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OverRated

I can't stand R movies. I grew up being taught I should avoid them. But my rebel self had to try them out. Worst. Things. Ever. All of them gave me nightmares or made me want to cry, including the comedies. I swore I'd stop watching them.

Then I came to college. For one class, all the required movies were rated R. I wasn't doing so good in the class so I decided to just suck it up and watch some. They made me feel sick and honestly it wasn't worth the grade. Those nasty things are stuck in my head. So, I swore that I'd never watch another R movie for school again.

Welp, in my social psych class we watched a movie that related to what we were learning. It was called One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest. Something like that. I'd never heard of it before, and didn't even think that it was R. I'm used to having permission slips for that, the real world is crazy. It was interesting at first I guess. But then again, it wasn't. The language was crazy. And the plot was messed up and disturbing in the second half. Right now, I feel sick to my stomach. I can't get the images out of my head. I can't do it. I can't keep having this filth get in my head. Its not ok.

I don't care why it's rated R. I don't care why. But there's something about R movies that I can't handle. This is the last straw. Next time I'm walking out. I can't do them, and I'm not getting swayed anymore. R movies are overrated.

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  1. SamaraApril 18, 2014 at 5:31 PM

    I find this post so interesting. I like it :) You gotta follow your heart, you know? I think it's particularly interesting that you wouldn't ever have realized how much you don't like R movies if you hadn't seen some.

    But definitely stick to your guns. Your teachers should be accommodating if you're not willing to watch R rated movies, especially since you can cite it as sincerely held religious beliefs.

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  2. AnonymousApril 19, 2014 at 7:33 AM

    I, a devout Christian, watch R rated movies. Not the "comedies" that are super gross (exception: We're the Millers. It was legitimately hilarious and not too bad, except for 2 nude scenes in which I closed my eyes.) The only rated R movies I actually watch are war films, like The Patriot and We Were Soldiers.

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