SBBFC

By Kathleen Soriano

The Category ‘U’ stands for ‘Universal’. Should be suitable for audiences of the age 4 and over. Only very mild language is present, e.g. damn and hell. Characters may be seen kissing or cuddling. Brief scary and fight scenes and no emphasis on use of

weapons. ‘U’ films will contain positive messages about loyalty,

honest and friendship. Have a happy ending. Overall tone should be one of reassurance.

The Category ‘PG’ stands for Parental Guidance. This means that it’s

suitable for general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children.

Should not disturb a child around the age of 8 or older. Mild bad language used such as ‘shit’ or ‘son of a bitch’. References to sex are only shown if lacking in detail. No detail of violence but blood may be shown. May be passing references to illegal drugs or drugs

misuse.

The and Category The A stands for ‘accompanied’ and ‘advisory’ in ‘12A’. The ‘12’ certificate is just for videos, DVDs and games. There may be use of strong language such as ‘f***’ but it

cannot be frequent. Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Moderate violence can be shown but not in detail. No

emphasis on injuries or blood but there may be gore. Dangerous behaviour such as, hanging, suicide and self

harming, may be present but will not dwell on detail.

The Category No-one under 15 is allowed to see a ‘15’ film at the cinema

or buy/rent one. There would be:- strong violence- frequent strong language, e.g. ‘f***’- portrayals of sexual activity- strong verbal references to sex- sexual nudity- brief scenes of sexual violence/verbal references to sexual

violence- discriminatory language/behaviour and drug taking

The Category No-one under 18 is allowed to see an ‘18’ film at the cinema or

buy/rent one. There would be:- very strong violence- frequent strong language, e.g. ‘f***’ and/or very strong

language, e.g. ‘c***’- strong portrayals of sexual activity- scenes of sexual violence- strong horror- strong blood and gore- discriminatory language and behaviour

Top 10 Thriller Movies Age Ratings 2011 Sanctum 15 Unknown 12A Limitless 15 Wrecked 15 Hanna 12A The Debt 15 Contagion 12A Straw Dogs 18 Drive 18 Abduction 12A

www.movie-moron.com

These top 10 thriller movies tell us that there is a good amount of each certificate rating that are in the top 10 thriller movies of 2011. It also tells us that ‘18’ films are not as popular as with ‘12A’ and ‘15’ films.

From this research, we have chosen to rate our film with a ‘12’ certificate because our storyline fits in well with what is needed to make a ‘12’ film.