To urge parents not to take their underage children to see the FNAF movie?

[Ahsoka2001]

Today it was announced that the new "Five Nights at Freddy's Movie" has been classified 15 by the BBFC for "strong threat, violence" - https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/five-nights-at-freddys-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdeznzy4

I know there's a large fanbase for the FNAF franchise aged 10-14. I'm sorry that they won't be able to see the highly-anticipated movie version on the big screen. But at the same time - as someone who works in a cinema - reading this news has me dreading the release of this film.

A 15 certificate means that NOBODY who has not reached their 15th birthday is allowed into the auditorium. This is enforced by UK law and applies even if the parent accompanies their child. No one underage being in the screen is a condition of the cinema operating. It's just like alcohol - sell alcohol to anyone underage, the venue loses its license and won't be able to remain in operation.

So, if I turn away your under-15 from the FNAF film, I am just following the law. Underage patrons being let into the screen could mean not only legal action against the cinema, but legal action against me - I could also potentially lose my job.

Many people think, "It's not like it's alcohol, it's just a film." No. It's treated almost just as badly as alcohol and other age restricted products. Please be kind to cinema workers who have no choice but to turn away underage customers. It's a shame I have to say this but please don't become aggressive or verbally abusive (it's happened to my colleagues before). I'm sure this isn't the vast majority of people but it's one of the prime sources of customer aggression in the exhibition sector.

Oh - and if your child genuinely is 15 or over, please make sure they bring valid photo ID :) If you don't want them taking valuable documents like passports out then a clear photo of these should suffice. The last thing we want to do is turn away people who ARE within the law but if we do have to...we have no choice and it's absolutely nothing personal.

Where is there any reference to their being pedophiles, I have played the game with my daughter and haven't seen any reference to this, nor in the videos she has watched on YouTube. Is this a change for the film?

Knew nothing about this before this thread, but I've looked at a few game walkthroughs and I know I would have really enjoyed the games as a child.

There's a sort of stage of mental development where children can be detached from the reality of horror if it's presented with enough fantasy elements and the entertainment industry knows this. As a young adult, I watched the all the Kruger's, Poltergeist, The Gate and the Chucky films and they rolled right off me. Then I went through a phase where the empathy portion of my brain finally caught up and horror genre was no longer enticing to me. Indeed, I couldn't even watch the film SEVEN as an adult without feeling sick afterwards and now I keep far from horrors or dark thrillers, I really dislike them as entertainment.

The film by contrast, is obviously pushing boundaries and I suspect parents who have seen the game will be surprised at the more realistic and dark turn. Certainly the backstory from the link above is anything but wholesome and quite disturbing.

So I can see the dilemma for parents left with upset children, who played the games which are far less scary, and now naturally want to see the film which appears to be far darker.

I am actually pleased for once that the UK has stood up for children with this rating, unlike, it seems, the US.

If you play most of games and look deeper into the story; there's a story about a man who lures children into the backroom of the pizza restaurant and then murders them. While pedophilia is not explicitly mentioned, many people have inferred that his murders were motivated by it or possibly he abused the children before he killed them.
So even though it's not explicit it is definitely a theme of the games.

It's not something my daughter has inferred from the games, it's just a surreal, scary story, and the motive for killings is seen as immortality. I think some kids are into dark things, as long as it has that surreal element. She would never want to watch a murder documentary (or be allowed too) because that's real.

I'm glad the film is rated 15 though, because if it does delve into darker areas/seem more real, I think she would have nightmares for weeks. A lot of kids would argue they could handle it because they have played the game, mine included, and that's not necessarily the case.

All sorts of adults. Do you think you need to be a paedophile murderer to enjoy a game featuring those things? Most 80s kids played Sonic and very few of us have ended up as blue hedgehogs going around stealing blue rings.

My 12 year old is going to be gutted!!!

I'm in the US, we specialize in violence against children. Mine are not allowed! I really hate stuff like this.

Because the other half of their fan base don't want a movie designed for children who will grow up to be able to see it one day.

That's a strange attitude, who in thier right mind would enjoy a game about peadophiles murdering children?

I've never heard of this game or film but if it's anything like posters are saying I'd be concerned about anyone who enjoyed it

I'm concerned that you can't understand the concept of people enjoying things you don't, especially things you evidently know nothing about.

You're concerned about me because I can't imagine someone enjoying something involving peadophiles murdering children?

Riiiiiiight

Yes. Lots of films, games, books etc. involve people doing bad things and if you can't comprehend that your mind must be quite small.

Although not played all the games but I don't remember a paedophile murdering children at any point.

I have only played the VR version of FNAF, and fuck me, if the film is the same then it should be a 40 certificate!

What a bizarre response. I think any adult who has any sense of moral values would find the idea repugnant of enjoying a game that contains the ghosts of dead children murdered by pedophiles. It makes me despair to read your warped response.

Where, in your brain, is the point where pedophilia becomes acceptable? Where do you have no objection to it?

As a concept?
As a practice?
In a next door neighbour?
In a partner?
On the internet?
In a video game?

My great-nephew wants to see this for his 15th birthday. He doesn't look 15 so what does he need to prove he is? Take his birth certificate? (I wish he wasn't going, but not my decision)

At my cinema we ID anyone who looks under 18 for 15-rated films but I can't speak for all chains.

Unfortunately birth certificates are not accepted as it needs to have a photograph on it. Does he have a passport? If so, a clear photo of this on a mobile phone is accepted at my cinema. There's also an app called Yoti you can sign up for which can verify childrens' ages. That's used quite a lot particularly for 15-rated films at our venue.

Occasionally a manager has also accepted college/school ID cards with a photo and year group/DOB on it, but this is at their discretion and may not work in all cases.

Yes you're right, I have no problem with paedophilia "as a practise" because I once played a game that featured a character who you have decided is a paedophile. I must have no moral compass because the media I consume featured a character who did something bad.

I watched star wars a couple of weeks ago. Clearly I'm perfectly okay with evil empires.

It’s a 12 in France. So my 13 yr old will want to see it, I imagine.

Well around 7 million people in the UK watched Braodchurch season 1 which involved a paedophile killing a child. And it received critical acclaim.

Meanwhile, on another thread…

Casey Anthony documentary
Anyone else watching this? I still think she’s a pathological liar who murdered her daughter

First reply:
VisionsOfSplendour
Which channel is it on?

🤣🤣

I bet the other nuts poster is the same.

Oh Lulu's favourite programme is Ghosts, featuring a child ghost who died of the plague. What kind of warped person condones children dying of diseases? 😔

Thank you.

Yes he's got a passport so he can photograph that.

Definitely not binning my kids’ FNAF plushies and toys. As someone said, people watch Broadchurch and there are lots of other questionable things people get entertainment from in this world. My kids having some plushies is no worse.

Unless you go through your life watching and playing on only U rated stuff and don’t expose yourself to anything remotely negative such as the news, you have no place to talk. Even if you have a curiosity about murder documentaries on Netflix, arguably you have something not right with you if you find that entertaining.

So leave my kids’ plushies alone 😄

As someone said, people watch Broadchurch and there are lots of other questionable things people get entertainment from in this world

Broadchurch on video is a 15, so I would say it's unsuitable for younger children.

Lots of adult entertainment is