Film certificate

Film Certificate
there are quite a few different certificates that mean quite a few different things, they are all classified by the BBFC (British Board Of Film Classification) and they represent the age a person has to be to view a film. Usually films are given a rating so that kids can't go and watch a graphics and gory movie, this is good for cinema companies because it means that people can't sue the cinema if they are traumatised by the film, they also serve as a universal standard for the watching of films as many companies have similar rules in place to prevent such things from happening.

U:
the U symbol stands for universal, which means that the film that has this certificate must be suitable for children of 4 years and above. However, it is very hard to ono what will upset a particular child so sometimes these certificates can't protect everyone.

PG:
the PG certificate means that parental guidance is required to watch the film, a PG film would ideally be aimed at a child of 8 or over because its guaranteed not to unsettle them. Although parents should consider if the content would be upsetting for a child of a younger age.

12 and 12A:
The films with these certificates are usually aimed at people 12 or under, meaning the content is usually not that mature but might contain some subjects or topics that a parent might not be comfortable with their child viewing

15:
The films that have these certificates on them are aimed at people 15 and over, meaning the content can be largely more for the more mature viewer. They usually contain strong language, scenes of violence and scenes of a sexual nature, these are usually shown in cinemas and on DVD. The large majority of films that populate this certificate are often comedies, action movies and horrors.

18:
The films with these certificates are often aimed at adults or very mature people as the content they contain is often violent or has very sexually suggestive scenes in them. They are usually shown in most cinemas unless they are of a seriously violent nature in which case they fall under the category of "R18", the films that populate this category are more often than not horrors or very controversial comedies sor documentaries like the ones that show actual war footage with real people being killed.