Star Wars: Breaking Down the Duels - The Phantom Menace

[war_machine_rox]

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Watch as Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Ewan McGregor, VFX Supervisor John Knoll and Stunt Coordinator/Fight Choreographer Nick Gillard reflect on the crown jewel of lightsaber fights, “Duel of the Fates.” The fan-favorite fight saw Jedi duo Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn take on the Sith assassin Darth Maul in a two-on-one fight for the ages. The cast and

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[su_metal]

the crown jewel of lightsaber fights

[tifag]

I cringe so hard at that moment in the fight. I think they get praise cause it is how you might expect a Jedi to fight even when you look at them you wonder how they ever survive the fight with all the weird lightsaber flipping.

[war_machine_rox]

I never liked the RotS fight. The only thing that carried it was Ewan's acting. So the emotions were there but the duel wasnt working.

[gorlplz]

[nemo_de_la_meer]

The prequel fights are very stylized and while they're cool they're not... real fighting. The original choreographers of the OT died and unfortunately didn't work on the prequels. So, my favorite still is always going to be the Vader/Luke fight from RotJ. There is some beautiful work in there along with the Senate watching and that choir pumping up the jams in the background. *chef kiss* perfection

If I can recall, the fight choreographer for the OT worked on LotR so bless him for making that his last film. :')