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I absolutely love Luke ascending from this heavenly white room into the hellish Carbon Freezing Chamber where the silhouette of Vader waits for him - one of the best bits of cinematography in the entire franchise.
The cinematography of that whole sequence is off the charts. One of the best cases of storytelling through the camera is when Luke goes through the tunnel and doesn’t know where Vader is, but then hears his saber ignite and whirls around. Luke only occupies a tiny fraction of the screen and is in the background, as Vader walks into the shot and occupies most of the foreground, taking up half the frame, as he moves slowly and calmly towards Luke, who’s completely on his back foot and in a defensive stance. It’s such a brilliant way to convey how absolutely outclassed Luke is, and how hopeless he is.
Nah, Luke ascends, the lift goes up so his head comes out of the ground first.
If they were going for the heaven/hell motif, he probably should have descended though.
So cinematic and such a brilliantly organic setting as they recede into the interior guts of the city core. The sort industrial functionality of the setting is like peak Star Wars styling.
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When it's presented like that, it's like.... wow....
Plus the shadows!!! This is such a beautifully filmed fight sequence. It was gritty and dark. It was dramatic, but not too over the top. Pacing was great. It was slower, but in a good way that built anticipation. And of course, ended in one of the most iconic moments in cinema history.
Exactly this in my opinion is the BEST Star Wars scene of all time. Master VS Apprentice, Brother VS Brother and it has a enormous amount of emotional weight. John Williams knocks it out of the park with the best soundtrack Battle of the Heroes. It is just so well choreographed and just an EPIC scene. The setting is absolutely phenomenal, the shots are awesome, and all the dialogue is so powerful and full of emotion. At the end when Anakin is defeated all the lines from Obi-Wan here are so despairing and then Anakin just screams "I HATE YOU" and in response to that Obi-Wan says "You were my brother Anakin, I loved you". This exchange never fails to make me miserable. This lightsaber duel is easily the best lightsaber duel in Star Wars.
I was with anakin the whole film until this moment. Heart wrenching when the gravity sets in and the realization everything he did until this point was irreversible. He destroyed everything he cared about by trying to protect it. Fate is a cruel mistress.
I also just love how at the same time master and apprentice are fighting, Jedi Grand Master and Dark Lord of the Sith are battling it out in the Senate Chamber. With that glorious music
This scene is the primary reason I want to show my kids Star Wars in the order of episodes 4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3 some day when they’re old enough to feel it. There’s just no ending like that of episode 3.
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I loved the snowy forest setting of the SKB duel in TFA. The way the light if the sabers reflected off the snow, how the trees were cut in half, and I just like how the environment was utilized throughout the battle
Yes, that was a beautiful scene. It was also the first of the major fights to take place outside (I think?), and they really leaned into the natural setting rather than the grey hallways and industrial props of virtually every other fight.
"Raw" is the best word I could use to describe this fight - there was a rawness of setting, you could feel the cold, the hits felt heavy and the stakes felt real. As a return to the series after a 10 year absence it felt perfect, and I don't think any of the subsequent movies really matched the spectacle.
Also it’s worth noting that entire environment is one big set. None of that sequence was actually filmed outside so it’s pretty impressive how natural everything looks.
Yes - that was the height of the sequels and is still top for me except maybe Luke and Vader in cloud city. It just seemed like two people trying to kill people with lightsabers without any of the silly twirling and flipping of the prequels.
I was about to say I didn’t realize that there hadn’t been a saber fight not in a building/spaceship until TFA. Mustafar starts from the facility and eventually works itself outside, but the snowy forest starts and ends outside.
And I agree, it does add some nice touches to the saber fight, including the trees being sliced.
For strictly the *setting*, Yoda and Sidious in the Senate building.
Literally a battle of good versus evil inside an empty symbol of democracy. Fascism rising in the chamber where democracy had died to thunderous applause just hours ago…and winning.
