MEDIA REGULATION: FILM CLASSIFICATION

We draw on OCR learner support resources (from their website). We watch clips of the following films and discuss their classification. When discussing The Dark Knight we look at the BBFC site discussion defending their 12A classification despite the film attracting 42% of their annual complaints about film classification.

"Following its release, the BBFC received 134 letters of complaint from cinema-goers, who felt the film was too dark and unsettling for 12A. As the BBFC routinely take the most challenging films to consultation (as happened with The Dark Knight), The Woman In Black was included in the public research that informed the development of the 2014 BBFC Guidelines. That research showed 89% of the public supported the 12A rating, with only 11% thinking it should have received a higher category."