Editing Bowling for Columbine (section)

===MPAA rating===
The film was rated R by the [[Motion Picture Association of America]], which means that children under the age of 17 were not admitted to see the film theatrically unless under supervision. Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] chastized the MPAA for this move as "banning teenagers from those films they most need to see".<ref>Ebert, Roger (October 18, 2002). [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bowling-for-columbine-2002 Bowling For Columbine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116154227/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bowling-for-columbine-2002 |date=2022-11-16 }}. rogerebert.com</ref> Ebert had criticized the MPAA rating system on previous occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=2010-12-11 |title=Getting Real About Movie Ratings |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703766704576009343432436296 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706203750/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703766704576009343432436296 |archive-date=2015-07-06 |access-date=2013-04-05 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> The film was noted for "some violent images and language".<ref>Turan, Kenneth (October 11, 2002). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-11-et-kenny11-story.html "'Columbine's' Aim Slightly Off"] . ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.</ref>