Over the years, media violence has been the subject of numerous complaints. The film and video game industries have seen a massive increase in sex, violence and drugs. Some parents complain of having violent children due to the violence in the media today. Many experiments have been done recently on children and the effect of violent television shows and films on their mental stability; the results might shock and surprise you. Media violence in films has existed for almost a century. There are many types of films, such as silent films from the early 1900s to modern-day adventure and horror films. Movie ratings are used to censor or control who watches movies. These films were not classified until 1907, when the city of Chicago decided to create a local citizens' council to censor films (White). Movie audiences have slowly changed and evolved over time, like many things in this world. After about 15 years, the film rating system was changed by the MPPDA, or Motion Picture Producers and Distributors (White). The film rating system has only evolved about 3 or 4 times in the century that the rating system has been in existence. In 1930, the Hayes Production Code was created by MPPDA founder William Hayes (White). Examples of this code have shown that the purpose of this code is to prevent people's standards from being lowered. In 1968, four film ratings were created: G for general, M for all ages, R for children under 16 accompanied by an adult, and X for those 17 and over (White). The current grading system is very similar to that of 1968. Today, the “problem” is growing rapidly. More than 60% of television shows are considered violent (Tompkins). The violence began to spread to children because of the... middle of paper ...... age 8. We can only protect the future, not make it choose the direction it wants to go. Only children can decide what is best for them, our job is to guide them and hope for the best for them. Prevent children from learning about violence until the age of 8. That's all we can do. Works Cited Katz, Jackson. “Violence in the media: facts and statistics. » jacksonkatz.com. Media Education Foundation, 2005. Web. January 28, 2014. Rhodes, Richard. “Violence in the media does not cause violence among young people. » Oppressive viewpoints: mass media. Ed. William Dudley, Helen Cothran. Michigan: Greenhaven Press, 2005. 131-140. Print. Tompkins, Aimee. “The psychological effects of violent media on children.” allpsych.com.AllPsych and Heffner Media Group Inc., 1999-2003. Internet. January 28, 2014. White, Mary. “Movie Ratings History.” lovetoknow.com. LoveToKnow Corp., 2006-2014.Web. January 29 2014.