The Force Awakens joins the Dark Side with a PG-13 rating
Entertainment Weekly reports that the Motion Picture Association of America has rated Star Wars: The Force Awakens PG-13 for “sci-fi action violence,” freaking out all those cool uncles who already bought tickets for their 6-year-old nieces and nephews. Although most films in the Star Wars franchise have received a PG rating, the most recent entry, Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge Of The Sith, garnered a PG-13 rating for its burn-victim close-ups and rooms full of slaughtered children. Judging from recent trailers, it’s difficult to imagine the new movie going that far, but then again, we’ve all become cynical assholes since the new trilogy was released, so maybe J. J. Abrams thinks some muted-but-still-nightmarish violence is the only way to affect us.