jye4ever
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The final blow would have been mercy. A seasoned warrior like Obi Wan would have known this. I have known real life soldiers who have pacts with their close brothers-in-arms to finish them if they're ever dismembered to that point and in agony with no future as an independent being free of pain.Well, I never took it that way. Anakin was dying and Obi-Wan found it too unbearable to watch; he does look away; on top of knowing Anakin was lost - srsly even dying Anakin was screaming he hated Obi-Wan.
I don't see Obi-Wan being able to take that final stroke; Mace Windu might have.
It undermines Anakins whole story arc and struggle with saving Padme.Force healing is the one thing about SW that I don't care for.
Or a poorly written one.It is a weird complex scene,
I didn't see that, and I've seen the film a few times. It just looked like they were going at it and neither could get the upper hand.The best part of the duel on Mustafar is how the duo change during it. Multiple times Anakin could have killed Obi-wan but he can’t bring himself to kill him either.
Right, which is why I charge the film with bad writing. It doesn't really make sense.After it happens, it’s done and over with and Obi-wan really lets go and drills into Anakin practically oblivious to him being burned alive.
Or maybe it was a crap script.
Maybe Obi Wan had some PTSD after the duel that he decided to quit being a Jedi not to mention shortly after he saw Anakin burn, he witnessed Padme die in front of him after giving birth to the twins with sadness as well.
Maybe Tony Robbins coached Grogu.It undermines Anakins whole story arc and struggle with saving Padme.
You expect me to believe a baby (Grogu) knows it yet Anakin and none of the other council members and master know it?
And we thought that was E.T. that Lucas snuck into the PT. He fooled us all!Baby Snoke
Should have had a visibly impenetrable explosive wall of lava suddenly separating them, as they are torn apart, he assumes his death.The final blow would have been mercy. A seasoned warrior like Obi Wan would have known this. I have known real life soldiers who have pacts with their close brothers-in-arms to finish them if they're ever dismembered to that point and in agony with no future as an independent being free of pain.
I don't pretend to understand it in the sense that I am highly unlikely to (unless I'm terribly, horribly unlucky) face that scenario from either side, but I can't imagine Obi Wan going *that far* and not finishing the job. Anakin was slowly and agonizingly burning to death in front of him and he walked away.
Not just from his duty to end a deadly threat, but from a former dear friend experiencing an excruciating slow death.
Let that sink in.
Personally, I think it was more weak writing within the context of this scenario and these characters.
While not 100% it would have at least made more sense and introduced plausible deniability as opposed to:..
Should have had a visibly impenetrable explosive wall of lava suddenly separating them, as they are torn apart, he assumes his death.
This is the same sequence had dudes unaffected by jumping around inches from molten lava, and that spouts the "high ground" nonsense. Reality had long checked out. I agree with you that it's just bad writing. Any notions of heroism, nobility or honour are not there. It's just flashy swords and fake emotionalism at the last moment. That scene is like 7-8 minutes long, between two warriors who are supposedly like brothers. How much do they actually say to each other in the entire sequence? Not very much. Tacked on "you were my brother" stuff at the very end.The final blow would have been mercy. A seasoned warrior like Obi Wan would have known this. I have known real life soldiers who have pacts with their close brothers-in-arms to finish them if they're ever dismembered to that point and in agony with no future as an independent being free of pain.
I don't pretend to understand it in the sense that I am highly unlikely to (unless I'm terribly, horribly unlucky) face that scenario from either side, but I can't imagine Obi Wan going *that far* and not finishing the job. Anakin was slowly and agonizingly burning to death in front of him and he walked away.
Not just from his duty to end a deadly threat, but from a former dear friend experiencing an excruciating slow death.
Let that sink in.
Personally, I think it was more weak writing within the context of this scenario and these characters.
Any notions of heroism, nobility or honour are not there. It's just flashy swords and fake emotionalism at the last moment.
As many have said, Lucas is a good ideas guy and has his moments with creating spectacle, but he can't write worth a damn and his direction is questionable at best.I agree with you that it's just bad writing.
This is the real shame of the Prequels. So many good ideas just wasted when Lucas could have had anyone in Hollywood help him if he asked.It's obvious what he *wanted* to show, but he didn't hand it off to someone who could actually execute that vision.
The fact that she will be most likely be redeemed will be a huge let down. I will give Disney a lot of credit if the allow character played by a black woman to be a real SW villain. most likely won’t have the balls to do it and thus will ruin the drama and story telling of the series.Hey if Disney wants to have a black female lead named sister being accused by the head inquisitor that she is angry and screaming befitting of her gutter origins (Disney words not mine) then more power to them i’ll just sit back and enjoy the lulz.
Her arc will be one where she will either be redeemed like a Disney Store gift card and live or redeemed but still murdered by Vader.
I prefer the latter.
I am curious of her backstory (Jedi temple?).
I personally don’t have a problem with her character she performed adequately enough to convey her hatred and hope of pleasing Vader which will make her death that much more ironic and thematically rewarding to watch in the service of making Vader more bad ass.
Again if her sole purpose is to only make Vader more bad ass then i’m fully onboard.
But if her sole purpose is for political statements you know like maybe a white inquisitor lecturing a black inquisitor that:
“It will not change what you are!”
She asks “And what is that?”
He answers with “THE LEAST OF US!” “You came to us from the gutter!” and then ends with “ALL THE POWER IN THE WORLD CAN’T MASK THE STENCH BENEATH!”
To which she responds back with “MAYBE THAT STENCH IS YOUR FAILURE!”
Insert jye eye roll!
Great thank you Disney for an on the nose racial debate between sith villains which was not needed.
If he is bothered by her “stench” why did he even bring her along it made no narrative sense.
Ughh whatever.
Anyways back to her arc.
Now if she gets redeemed and lives which I think is the more likely scenario then meh.
I hope she bites it by Vader even if redeemed lol
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Just about anything, not called RO, has messed up the OT in one way or another. I just try and roll with the punches nowThat could work. So in ANH she thought she was sending a message to "Obi-Wan" (war hero who fought with her father) but then in her cell on the Death Star Luke surprises her by saying he brought Ben (the guy who saved her from kidnappers) to which she was all "wait, what? Where?" which actually does kind of fit with how she delivered her lines.
Not sure how I feel about Obi-Wan using the Force to save her though. It was a nice scene within the context of the show but her comment to Luke in ROTJ that "you have a power that I don't understand, and could never have" always indicated to me that she didn't have first hand experience with people using the Force prior to meeting Luke, and on herself no less.
Yep.Just about anything, not called RO, has messed up the OT in one way or another. I just try and roll with the punches now
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