Why Lightsaber Duels Suck Now

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  @lemox9701 · 3 years ago

  Anakin against the younglings will always be my favorite one. The rage in his eyes and the no match that it was

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  @Parrythismylord · 3 years ago

  For me it’s the lack of form. Each Jedi in the prequels had a unique fighting style but in the sequels they act like they’re swinging baseball bats

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  @gabethebabe3337 · 3 years ago

  Can't believe you didn't mention just how much of a beast Hayden was behind the scenes while training for these fights.

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  @anormalpersonlol · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCph3O_BE80&amp;t=100">1:40</a> well, Jedi are kind of supposed to be these people of extreme speeds and stamina so that’s probably why they don’t get tired.

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  @Odin46 · 3 years ago

  For me, the main problem is that the lightsaber itself has changed, now it&apos;s just a club, and not a saber that can cut you.

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  @Wolffman109 · 3 years ago

  In my opinion, the Mustafar duel played a MASSIVE role in making Revenge of the Sith one of my favorite movies of all time.

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  @Anilomu · 3 years ago

  One thing I think you overlooked is just how little danger lightsabers seem in the new movies, barely killing anyone, no limbs being lost. I guess I would put that into emotional significance.

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  @sparklepawz1185 · 4 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCph3O_BE80&amp;t=54">0:54</a> ironically that’s what made the new fight scenes so weird. Ewan McGregor explained that while they do provide cool light scenes, they’re flimsy and wobbly in actual clashes. The prequel props were also balanced like actual swords with the center of the weight being where the guard would be (thanks to the metal pole acting as the blade), making them easier to handle and making it easy to translate actual sword techniques into the fights.

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  @DJStriker106 · 3 years ago

  I think the biggest issue is choreography. In the old Star Wars films, the choreography made the LightSabers feel like Swords. From the way they were used and blocked. The new movies make the Lightsabers feel more like glorified baseball bats.

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  @windwalkerrangerdm · 3 years ago

  In the lightsaber fight of Qui-gon vs Darth Maul, before the fight, Qui-gon sits. He is calm, one with the force, almost peaceful. Maul, on the other hand, is walking left and right, like a caged animal, barely able to contain his anger, rage. Sublime display of characterization for both sides of the force. That whole sequence, including the follow up fight with Obi-wan, is awesome.

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  @Ares_gaming_117 · 3 years ago

  my favorite moment in lightsaber fights is when Anakin and Obi-Wan and fighting in their duel and Anakin is pushing towards obiwan in this little corridor and their lightsabers are hitting the walls and creating sparks. I think that small part was pretty awesome showing how completely focused they were on the duel and how aggressive Anakin was being.

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  @churipputori9087 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCph3O_BE80&amp;t=291">4:51</a> the way the music crescendos with each strike makes it feel like i&apos;m watching spaceballs

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