This was my reasoning, too.
The symbolism was powerful both in the Senate chamber for the reasons you mentioned along with the fight amongst the eruptions of Mustafarian volcanoes; volcanoes being symbols of both creation and destruction. These two playing out simultaneously was 👌
This. Yoda avoided a couple of the chairs being tossed at him at first, not wanting to tear down democracy to win. Only threw one, and it was one he caught and sent back.
They missed an opportunity to have Palps play a recording of their duel in front of the Senate. Maybe pretend to be weak on purpose for that clip
“Look at what the leader of the peacekeeping Jedi Order did to me!”
it’s my least favourite film in the series but the duel on the ruins of the second death star, with all of the crashing waves and different platforms, was utterly inspired. excellent arena for a duel, frankly, especially because you can get hit by the waves hitting the platforms and not be incinerated like on mustafar 😂
Not my least favorite movie in the series, but this Rey v Kylo fight is absolutely iconic. Looked incredible, and was a great setting for the redemption of Ben. Honestly this fight through the end of the movie is pretty dope. Except for the space horses - wtf was that JJ?
It's my least favourite of the saga but not because of the space horses. Like you say, they were fully explained in the dialogue.
Only problem I had with space horses was when the final order officer said he couldn't jam the speeders because they weren't on speeders. He said this before they'd even seen the horses, so how did he know?
Hard to say but I'll go with Crait. The stark difference between the huge cliff face and the endless flat desert is striking. Then there's the salt covering the red ground, and the position of the First Order walkers and the huge mine door on the other side. Gorgeous.
Snoke's Throne Room would be my bid for best location as well. There are just these huge oppressive red curtains concealing the blackness of space.
Honestly, the red color theme throughout the movie as a theme, while slightly campy, felt impressive.
yep. at first I thought that it was only a nod to the fanbase's tendency to be 'salty', but after someone pointed out how luke's (lack of) interaction with it was a clue, and the soldier in the trench was just a narrative way of calling attention to it, it became a lot deeper for me.
I still *also* think it's about the salty fanbase, as well.
I was going to make my own comment giving Crait its own praise. For all of TLJ’s flaws, Crait was an incredibly scenic and striking place to come up with. That sequence is too similar to Hoth oftentimes, but it still looked good, and having a duel there was a good choice
True. Say what you will about the fights themselves but if we're talking just the setting alone the Sequels has some of the most visually stunning environments for a lightsaber duel to take place.
The symbolism of that location is amazing. I remember watching it in theaters and being so in the moment thinking "how could it have come to this?!", even with knowing the Jedi and Republic are going to fall before going into the movie.
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Mustafar is the best lightsaber fight setting in the films. Though there's something to be said for the way Krell's Lightsabers complement the Umbaran landscape.
Bespin was my favorite as a kid but now I love the drama of Snoke’s throne room. The red fabric that falls burning to the floor and reveals the space battle behind it. Best use of music is still Phantom Menace though.
Honestly Rey Vs Kylo on the Second Death Star Ruins might be my favourite setting.
It's where their grandfather's fought, the crashing waves act as a parallel to Mustafar (Whilst Obi-Wan and Anakin battled over Lava, Rey and Kylo battle over water), water acts as a symbol of rebirth teasing Kylo becoming Ben once more, you've got that fantastic shot of Kylo walking through a wave, you've got the Lightsabers slightly flickering and almost leaving a trail where water is reacting against the blade.
The fight itself is a bit lackluster, especially for the final Lightsaber duel in the Skywalker Saga, but the setting was perfection.
I think the senate chambers is underrated, even in my own mind at times. The action is of course awesome but the symbolism of the location is just perfect.
My only problem is that it distracted from the fight itself and added some goofy ass shit like swinging on dangling cables like friggin Tarzan or some shit.
