The Impact of Certification
The reason films need certification in the UK is because it is a law. The law is the video recordings act of 1984 which is where all video recordings that are for sale or hire in the United Kingdom must have a certification that has been set by the BBFC ( British Board of Film Classification ). The reason they do this is to stop young children from seeing gruesome images and strong language in films they would watch.
For example Pineapple Express which was made in 2008 had a section of its film cut because it included a bit where schoolboys were were sold drugs by someone and this made the rating a 15 instead of an 18.
Another clip that had its clip cut and its certification lowered was Welcome To The Jungle and they cut scenes that had a lot of violent action and the glamorisation of weapons. These scenes were cut and the rating went from a 15 to a 12A.
This will help me when it comes to making my own film opening because it tells me the scenes that would get cut and what to put in each age range so your film does not get cut.
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