So, would you ban people performing Carmen on this grounds? I assume you wouldn’t, because even though someone was actively pretending to be a killer, physically and strenuously carrying out the actions, they were just pretending, in the context of a piece of art. I once saw a particular production of Carmen, where (b) happened on stage, and there was no doubt that the actor was being rewarded for the correct execution etc. Would you ban the production of such movies (because their production involves the actors doing (b))? Isn’t (b) what actors do when they are producing movies that contain (a)? Have to disagree with this line of logic. There is a distinction between:Ī) passively watching a recreation of someone sawing off another persons headī) actively pretending to be that killer, and physically and strenuously carrying out the actions required (Wii) to saw off a persons head, and subsequently being rewarded for correct execution of this killing. I think the comparison between film and game is out of context in cases like these. While I am torn on the issue of violent video games being sold to teenagers the idea of banning it due to the effect it may have on adults is absolutuly ridiclous.ĮLSPA praises UK ratings system after Manhunt 2 banning '…the Board’s carefully considered view is that to issue a certificate to Manhunt 2, on either platform, would involve a range of unjustifiable harm risks, to both adults and minors, within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, and accordingly that its availability, even if statutorily confined to adults, would be unacceptable to the public.' The mere fact that you can now buy the likes of Cannibal Holocaust on DVD (if you don’t know what it is then you pretty much don’t want to see it) shoots down the BBFCs statement that… Frankly I find the situation laughable, regardless of the content of the game. There have been several follow ups since the announcment from both the BBFC denying any political pressure in the decision making process and from the ELSPA praising the monitoring body. As the title suggests the BBFC has rejected Rockstar’s Manhunt 2, banning the title from sale anywhere in the UK.

Manhunt 2 banned