Task 3 Homework

 Task 3: Go to the BBFC site and research age ratings. Why was The Lego Movie (2014) given a U rating? You need to click on the Ratings info

the short 'insight' description the BBFC provides for use on posters and advertisement (in this case 'contains mild fantasy violence and very mild language') In the Lego movie no one is seen to get hurt and the fact that all the fighting involved animated toy figures means that the fantasy of natures of the violence is very clear. very few of the blows are clearly seen to land and all the action involves toy figures rather than humans. Occasionally the heads of the Lego figures pop off during fights, and one character's head is knocked off by a flying coin but continues to talk to his friends. Other sequences have science fiction space ships and robots shooting laser beams at others, causing explosions and crashes.  this film was therefore awarded a 'U' certificate- meaning 'universal'. this means the BBFC feels it is appropriate for any age group. There is some very mild bad language, with uses of 'butt', 'bum', 'darn' and 'heck'.