marvel - Why doesn't Blood stick on Wolverine's blades?

Wolverine has stabbed a number of opponents using his adamantium blades in the movies but every time he does so and takes out the blade from someones' body it's nice and shiny. There's not even a single drop of blood on his blades. Why does that happen?

Answer

Specific to the movies, in short, because the film makers don't want to depict too much blood and violence in the film. It probably has a lot to do with the US motion picture rating system.

A film rated PG-13 for "intense violence" is given this rating if blood is present in a violent way
An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would permit.

The following movies all have Wolverine in them: X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), X-Men The Last Stand (2006), and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), all of which received a rating of PG-13.

I'd have to say that the rating system itself is still somewhat subjective-- it depends on how much leeway is given for what is considered violence. Keep in mind that the story around Wolverine is that he's a hero, an X-Man-- not some guy that is slashing everyone with blood on his 'knives' to show for it. It's already plenty violent when he stabs someone, which is how they keep earning a PG-13 rating I'm sure.

History also tells us that PG-13 movies make more money than R movies because it reaches a larger audience. So unless it's really necessary, the director isn't going to depict violence that begins to reach R rating levels.

Also see: MPAA - What each rating means

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