Star Wars Featurette: The Birth of the Lightsaber
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- Star Wars creator George Lucas, actor Mark Hamill, and sound designer Ben Burtt discuss the concept and creation of the lightsaber.
George Lucas recalls that Star Wars was influenced by pirate and swashbuckling films of the '40s, which showcased the romantic side of fighting, illustrated in characters like Errol Flynn's Robin Hood. With Jedi, who were heroes in this tradition, the director needed a weapon that would match their ideals. In a clip from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the lightsaber is introduced by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who says it's "not as clumsy or random as a blaster. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age." Thus, the lightsaber also became a symbol for more peaceful, honorable times, representing what the galaxy was like before the Empire. Originally, Lucas says, Jedi were meant to fight with just swords. But to give the weapon a technological edge, they became "laser swords," able to deflect incoming fire -- which made sense, character-wise, as Jedi were not meant to be warlike, aggressive fighters.
The choreography and duels started simple, but became more emotional and complex as the series went on. Mark Hamill states that Lucas originally envisioned lightsaber hilts as being very, very heavy, always requiring two hands. But with a desire to make the sword fighting faster and more intense, they slowly moved away from the two-handed form. The technology used to create the glowing blade of lightsabers also changed as the series progressed.
In rare behind-the-scenes footage from Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker battles Darth Vader, and Hamill explains that metal poles were required so that the actors could have a realistic battle. Otherwise, one wouldn't know where to stop their hands and finish a strike.
Ben Burtt says that the lightsaber was the first sound he created for the film. Upon hearing the hum of an old film projector idling, he felt it was the perfect, saying it was "musical, in a way. 'That's probably what a lightsaber would sound like.'" Burtt wanted another element -- the iconic whooshing sound -- which he accidentally created through electronic feedback.
In discussing the intensity of the lightsaber duels, Lucas says it changed with each film, often times reflecting the emotions of Luke and the ongoing story. Still Luke was not trained as a Jedi in the classic sense. It wasn't until Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace that audiences would see Jedi battling in their prime; the duels were more aggressive and acrobatic than anything seen in the original trilogy, and only grew in scale and intensity as the series continued. - Zábava
"..For a more civilized age"
Luke : "My dad probably used it for good.."
Obi-Wan : *Remembers Anakin killing younglings*
+Jebediah Kerman Remembers Anakin killing younglings and starts laughing
+Michaił Białkov Remembers how ashoka masturbated with it
+soiveit Russiaball that's pretty hot tbh
+Jebediah Kerman Obi-Wan: *slowly says* "rriiiiiiiiiight."
+Jebediah Kerman Luke never said that.
That narrator with the grey hair seems to know a lot about movies and he should really write one.
-PAPLZZ - he would do great at making movies! If he sold his company to Disney he would’ve made a mistake.
-PAPLZZ -
You mean
GEORGE LUCAS
The guy who created WHAT IT RELAYED TO WHAT YOUR WATCHING
Mask ‘n Play you’re not fun
@@masknplay258 have you heard of Sarcasm bruv
Mask ‘n Play r/whoooosh
Ben Burtt is a genius, every sound effect he created is synonymous with Star Wars just as much as the musical score or the costume design
He is the director of Incredibles and some other Pixar movies.
Саша Черняк no, thats Brad Bird
@@Confield Oh...sorry, names are similar.
So true, I can’t imagine lightsabers having any different or better sounds
He also did the voice of wall E
George Lucas: "Obi-Wan was more experienced, but Anakin was more powerful."
An excellent way of saying it.
Its like he created the characters or something
@@crunkalac the op is just saying he described them perfectly. it doesnt matter that he made them
Joxtwv
@@crunkalac zv
@@STFwrinkle tmj
watching Obi-Wan and Darth Vader fight with no James Earl Jones or sound effects around 3 minutes and 20 seconds in looks like two nerds in a basement pretending to play Star Wars
Well I mean... they ARE pretending to play Star Wars.
3:06
Behind the scenes footage of Episode IV makes it easy to understand why many of the actors as well as the Fox executives were rather skeptical of the project during its production. It all looks so silly without the layers post production magic added. Supposedly only Alec Guinness thought it would be a success, hence why he took the job despite really disliking the Sci-Fi genre.
@@mresturk9336 99.9% Alec was one of the main people who thought it'd be a flop.
@@ilovethelegend From a certain point of view...
"Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough..."
On Mustafar: I HATE YOU!! BTW GIVE MY SON MY LIGHTSABER WHEN HE'S OLD ENOUGH!
Ben Dover lets say obiwan just lied
@@lemon6890 No, from a certain point of view, this is the truth.
@@victoriousmaximus1869 ok den
Timberwolf69
Then you are wrong!
It's like how Big Boss' last words (before exploding) were something like "it's not over yet" but later on they claim he said he was Snake's father
You watch any behind the scenes of episodes 1-6 and you see how much of a labor of love it was for the entire crew, and why these are the greatest films of our time
Episodes 4-6 I think you mean
@@benh715 no, just because you don't like the writing doesn't mean the production of the prequels wasn't amazing creative and well done
@@ljeans531 aside from the cgi, I agree 100%
@@benh715 even the cgi, sure it dsoent hold up now, but it was groundbreaking for the time, especially that intro scene in ROTS.
