Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
I had PSN credit for some reason so I got battlefront. I figure cheaper is better. Hot damn that Jakku map. When Star Destroyers are just falling out of the sky, you know some shit is going down.
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
You know how Lucas tries to rationalize the fight between Obi-wan and Vader in New Hope being between an 'Old Man' and a 'Cripple' as to why they aren't doing all the flippy flips instead of just conceding the special effects reality of the times?
Then he has Dooku fight Yoda, one who is doing acrobatic flippy flips like a motherfucker, one being a human older than Obi in the OT the other being a green gremlin about 900 years old. Then he has Palpatine fight Yoda, aforementioned 900 year old gremlin and ancient Sith master do acrobatics and Senate Frisbee toss.
Oh, and can we all just take a moment and be thankful that Lucas didn't get the rights to Flash Gordan? Because that's the reason why Star Wars got made.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
I like how the flippy stuff works in SWTOR. Not sure about Sentinels/Marauders but Guardians/Juggernauts get just one move like that which acts as your standard MMORPG tank-charge. The rest is bashing faces in with a lightsaber with the occasional Force-fueled choke, backslap or push.
The flippy shit isn't dumb but the way they did it was.
Dooku wasn't fighting anyone when the scene was shot so all he's doing is waving his sabre around and then yoda was added in later and choreographed to fit.
What they could have done was added three or four guys in green screen suits at different heights so he had some people to fight against and realistic blade movement. Then get rid of the people in the green suits and CG yoda in then.
A really high level Jedi duel shouldn't even be visible to most people
Forget lightsabers, forget throwing rocks at each other, that shit should happen on a purely spiritual level that we can't even conceive of without our own connection to the Force
Granted, that doesn't make a good scene in a movie, but it's a thing I like to imagine
A really high level Jedi duel shouldn't even be visible to most people
Forget lightsabers, forget throwing rocks at each other, that shit should happen on a purely spiritual level that we can't even conceive of without our own connection to the Force
Granted, that doesn't make a good scene in a movie, but it's a thing I like to imagine
Just visualize it on screen like that part where egg and lo pan have a magic dual in big trouble.
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
A really high level Jedi duel shouldn't even be visible to most people
Forget lightsabers, forget throwing rocks at each other, that shit should happen on a purely spiritual level that we can't even conceive of without our own connection to the Force
Granted, that doesn't make a good scene in a movie, but it's a thing I like to imagine
Like they're standing there with their lightsabers out and everyone nearby them is literally blown away by the Force battle going on
A really high level Jedi duel shouldn't even be visible to most people
Forget lightsabers, forget throwing rocks at each other, that shit should happen on a purely spiritual level that we can't even conceive of without our own connection to the Force
Granted, that doesn't make a good scene in a movie, but it's a thing I like to imagine
so you're saying it should be like the fight between Dr. Killinger and the Investors in the last episode of Venture Bros
GreasyKidsStuffMOMMM!ROAST BEEF WANTS TO KISS GIRLS ON THE TITTIES!Registered Userregular
Also hey could someone explain something to me
In Empire, when Luke goes to the cave, and Yoda says he won't need weapons, is Luke continuing to strap on his stuff supposed to be him defying Yoda? It's confused me for years and I just thought it could be read as either "fuck that, I'm bringing my weapons" or "okay I believe you but I'll take them anyway." I figure it's the former.
In Empire, when Luke goes to the cave, and Yoda says he won't need weapons, is Luke continuing to strap on his stuff supposed to be him defying Yoda? It's confused me for years and I just thought it could be read as either "fuck that, I'm bringing my weapons" or "okay I believe you but I'll take them anyway." I figure it's the former.
I think it indicates that Luke is, at that time, unwilling or unable to trust The Force to see him through a trial.
In Empire, when Luke goes to the cave, and Yoda says he won't need weapons, is Luke continuing to strap on his stuff supposed to be him defying Yoda? It's confused me for years and I just thought it could be read as either "fuck that, I'm bringing my weapons" or "okay I believe you but I'll take them anyway." I figure it's the former.
Luke is stuck on the desire to acquire as much power as he can at this point in the movie, and the cave shows him the end point of craving and exerting power. I watched it again recently and I feel like the lightsaber is kind of a symbol of the dark side for him. I kinda hope he doesn't use one in the new movies.
In Empire, when Luke goes to the cave, and Yoda says he won't need weapons, is Luke continuing to strap on his stuff supposed to be him defying Yoda? It's confused me for years and I just thought it could be read as either "fuck that, I'm bringing my weapons" or "okay I believe you but I'll take them anyway." I figure it's the former.
Luke is stuck on the desire to acquire as much power as he can at this point in the movie, and the cave shows him the end point of craving and exerting power. I watched it again recently and I feel like the lightsaber is kind of a symbol of the dark side for him. I kinda hope he doesn't use one in the new movies.
I think you're right about the meaning of the lightsaber, which is why his building a new one in ROTJ that is so distinct from how his fathers looked is meaningful.
In Empire, when Luke goes to the cave, and Yoda says he won't need weapons, is Luke continuing to strap on his stuff supposed to be him defying Yoda? It's confused me for years and I just thought it could be read as either "fuck that, I'm bringing my weapons" or "okay I believe you but I'll take them anyway." I figure it's the former.
Luke is stuck on the desire to acquire as much power as he can at this point in the movie, and the cave shows him the end point of craving and exerting power. I watched it again recently and I feel like the lightsaber is kind of a symbol of the dark side for him. I kinda hope he doesn't use one in the new movies.
Unless he scrounged around the throne room to retrieve his second one after tossing it away in defiance of the Emperor, it went up with the second Death Star. He would have had to construct a third.
