Classification
of Films
U stands for ‘universal’, the films are suitable for
ages 4 and up.
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U’s
don’t contain any nudity, discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behaviour,
language, nudity, sex or violence
·
They
only contain very mild language (e.g. damn, hell) and the occasional ‘bloody’
or ‘bugger’
·
A
U film may include brief fight scenes, and any emotional stress is resolved
quickly and the outcome is reassuring. Horror is the same; it will be resolved
quickly and broken up with comedy or music
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Examples
are: monsters university, the Smurfs, Cars 2 and Diary of a Wimpy Kid
·
I think this is a correct classification and has valid
reasons for not including violence, horror etc.
·
This
means a film is suitable for general viewing, however, some scenes may not be
suitable younger children and parents should consider whether it will be
suitable for their children.
·
Not
all PG films are made with children in mind, films like the artist are rated PG
because they are suitable for ages 8a and over, but it was mostly grownups that
enjoyed it.
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No
theme is banned from PG’s, as long as it is treated appropriately to the
rating. Smoking and drinking won’t be glamorised, and if a child is seen to be
smoking or drinking then it will be emphasised to look bad.
·
It
may contain mild bad language such as ‘shit’ or ‘son of a bitch’ however;
frequent use of bad language or it being used in an overly aggressive way then
it will be passed to the next category.
·
There
should be no detail of violence in a PG, blood may be seen but the way the
wound is inflicted should not be covered in detail. Horror is allowed in ‘jump’
moments and scary scenes, but scenes showing significant horror should not be
very long.
·
Actions
that children may copy like playing with electricity or climbing in a washing
machine are not accepted, especially if they are seen as safe or fun.
12A
means anyone over the age of 12 can go and watch the film, and anyone under the
age of 12 has to be ‘accompanied’ by an adult- someone over the age of 18.
·
The
12 certificate is used for videos, DVD’s and Blu-rays only. 12A is used for
cinemas.
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12’s
are seen as appropriate for people over 12, but parents can take younger
children if they feel it’s appropriate.
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It
is stated that 12 or 12A’s may contain strong language (eg f***) but it must be
infrequent. The context of strong language is important, aggressive uses of
strong language may cause the film or DVD to be placed in the 15 category.
·
Sex
may be briefly and discreetly portrayed in 12 and 12A’s. Verbal sex references
should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers.
·
Moderate
violence is allowed but should not be too detailed. There should be no emphasis
on injuries or blood but occasional gory moments will be permitted if they are
justified by their context.
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No
one under the age of 15 is allowed to watch 15 films at the cinema, or buy/rent
15 films.
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15
films can contain any of the following:
-
Strong
violence
-
Frequent
strong language (eg ‘f***’)
-
Portrayals
of sexual activity
-
Strong
verbal references to sex
-
Sexual
nudity
-
Brief
scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
-
Discriminatory
language or behaviour
-
Drug
taking
18 works are for over 18’s only and contain strong issues such as:
- Very strong violence
- Frequent strong language (eg ‘f***’) and/or very strong language
- Strong portrayals of sexual activity
- Scenes with sexual violence
- Strong horror
- Strong blood and gore
- Real sex
- Discriminatory language and behaviour
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