2. Film Classifications (BBFC)
The BBFC is a non-governmental organisation, funded by
the movie industry and is responsible for the classification
and also the censorship of films within Britain. It has been
giving films classifications for just over 100 years. It has
been giving DVD’s and videos their classifications since the
middle of the 1980s which was when the video recording
act was passed. it was released for safety reasons because
of the release of numerous films that contained violence.
3. ProsOf The BBFC
The BBFC found out that if a child is raised watching
inapproiate movies such as violent ones then there is a good
chance the child will think it is ok and will grow older being
violent. The BBFC placed restrictions to protect children.
4. Laws and Legislation Film Breaks
The Movie Human Centipede was banned because it basically broke every
rule that the BBFC had set. The BBFC reviewed the film and told the film
makers that if they wanted the film to be shown they would have to make
32 cuts from the film which would total up to 2 minutes and 37 seconds. If
they didn’t make these cuts then the BBFC would refuse to issue the film
with a classification.
5. The BOBO Doll Experiment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr0OTCVtHbU
This was am experiment carried out in 1961 to study aggression. The aim was to
see if children are impressionable and will copy adult behaviour regardless if that
behaviour was violent or not. The experiment proved that the children who where
shown the adults hitting the doll, the children would then hit the doll. And when
the children who where not shown didn’t hit the doll.
6. What Happened Next?
Although The Human Centipede 2 was not released onto
DVD it was still released on the internet for anybody to
watch. This is bad because on the internet there is no way
to identify how old the person watching the film is. When
The BBFC banned the film it instantly makes people want to
watch it more to see what was so bad about it that it was
banned from a UK release and DVD release.
7. Video Nasty's
These were made by the UK government and were part of a list. On the list are
films that are considered to be ‘Nasty’ basically films that were questioned on
being appropriate. Originally there were 99 films on the list but eventually it got
cut down to 74.
However, a lot of the films on the list are now unbanned and have been shown
on TV. This shows how times have changed because when the list was made
these films were described as unfit to view whereas today they have been
shown to the public.
8. Conclusion
I think the BBFC is important to the movie industry and for the
safety of children. Although I am not sure if they are needed
anymore because if a child really wanted to watch a film then
they would be able to go onto the internet and watch it anyway.
I personally think that the BBFC should stay because although
they cant stop people watching the films online, they are still
restricted from watching it in the cinemas and they have to wait in
order to find it online and by the time they can watch it they might
be more interested in another film and forget about the one they
originally wanted to see.
