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kscherer
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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2019-12-09, 15:38

Nah, nothing new to see here. That warning is published by every studio any time there are sudden or flashing changes in light. It's a "protect our asses from lawsuits" thing that has been around for years. This is just getting attention because it's Star Wars. Epilepsy is a real thing and the industry knows that their movies can cause issues, so they all warn about it.

My son had epilepsy* and we only ever took him to one movie because the sudden flashes would set off seizures. In fact, we never watched TV in a dark room if he was in there with us. That Disney is warning is a good thing, but I don't think it says anything about the movie one way or the other. All Star Wars movies are filled with bright flashing images in sequences ranging from a few seconds to several minutes (opening scenes in Episode III, anyone? Ugh, that took way too long to tell us nothing! ) So, yeah, I won't read anything into that beyond standard fare litigation protection.

*I don't like to bring this up, and only do so because I have a great deal of experience with the topic.

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