Its message of hope and redemption and recurring theme of good vs. evil have mythological underpinnings that are older than the Bible. And fairy tales exist because they bring a complex world into an understandable form that helps us through life. This works both for and against the highly anticipated film, which opens May 19. Anyone who has flinched taking their child to a movie can take them without qualms, enjoy it vicariously through their child's eyes or even, hopefully, through the child within. But audiences jaded by contemporary movie violence and expecting it here will find it tame.
Most violence takes place off-screen, and much of it is directed at android characters.
So whatever is up on the screen is correct. People need to accept that. And if they can't, don't go see it again. However, Lucas doesn't consider the new film any more kid-friendly than the others. But over the years, people drifted away from that and tried to make it into more than it is.