say what you will about the ANH duel, but it’s way better than this one , and that is with having the tech to use digital doubles:
I have no idea how to describe that… it feels like it should be good by any means, but it is plain horrible. Like lightsabers have no weight or impact to them. Also, it might be just me but they sound all wrong as well.
Also, it doesn’t count, with certain exceptions, prequels suck something major anyway.
Lastly, guys, please try to understand, I am not saying the whole dynamic and impact of the scene should be changed turned into something it isn’t. I am not saying it should be more like the lightsaber fights before or after ANH, I am not saying it should have some fancy moves or force powers or anything like that. I am not even saying that it should be extended or something. (but like I previously mentioned, there are unused shots from different camera angles that could be used for that purpose) I am just saying it should be improved a bit, it should be better than this. Even just toning down the ridiculous parts a bit would be enough. (Especially that weird, pointless spin that has no place or purpose there.)
That move especially problematic and it is painfully obvious to anyone who has held a sword before. Since Ben doesn’t even hit anything with that spin (not to mention it is nearly impossible for him to hit anything outside a choreographed sparring) he just looks like an idiot who got lucky for not getting killed that instant. I mean who does something like that in front of their enemy? Either way, I am just gonna drop the issue. I don’t want to stretch this issue any longer than it deserves. I just hope you guys can see reason in this.