Alright, so maybe I'm behind but I was just watching "Empire Strikes Back" and I noticed in the fight scene that there is no blood when Luke's hand gets cut off... Is it because the light saber is some kinda laser and it cauterized when it cut or is there some other sort of explanation? Please let me know. Thanks
2007-02-18 14:50:15 · 28 answers · asked by Nickie N 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Probably the heat from the light saber cauterized the blood vessels. Personally, I would have liked to see a "Monty Python" type reaction, where Luke continues to fight Vader with his other hand.
"You foolish rebel, I've cut your hand off!"
"HA! 'Tis but a scratch!"
"What are you going to do, Luke, bleed on me???"
Then when Vader tells Luke, "I am your father!" Luke can say, "Well, then, kiss my boo-boo and make it better!" and hold the spurting bloody arm up to Vader's face, and when the blood gets in Vader's eyes, Luke can kick him in the junk ... except that Vader has so many mechanical parts, he probably doesn't have junk anymore, so Luke kicks solid metal and breaks his foot ... and while hopping around in pain he falls down the shaft ... ends up with the same result.
Wait, what was the question again??
2007-02-18 14:58:07 · answer #1 · answered by jackalanhyde 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the Lightsaber cauterizes the wound. It's blade is made out of concentrated energy. Picture taking a blowtorch to someone's arm. What happens? The wound is cauterized by the heat and there is no blood. It's similar with lightsabers. A better question would be: Why in A New Hope when Obi-Wan hacks off a limb in the cantina is there blood? This is probably just a continuity error due to the nature of earlier films being less developed in fine areas like that.
2007-02-18 15:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by Freis 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The heat of the light saber instantly cauterizes the wound.
Interestingly, this is the same way in which Hercules defeated the mythical many-headed Hydra.
Which I'm sure is totally what they were thinking of, and not the fact that a lot of blood jeopardizes a PG rating.
2007-02-18 16:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by Koko Nut 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically, I suppose it was because the wound was cauterized by the extreme heat in the lightsaber. But, actually, it was probably because having Luke spray blood all over the joint would probably lead to a PG-13 rating at the least, maybe even an R rating.
2007-02-18 15:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by some_guy_times_50 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right, the lightsaber cauterized the cut. That and it's a movie and Lucas wasn't taking it in the direction of blood & guts.
2007-02-18 14:55:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because the wound is cauterized. The light saber basically burns his arm off.
At least, that's what the special effects team would tell us.
2007-02-18 14:55:25 · answer #6 · answered by answerator 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because the light saber sades the blood vessels shut. Letting no blood come out. Doctors do kind of the same thing when they cut people open.
2007-02-18 15:16:59 · answer #7 · answered by caleb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's because the saber is a laser and cauterizes the wound instantly. Wow, I'm such a geek.
2007-02-18 14:53:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
George Lucas was a non - violent filmmaker, he didn't like using blood in his movies that much, because so much kids and young viewers would watch his star wars series so he would cut down on the violence.
2007-02-18 14:59:50 · answer #9 · answered by john a 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Star Wars is not real! Light sabers are not real! They cannot cauterize anything because they do not exist! There is no blood because George Lucas didn't want to spring for someone to draw it in with a computer.
2007-02-18 15:11:21 · answer #10 · answered by BCPilotguy 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