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- Spoilers (7)
Certification
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Sex & Nudity
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- Partial and somewhat obscured nudity from a distance throughout. Numerous glimpses of female buttocks and breasts. Not overly graphic or obscene but quite frequent.
- It is implied that Faustus is continually engaging in sexual immorality, including fornication, adultery, and orgies. Very little of this is ever shown, however, and none of this is very graphic.
- At one point, a demon transforms himself into a naked woman in order to seduce Faustus and stop him from repenting of his sins. Partial nudity is seen from the back, and Faustus and the demon then fondle each other, kiss, and embrace. It is implied Faustus then has sex with this demon.
- While the sexual content is not very graphic and the nudity is brief and not explicit, sexual immorality is a key theme and presence throughout. Sexual intercourse, unnatural lusts, and hedonism take place and are discussed all throughout the film. However, this is all depicted and discussed in order to condemn such immoral behavior, and all sin is punished in the end.
Violence & Gore
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- There is some strong violence throughout, such as when Faustus is seen fighting in a battle and killing people. This only lasts about five seconds, but it is rather gory. It is made even more disturbing by how much Faustus appears to enjoy killing people and cutting them up.
- A man slices open his own arm to commit his soul to Satan. There is a close-up of the arm being cut open and blood pouring out.
- The scenes with demons and other infernal spirits are somewhat violent, but they are more scary than gory for the most part, with the one exception of the first scene.
- When the demon first appears to Faustus, he is covered in maggots and rotting flesh. Very gory and extremely disturbing, though very brief.
- Faustus approaches a series of naked women in order to have sex with them, but they suddenly melt and crumble into deformed hags. Their faces appear to have suffered severe burns and are scarred and contorted as a result. Sudden and gross albeit brief scene.
- The ending is the most disturbing and violent scene in the film by far.
Profanity
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- None whatsoever.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- Faustus regularly indulges in excessive alcohol and drunkenness all throughout. This is part of the classic play, and it is not condoned but in fact very firmly condemned by the story as a whole. All immoral behavior in this film is meant to show how destructive it is.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- The film is very frightening all throughout, especially the depiction of Faustus' punishment for his sin at the end of the movie.
- Faustus summons a demon at the beginning in order to trade his soul for worldly pleasures. The scene is very ominous, and when the demon arrives, he is a skeleton covered in maggots and rotting flesh. Very sudden and disturbing.
- Faustus slices open his arm and draws blood in order to sign his name and make his pact with Satan
- Throughout the film/play, Faustus falls deeper and deeper into degeneracy and moral chaos. As he goes downhill more and more, the fear of his inevitable damnation into Hell is continually intensified. This is both frightening as well as depressing, seeing a man completely throw his life and soul away in exchange for worldly possessions and pleasures that never succeed in making him happy. Faustus at one point considers suicide but decides against it, realizing that this life is all the good he will ever experience.
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Spoilers
Sex & Nudity
- At the very end, Faustus realizes that what he thought were prostitutes and concubines he had been having sex with were actually demons in disguise sent to seduce him into damnation. These demons who had previously appeared as beautiful naked women then drag Faustus into Hell.
- Dozens of naked men and women are shown being tortured in Hell at the end when Faustus is dragged down into the pit. Much more gruesome and disturbing than it is inappropriate.
Violence & Gore
- The ending scene where Faustus is taken into Hell is very violent and extremely disturbing. Faustus is shown being torn apart by demons, and several naked souls are shown covered in blood and being tortured while they scream loudly.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- The final scene is notoriously disturbing and frightening, though entirely faithful to the classic play it is adapting. Faustus discovers he has one more hour to live and tries to escape from his coming damnation, but to no avail, and this scene is very suspenseful.
- When the clock strikes twelve, Faustus realizes his life is over and his soul belongs eternally to Lucifer. The ground breaks open, revealing a chasm into Hell. Screams of pain and torture are heard as he gazes down into the fiery abyss. Demons covered in snakes reach up and drag him into Hell. The final moment of the film shows him being dragged down and screaming in agony terror along with other damned souls being tortured. The film concludes with fire engulfing the screen, and we hear the ominous words "the wages of sin is death" being read.
- The whole tone of the film and the moral descent of a man who has sold his soul to the devil is very dark and disturbing.
- The ending scene where Faustus is taken into Hell and tortured alongside the other damned souls is very frightening and extremely disturbing.
