Star Wars: The Force Awakens receives PG-13 rating for 'sci-fi violence' - Here's why it doesn't matter to Disney
It is the second film in the franchise to be given the rating
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Your support makes all the difference.Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be the second film in the franchise to receive a PG-13 rating in the US, following in the footsteps of Revenge of the Sith.
The reason for the higher than average rating? The Motion Picture Association of America cited "sci-fi action violence” as being the deciding factor.
So, what does this mean for children going to the cinema to see their favourite Jedi and droids fighting it out? Well, PG-13 officially means parents should be “strongly cautioned” as “some material may be inappropriate for children under 13”, so children can still go to the cinema as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Should Disney be worried that parents won’t be taking their kids to the cinema to see Episode VII? Probably not. The chances are, everyone who was going to see the movie was expecting “sci-fi violence” of some description.
Obviously, we don’t know how extreme the violence will be, but - if it is like Revenge of the Sith - then it will be the normal lightsaber and blaster battles we all know and love. Perhaps a Stormtrooper will hit someone for once.
It should also be noted that when the original trilogy were released, there was no PG-13 rating, this only came into being the year after Return of the Jedi was released, in 1984.
However, in their description of why it should have the cautioned rating, the Motion Picture Association of America failed to mention the film will feature full frontal nudity.
In other Star Wars news, Mark Hamill recently tweeted out a major spoiler, while George Lucas revealed why Disney scrapped his Episode VII ideas.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens reaches cinemas 26 December.
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