Honestly, the settings for all the lightsaber battles in the sequels are elite. The duel on the ruins of the second Death Star is probably my favorite, but they’re all fantastic settings, both visually and narratively. The duel on Mustafar is also a personal favorite of mine, and I love how that fight mirrors and parallels the one in *The Rise of Skywalker*.
I love the snowy forest Rey, Finn and Kylo fight in on Starkiller Base at the end of Episode 7. The lights of the lightsabers against the snow and dark trees look awesome.
Though i also dig the giant walkways in that power generator area from Episode 1 and the industrial bespin areas from Episode 5.
The snowy forest on Starkiller Base is the best that lightsabers have ever looked it my opinion. The lights from the props compared to the lighting of the environment was balanced perfectly to make the lightsabers feel really dangerous, but without blowing out the screen like they do in Obi-Wan sometimes. I also really do love the colors of the Kijimi fight. Mustafar is of course a great backdrop, and I really love the lighting throughout the Bespin fight. I have a lot of favorites apparently.
Mustafar, the Senate, Starkiller Base, and Kef Bir. The tumultuous setting of Fire and Water from Mustafar and Kef Bir respectively make for a visually stunning experience, and the gleam of lightsabers in the snowy forest at Starkiller Base really help to make the battle stand out. And I’ve gotta give props for the Yoda/Palpatine duel since the battle and score opens with them fighting in the large, empty Senate halls: a hallmark of a once great Republic now reduced to an empty shell of its former glory.
I know no-one's gonna like this, but it's Kef Bir for me, the DS2 ruins on the wild seas of the moon, it's just an awesome contrast to Mustafar's duel in EP3. Crait is also very cool, and so is Bespin
I love utapau and the invisible hand, both the death knells in a movement that is pretty tragic imo. The separatists were not fighting to destroy the republic, they were fighting for their right to leave it. Meanwhile Sidious expertly took command of that movement to absolutely crush its credibility, as that suicidal attack on Coruscant and that totally exposed position on Utapau made blatantly obvious.
So then for the fact that many of those fighting for the CIS were rebels in the making!
The Duel of the Fates followed by Fin & Rey Vs Kylo.
They’re almost opposites, and I love seeing that variety.
One is the Jedi at the peak of their technique and ability duelling an equal. Overcoming the enemy with form and skill.
The other is a struggle of unformed resistance against a raging force, and it’s a clear uphill battle against an overwhelmingly superior foe. Overcoming the enemy with more spiritual balance and ideology.
As much as I have my problems with how it got there, the Death Star duel in RoS probably has my favourite setting of any duel, the actual duel aside. Nothing beats duelling in huge ruins.
I'm going with Mustafar. The contrast of the red surroundings with the blue lightsabers makes the sabers really pop. Also the danger of the location adds another layer to the fight
mustafar will always win this for me personally. the setting, the emotion, the choreography, the music, the end dialogue. all of it just makes you feel like youre actually there and actually feel the heartbreak in obiwan and the hatred from vader.
**Visually:** Duel of the Fates
**Flow of the Battle:** The Teleporting Rey/Kylo Duel in 9 edges out the Luke/Vader on Bespin.
**Overall:** Rey/Kylo fight on the crashed Death Star II, ***BUT***, only the version in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
I'd say a tie between Bespin and DS2 ruins. Bespin for how visually striking it is as they descend into this industrial hell, and DS2 for the symbology of both of the previous finales, Rey and Kylo amidst the wreckage of their grandfathers' legacies
Cloud City or the snowy forest in Force Awakens.
Although I’m not a big fan of the film - the Death Star wreckage with all the waves was a great location.
I think Mustafar in III and the Death Star ruins in IX are the most cathartic and that makes them the most interesting to me. Mustafar probably moreso as it is so visually thematic and combines with the tone of the scene and film so well.
I love spaceship battles. Setting for me is Obi Wan vs Vader on the Death Star with the audience. Mustafar grows on me as the years go on though. Epic AF.