I love how Mark is so into the light saber scenes that when it breaks it takes him a couple of seconds to register it
Without that sound - the lightsabre is nothing.
K Russell Thumbs up for speaking the truth and being able to spell sabre. Well done.
+EmpiricalPragmatist Lightsaber is definitely not spelled with "sabre".
Michael Townley I agree...
+Michael Townley It is if you're not American. You might be interested to know that liter, meter, scepter, sepulcher are also wrong, and should properly be spelled "litre, metre, sceptre, and sepulchre".
EmpiricalPragmatist But as lightsaber is a word made up word by Mr. Lucas he's right.
1:20
what is it?
your fathers lightsaber, last time he used it, he murdered 30 children with it.
+startmirca And then by your I'm-not-sure-probably-daughter
+startmirca hilarious!
+Supergogeta Tenerife hilarious!
startmirca ikr
ROGUE ONE SPOILERS
"Oh, and just yesterday he went and slaughtered 30 more people with his newer lightsaber."
Hearing the lightsaber battle from 12:54 - 13:15 with no music, is intense! Love it.
Yeah and technically speaking, that’s what both Luke and Vader would’ve heard in canon, not blasted with the incredible music given by John Williams
Never realized that Luke hits the rails twice and then doesn't cut the bars but then when he slashes through Vader's hand, the rail behind it is precut. Great editing
I love how they perfected the ignition. In Ep 4, there was a clear cut from the transition of handle to full saber, but by the sequels, it was seamless
"A very old man" implying he couldn't fight anymore, like 80 year old Count Dooku who could keep up with Yoda. I like how George changed his mind from a very very heavy laser sword of pure energy to a sword that was described as almost weightless in Knights of the Old Republic. If that was the case it's any wonder how Darth Maul was able to do a back-flip off a speeder going 70mph with his lightsaber.
Well Dooku and Yoda practiced quite frequently through their old age. While Ben Kenobi was like a hermit and honed in his force powers.
tachikoma747 Well, KoTOR is not canon anymore, but i do agree with you, the fights in the Prequels are nice and all but the Originals had passion in them.
Darth Revan Am I the only one finding it ironic how Darth Revan is commenting on his own disappearance from canonicity?
Darth Revan actually, old republic is still cannon, so as such the knights games have to be cannon as well sense old republic is the continuation of that story
tachikoma747 the weightless aspect was meant for the saber itself, all the weight comes from the hilt, since the blade itself is just energy it's weightless.
I swear to god George Lucas made these movies by accident.
+TJP77 It certainly seems that way hahahahaha.
+TJP77 If you read the Cracked.com article, it was actually someone else that was leading the team in directing Star Wars, while lucas was preoccupied trying to convince the studio he was sane.
+TJP77 Actually, Irvin Kershner was the director of Episodes V and VI. Back when George Lucas was enrolled in USC Film School, Kershner happened to be teaching classes. Several years later, after Episode IV turned out to be a success, Lucas decided to take a break from directing and appointed Kershner to fill in. So, I guess we have to give credit to Lucas for starting the Star Wars franchise, but for Episodes V and VI, Irvin Kershner deserves all the praise.
+Jay19Serna Yeah, and it goes beyond that. When you listen to him talk about the original films, it's like he doesn't even understand his own work. He talks about it in the most superficial and matter of fact way that it's impossible to imagine how they came out that good on purpose. And then when you see what he did on the prequels when he had total creative control, it becomes even more baffling. The original films were either a total fluke, or Lucas got exponentially dumber with age.
***** Huh, you're quite right! Richard Marquand was the director for Episode VI. My apologies for spreading misinformation, I have clearly been uninformed! Regardless, I absolutely agree with you on the different creative engines driving the films. And I must also agree with TJP77 in terms of how Lucas talks about the films. There are fans that dive more into Star Wars than he does; he doesn't seem to share the same enthusiasm about it that others do.
Mark Hamill is still the best lightsaber fighter out of all the movies he gave it weight and make it feel more real like it was hard to control I loved that
Bollocks
Nah not even close
Hayden is
I smile whenever I hear george talk. I miss him being at the helm
The whole "heavy" lightsaber premise is contradicted by it's very first appearance, where Obi Wan holds it lightly and Luke takes it one handed and waves it around with no effort.
I don't think they mean it's heavy to hold but rather heavy when clashed against each other and the two energy beams collide. Particularly because in most of the books I've read they describe the light saber as dangerously light in weight. So much so that if you weren't trained in its use then you would likely chop one of your own limbs off
+andrew strongman They weigh nothing at all, like literally nothing, but have crazy gyroscopic forces to contain the plasma beam meaning you need additional strength from the force to wield one.
