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As the gun-control debate rages on in the wake of the fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in…

“I’m hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people’s thoughts. And you go the further step, and that’s the movies. You see these movies, and they’re so violent. And yet a kid is able to see the movie if sex isn’t involved, but killing is involved, and maybe they have to put a rating system for that.”

What a brilliant insight! If only ratings systems like that were already in place!

If only the Entertainment Software Rating Board not only rated video games but also included, since 1994, specific “content descriptors” (like “violence” and “intense violence” and “blood and gore”) to “indicate content that may have triggered a particular rating and/or may be of interest or concern”!

If only the Motion Picture Association of America not only rated films but also included, since 1990, specific “rating descriptors” to “guide parents on the type of content that resulted in the motion picture being assigned that rating”!

Or if only the current occupant of the Oval Office weren’t such a complete and total ignoramus!

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If you think this scene looks frightening, I would have to agree, definitely. If you don’t recognize it, it’s because it is a trimmed scene that did not make it into the final cut of the film Jaws. If it does look familiar, it is because it is the original version of the scene in which the boy Alex Kintner gets killed by the shark. Yes, the scene was meant to be very different than how it appears in the final film. This is the story, according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb):

The original scene of Alex Kintner’s death called for a doll of Alex to be floating among the bathers, then the shark would jump out of the water and grab the doll and raft in its mouth. But as was typical of the mechanical shark, it didn't function properly. It would either come out of the water too high, not high enough or totally miss the raft. Finally, the shark succeeded in grabbing the raft, and in doing so, rolled over on its side, much like a real shark would do. This is the take Spielberg decided to use. However, the producers were concerned that the image of the shark with Alex in its mouth was too disturbing and might jeopardize the film's PG rating. Therefore, Spielberg and editor Verna Fields trimmed the beginning of the shot so only the shark's fins are briefly seen as it flips over.

If you’re wondering why Jaws was aiming for and received a PG rating, despite the frightening, bloody images that appear in the film due to the shark attacks, there is something you have to keep in mind. By the early 1970s, the MPAA rating system consisted of the G, PG, R, and X ratings. The PG-13 rating did not exist until 1984, so PG films back then could be equivalent to both PG and PG-13 films today. By that, I mean they could be suitable for young children to see or for older, teenaged children. It is likely that the filmmakers aimed to give Jaws a PG rating in order to get a bigger audience, because with this rating, it would still be suitable for children, though not for very young children (e.g.; under 10 years of age). If the film had an R rating, however, it would be restricted to older viewers, and their target audience may have been significantly reduced; thus, making it possible that the film may not have been as successful as it was. If the PG-13 rating was created during that time period, I truly believe Jaws would have been given this rating, because when I watch it today, I do think the violence is too much for a PG rating, but not enough for an R rating. The same goes for the Jaws sequels; Jaws 2 and Jaws 3 were made before 1984, but Jaws: The Revenge came out in 1987. By that time, the PG-13 rating had been made, so this film was appropriately given that rating.