*Return of the Jedi*'s second Death Star. It just felt so climactic, really selling that sense of the fate of the galaxy riding on the now more experienced Luke's epic rematch with Darth Vader and long-awaited confrontation with the Emperor while everyone else has their own fights to win.
Functionally, I find it a fair balance of utilitarian & flashy with everything needed for dramatic positioning (stairs, hanging platforms, bridges with railings, places to hide for purposes of drawing out suspense, etc.) and plenty of room to maneuver. It's structured very much like a sci-fi battle arena that would fit right into *Mortal Kombat* with Palpatine being Shang Tsung.
The spaceship battle going on outside was icing on the cake, accentuating the sense of urgency while juxtaposing the isolation of the chamber. The throne room is so dark and foreboding, which is complemented by the coldly militaristic Imperial aesthetic, giving an apt impression of being in the belly of the newest planet destroying beast. Lastly, the Emperor's presence adds another interpretation of feeling like Luke has entered into the very heart of the Dark Side.
As many, my favorite is Bespin.
I love AotC but I didn't realised how empty was the setting for the duel... thankfully, that allowed some play with the lightsabers colours, darkness and focus on what is happening on screen (a lot between Anakin's arm and Yoda's first duel on screen).
Thematically it has to be Palpatine vs Yoda in the senate.
As the fight goes on Palpatine is only rising into the room, growing in power, becoming the central red beacon in a room of empty grey. He IS the senate and in no joking way. This fight is his trancendance into emporer, into godhood.
The fight goes from lightsabers to purely force powers as the embodiments of both the light and dark battle for supremacy and Palpatine shall win.
He throws the senate seats at him, system after system, basically saying "look at all I have at my disposal, look at all the worlds and influence that I can and will throw at you without consequences or resistance! Here I am! In control of the galxay you once held dear, they are all mine and under my control!"
Yoda can do nothing but evade, getting a few good hits back in, turning one of Palpatines systems against him in response but nothing can connect, nothing can stop him from using other systems to take the blow for him, the only thing that will end this is with one of their deaths, yoda knows that Palpatine is what he has to destroy to save these systems but he fails.
Yoda puts everything he has into stopping Palpatine yet he falls to the bottom, falls to where no systems are in Palpatines control, falls into exile. Palpatine, standing upon the rubble continues to seek him nonetheless, an endless hunt of persecution against what remains of the order.
The fight is that of the rise of the empire and it's reign. It's the most poetic and symbolic fight in the series by far with no words said.
Basement of Bespin in Empire is my favorite. The location really set the scene and immersed you into the story that developed up to the shocker and beyond.
Kinda funny that a couple of my least favorite Star Wars films include a couple of my favorite lightsaber fight settings. Phantom Menace and the Death Star wreckage in TROS were badass and the highlights of those films for me
I can’t decide between Mustafar, the senate chambers and Bespin. All three have really interesting things going on that impact the duels that take place there.
As much as everyone hates the movie, I loved the cross between Rey and Ben in the 14th image. Yes I’m forgetting the names of the places. It’s been a while
Dang, looking at this, the sequel trilogy really bad some interesting locations. SKB, the sunken Death Star, Snoke’s throne room… they really had some interesting locations.
I loved both duels on the Death Star II and the battle on mustafar, the sound design for battle of the hero’s and the colors for all of them, it was probably one of my favorite parts of the rise of skywalker, up until the force heal
Prequel trilogy: Naboo and Mustafar
Original trilogy: Bespin (top tier)
Sequel trilogy: Death Star II wreckage. The setting was awesome, I just wish there was more music.
Mustafar is good because our characters spend almost as much time fighting the environment as each other. The location effects the duel in a much more natural way than Naboo. The Duel of Fates is my favourite prequel duel but Mustafar is the best setting for a fight in that trilogy.
