As you have likely heard, the scene in “Terminator: Salvation” where Moon Bloodgood gets naked in the rain has been edited out of the theatrical version. This is disappointing and kind of strange if the ultimate reason was to lower the rating to PG 13. McG claims this isn’t the case but with all the ultra violence in this movie a little nudity shouldn’t have hurt the rating much. Once again, in North American movies, violence is ok, sex is bad. Moon herself had some words to say about the edit at a recent press thing.
We heard that you were fighting to keep your topless scene in the movie.
Let me clarify, I wasn’t fighting for it, I just don’t like to feel that as a woman I should be apologetic about my sexuality, or that I made a choice because I was forced to do it. I thought the scene was appropriate. I thought it was beautiful. I have a very European feel about nudity. I just don’t ever want to, as a woman, confine myself and be a certain way when sexuality if a part of me. So I didn’t fight for it. But I didn’t fight, you know, against it. I just want what’s right for the scene.
They said it might be on the DVD?
My boobs, or the whole thing? I mean I’ve shown my boobs to Robert De Niro, you now what I mean, it’s a boob. Why are we making such a big deal? [Laughs] Please don’t put that in quotes.
What was that scene?
Basically, it’s a moment when I’m cleaning off a wound. And I feel Sam, I feel the presence of him staring at me. I just turn back and there were scenes where I had my hands covering me. It’s literally a quick silhouette. It’s not gross or in your face. It’s just a moment where you are feeling naked and this is my sexuality and here I am, and I’m a strong woman.
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