+andrew strongman it would make sense that the sword have weight since all that blade is energy ..it is matter ...looks like a controled plasma ..or a condensed plasma ...from a lightning
+andrew strongman Just think of the original Trilogy as the bible - old testament, new testament, and book of Mormon. Everything is gospel and if you find any contradiction then everything is gospel!
The Force Awakens shows lightsabers as being light in weight....
3:12 Oh god Obi-Wan and his lightning fast spin move.
To be fair he is an old man
yes, he tried spinning. spinning is a good trick.
i love that vader breaks his back right after
Yes! Next time we're talking about shortcomings of the prequels, remember this... ;)
You'rE SO Wizard, Obi
We're all so technical about every detail meanwhile george lucas still calls it ray guns and laser sords🤦😂😂
Hes talking about the concept
I mean to George that's probably all they are. He always simply had the basic concepts while others fleshed everything out for him.
7:40
"sords"
Can you imagine if SW was made with the same stances and characteristics that old Sci-fi ray guns had instead of the more 80s action hero shooting of blasters?
"So we progressed from a two handed form *luke gets his hand cut off* to more of a one handed one"
🤣
hands Luke lightsaber*
*Luke stares straight into the blade projector
Then points it at Obi-Wan and proceeds to activate it.
Gonna be honest I would do that! I would be curious
*End Credits roll*
Turns on, killing himself accidentally
*DiReCtEd By gEoRgE lUcAs*
He never did that
"Laser swords" and "ray guns"! Cool! Han and his flying saucer!
Q SD c CDC
Well, so sayeth the king. Long may he reign!
It's funny, the original ray gun sound from War of the Worlds went out of style. Now ray guns go pew pew cuz of this movie's popularity.
rasmasyean Same way with bullet sounds before and after "Saving Private Ryan".
rasmasyean I hear Star Wars' sound effects and think "Wow, what a horrible dated sound." So it's ironic you say that. To me the sound effects in this franchise have always been clichés. Low quality poor 1950's style things you'd expect if you looked up 'royalty free scifi sfx sounds' on the web.
The sound of Luke's green sabre is my absolute favourite lightsabre sound. The real snap as it ignites is great. Also seeing how genuine these sets were is incredible, awesome to see.
When Obi-Wan says "Only a master of evil, Darth"
You can still hear the rotating sound of the saber.
Han Solo called it an ancient weapon.
18 years, ancient af.
Flame Beats I just mean it's funny that the Jedi are all but forgotten in that time frame. And now Star Wars Rebels happened two or three years before Ep. 4
le Hoarderz Al-Shekelsteins See, that makes sense. I can believe the emperor wiped the Jedi from history records but it would take more than a generation for them to become myth. But seeing how they were myths at the time of their existence, I get it
Yeah, in the prequels, we only ever see what the top echelon of society thinks of the Jedi - the Senate, other rich dignitaries, nobility, royalty, etc. all know that the Jedi are real, as do many of the people that live in the core worlds like Coruscant and Alderaan and even mid-rim worlds like Naboo. The galaxy, however, is far more vast than what we see, and planets like Tatooine are abundant where the Jedi, and to an extent even the Republic, is but a myth or a legend of the far off core/mid-rim territories of the galaxy.
Trev Kay the only people who had experienced the Jedi first hand were those living in the planets that were front line in the War, meaning that they were all gone after order 66 as Palpatine pretty much destroyed every last remain of the separatist, as this was his plan to get in charge of everything, use them as a escape goat. So yeah, do you know what kind of people were in Iraq for example? do you experienced what happened in their daily lives? communication is way easier to be supressed when there are light years separating you from the place you want to know about, way more than an ocean
The weapon was there in the old republic era and more popular and the old republic era is like 2000 years before the phantom menace
Ray guns and laser swords.
The cringe is strong with this one
Every time he says those words a kid dies in North Korea
@@ozmomine8029 Every time George Lucas says "laser sword," Kim Jong Un fires a missile on some unsuspecting island.
@@Gemmavanderlinden The cringe is strong with 99.99% of the people in this very comment section. That's like 100% cringe per every *midi-chlorian* in their bloodstream!
In Hans flying saucer
I like the way George says we, he acknowledges that it was absolutely a team effort by doing this. Say what you will about him as a story teller, he's a good man
Everyone: Lightsaber!
George: Laser sword, take it or leave it.
The sound of the lightsaber could not have been better. Ben Burtt and John Williams are 2/3rds of what makes this movie timeless.
One Man Band All the sound effects, from blasters to the whine of the tie fighters flying past, are perfect. Even the Oscars were forced to give them an award for sound editing, despite the fact that Star Wars was very mainstream and popular, which is the sort of movie the Academy hates.
The other third is a mix between James Earl Jones' voice for Vader and McDiarmad as Palpatine
Ya when they played the SFX-less version of the fight, its easy to see how some other sounds could have made these movies much less successful. Crazy it took so many people to do things just right to make these movies seemingly perfect.
*L A S E R*
*S W O R D*
Have you seen those warriors from Coruscant? They have Laser Swords. Laser. Swords.
