A Thousand Stars: Episode III, Part 37
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matrilHow do you portray a duel between a former Master and apprentice, former friends who have fought alongside each other for years, who know each other so well they can anticipate practically every move?
Well, you can have them brandishing their sabers in a flurry of almost-moves which they're adjusting and reconfiguring so fast that it's a blur to our eyes. We can break it down into individual frames, but it's best experienced in motion, giving us a sense that these Jedi are thinking and moving too fast for our senses to process.
And you can have them gesture at the same instant, a visual of perfect equal-and-opposite forces that only breaks when they're both flung backwards. Almost like fighting their own mirror image.
The only way this can end is if one of them gives in to a weakness and the other doesn't. It's fitting for Anakin to succumb to arrogance, as he's always chafed at being considered less-than, not good enough, particularly in regards to Obi-Wan. Overreaching proves his downfall.
Next time, images of tragedy...
Well, you can have them brandishing their sabers in a flurry of almost-moves which they're adjusting and reconfiguring so fast that it's a blur to our eyes. We can break it down into individual frames, but it's best experienced in motion, giving us a sense that these Jedi are thinking and moving too fast for our senses to process.
And you can have them gesture at the same instant, a visual of perfect equal-and-opposite forces that only breaks when they're both flung backwards. Almost like fighting their own mirror image.
The only way this can end is if one of them gives in to a weakness and the other doesn't. It's fitting for Anakin to succumb to arrogance, as he's always chafed at being considered less-than, not good enough, particularly in regards to Obi-Wan. Overreaching proves his downfall.
Next time, images of tragedy...