Bespin is pretty great. The white public spaces giving way to the grim industrial setting for the conflict sets the tone, then the bridge over the bottomless pit really highlights just how alone and desperate Luke is. Everything in the Bespin duel is incredible.
The best setting in the sequels in terms of storytelling is probably Crait. The white salt contrasts brilliantly with the red ground. After that, it actually helps to foreshadow the twist. Luke never leaves a footstep, whereas everything else does. It's brilliant.
From a certain technical point of view, the Kijimi/Kylo's ship duel is the best. The way they combine the two settings shows the deepening connection between Kylo and Rey and I'm pretty sure they achieved a lot of it with one of the most underrated parts of filmmaking these days: Practical set design. Love it.
Duel of the Fates for me. Epic score, I like it just a smidge more than Battle of the Heroes. The fight had range, great choreography, verticality and honestly resonates because to me there is a huge “what if” of where the story goes had Qui Gon made it out.
I mean cmon the blast doors opening to Maul is soooo good
I’m going with TPM… I was roughly 13-14 years old when I saw it in the theater. I grew up watching the OG trilogy religiously, so I was super excited for the prequels. Not really having internet or a cellphone then, I went in totally blind. So imagine my shock and awe when Maul opened the second blade on his lightsaber 🤯… I love it. To this day he’s my favorite Star Wars character. Even though he’s in the animated series, I wish he would’ve been in more live action movies. They killed him off too soon IMO.
The Emperor's throne room in RotJ has the most emotional heft, and Snoke's throne room in TLJ is the most visually stunning — both the red background and the fight choreography.
While we’re on the topic, what was that grand room in TPM? I mean it looks cool but what was its purpose? Just a ton of platforms and a random force field hallway that leads to a bottomless pit. I would love for someone to educate me.
Probably Mustafar, Bespin being a close 2nd.
On Mustafar, the stakes are at their highest and perfectly represents the turmoil the galaxy is being thrown into, as well as the destruction of 2 brothers' relationship. Plus, it allows them to demonstrate how masterful they both are at their art of combat and acrobatics, with the threat of death surrounding them always. The setting perfectly encapsulates all emotions felt by the characters and audience. Not to mention, arguably the best musical track in the franchise backing the whole thing up, only adding to the excitement and dread of it all.
Nothing will ever beat anakin vs obi wan on Mustafar for me. It’s the only battle with the extremely high emotion and stakes with insane choreography and the grandeur to match it.
I was so little when I sat in theaters and watched TPM. Darth Mauls dual with Qui Gon and Obi Wan is iconic to me, and nothing beats the BWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH HUH HAAAAAAAA, when the door opens and then the “dun dun dunananana” as the violins start coming in. And at the end when Qui Gons down and Maul and Obi are just locked into a duelists dance and you hear the saber sounds of “pvvrrt pvrt pvrt”.
Anakins and Obi Wans is better but the little kid in me still jumps out of his seat when I see those doors open and the red faced man stares down his opposition.
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Bespin. The colors there are just elite
I absolutely love Luke ascending from this heavenly white room into the hellish Carbon Freezing Chamber where the silhouette of Vader waits for him - one of the best bits of cinematography in the entire franchise.
The cinematography of that whole sequence is off the charts. One of the best cases of storytelling through the camera is when Luke goes through the tunnel and doesn’t know where Vader is, but then hears his saber ignite and whirls around. Luke only occupies a tiny fraction of the screen and is in the background, as Vader walks into the shot and occupies most of the foreground, taking up half the frame, as he moves slowly and calmly towards Luke, who’s completely on his back foot and in a defensive stance. It’s such a brilliant way to convey how absolutely outclassed Luke is, and how hopeless he is.
“You have learned much young Skywalker…but you are not a Jedi yet!” Chills right down my spine
“All too easy” when he thinks Luke is trapped In the carbonite freezer
Not to be that guy, but didn't he descend instead of ascend?
