twooffour said:
They'll blow us into tiny pieces, and BLAAAST us into oblivion!
That’s just one of many examples of issues that arise from trying to make the PT so silly and kid-friendly. It would have been better if he’d delivered the line like he was actually talking about a menace they should be scared of instead of telling a joke.
It’s no coincidence that the best of the PT was the one in which Lucas was forced to be more grown-up than he wanted.
George Lucas said, about ROTS:
If you were a studio, I’m sure you would say, ‘This is way too dark. You’re going to alienate your audience.’ But what can I do? That’s the story.
His hands were tied by the OT, preventing him from making the more kid-oriented film he’d have preferred.