurch. A New Doc Hopes To Unearth It Los Angeles TimesArticle
A Plea Deal 'Buried' The Abuse At A Mexican Megachurch. A New Doc Hopes To Unearth It
Dec 8, 2022
9 min readAisha Harris' 'Wannabe' Offers Stream-of-consciousness-style Musings On The Pop Culture That Shaped Her Los Angeles TimesArticle
Aisha Harris' 'Wannabe' Offers Stream-of-consciousness-style Musings On The Pop Culture That Shaped Her
Jun 28, 2023
9 min readGarrett Bradley Dazed and Confused MagazineArticle
Garrett Bradley
Mar 26, 2021
8 min readTalking Race, Pop Culture And YouTube With Khadija Mbowe NPRArticle
Talking Race, Pop Culture And YouTube With Khadija Mbowe
Dec 22, 2021
4 min read
Reviews for Movie Ratings, Mormonism and Morality
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Movie Ratings, Mormonism and Morality - Joseph L. Puente
Movie Ratings, Mormonism and Morality
By
Joseph L. Puente
* * * * *
SMASHWORDS EDITION
* * * * *
Movie Ratings, Mormonism and Morality
Copyright © 2013 Joseph L. Puente / Puente Media / Me & Mic
Cover art by Joseph L. Puente derived from an image by FreeDigitalPhotos.net
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
* * * * *
The opinions expressed in the treatise are strictly those of the author, Joseph L. Puente, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of individuals, businesses or organizations mentioned or linked to herein.
* * * * *
The author would like to thank Blake Casselman, Lee Gardner, D. Michael Martindale, Evany Pace, Nancy Roche, Ryan Templeman, Lindsey Watson, Paul Wood and Utah Film Writers for their valuable input.
* * * * *
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Virtue and the Art of Cinema
Chapter 2 - Film Ratings and Church Counsel
Chapter 3 - Mormon Attitudes Regarding Film Ratings
Chapter 4 - Counsel vs. Commandment
Chapter 5 - Observations on Film Ratings by Latter-day Saints
Chapter 6 - Picking and Choosing Counsel
Chapter 7 - Loopholes, Censorship and Protecting the Family
Chapter 8 - Applying Standards
Chapter 9 - When is Particular Content Appropriate?
Chapter 10 - The Dangers of Mormon Attitudes in Regard to Movie Ratings
*****
Movie Ratings, Mormonism and Morality
*****
Chapter 1 - Virtue and the Art of Cinema
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
—The 13th Article of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (emphasis added).
As an LDS artist, this scripture speaks to me on many levels. As a creator of art—I am a writer, actor and filmmaker—the admonition for honesty and truth reminds me that I owe it to myself and my audience to address topics honestly and that I can take the experiences of life endured by myself and others and share them through my work. As a patron of the arts, I’m reminded to seek out all that is virtuous, lovely, of good report and praiseworthy.
The medium through which I have chosen to express myself artistically is that of cinema. I chose this
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1