The first climactic lightsaber battle in the Star Wars franchise was….pretty lame. It was two old men kinda prodding at each other – of course, this was long before they had the budget for better choreography, or even the idea that lightsaber battles could be dynamic, visceral fights, with elaborate moves and flips and stuff. Still, while that original battle is full of emotion and meaning, it’s hard to go back to it and not recognize how LAME it is.
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Obi-Wan vanishing made NO sense, it was never explained why that happened. I wasn't even sur ehe had actually died the first time I saw it because he literally vanishes with no body.
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Do I need to point out Vader was physically fucked so his moving would suck and obi wan wanted to die so no shits were given
People thought this fight was cool back in the day?
Well people have pointed out the problems with the props, so I will also bring up that the man in the Darth Vader suit could barely see the actor in front of him. Another reason why this fight was so weak.
I've seen people talk defend this and talk about the emotion of the meeting, but honestly, we know very little about Darth Vader and Obi-Wan's history in this fight, there's very little emotion going into it. If anybody tries to defend it out of realism, real sword fights have more movement than this, and so did the fights in the next two movies.
Dorkly is butthurt apparently.
Imo I feel like Darth did this on purpose to go easy on Obi Wan. I think he knew he was gonna win but I think it was kinda of hard for him to kill someone he knew most of his life.
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Finally! Someone said it!
YES! It is better than the emotionless spectacle.
Luke is like those kids who liked the prequels but not the originals.
Stop going at each other like a coup,e of elderly assholes! *We are elderly assholes*
The one thing the prequels did better
The demographic for Star Wars back then is pretty different from its current demographic. Back then it was about character development, immersive atmosphere and a deep telling story. These days it's about flips, special effects and robots.
wait no post credits clip?
well, they did not want to damage the lightsabers, how is that surprising?
well in all honesty, this is a climactic battle of two old people. One a prestigious leader of an entire galactic empire, the other once regarded as a legend in the eyes of the same empire his pupil now leads
Couldn't Obi Wan have to just thrown a Kamehameha wave?
Original lightsabers were made of a glass material and Lucas instructed the actors to never touch sabers or they might break. That's why they added the yellow flash to simulate contact.
To be fair.. they really were old and sh*t… did you think you'd have been able to stop them otherwise Luke? Heck, even being old and crippled, Luke only won cause his dad didn't go all out…
Of course they are two of the best, Vader made sure of that.
This scene in the movie ruined star wars for me.
Do you know why they don’t do flips because there old
"huh. Neat." WILL LIVE ON
THANK YOU!!! been saying this for 20 years.
Confirmed: Darth Vader is Sonic the Hedgehog.
Makes sense when you think about it, really.
Haha. Hey, it was 1977. This fight was probably pretty wild back then.
Luke, you stupid idiot, your aunt and uncle are dead!
Luke…one of them IS elderly.
"Huh. Neat" -Darth Vader
Reminds me of how they fight in Prince of Persia for the gbc
The times, they are a changing.
If you where to change or add anything to the ot, it would be make the lightsaber battles a bit more intense.
Luke: Stop prodding each other like a couple of elderly assholes!
Obi Wan: I'm like 70.
Vader: Yeah, and I'm a burn victim can only survive with cybernetic enhancements and a breathing apparatus. Cut us some slack.
Luke: You guys are complete pussies!
Vader: Hey! Don't you talk back to your father, young man!
Luke:…What?
Obi Wan: Ahhhhhhh shit.
Oh my god, Darth Vader's been sonic this whole time!!!
Apple doesn't fall far from the whiney tree.
HUH, NEAT.
Darth Vader has incredibly limited movement due to having, I dunno, three lost limbs and being on a ventilator? Also, this is of course around 15-20 YEARS after Vader's horrible accident, so imagine the deterioration and continued need for increased life support in that time.
Obi Wan is literally an old man.
Now, the important part is what you don't see. I believe that if Luke was standing that close, he would be pushed back by the powerful forces of, well, the Force that were being used. They were both trying to hold each other down and keep each other from using their even now limited movement to attack.
Sorry it's not glamorous enough to watch.
This is exactly why I can't even finish watching any movie from the Star Wars trilogy. They are so bad it hurts my brain.
What's funny is that the choreographer obviously took into consideration that a lightsaber's blade will cut through anything, and the moves are pretty reasonable for two guys wielding what amounts to overpowered omnidirectional chainsaws.
And now this fight makes even less sense after Rogue One.
he's not wrong
We're never gonna let this go are we?
I Have The High Ground !
i love these 8bit non pokeman dorkly bits! this was cool even the 8bit background music is spot on! And yes the newer generation of kids see it this way. they actually call this movie boring… then they proceed to text/tweet/facebook each other to death about the stupidest sh!t
yeah that kind of sums up all of star wars now.
Watch a fight between two ridiculously high level guys and it's boring, a lot of feints and teases . That's how I justify this in my head.