12P1-03

12p1-03

U rated film - Toy Story (Lasseter, 1995)

• No discriminatory language/behaviour
• No reference to drugs (illegal) or misuse
• swearing/only mild language
• horror sequences should be mild, brief and unlikely to cause undue anxiety to young children. the outcome should be reassuring.
• imitable behaviour = no potentially dangerous behaviour, which children are likely to copy
• infrequent use of very mild language
• nudity - occasional natural nudity
• sex - mild sexual behaviour
• theme - problematic themes must be sensitive 
• Violence - mild violence only - occasional mild threat or menace only

Toy Story includes all of these factors in the film certificate.

PG rated film-Matilda (Devito, 1996)

• Discrimination = Discriminatory language or behaviour is unlikely to be acceptable unless clearly disapproved of in an educational or historical context.
• Drugs = references to illegal drug or drug misuse - or carry an anti-drug message
• Horror = Frightening sequences should not be prolonged or intense. Fantasy settings may be a mitigating factor
• Imitable behaviour = No detail or potentially dangerous which young children are likely to copy. No glamorisation of realistic or easily weapons. 
• Language = very mild language only
• Nudity - natural nudity - no sexual context
• Sex = sexual activity may be implied, but should be discreet and infrequent. Mild sex references + innuendo only
• Theme - where more serious issues are featured nothing in their treatment should come condone unacceptable behaviour
• Violence - moderate violence without detail, may be allowed, if justified by its context (for example, history, comedy or fantasy)

Matilda follows all the guidelines for a PG.


Elena, Harry, Robert and Andrea.