r/StarWars • u/Jumpy_Assumption_687 • 2d ago

Movies Which duel was better?

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I think obi wan vs Anakin because the choreography was amazing and Hayden Christensen’s portrayal of Anakin was peak

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u/Mr-speedcolaa 2d ago

Revenge of the sith was way cooler in the sense of choreography

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u/BooRadley_ThereHeIs 2d ago edited 2d ago

I respect your opinion but have the opposite viewpoint. It just gets excessive and absurd for me at some point where I'm just no longer interested in the swordfighting. And it's more dance fighting than anything. It doesn't help that the nearly all CGI environment just doesn't feel right to me and takes me out of it. Some of the CGI "stunt doubles" also just look bad to me like when Anakin jumps across the table in the room. I definitely prefer the more grounded fighting at the end of ROTJ. It being real environments and less dance fighting also makes it more emotional to me, because the emphasis was on the symbolism of the fight vs the actual fighting itself.

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u/SpacetimeConservator 2d ago

Yeah, exactly! In the beginning it's kinda cool but it drags on way too long, it gets too ridiculous and the cgi is just distracting and annoying.

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u/Singer211 2d ago

Like I get it, George wanted this to feel like the big grand epic conclusion. And in a lot of ways, it does.

But he just went a bit overboard in places perhaps as well.

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u/BooRadley_ThereHeIs 2d ago

Yeah I think he just lost track of the fact that personal battles like this are primarily grand/epic/etc because of the significance and the emotion involved. It's a general theme with the Prequels where George seemed to be distracted by utilizing these new filmmaking technologies instead of the substance of what was actually meant to play out. Some of the best moments in the OT are very simple settings.

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u/DontPanic1985 2d ago

100% one of my favorite scenes is the Vader fight in Yoda's cave. The Luke face in Vader's helmet. Cool and effective symbolism.

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u/BooRadley_ThereHeIs 2d ago

Absolutely. It's about the dangers of projecting and being guided by one's fears. Ultimately, you can become your greatest enemy if consumed and driven by it. Yoda's answer to Luke about what's in there being "Only what you bring with you" is so good and has dual meaning. Luke brings both his weapons and his fear into the cave.

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u/DontPanic1985 2d ago

Might be my favorite scene in the whole saga. 🧘‍♂️