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I loved it. I'm not even disappointed. I didn't get what I wanted but it was a good ending I can't be mad.
Also anyone else catch the nod towards the Legends comic that had a similar encounter?
i saw this pointed out on Reddit, Obi-Wan switches to Qui-Gon's fighting style at the end. Maul even tries to use his saber to knock obi-wan down like he did Qui-Gon
I'm relived it wasn't about a final showdown but about a spiritual journey and impressed that they restrained the fight as much as they did. It felt very much in keeping with the traditions of Kurosawa's influence. People often forget that some of the best cinematic samurai fights between masters are over in seconds. All that jumping and flipping is supposed to be for the less experienced fighters.
I'm relived it wasn't about a final showdown but about a spiritual journey and impressed that they restrained the fight as much as they did. It felt very much in keeping with the traditions of Kurosawa's influence. People often forget that some of the best cinematic samurai fights between masters are over in seconds. All that jumping and flipping is supposed to be for the less experienced fighters.
Maybe I'm missing something, but how did Ezra know to go to Tatooine specifically? I mean I get how Maul would put it together but how did Ezra know? I'm pretty sure I didn't hear it in the holocron message and the last thime they picked up this story thread all Ezra & Kanan knew was that it was a desert planet with two suns, which apparently doesn't really narrow it down very much.
ETA: It just occurred to me that Kenobi now has two extra kyber crystals and the parts to make at least one functional hilt. A potential answer to the question of where Luke got the crystal and components for his own lightsaber perhaps?
Haven't seen the ep yet (doesn't come on until 6:30pm here), but in looking at that trailer, whoever they got to play the elder Kenobi is fantastic! The voice is damn nearly perfect to Guniess' style, accent and inflection. Funny, though, I've always found Maul's voice to be a little odd. Maybe that's because he only had a handful of words of dialog in TPM and it's difficult to decide in my head if that's the "right" voice for him.
And once again, back-water Tatooine is at the center of events of galactic influence.
In ANH Obi-Wan says no one has called him 'Obi-Wan' since before Luke was born, and IIRC through out the episode no one calls him Obi-Wan to his face, just Kenobi
After all the buildup, I found this one kind of underwhelming. Too much of it was just two characters I've never liked much slogging through the desert. It wasn't until the last act that things got interesting.
I don't know much about samurai movies, so I didn't get that that was the homage, but it did make sense to me that the battle was so much shorter this time, since Obi-Wan is much more mature and centered. He's been meditating in the desert for, what, 17 years at this point, so he must be really disciplined. It makes sense his fighting style would be spare and minimalist.
So now we've technically seen both Luke and Leia on Rebels. Who else have we seen from the OT? Kenobi, Vader, Tarkin, Yoda, Wedge, Yularen, that bearded general from Yavin, Mon Mothma... Who else? Was Captain Antilles in the Leia episode?
I didn't think his Alec Guinness impression was nearly as close to the mark as James Arnold Taylor's Ewan McGregor impression. I would've liked to hear what Taylor could've done.
By coincidence, on Facebook just now, I came across an article about voice actors who impersonate movie actors for ADR dubbing, including Stanton and Jim Cummings. There was a link to Stanton's page with audio clips of a number of his actor impressions, and while they were a mixed bag in terms of accuracy, I thought his Harrison Ford was very good. So if they did want to feature Han Solo, he'd be a good choice.
I noticed a bit of continuity preservation
In ANH Obi-Wan says no one has called him 'Obi-Wan' since before Luke was born, and IIRC through out the episode no one calls him Obi-Wan to his face, just Kenobi
he says he hasn't gone by the name Obi-Wan since before Luke was born (although it was retconned to slightly after in ROTS), and that he hasn't heard the name in a long time, long enough that he repeats the phrase for emphasis. So theoretically he might've been called that by someone after he'd stopped using the name himself. But two years doesn't seem like "a long time... a long time," so it's just as well that they avoided it.
You know, in my whole marathon rewatch of the movies and TCW, the one thing I skipped was Episode I. With all these Maul stories and callbacks to the Maul-Kenobi duel, I'm wondering if it's worth it to brave the film again for completeness's sake, or maybe find one of those fan edits.
Any research in to Star Wars yields an interesting mix of influences in terms of lightsaber combat, but the films of Akira Kurosawa were among the influences on Lucas as he crafted the original Star Wars. "The Seven Samurai" was another film that had some influence, and, when my uncle was helping my friends and I choreograph a lightsaber scene, was used as inspiration for some of the combat.
The Maul and Kenobi fight feels very much like the samurai style, very quick cuts, tight economy of motion. Some quick examples.
Kendo is another great example of this combat style, especially in competitions were the boughts and contacts can be incredibly brief.
My understanding is that most real-life fights are pretty brief compared to fictional ones. When fighting in earnest, you don't mess around, you go for a decisive blow/thrust/shot right away. I've seen some footage of recreations of realistic medieval swordfighting techniques, like from period manuals, and it's not a whole extended thing of two people swinging their swords to hit each other's swords -- it's just charge, shove the other guy's sword out of the way, and stab him in a vital area. Fictional swordfights are dances; these were more like collisions.
My understanding is that most real-life fights are pretty brief compared to fictional ones. When fighting in earnest, you don't mess around, you go for a decisive blow/thrust/shot right away. I've seen some footage of recreations of realistic medieval swordfighting techniques, like from period manuals, and it's not a whole extended thing of two people swinging their swords to hit each other's swords -- it's just charge, shove the other guy's sword out of the way, and stab him in a vital area. Fictional swordfights are dances; these were more like collisions.
Although I haven't trained, I did collect swords for years. Not those stainless steel cheapo decoration things, but real swords. Part of that hobby was also reading loads of books and articles about martial arts involving swords. Talking to people do did actually study those arts. And yes, you're completely right. It's awesome to see in movies, but people clanging edges of blades against eachother for half an hour is total bullshit.
I've seen the video of the fight between Kenobi and Maul, and I was so pleased to see it was over so fast. It felt much more real than any other Star Wars duel I've ever seen.
Although I haven't trained, I did collect swords for years. Not those stainless steel cheapo decoration things, but real swords. Part of that hobby was also reading loads of books and articles about martial arts involving swords. Talking to people do did actually study those arts. And yes, you're completely right. It's awesome to see in movies, but people clanging edges of blades against eachother for half an hour is total bullshit.
I've seen the video of the fight between Kenobi and Maul, and I was so pleased to see it was over so fast. It felt much more real than any other Star Wars duel I've ever seen.
