10 Most Inappropriate Moments In Star Wars
5. Crispy Fried Owen & Beru - Episode IV: A New Hope
Nothing inspires a hero to leave behind their humble home and finally learn the ways of the Force quite like the visual of their family being fried alive by Stormtroopers, eh.
Well, that's what George Lucas thought during the first act of A New Hope, at least, with Luke Skywalker soon stumbling upon the charred remains of his Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen in the wake of discovering what he thought was the truth about his father from Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Admittedly, seeing the smoking and destroyed Lars family homestead did highlight very early on just how barbaric The Empire could be during their quests to get precisely what they wanted. But did folks really need to see the crispy fried skeletons of Luke's guardians lay on the Tatooine sand to get that point across?
It no doubt helped burn the horrific moment into the minds of infants the world over upon witnessing this shocking act for the first time, sure. But looking back, the sequence feels like something straight out of a horror flick rather than a brief beat of darkness in the thick of a fantastical space opera.