206th BBFC Board of Classification Meeting

Communications 6 Mrs Harcourt updated the meeting on the new guidance to be issued to staff, in early 2019, about improving the manner in which we communicate with the industry and public. [...] The meeting agreed that the themes of bereavement, loneliness and isolation in Up! are sensitively handled and the film is correctly classified at U. [...] The meeting also agreed that the head-on tackling of the terminal illness theme in Alexa & Katie is nonetheless positive and sensitive, with appropriate counterbalances provided, including elements of humour that are ingrained in the sitcom format. [...] While the clubbing of the turtle is too upsetting for U, the man's subsequent remorse and the turtle's subsequent transformation offer mitigation. [...] In terms of Wonder, the meeting agreed that the supportiveness of the boy's parents and the overall message of the film provide a suitable counterbalance, at PG, to the boy's upset at his condition and the bullying to which he is subjected.