TheBfutgreg Skyrim reference? :3
+TheBfutgreg curved lightsabers
RassilonTDavros no, it is a Lightsaber
RassilonTDavros Laser Katana!
ObiWan: "Not as clumsy or random as a blaster."
Luke: *Turns it on and accidentally takes his head off.*
Or: Luke's wild swing cuts through the bulkhead of the Millennium Falcon, damaging delicate circuitry initiating a fateful series of Hyperdrive malfunctions.
Great Point, never understood that line as a kid. It was nerve racking to see Luke wield it the first time in Ben's Bachelor Pad, knowing how dangerous it is in the hands of the wrong person. Not even a safety warning or training from Obi Won before the hand off. SMH.
I love how we hear George utter his famous line, "faster and more intense" at 4:00.
i love lukes fighting style compared to the original jedi. his is so raw and unrefined like a street brawler while the jedi are flippy and elegant. really nice little detail imo
And then Darth Vader
Single handed
Like a bawssss
right, because he had very little training
It felt more realistic
The prequels look fancy but i doubt a real fight would be that choreographed.
The OT shows hesitation and care that happen in real fights
@@delgande well I think the prequel is more like the medieval period. From what I remember, someone mention about it is accurate to how medieval techniques was used.
@@delgande well the thing is force users have whats called precognition, so both people in the fight can sense the move the other is going to make before they make it, its why the fights seem like they have been done a million times, they attempt to counter what the force tells them their opponent will do, but the force tells their opponent about the counter
and back and fourth until someone's reaction time is too slow or they get too arrogant
Ben Burtt is a genius.
Indeed my friend
Yes Agree.
The speed that Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen move at. You can tell they put a lot of work into those fights and it shows. Definitely the best duel in the whole saga along with the one with Maul. I still love the Empire duel though. The atmosphere is perfect.
Go Ben Burtt for making one of the most iconic sound designs in film history. What a legend!
Ben Kenobi's torso did a looney tunes
@Mammoth Supremacy 55 it only fell to the floor when it realized it was sliced
@@coolbionicle Oh now this is something
That’s all, folks!
Haha yeah he did
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I have nothing but respect for what George created over the last 40 years
What a legend!
+Jo$h
What he created 40 years ago?!?!?!?!?!?!?
I wish he'd let people watch it again without all of having to jump through hoops to see THAT film! The version that WON the Academy Awards, not the bolloxed versions available after 1997!
What's available on Blu ray is NOT the original Star Wars... I'm sorry.
Lucas has become a very cynical old man who spit in the face of the Library of Congress when they asked for an archival print of the ORIGINAL Star Wars.
He was so stubborn that he would only give them a copy of the 1997 Special Edition.
Legally, they could NOT accept that film because Film Preservation was VERY specific -- they could only accept an original, unaltered theatrical print (1977) of the film.
He wouldn't do it.
What's to respect there?
After 1989, I don't think LucasFilm HAS made a film that's been particularly good -- ESPECIALLY the Prequels were mediocre.
That's why more people were happy that Disney took Star Wars off his hands than really upset at the Mouse!
AvengerII get a life
he can do what he want with his movies.
+AvengerII Why don't you make 2 trilogies that are probably the most popular movies in the world with great actors and story lines that make sense. Yeah I don't think you can do that.
yeah he can. but i dont have to respect him for it...
+Jo$h
If he is gonna "do whatever he wants with his movies" then he will also have to accept that millions of fans from the 70s will be annoyed by that.
To them, Star Wars is the movies that they saw at the theatres back then, not the "Special Editions" or whatever that Lucas shat out several decades later.
This is like changing the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park into "updated 21st century standard CGI computer graphics" that looks way different than it did in the original movie and then insist that that's the "real, final version".
Almost every fan of that movie will hate that change.
Imagine what George could do with today’s technology
The prequels
@@4scended498 He MADE today's technology with the prequels.
@@odiadordeisrael You really think the CGI from 1999 and the early 2000s is the exact same as it is now?
@@WhoCares-dl8zr I'm talking about how he pioneered CGI technology to what it is today. He was one of the first to use CGI in the way he did.
@@odiadordeisrael Oh my bad I get you
I love that George Lucas let’s other franchises parody his work and genuinely loves it
Everytime he called it a "laser sword" a little part of me died
In one of the original drafts they were called laser swords
+oollo2001 It's weird, but it kinda makes sense. It makes me ask so many questions. Did the guy who came up with unicorns call them unicorns, or just horned horses?
+oollo2001 that is an in universe name for them, it's just not common
it's called laser sword in swedish "lasersvärd"
+oollo2001 Well, in Sweden we often use that term instead of lightsaber (Even though some hardcore fans stick to that) so dont ever come here, you wont survive! ;)
what's with Obi-Wan being cut in half scene? that's not how it ended up in the film, he just disappears. that was gruesome and strange at the same time (upper body hung on for a while in the air)
We must never question George's original vision.
+nimrodery Once we question, then he changes them again.
+rodluvan1976 Yh i was about to say that too. xD
+rodluvan1976 It was probably an accident. They didn't drop the upper portion at the right time.
