The Force Awakens Do you like the new lightsaber?

[Mulholland-Jr]

When stuff like this happened, it wasn't the least bit exciting. It was just flat out dumb.

Bwahaha.

 

[Human Torch]

 

[WC Avengers]

Honestly, if this is the only gripe about the trailer we are doing good. ;-)

 

[godisawesome]

There's some gripe over whether Ridley or Boyega is the lead, but yeah, it's no where near as repetitive or large as the Broadsaber discussion.

Speaking of the above Anakin vs Obi-Wan razzle dazzle fire dance moment, I'm actually fine with the choreography of that fight being so long lasting and acrobatic, but I don't really want to see it again unless they follow my interpretation of that fight: Obi-Wan and Anakin spent so long training together with near identical fighting style (albeit with Obi-Wan focusing on defense vs Anakin on offense) and getting in such a Force sync that parts of their fight feature them "racing" through attack formations, with both managing to beat the other to the end and get a shot at their opponent.

That above sequence of the fight is somewhat less stupid if you think that they're kind of feeding off each other's strategies and so familiar with each other that each swing is cancelled half-way through because they already know it will be blocked, and that the eventual saber clash is caused by Obi-Wan winning the race, forcing Anakin to awkwardly block his strike, and that the following Force push contest is what happens when they fall back into sync.

Yes, I overthought the fight choreography. But it was fun.

In the new films, I want to see lightsaber fights with very different styles, since both Orders were pretty much wiped out. I want to see Broadsword style vs Sabre style vs Katana style vs Pike Style (like the Shadow Guard in Force Unleashed) vs traditional (Forms I through X) style) vs someone who has the potential but zero training in it.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I want a guy with a big ass gun that shoots lightsabers out of it.

Or sharks. Yes. A gun that shoots armored, lightsaber-armed, flying space sharks.

 

[DKDetective]

In the new films, I want to see lightsaber fights with very different styles, since both Orders were pretty much wiped out. I want to see Broadsword style vs Sabre style vs Katana style vs Pike Style (like the Shadow Guard in Force Unleashed) vs traditional (Forms I through X) style) vs someone who has the potential but zero training in it.

No thanks. Sometimes less is more. There is an elegant simplicity to all force users having a single ritualistic weapon of a more civilized age.

 

[godisawesome]

I'm not talking different lightsabres....much. I just mean I don't want everyone swinging their sword the same way, where Lucas seemed to intentionally avoid having anyone one hand it like Vader did in ESB.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

He actually had reasoning behind it though. He had the lightsaber as a really heavy prop because of the energy that is contained within it, when two of them touch there's an explosion. He wanted the power of a lightsaber to be something that had weight to it. Only those who were incredibly experienced could wield them freely and with ease.

That is what led to the highly stylised fights in the prequels, all the characters were used to handling that kind of weapon, whereas Ben was out of practice, Luke was a novice, and Vader (despite possibly being the best fighter) was still suffering from missing all his limbs and living inside a pressurised suit.

If we're still following that line of thought, this trilogy should find a middle ground between the previous two. Luke is able to train new Jedi to use lightsabers in faster, more elegant ways, but he himself was not taught to fight classical Jedi were. So they're fast and elegant, but at the slow and clunky fighting.

 

[Nathan]

 

[Iceman]

If you watch what real people in the circus do with knives, fire, getting thrown around high up without a safety net for eg it might make it more believable that the chosen few from across the entire universe who are the most tuned in guys of all with The Force that connects it all might be able to handle a dangerous weapon that they've been using every day from a young age with little risk of lopping their own limbs off, even when doing the spectacular. And add to that this is a completely fictional universe and you would expect the realm of believability to extend a little bit further.

 

[WC Avengers]

With the new saber, if you even attempt to twirl the saber handle anything like they did in the prequels you are in for some serious gashes and loss of appendages.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Well maybe he won't twirl it then.

 

[Travesty]

Ha!

 

[Iceman]

That's probably why they added it. Vader & Yoda's bosses saw that twirling gif from RotS and decided no more.

 

[Green Goblin]

You guys realise if Luke had the new lightsaber in Empire Strikes Back he'd still have his hand...

 

[CommanderConnor]

You guys realise if Luke had the new lightsaber in Empire Strikes Back he'd still have his hand...

No he wouldn't because Vader cut it off at an angle where he sliced the bottom not coming in from the top where the cross blades on the new saber are. So if he had the new saber he'd still lose his hand

 

[Doppelganger]

Is red the only approved sith color? Why don't jedi use red blades? Has it something to do with the force? Anything in the "Legends" Canon? Or did this just.... happen?

 

[CommanderConnor]

Is red the only approved sith color? Why don't jedi use red blades? Has it something to do with the force? Anything in the "Legends" Canon? Or did this just.... happen?

Natural Lightsaber crystals are from Ilum, and are blue or sometimes green. Only 1 crystal has been purple but off the top of my head can't remember where/why and that was Windu's.

Red lightsabers use a synthetic crystal which is how Sith construct there lightsabers

 

[GoldGoblin]

Why not have the Sith master use a black lightsaber?

 

[giveyourself12%]

When stuff like this happened, it wasn't the least bit exciting. It was just flat out dumb.

That's one of my favorite lightsaber moments in the context of the movie. Repeated over and over like that though, they look like they unexpectedly stumbled into a yellow jacket colony.


Edited to add:

Obi-wan: "We must be mindful Anakin...we are nearing the hive.

Anakin: "Don't worry master, I can sense everything that's going on in that hive...wings flapping...legs scittering...pollination of...AAARGHHH!!!!

Obi-Wan: "ANAKIN, you STEPPED IN IT!!!! Your allergies!!!!

Anakin: *a Vaderish* "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
*cue ignition of lightsabers*

 

[Travesty]

That scene is ridiculous. Just look at it.

 

[Nathan]

That's one of my favorite lightsaber moments in the context of the movie. Repeated over and over like that though, they look like they unexpectedly stumbled into a yellow jacket colony.

I find that even in context bad. Standing in front of each other, twirling the blades for nearly 2-3 seconds. I'm surprised neither of them thought of just force blasting the other during that moment.

 

[MashedPotatoes]

Remade the original Trailer in GMOD!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niFgnSJGqtI&

 

[horrorwriter]

It is not a crossguard...

 

[Jaxon]

Saber does it job in giving that impact. The follow up crackle it makes just gives the whole character that little more impactful sense of evil. Love it.