The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has changed the rating of 1999’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Episode I) from U (universal) to PG (parental guidance) due to ‘scary scenes’ during the climactic lightsaber battle between Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul.
Episode I, was instead found to contain “moderate violence” because of spaceships shooting at each other and the climactic lightsabre battle between Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and the villainous Darth Maul (voiced by Peter Serafinowicz).
That duel, spoiler alert, ends with Maul being cut in half by Obi-Wan and then falling down a shaft.
Let us know what you think of this rating change.