DarthRushy Looks like it was just re-edited to me, with Kenobi cut out and the robe re-inserted "South Park" style. Did you see the original?
Idk if George realized but he transformed my childhood into something greater than it was meant to be. These movies made everyone so happy and so interested in what we as humans can accomplish with a little can do attitude
It's almost impossible to contemplate the idea of no Star Wars happening. I guess something else would have happened anyway but its hard to think of something better than what we got in Star Wars and Empire.
Obi-wan Kenobi;
Becoming more powerful than you can possibly imagine since 1977.
1:25 for god's sake Luke you almost killed Ben!
+royox The part that gets me is 5:04. Bad day on the set, Mark?
+royox in what video have i seen that comment before
(becomes force ghost mid sentence and continues talking like nothing happened)
More proof that he wasn't the actual chosen one.
If that blade was a few inches longer...
R.I.P Ben Kenobi - Old Hermit
One thing that always nagged me about the Start Wars movies/tv shows that came out after the release of Phantom Menace: in the original trilogy, each lightsaber had its own distinct ignition sound. The snap-hiss of the blue, the cold rasp of the red, the electric zipper of the green. In the prequels, clone wars, and rebels, and in the various video games, the sounds are used interchangeably. I always thought the ignition should be specific to the blade color and the crystal used for it, to give it a sense of personal preference for the weilder
They seem to keep true to the one-ignition-Sound-concept in The Force Awakens.
“We really didn’t have a script for Star Wars, one day I got blasted into space and I started filming”
3:14 till this day I still don't understand why he did that turn
Cuz he's a model if you know what I mean, and he does his little turn on the catwalk! On the catwalk- yeah!
"I'll try spinning, that's a good trick!"
There's probably a comic explaining it knowing star wars
It was good move.. from a certain point of view
It was him playing with it
When you actually take time to think about it, the increased speed of the fight choreography in the prequels makes total sense. At that time, the Jedi were peacekeepers, meaning there were only around 10,000 Jedi to keep peace throughout an entire galaxy. Jedi were trained from infancy in the ways of the force, lightsaber combat, AND how to combine the two to maximize combat efficiency and effectiveness. These people had serious skills. In comparison, Luke had a few days of lightsaber training with Ben and a couple months of force training with Yoda before going into combat, and his opponent was 80% robot. Yoda himself says that Luke is too old to begin Jedi training, probably because he thought it would be usless trying to teach someone so old how to fight like someone who had spent their whole life training. So it makes sense why Luke vs. Vader would be considerably slower (yet no less tense) than a fight between Obi-Wan and Anakin in the prime of their lives.
Kyle Lehn not to mention Vader wasn’t trying to kill Luke, so it makes sense that he would slow down his strikes to match Luke’s skill level.
Without that man...
...none of this would be here. And honestly, he really seems to know what he's talking about when he describes this.
He made this by accident.
Alex Bernal Ah, yes, American Graffiti and THX, complete accidents. Indiana Jones, complete accident. I'm sorry, but that's such a ridiculous assertion. Literally just watch Empire of Dreams, the full-length documentary on the creation of Star Wars, and you'll see exactly the kind of talent it took to make that film.
Yeah, all of this was by accident. You really think I believe that?
Alex Bernal Oct 22, 2015: "He made this by accident."
Yes, all evidence points to that in effect...
I was joking. Because the originals wereso good and the prequels were kind of dissapointing.
Best movie weapon EVER!
But ONE SLIP and you never get a second chance
I love the way Mark just freezed after he broke the lightsaber. He just stood there like he was terrified of getting in trouble.
"This was your father's lightsaber, he wanted you to have it when you were old enough."
What really happened:
"This was your father's lightsaber, he used it to murder children and tried to kill me with it, and we had a rather long and intense lightsaber duel which ended in me cutting off 3/4 of his limbs and leaving him to burn to death in lava while he screamed, "I HATE YOU!"
From a certain point of view
Hahah, good ''oll Ben.
Lol
"From a more civilized time"
The Exiled 😂😂😂
People say that the Prequels are horrible but I like them. I can overlook the acting of Anakin because the light saber duels are glorious. If there is anything the prequels have on the Originals it is the duels. In Episode 1 you have Darth Maul, in Episode 2 you have over 50 Jedi fighting plus Yoda, and in Episode 3 you have Mace Windu vs The Emperor and Obi Wan vs Anakin.
Well you've misunderstood lightsaber duals. It's less to do with the fight itself but more to do with the interior emotions. Which is why IMO the fight between Ben and Vader in Star Wars is far better then the one in Menace.
Jewel Gal Yeah, the emotions are there but it is still a shit duel.
Jewel Gal H-how can you say that? I understand the emotional part behind the duel between Ben and Vader, and it does give a lot to think about. But the fight was... nothing compared to Ben vs Maul. Objectively, it isn't. The choreography they used there was just amazing, and no, it didn't have the whole emotional aspect (although you could argue the duel showed something about Ben and his use of the Force), but damn, seperate those two aspects for a bit.