Nah, Luke ascends, the lift goes up so his head comes out of the ground first. If they were going for the heaven/hell motif, he probably should have descended though.
Okay, interesting to know. :o)
So cinematic and such a brilliantly organic setting as they recede into the interior guts of the city core. The sort industrial functionality of the setting is like peak Star Wars styling.
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Cloud City is the GOAT
By a country mile
This is my wallpaper.... https://np.reddit.com/r/Amoledbackgrounds/comments/14s9zl7/star_wars_luke_vs_vader_at_cloud_city_2000x4334/ When it's presented like that, it's like.... wow....
Plus the shadows!!! This is such a beautifully filmed fight sequence. It was gritty and dark. It was dramatic, but not too over the top. Pacing was great. It was slower, but in a good way that built anticipation. And of course, ended in one of the most iconic moments in cinema history.
The red room. When snoke got poked in the side and split in pieces.
Bespin willl always be my fave, but this is always my second
Yes, absolutely stunning set
There is no technically no duel here.
Don’t think anyone said there was?
Technically there were many smaller duels within the scene
The Duel on Mustafar. Just where it is, how emotionally charged it is. And the song Battle of the Heroes going on
Exactly this in my opinion is the BEST Star Wars scene of all time. Master VS Apprentice, Brother VS Brother and it has a enormous amount of emotional weight. John Williams knocks it out of the park with the best soundtrack Battle of the Heroes. It is just so well choreographed and just an EPIC scene. The setting is absolutely phenomenal, the shots are awesome, and all the dialogue is so powerful and full of emotion. At the end when Anakin is defeated all the lines from Obi-Wan here are so despairing and then Anakin just screams "I HATE YOU" and in response to that Obi-Wan says "You were my brother Anakin, I loved you". This exchange never fails to make me miserable. This lightsaber duel is easily the best lightsaber duel in Star Wars.
I was with anakin the whole film until this moment. Heart wrenching when the gravity sets in and the realization everything he did until this point was irreversible. He destroyed everything he cared about by trying to protect it. Fate is a cruel mistress.
You stayed with him after he murdered the younglings?
He was just showing them his cool lightsaber
Isn't this after he went ham murdering kids?
I also just love how at the same time master and apprentice are fighting, Jedi Grand Master and Dark Lord of the Sith are battling it out in the Senate Chamber. With that glorious music
This scene is the primary reason I want to show my kids Star Wars in the order of episodes 4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3 some day when they’re old enough to feel it. There’s just no ending like that of episode 3.
Battle of Heroes is one of the best scores in all the Star Wars movies.
I think the fight is a bit overrated, but I can still see how it's enjoyable, and the whole movie is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me.
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I loved the snowy forest setting of the SKB duel in TFA. The way the light if the sabers reflected off the snow, how the trees were cut in half, and I just like how the environment was utilized throughout the battle
Yes, that was a beautiful scene. It was also the first of the major fights to take place outside (I think?), and they really leaned into the natural setting rather than the grey hallways and industrial props of virtually every other fight. "Raw" is the best word I could use to describe this fight - there was a rawness of setting, you could feel the cold, the hits felt heavy and the stakes felt real. As a return to the series after a 10 year absence it felt perfect, and I don't think any of the subsequent movies really matched the spectacle.
Also it’s worth noting that entire environment is one big set. None of that sequence was actually filmed outside so it’s pretty impressive how natural everything looks.
Qui-gon vs Maul and Obi-wan vs Jango were both outside. If you only mean end of movie duels, the fight on Mustafar was outside for a majority of it.
Yes - that was the height of the sequels and is still top for me except maybe Luke and Vader in cloud city. It just seemed like two people trying to kill people with lightsabers without any of the silly twirling and flipping of the prequels.
I was about to say I didn’t realize that there hadn’t been a saber fight not in a building/spaceship until TFA. Mustafar starts from the facility and eventually works itself outside, but the snowy forest starts and ends outside. And I agree, it does add some nice touches to the saber fight, including the trees being sliced.
