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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
"First shouldnt he have sensed Obi-Wan using the force to get the saber"
Force sensing is nowhere near that specific, and I might remind you of Dooku's statement about with Force powers being equal, a duel is the only way to resolve who is the strongest. So, not only are Force use and dueling not considered the same thing, but use of a lightsaber is seen as a greater ability than use of the Force.
hmmm, I guess I never really agreed with Dooku, Anyone can learn to sword fight, but not everyone can master the force, so how exactly is dueling with lightsabers a greater ability than the use of the force. I mean, when you use a lightsaber in a duel you are Simultaneously using the force. As Qui-Gon told Shmi, 'He sees things before they happen, thats how he appears to have such fast reflexes' This is how ive always looked at lightsaber battles, and the Jedi's ability to deflect blaster bolts, they know where the strike is, or the blaster bolt is before its shot, so they've already moved to block it. Blaster bolts travel pretty quickly so i dont care how fast you are your not gonna block it unless you know where its going. So when it comes to lightsaber battles, there is a lot of force use in the battle itself, because you have to essential 'mask' your moves from your opponent and read their moves. Its basically really advanced reading of your opponent, just like you normally would do in most martial arts, except that you have the Force to assist you.
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Originally posted by: Klingon_Jedi
Personally, Luke vs Vader ROTJ will always be the battle. Especially when Luke lets his anger get the best of him, the male chorus kicks in, and it's just a powerful moment. You feel the weight of the scene. Son against Father. Son threading dangerously close to becoming that which he fights. It's short, but it pretty much makes the film along with the space battle and unmasking.
Hmm.., MeBeJedi sniped me here. I too like the ESB and TPM duals for the same reasons. They're probably two and three repectively. I'm hoping ROTS can ehco some of that power like I long hoped it would. I'll know in about fourteen hours.
Yeah, I have to agree with you about your comments with the ROTJ battle, it is a very powerful scene. But I still like the ANH battle because of the stalemate between the two, you can tell that they are both very good and neither one can really get an opening that they can take advantage of to defeat the other. This opinion of the battle though is heavily based on my Kendo experience and not so much the scene as a whole.
-Darth Simon