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Originally Posted by I, Brian The Jango Fett beheading for starters (since when has beheading become a PG experience??), and then the general mass battle which was simply too over the top for myself. |
I think the reason why George Lucas considers beheading in Episode II a PG experience is because there was simply no blood. Personally, I think it was a creative genious touch on his part. The fact that the lightsaber is quite hot, it simply cauterizes the wound, therefore, there was no blood, hence, the PG rating. As I recall, Episode V showed Luke getting his right hand chopped off by his father Vader during their duel and it was anything but bloody. When I first saw "The Empire Strikes Back" released in theaters in 1980, I remembered seeing that scene and it haunted me for years. It left a huge negative impression, but I took comfort in that it was only a movie and bloodless. It's not that I don't like the sight of blood or graphic violence, I can tolerate that whenever I'm watching horror/suspense movies. I just don't think it's appropriate for a Star Wars movie. If Lucas had decided for his characters to use swords instead of lightsabers, then I think all the Star Wars movies would have been either rated PG-13 or rated R because there would have been so much blood. Still, the violence in Episode II is no comparsion to the Lord of the Rings films, which was considerable, yet fantastic movies.
Any thoughts?
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