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The Sexual Revolution that took place in the US in the 1960s spread fast around the world. Gay rights movements, women rights and empowerment, sexual education, the Pill, all these things were essential aspects in the 60s and 70s decades. Young people in the US started to demand changes in the way society was ruled. The demands were made through different ways, demonstrations, fights, riots, discourses, writings, songs, movies, and everything else that could carry the message to the streets. One very important way to spread this revolution in the rest of the world was the film industry. Many movies were made in this period of time, which addressed all the issues considered in the sexual revolution. Filmmakers, actors, producers and audiences were committed to this rebellion towards the order of society.
Films from many parts of the world were involved in this movement. Sex became an important issue in the screens; many changes in the way to portray sex in movies were taken, from showing body parts to the actual sex act. At the beginning it was difficult for directors to have their movies approved to be played by the association of the American film industry, now known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and its international organism the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Many movies were banned or asked to be remade, and not many directors agreed. The present MPAA graded movies by how appropriate or not were they to be shown to each audience. The initial type of rating included only four categories: G for General Audiences, all ages admitted; M for Mature Audiences, parental guidance suggested but all ages admitted; R for Restricted, children under 16 not be admitted without an accompanying parent or adult guardian (this was later raised to 17 years of age, and varies in some jurisdictions); and X for no one under 17 admitted, after referred to as NC17. Since the foundation of the MPAA in 1922 to our times the rating categories have...