It seems likely that he would still have one, if at some point he tried to start a new Jedi academy.
I think it would be neat to see some sort of scene reminiscent of the old Japanese master with a walking stick that doesn't have to move around very much at all and can swat away just about any attack. Would be an interesting contrast to the way Luke used a saber in the OT (a la sledgehammer), and would show character growth. Recognition that it's a tool, not "this weapon is your life".
Yoda and the Emperor, conversely, came across as super powerful because they had no need for lightsabers. Until, of course...
I feel like all jedi no matter their skill level should have a lightsaber.
Mostly for the 'defending the weak' thing. Lightsabers are great at deflecting laser blasts. They haven't shown anything which would suggest even an extremely powerful force user could use only the force to stop those.
Like yeah the lightsaber is a pretty impressive offensive weapon, but I think in every medium what it's shown to be doing the most is blocking laser shots.
I feel like all jedi no matter their skill level should have a lightsaber.
Mostly for the 'defending the weak' thing. Lightsabers are great at deflecting laser blasts. They haven't shown anything which would suggest even an extremely powerful force user could use only the force to stop those.
Like yeah the lightsaber is a pretty impressive offensive weapon, but I think in every medium what it's shown to be doing the most is blocking laser shots.
Vader does it in Empire. I agree with your sentiment, though.
But is that explicitly the force or could it also be a byproduct of having robot hands
I know like, "absorb laser" is a force power in some of the star wars RPG materials but with the whole EU being gotten rid of, I'm not sure if there is an official answer to how that happened these days.
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Then he has Dooku fight Yoda, one who is doing acrobatic flippy flips like a motherfucker, one being a human older than Obi in the OT the other being a green gremlin about 900 years old. Then he has Palpatine fight Yoda, aforementioned 900 year old gremlin and ancient Sith master do acrobatics and Senate Frisbee toss.
Oh, and can we all just take a moment and be thankful that Lucas didn't get the rights to Flash Gordan? Because that's the reason why Star Wars got made.
That's no beach ball.
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Yoda in Empire is soooooo good.
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
Instead of flippy bullshit Yoda, they just had the lightsaber doing all the same stuff while Yoda is over in the corner gently waving his hand around
That scene could have been amazing with one simple change.
Still have Yoda's saber doing crazy flips and shit, all the debris still flying around.
But for the entire fight, Yoda himself, is just standing there stoic , eyes closed, hand up.
The flippy shit isn't dumb but the way they did it was.
Dooku wasn't fighting anyone when the scene was shot so all he's doing is waving his sabre around and then yoda was added in later and choreographed to fit.
What they could have done was added three or four guys in green screen suits at different heights so he had some people to fight against and realistic blade movement. Then get rid of the people in the green suits and CG yoda in then.
Satans..... hints.....
Forget lightsabers, forget throwing rocks at each other, that shit should happen on a purely spiritual level that we can't even conceive of without our own connection to the Force
Granted, that doesn't make a good scene in a movie, but it's a thing I like to imagine
Just visualize it on screen like that part where egg and lo pan have a magic dual in big trouble.
Like they're standing there with their lightsabers out and everyone nearby them is literally blown away by the Force battle going on
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so you're saying it should be like the fight between Dr. Killinger and the Investors in the last episode of Venture Bros
Counterpoint: The scene in one of the later episodes of Clone Wars where Palpatine schools Maul and Savage is great.
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In Empire, when Luke goes to the cave, and Yoda says he won't need weapons, is Luke continuing to strap on his stuff supposed to be him defying Yoda? It's confused me for years and I just thought it could be read as either "fuck that, I'm bringing my weapons" or "okay I believe you but I'll take them anyway." I figure it's the former.
I think it indicates that Luke is, at that time, unwilling or unable to trust The Force to see him through a trial.
"That is why you fail"
Luke is stuck on the desire to acquire as much power as he can at this point in the movie, and the cave shows him the end point of craving and exerting power. I watched it again recently and I feel like the lightsaber is kind of a symbol of the dark side for him. I kinda hope he doesn't use one in the new movies.
I think you're right about the meaning of the lightsaber, which is why his building a new one in ROTJ that is so distinct from how his fathers looked is meaningful.
Unless he scrounged around the throne room to retrieve his second one after tossing it away in defiance of the Emperor, it went up with the second Death Star. He would have had to construct a third.
It seems likely that he would still have one, if at some point he tried to start a new Jedi academy.
I think it would be neat to see some sort of scene reminiscent of the old Japanese master with a walking stick that doesn't have to move around very much at all and can swat away just about any attack. Would be an interesting contrast to the way Luke used a saber in the OT (a la sledgehammer), and would show character growth. Recognition that it's a tool, not "this weapon is your life".
Yoda and the Emperor, conversely, came across as super powerful because they had no need for lightsabers. Until, of course...
Mostly for the 'defending the weak' thing. Lightsabers are great at deflecting laser blasts. They haven't shown anything which would suggest even an extremely powerful force user could use only the force to stop those.
Like yeah the lightsaber is a pretty impressive offensive weapon, but I think in every medium what it's shown to be doing the most is blocking laser shots.
Vader does it in Empire. I agree with your sentiment, though.
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But is that explicitly the force or could it also be a byproduct of having robot hands
suffice to say it looks fuckin good
I know like, "absorb laser" is a force power in some of the star wars RPG materials but with the whole EU being gotten rid of, I'm not sure if there is an official answer to how that happened these days.
Yoda should have a lightsaber.
Because the scene where he opens his robe and pulls out his lightsaber with the force and lights it up is the best goddam scene of the prequels.
Satans..... hints.....