Mike Hunt And the original lightsaber duels didn't look planned out, weren't obviously practiced, and rather dull? Right.
Mike Hunt
oh please star wars is far from realistic! sound doesn't travel in space (or any vacuum) but star wars' space ships still still has sounds (when in space)! Some realistic aspects have to be sacrificed, and there is nothing wrong with that if it means the movie will be more enjoyable.
The lightsaber duels in the PT is one of those things. but tbh I think my favorite duel is the duel between Luke and Vader in Ep.5 (simply cause I love Vader over the other PT villains.) But the best choreography, imo, goes to the duel between Maul and Qui-Gonn and Obi-Wan.
*insert repeated CZcams joke about Anakin killing younglings"
Yep, the youngling jokes honestly are so overused, but sadly most SW memes are, 95% who make the jokes don't even like starwars, just attention merchants.
@@Josh-gp4zw yeah it's true I used to use memes from star wars before I was even a star wars fan I was kinda surprised about how many memes there are in the prequels
They aren’t even good memes it’s just repeating a random phrase from the movie that was funny to people for some reason
Isaac Thompson you think random lines in a movie are funny?? Lol
"Master Skywalker, there are too many of them! What we are going to do?" Lol, the prequel is filled with memes!
5:36 to 5:53 lmao
It reminded me of when i used to play lightsaber duels with my friends.
That scene shows us that lightsaber duels were new, not as awesome as the newer lightsaber battles
We see Yoda whip out his little Laser Sword and go to town,it's what the fans have been waiting for
+Chase Berry It's gonna be great.
It's so dense. Every image has so much going on.
Jar Jar is the key to all of this.
That's gonna be great
the goonguhs
I love every lightsaber fight lol
I like both Prequels and the Original Star Wars. I grew up with the prequels as a kid so they always have a place in my heart. I didn't watch the prequels just for their lightsaber fights, there were some actors I really enjoyed watching such as Ewan McGregor, Samuel Jackson, Ian McDiarmid and Christopher Lee. in my opinion They are the one's that hold the prequels together
Sith Acolyte true to that! Most of the haters are simply people who grew up with the original trilogy, so they didn't like the changes and just dismissed the whole prequel trilogy. Which is sad because the more Star Wars, the better :p
Well the movies do have their flaws. like Anakin and Padme romantic chemistry I really didn't like and they could have done better. Liam Neeson was awesome as Qui Gon Jinn but I think they killed him off too early in my opinion. other than that the movies are great
Sith Acolyte I also enjoyed the duels in the prequels a lot more. My favorite being Yoda vs. Dooku :)
Joshinator Yoda's fights are always awesome 👍
noci2830
I grew up watching the original trilogy on VHS and personally the prequels aren't that bad, a lot of people though feel they didn't live up to the legacy, something that was impossible from the start. As for the Special Editions I could care less about the visual effects or who shot first as long as the story is intact
Star Wars started my love for sword fighting. I remember seeing it at 9 years old and being amazed by it. It is TRULY an art that takes a high level of skill.
Look how much thought and detail is going into making the world make sense. Imagine if some one in charge of Star Wars films now cared that much. Could be so good!
See? They ditched the "It's heavy" idea before the all the original trilogy was even filmed. So stop blaming the prequels on that. And to everyone that says lightsabers aren't swords: They call them swords several times in this video and at least twice in the movies.
Also, at around 13:35, when Lucas explains why the prequel fights are the way they are, instead of like they were in the originals... You can't deny that was a smart idea, to make it more fast paced.
Vader was crippled and Luke was barely trained.
So, yeah. Of course those were slow.
But the prequels are Jedi in their prime.
Fast, agile. Many different techniques in sword fighting.
TallMist George lucas himself says ”lasersword” at 10:07
+TallMist
EXACTLY!
It was a more technical issue cause he clearly states that the fights did get faster in The original trilogy. And lets be honest vader is powerful
@@56jklove Yeah, that's why he is able to hold the sabre with one hand. But his prostethics limited his ability to move - Palpie chose to be cheap, there. ;)
Plus the lightsabers are nothing like real sabres. At all. Laser sword is far more accurate if you consider what it is
Every single time I watch this, I grin as I imagine how many little boys in 1977 asked the Santa Claus in the Mall for a lightsaber for Christmas. "Santa, I want a weal wightsabur for Cwismiss. A weal wightsabur. Pwease."
Arthur Waring No, dawg, I won't.
My dad asked for a Wazer Pistowl
I wonder how close you can get to a lightsaber in real life.
Probably a self-luminous staff or something, lol.
Laurelindo i think they made one but for it to work the parts took up an entire room and the blade was very short
gcHK47 wanna buy my wazer wifle?
It took me soooo long, but I just realized that in Season 7 of The Clone Wars, Ahsoka tells Anakin "Master Kenobi always said there's no such thing as luck."
And in A New Hope, Obi Wan says "In my experience, there's no such thing as luck."
