The first submission of the film also contained a head-butt delivered by the heroine and this too raised concerns. The BBFC is particularly concerned about knives as they are easily available in most homes and knife-crime amongst young people appears to be on the rise (in a 2003 Youth Justice Board/MORI survey, 62% of excluded pupils admitted to carrying knives). In the same spirit, today’s Guidelines at 12A state that 'Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised'. The association of these weapons with the highly sexual and sexualised figure of Lara Croft was felt to increase the potential appeal to adolescents.Īt 12, BBFC Guidelines in 2001 stated that 'Realistic and contemporary weapons should not be glamorised'. There was a great deal of emphasis on the mechanics of handling these weapons, with characters twirling them about to show them off. In the original submission of the film, there were several 'glamorising' shots of knives: the weapons were depicted in rather fetishistic detail, with close-ups, slow motion effects and glinting lighting. UIP (United International Pictures), the film company, stated that they were keen to get a 12 classification for the film (the 12A film certificate only became available to distributors in 2002). Sometimes companies alter films on the basis of the advice received to make it more likely that they will achieve a desired category. An advice viewing is a facility we offer distributors in which works (sometimes unfinished, as in this case) can be viewed by senior or experienced examiners, who can give the company advice as to the likely category a work will receive. In June 2001, the big budget film version of the phenomenally successful video game series was submitted to the BBFC for an advice viewing.
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