Montezuma300

It may sound to you that it is that way, but it's not. I don't want a list. I'm not trying to replace my parents with the church. I was stating specific games to be examples, not to be checked off. I want to know what is appropriate and what is not. What I also meant about the church talking more about it is different too. I meant that if M rated games are wrong, why doesn't the church make a bigger deal about it? Not a list. Everyone is doing it in my ward and stake and stakes around me. If it's bad, why does everyone do it? Why doesn't the church warn more about it? So, forget all that first paragraph conversation. Here's my thing. Some lower rating movies or games glorify violence, yet they are OK. Some lower rating movies and games also are violent for entertainment yet are universally accepted as OK. So are those movies and games bad? It seems to me that the difference between the forbidden and the acceptable is blood. Add blood to Mario and it becomes M. Take blood away from violent war movies and it would be rated PG-13. So does blood being involved make it bad? That feels like the right answer.

After more thought, it seems as though the difference between R/M and PG-13/T in violence is blood.

I know about animal slaughter and how it is necessary. I already understand that. Thank you for that. It was a wonderful story, but it was not my question. I want to make my own decisions and not have all things check off by my parents. I'm 17 and going to move out in the near future. I have to have my own rules. If M rated games are bad, why do so many LDS people play them? Shouldn't this be taught more if it is a big issue? Some people turn off the blood in games. Is it still bad? Some things glorify violence and are for entertainment and have low ratings. The Legend of Zelda is entertainment and glorifying. Yet it is, what, rated E? Does that make violent video games without blood ok? Some movies that are PG are violent for entertainment and sometimes glorify violence. Age of Empires teaches history and is low rated, yet is is a game about war and people die. I've not heard much about Saving Private Ryan or The Passion of Christ. Only that they are about WWII and the Atonement. I don't understand your example. Sorry. What about a movie about war? We are allowed to go to war and defend our country. Is it ok to watch people defend our country? Thank you for listening to me and taking your time to answer.

So I heard a quote from the For the Strength of Youth in Entertainment and Media that I need clarification on. It says, "Do not attend, view or participate in anything that is . . . violent . . . in any way. Do not participate in anything that presents . . . violence as acceptable." When they say violence do they mean fighting, wounding, blood, or what? Obviously Blood spurting everywhere and body parts getting chopped/shot off is violent. But is, for example, Legend of Zelda violent? You kill things with a sword. How about, say, a movie where they stab real people with swords? In many action movies, people are shot. Even PG movies. Some Parental Review sites put things under violence that are even just a slap. Does it mean we can't watch a movie with any violence? I live in Utah and everyone sees movies where people kill other people and fight. My friends play games where you shoot people. Is no one supposed to do that? If we aren't, how come they haven't put more emphasis on it? Where is the line? Should I not watch action movies? What is deemed violent? Thank you for your time!