So my respect for Dave Filoni as a Star Wars fan just went up a thousand times higher. He really reached into the very origins of Star Wars for that line. The man really does truly understand the world George Lucas created as if he were Lucas himself.
In the phantom menace qui-gon jin says there's no such things as luck. I'd like to think that's where obi-wan got his wisdom.
Star Wars fans repeating well-known Star Wars lines. Truly a miraculous feat in writing that only the Almighty Filoni could achieve. 1000% respect faster more intense.
Obi: "Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough."
*Flashback* "Ani: "I HATE YOU! GIVE MY LIGHTSABER TO MY SON WHEN HE'S OLD ENOUGH!"
That wasn't Anakin Skywalker, that was Darth Vader.
In both listening and watching, it honestly surprises me neither Lucas nor Hamill makes mention of the guy who was largely responsible for bringing out the excitement in the light-sabers in the duels in the OT ...
... namely Bob Anderson.
Ben Burtt was a big part of it of course with the sound. And Lucas deserves full credit for the idea and the overall look.
But Bob Anderson was a big part of the duels in TESB and ROTJ doubling for David Prowse as Darth Vader in those fight scenes. We see a lot of Anderson as Vader both in the rehearsals and filming, but no mention of him at all.
Ben Burtt creator of lightsaber sounds? You. Are. Spectacular!
12:38 I was severely disappointed when one of the best tracks in Star Wars didn’t kick in here like it does in the movie
love the mixed in sounds of the lightsaber by Ben Burt it's incredible will always love that sound it's magical
Bless Ben Burtt,..his sound effects really made star wars.. same with williams score..
I cringed so bad when I saw the light saber broke and the look in Luke's face XD
Even the modern, well-made ones do that. I was in a lightsaber duel earlier in the month and I hit my opponents saber so hard that the tip fell off.
Alex Shannon just the tip?
Dillon Oakes The body of the blade was a tiny bit cracked, but when I say "fell" I mean "rocketed into the nearby plate-glass window and who'd like a gunshot throughout the neighborhood" The blade is tough, the tip tough too. I had to hit it with a ton of force to do that.
At least he didn't bend his wookie.
@@chaos.corner you bent my wookie!
Luke vs Vader in Episode VI and Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn vs Darth Maul in Episode I remain tied for my favourite lightsaber fights in the series. They may not be the most elaborate (that prize obviously goes to Anakin vs Obi-Wan in Ep. III) but the intensity and emotion the actors put into those scenes really comes through. The lighting, the sounds and the actors' movements all come together to create amazing battles that never let off the tension. That's what Star Wars is about.
I've seen lightsabers on youtube, built by people around the world, so authentic looking, that I literally couldn't distinguish between them and their movie counterparts.
"This Weapon is your Life."
+Sahin Düzgün No, It's a weapon and that's it.
+Dustin Danner Spoken as someone who's never had nothing between themselves and death but their own weapon. When your a combatant by trade or necessity, your weapon is indeed your life.
+Elfandspartan I'm in the military. Now shut your know nothing mouth.
+Dustin Danner This was the jedis life,That single peice,Its singnafies what you are aligned to,So in reality it is his life,Its the physical thing of the jedi order,"I'm in the military so i know everything about star wars ideology.
Philipp Z That does not destroy the mythical thing that is the saber,It perfectly describes why everyone in the universe cant use the force.
it took me too long to realize that the LIGHTsabers had shadows when the blades were ignited
@@Nathan-hw8yy right
DUUUUUUDE...
randomguy8196 Huh. Interesting. So that’s why in Jedi Fallen Order you see a shadow.
@randomguy8196 exactly just like if you grab a candle and flashlight to the flame it'll produce a shadow.
I assume it's like plasma, although I'm probably very far off.
Ah, yes. Back when lightsabers actually cut through things and didnt just make scars when you hit someone
Yeah finn got lightsabered up his back, if he didnt get cut in half, his spine woulda been completely destroyed but I guess that too much for the screen today
@@getrekskrub bruh he got cut by the tip of the blade. not like, stab right through then bring it up to his head
Make Lightsabers Great Again!
Yeah just like at 7:10...
@@BattlePlayer11 Darth Vader has armor, Finn just had a jacket lol
I love this comment section. Not one person trashing the sequels for no reason. Reminds me of the old Star Wars fandom
Lmao thats cause no one cares enough to complain about it anymore
@@ontos8914 no it’s because all comments are from 5 years ago when people didn’t pretend to like the prequels
He's right about having to hold on to heavy things with two hands. This is the reason I pee with both hands.
and nine of them get wet...
David Chandler XDDDD oh shit that was a good one
Ryan The person I don’t get it some please explain
"Needs two hands"
Luke waves it around with one hand after receiving it.
The Lightsaber.
Arguably The Most Iconic And Most Coolest Sci-Fi Weapon In Sci-Fi Movie History.
The behind the scenes training of this and the bts of the last Jedi is so humbling. Where starwars has come in production. They made it work with little they had.
2:22 That version would have looked way better than the original if it was done right. I also never realized how often things exploded in the original trilogy. They would cut a guardrail and it would explode.
