The 12A mystery

(picture A.B.C cinema, derelict interior philld)

The 12 A cinema rating baffles me, over the past year almost every movie we've  been to see - as a family or just us parents - have been rated 12A's.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the 12A, it is a rating given to Cinema films  by the bbfc. According to their site, it is the parent's responsibility to asses whether a film is suitable for a child under the age of 12 before they've seen the movie, as I said baffling.

Now the thing that confuses me is the monumental difference in content of films rated 12A. Earlier this year we took the little man to see a 12A film. It was family friendly and fun with likable characters and a lighthearted theme.

Last week however, my partner and I went to see a 12A film, thankfully without the little man. The film had a dark twisted story-line, regular scenes with blood and violence as well as steamy romance. There were a lot of young children in the audience who yelled with horror at the gore and squeaked in disgust at the  yucky kissing scenes.  Halfway through the film a mortified mother stood up and left with her child and by the end of the movie  we were very  relieved that we'd left the little man with nanny and granddad!.

I don't feel that us parents are to blame in the slightest, it's clear to me that cinema's are just out to make a quick buck. why else would they change the ratings of these films to a 12 as soon as they're released on DVD.

I believe it is everybody's responsibility to protect our children from harmful images. Maybe it's time the film industries re-thought the 12A rating. It's something more than a means to get bums on seats.


If you liked this, you might also like:

Competative Mummying

Dumped

Liar Liar, your bums on fire!

Brace yourself

In my day they had cameras