R Rated Movies

As I have been anxiously awaiting the Oscars this weekend, I keep wondering what is the big deal about ‘R’ rated movies. I saw “Slumdog Millionaire.” It was amazing, inspiring, possibly one of the best movies I have ever seen and if it doesn’t win the Oscar for Best Picture, I will be totally depressed. The sad thing is I don’t know anyone who has seen the movie because it is rated ‘R.’ It is so frustrating not having anyone to talk to about the movie. Every time I bring it up, I get a blank stare and then feel as though everyone is judging me. It amazes me that no one has a problem with drinking Diet Coke, but they act as though an ‘R’ rated movie is the pathway to H-E Double Toothpicks. I have walked out of several PG-13 flicks that were totally crude and inappropriate, yet have seen ‘R’ rated movies that aside from some brief nudity, drug use, fake violence or an ‘F’ word or two that were ahh inspiring. Why do so many avoid getting even with in sight of the edge of the cliff when it is perfectly safe and the view is so amazing?