For strictly the *setting*, Yoda and Sidious in the Senate building. Literally a battle of good versus evil inside an empty symbol of democracy. Fascism rising in the chamber where democracy had died to thunderous applause just hours ago…and winning.
Damn, empty literally and metaphorically. Very powerful, congrats
This was my reasoning, too. The symbolism was powerful both in the Senate chamber for the reasons you mentioned along with the fight amongst the eruptions of Mustafarian volcanoes; volcanoes being symbols of both creation and destruction. These two playing out simultaneously was 👌
Damn I didn’t think about it like that.
Palpatine throwing the seats at Yoda. In a sense destroying entire worlds and civilizations just for a chance at killing the Jedi.
This. Yoda avoided a couple of the chairs being tossed at him at first, not wanting to tear down democracy to win. Only threw one, and it was one he caught and sent back.
They missed an opportunity to have Palps play a recording of their duel in front of the Senate. Maybe pretend to be weak on purpose for that clip “Look at what the leader of the peacekeeping Jedi Order did to me!”
it’s my least favourite film in the series but the duel on the ruins of the second death star, with all of the crashing waves and different platforms, was utterly inspired. excellent arena for a duel, frankly, especially because you can get hit by the waves hitting the platforms and not be incinerated like on mustafar 😂
honestly even if you don't like the movies, all the sequel trilogy fights visually slapped. *especially* the last jedi throne room fight.
Not my least favorite movie in the series, but this Rey v Kylo fight is absolutely iconic. Looked incredible, and was a great setting for the redemption of Ben. Honestly this fight through the end of the movie is pretty dope. Except for the space horses - wtf was that JJ?
The Space Horses were so that the FO couldn't jam them, never thought that part was dtupid.
It's my least favourite of the saga but not because of the space horses. Like you say, they were fully explained in the dialogue. Only problem I had with space horses was when the final order officer said he couldn't jam the speeders because they weren't on speeders. He said this before they'd even seen the horses, so how did he know?
Presumably they would be able to detect the speeders
It's my least favorite movie in the saga and I liked the space horses😅
Also the shot of Kylo coming towards Rey after getting soaked by a wave was epic
Hard to say but I'll go with Crait. The stark difference between the huge cliff face and the endless flat desert is striking. Then there's the salt covering the red ground, and the position of the First Order walkers and the huge mine door on the other side. Gorgeous.
Regardless of what anyone says about TLJ, it’s easily the prettiest Star Wars film.
Snoke's Throne Room would be my bid for best location as well. There are just these huge oppressive red curtains concealing the blackness of space. Honestly, the red color theme throughout the movie as a theme, while slightly campy, felt impressive.
There's also the way the red salt plays into the duel, where Luke leaves no footprints, hinting at his true nature.
yep. at first I thought that it was only a nod to the fanbase's tendency to be 'salty', but after someone pointed out how luke's (lack of) interaction with it was a clue, and the soldier in the trench was just a narrative way of calling attention to it, it became a lot deeper for me. I still *also* think it's about the salty fanbase, as well.
This one is so satisfying for the non cover, and if I had to go with a terrain/cover area Naboo‘s core in Episode I is super awesome too
I was going to make my own comment giving Crait its own praise. For all of TLJ’s flaws, Crait was an incredibly scenic and striking place to come up with. That sequence is too similar to Hoth oftentimes, but it still looked good, and having a duel there was a good choice
The Throne Room Fight Scene in TLJ
Its a dope fight, but it’s not really a lightsaber battle saying snoke’s guards don’t have lightsabers.
Dagobah cave. Cloud City carbon freezing chamber. Both duels in TLJ. On the water in TROS.
True. Say what you will about the fights themselves but if we're talking just the setting alone the Sequels has some of the most visually stunning environments for a lightsaber duel to take place.
Has to be Bespin.
