By the time Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi were reunited aboard the Death Star , both men had change . Physically , mentally , time and the occasional stuff shot in a Mustafarian lava lake had render the two mysterious warrior old , battered men , and their struggle reflect it . This fan film re - interpretation imago how it could have been , in another time .
We know why Vader and Obi - Wan ’s affaire d’honneur in A New Hope is a measure clash of laser sword and not the blade - twirling cinematic acrobatics and swordplay of the battle of heroes seen in Revenge of the Sith — one movie was made in the mid seventies and peddle a classically trained actor in his 60s against a stuntman in full body suit and masquerade party , the other feature two younger men who had months and months of training and fight choreography , as well as large-minded sum of CGI , on their side . That , and tastes for what Star Wars could do with lightsaber battling had evolved by the fourth dimension George Lucas start filming his prequel saga .
Times change , that ’s o.k. ! We just rationalise it in our heads , fans that we are , that Anakin ’s spectacular transformation intomore machine than manand Obi - Wan’stwo decade desert exilewore the men down from their height of their martial artistry in the Clone Wars . But fan film SC38 Re - Imagined , byFXitinPost , hear to extend an alternate spot of opinion — one that takes the authoritative duel and injects a bit more of that prequel - era elan into it , as if Anakin and Obi - Wan still had a few more force play - enhanced tricks up their former , wiser sleeves .
Abattle of the heroes, renewed once more.Gif: FixItInPost/Youtube
The short already draw plenty of buzz when it was simply just a teaser trailerback in 2017 , but now FXitinPost has release the full thing online , and placed into the context of A New Hope , it ’s even more impressive ( perhaps even most impressive ) .
Sure , you could simply appreciate the flair and spectacle of watching Vader and Obi - Wan spin their lightsabers around and cast away personnel energy at each other , but what makes it really bring is how it more closely ensnarl the classic conflict with the dramatic heft of Anakin and Obi - Wan ’s fateful encounter in the prequels . Evoking their final Book together on Mustafar as Vader draws his saber down and through Obi - Wan ’s robes to conclude the affaire d’honneur is surprisingly emotional — it ’s that prequel influence that works just as powerfully as the more luxuriant fight choreography , candidly .
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