우리영화 심의제도에 대한 논의

• 영문명: A Discussion on the Korean Movie-Rating System
• 발행기관: 한국영화학회
• 저자명: 양영철
• 간행물 정보: 『영화연구』제37호, 227~249쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 예술체육 > 예술일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.09.30

영문 초록

The purpose of this essay is to investigate whether or not the Film Rating system in Korea is violating the constitutional Freedom of Expression. We also can have a doubt if our system be the best choice or not. Freedom of Expression should be applied to movies even though they are a form of entertainment and a kind of industry. If Freedom of Expression which our Constitution guarantees is applied fully on movies, our rating system, which has the power to limit the possibility of showing of certain films, is unconstitutional. First of all, under our rating system, certain films are limited of the possibility to be showed to the mass. Films of grade R(Restricted Permission-not the same as R of the American rating system) only can be showed at Restricted Film theatres and there we have only a few of them. It means that the current Motion Picture Act of Korea authorizes the Rating Board to decide Whether or not a grown up person can watch a certain movie and it's explicitly unconstitutional. Some proposals can be given to improve our current movie rating system. The board should classify only the movies which they are able to. And any movies which contravene any current criminal act should be punished by the court through criminal and administrative process. The Board should not decide whether a movie violates existing law beforehand. Conclusionally the current rating board under the control of government need to be abolished and a voluntary movie rating system be introduced. Of course the new system might have some potential problems. Major companies can possibly handle the rating board on their part. So in this essay, I cannot get to any final conclusion, but suggest much more discussions in depth in an academic and practical way.

목차

1. 들어가는 글

2. 영화에 대한 통제의 종류와 검열의 의의

3. 등급분류제도 고찰

4. 영화에 대한 통제는 사라져야 하는가?

5. 영비법과 우리영화심의제도의 문제점

6. 새로운 심의제도 제안

키워드

Prior-restraint Self-regulation censorship CRA Miracle decision Classification and Rating System Unconstitutionality