Violence in older movies is shown in such a sanitized way. For example, in classic Hollywood epics we never see swords cut into flesh, or arrows pierce armor. They look obviously glued onto wardrobes. Stunt men keel and die over in highly theatrical ways. Was there a watershed moment where things changed? Was it Bonnie and Clyde? Was it the censors holding movies back? Was it a lack of sophistication in special effects technique? Was it the viewing publics tolerance for realistic depicifons of violence in movies? When did the movement for greater realism start?