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deadpandiva said:Is this more graphicaly violent then say Sin City? My sister wants me to see this but I have a really weak stomach and get dry heeves at even the thought of gore.
O, god no...not even close. The gore in Sweeney is dramatic, very stylized, and emotional rather than over-the-top violent. When I talked to my mom about it last night, she was saying how she'd seen far worse, in movies like Braveheart and The Departed, because those movies feel more real, more possible, more raw. The blood spilled by Sweeney has an emotional effect for the audience and him more than dirty, angry violence seen in many other films. I'm not a fan of violent movies--as much as I admire Gangs of New York, I don't think I could ever watch the film again. Sweeney is a work of art, and a musical at that, so I wasn't as disturbed...if that makes any sense!