BBFC - notes

Age ratings

U – Universal (anyone can watch)
PG –advised parental assistance
12A – have to be 12 with an adult
12 – Have to be 12 or older
15 – Have to be 15 or older
18 – Have to be 18 or older
R18 – porno videos

 Nudity is allowed at U age rating but it can’t be sexualised

You can show real sex in 18 films and over
You can have swearing in 15 films but not frequently
Film with homosexual sex is the same rating as films with heterosexual sex

 

Why might there be different ratings for the same film?
In a cinema you can’t pause or fast forward a film so it is a lower age rating. With a DVD you can so it has a higher rating.

 

What might affect the age rating?
Drugs
Sex
Violence
Language
Gore
Genre (theme)

 

Why can you ban a film?
If there is something that can mentally affect you
Anything that can encourage you to break the law


The British board or film classification
The BBFC are a company that decide what age to rate a movie.
They have nothing to do with the government except allowing them to exist and rate all movies so they work independently which means thy can run things exactly how they want to.

Their main aim is to protect the public for example not allowing young children to watch violence or anything that can encourage them to cause harm to themselves or others.

They have to view and rate every film and content released.
They have the power to ban movies
They also have the power to cut parts out of a movie to release it and give it a certain age rating

SE7EN
SE7EN was given an age rating of 18 by the BBFC which means only 18 years or older can purchase or go to watch this movie at the cinema.
The BBFCs reason for the age rating is because it "Contains strong bloody violence, horror and threat".