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<DIV>In a message dated 7/22/2006 9:54:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, Tone@moon-shine.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>>>...it seems Sergio and Mark have<BR>suggested they want to limit the violence. Does anyone know if the<BR>intention is to make the Groo movie into much more of a family-friendly<BR>comedy rather than a social commentary on the negative effects of<BR>senseless violence? <<</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>Not exactly "limit" the violence, but rather not graphically depicting the cutting, etc. As with the comics-- you see Groo rushing in, then the next panel shows a bunch of bodies with little "ghosts" rising from them. Stan does the same in Usagi. The problem is, cartoons are continuous action, not a series of "freeze frames" where your own imagination fills in what wasn't shown.</DIV>
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<DIV>I suppose Groo entering a fray could kick up a lot of dust to obscure the screen, then when the dust settles, the usual post-Groo battle scene would be there.... But, as Sergio said, that's something they can figure out when they get that far in the production-- a lot of other stuff needs to be done before the drawing starts....</DIV>
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<DIV>PS: I met "No Way" today-- he worked at the Art Show with me. He bought some Sergio art....</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Kaytee<BR>Proudly marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>