+Minigun101 George Lucas was (emphasis on WAS) the thinking man's Michael Bay
It doesn’t "explode", there are just sparks and smoke, just like what happens when you cut through metal with a circular saw.
It’s not that unrealistic considering how much heat a lightsaber blade is supposed to produce.
+Minigun101 I disagree. It looked really cartoony. It was probably an accident.
+DarthRushy Sparks coming off of the guard rail is most certainly not an accident.
DarthRushy How is it cartoony? If you were to get a metal bar in half with a lightsaber in real life, you can expect some sparks.
Never get tired of watching this featurette.
7:10 this is one of my favorite little fight sequences. I like it more than many of even the prequel fights
It's more sentimental but it has his own Style
The snap-hiss and hum-buzz sound effects were perfect for the lazer swords.
I liked it at 5:04 when Mark hit David with the lightsaber stick.
In the movie he blew his head up, in real life it just looked akward.
monsterjambrony XD, true!
Btw thats great sound effect as well. I bet it didn't sound like that on the set xD So who makes the sound effects on the "making of sound effects"? I dunno... man...
@@TuomioK I'd say this was intentional, to emphasize the amount of impact these sound effects have on the final film.
As a martial artist and sword fighter I don't know what's cooler than a sword made of pure energy. Especially that some of it's styles are actually based on real sword combat.
If you are a real martial artist you would know that they aren't at all... Look at those wide baseball bat swings I mean they are wide open all the time.. They also put their weight behind their strikes like they actually are baseball bats
WHOA WHOA WHOA! its pure plasma contained in a small force field powerd by small crystals within the hilt! GET IT RIGHT! GEEZ!! (sarcasm)
Oscar NotYourBuissines Well they have to be careful too. The way they use them is a lot more crucial and careful than using a steel sword. They aren't wearing armor or anything. They are literally holding swords that can cut through anything. In real sword fighting you get a few nicks in your armor no biggie, in the movies it can cost you a limb.
Adam Worst argument ever... Being careful while fighting is what gets you killed... also it doesn't look like they are careful swinging mad blind pure force baseball bat swings even if toughing someone is enough to cut them...
looks pretty carefully choreographed if you ask me man..
The lightsaber is the most iconic prop in the star wars films
"A Jedi fight for defense and with knowledge"
*Ataru and Vaapad* : Are you sure about that?
Not just about the form, it's the purpose behind it.
12:00 *"MAN*" LOL
3:12
Hey, your "Discord community sings Take on Me" video is dope!
found gabitzo here
@ 12:53 They played the Return of the Jedi duel without that beautiful music. It's one of my favorite scores in Star Wars.
Deadstar: The Animated Series I think that they were just trying to show the actual weapons in action rather than being drowned out by John Williams’ score. It was nothing against John Williams.
That's actually really cool
A jedi's Fury
The end of this video with the credits took me by surprise and had me laughing! Star Wars has such a wonderful history and mythos, I'm so grateful to George Lucas to creating and sharing his dream with the world.
Ben burtt, men this guy created probably, the most and iconic sound effect in cinema history
Ha, George called it a Laser Sword.
Matt BobcatWorld Which is even bette sounding than "lightsaber". A saber is normaly curved.
+Matt BobcatWorld In English we call it a lightsaber which means lightsaber.
+Bailey Corbin LOL
+Matt BobcatWorld in Australia we call it knifey spoony
+ryvman1000 in Greece we call it a poutsa sabre
Amazing, George Lucas is amazing
*looks over at the prequels*...
ThatGuyFromBritain I love the prequels! well, maybe not episode 1 but i love all the star wars movies
The Jedi Guy loved every movie
Master Roshi they are all great!!
you like sand too?
wow brings back memories, thank you George
George Lucas Terms
Lightsaber - Laser Sword
Blaster - Ray Gun
Lightsaber Fight - Sword Fight
Do it - DEW IT!
I love all 6 films and love the Star Wars Universe. All episodes were unique and amazing. They earned great merits. If you didn't like them, that is fine. I understand why. I have heard every reason and it's okay. Because I love them and what you dislike about them doesn't matter to me.
In a more civilized time (original Trilogy)...lightsaber were so flat!
But honestly, lightsaber combat was one of the few highlights of the prequels. Episode 3, my favorite prequel, is grand. Lightsaber designs was equally impressive, the double bladed and curved.
So uncivilized!
Anakin Skyobiliviator
Lightsabers from the prequels were like dangling keys in front of a baby.
That trilogy is for suckers with zero taste.
Kyle Greenough
gg
Kyle Greenough I won't argue, but it's all you can give to the baby, I mean without special effects, the Prequels would REALLY be rubbish.
Anakin Skyobiliviator
True...
God I forgot C-3PO casually chucking Jawa bodies on the fire like it was a saturday cookout.
Oh god, just got home from work, grabbing some pizza as this was recommended on youtube. I'm sitting here with goosebumps watching these behind the scene shots 30 years after first seeing the films. What a great accomplishment this is, truly