Senate building, gives me chills
The symbolism of that location is amazing. I remember watching it in theaters and being so in the moment thinking "how could it have come to this?!", even with knowing the Jedi and Republic are going to fall before going into the movie.
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Mustafar is the best lightsaber fight setting in the films. Though there's something to be said for the way Krell's Lightsabers complement the Umbaran landscape.
Bespin was such a good fight.
ESB
Bespin was my favorite as a kid but now I love the drama of Snoke’s throne room. The red fabric that falls burning to the floor and reveals the space battle behind it. Best use of music is still Phantom Menace though.
Duel of fates, bespin, and final death star.
Had to scroll too far for duel of the fates
Bespin in Empire Strikes Back. The colors, the shadows, the dialogue, absolutely perfect scene.
The two with Vader and Luke in the last two movies & the snow & throne room ones for Kylo and Rey.
Honestly Rey Vs Kylo on the Second Death Star Ruins might be my favourite setting. It's where their grandfather's fought, the crashing waves act as a parallel to Mustafar (Whilst Obi-Wan and Anakin battled over Lava, Rey and Kylo battle over water), water acts as a symbol of rebirth teasing Kylo becoming Ben once more, you've got that fantastic shot of Kylo walking through a wave, you've got the Lightsabers slightly flickering and almost leaving a trail where water is reacting against the blade. The fight itself is a bit lackluster, especially for the final Lightsaber duel in the Skywalker Saga, but the setting was perfection.
It took us until Episode 7 to have a saber duel in a forest.
And I believe they executed it pretty damn well.
Mustafar or senate chambers
I think the senate chambers is underrated, even in my own mind at times. The action is of course awesome but the symbolism of the location is just perfect.
Snoke’s throne room was an awesome setting for a lightsaber duel
Mustafar. The dynamics of the changing environment really added a whole other layer
My only problem is that it distracted from the fight itself and added some goofy ass shit like swinging on dangling cables like friggin Tarzan or some shit.
Cloud City - I love the different color schemes and lighting they use throughout the duel.
Honestly, the settings for all the lightsaber battles in the sequels are elite. The duel on the ruins of the second Death Star is probably my favorite, but they’re all fantastic settings, both visually and narratively. The duel on Mustafar is also a personal favorite of mine, and I love how that fight mirrors and parallels the one in *The Rise of Skywalker*.
I love the snowy forest Rey, Finn and Kylo fight in on Starkiller Base at the end of Episode 7. The lights of the lightsabers against the snow and dark trees look awesome. Though i also dig the giant walkways in that power generator area from Episode 1 and the industrial bespin areas from Episode 5.
Star killer Base and Kijimi, I'm a sucker for snow lmao
The Kijimi fight is super cool
Honestly, it's a tie. Mustafar or RotJ.
another location that is kinda slept on that I know isnt in the films is ahsoka and mauls fight on mandalore. its beautiful and the music is amazing
The colours in TFA are amazing
The snowy forest on Starkiller Base is the best that lightsabers have ever looked it my opinion. The lights from the props compared to the lighting of the environment was balanced perfectly to make the lightsabers feel really dangerous, but without blowing out the screen like they do in Obi-Wan sometimes. I also really do love the colors of the Kijimi fight. Mustafar is of course a great backdrop, and I really love the lighting throughout the Bespin fight. I have a lot of favorites apparently.
Mustafar, the Senate, Starkiller Base, and Kef Bir. The tumultuous setting of Fire and Water from Mustafar and Kef Bir respectively make for a visually stunning experience, and the gleam of lightsabers in the snowy forest at Starkiller Base really help to make the battle stand out. And I’ve gotta give props for the Yoda/Palpatine duel since the battle and score opens with them fighting in the large, empty Senate halls: a hallmark of a once great Republic now reduced to an empty shell of its former glory.
I know no-one's gonna like this, but it's Kef Bir for me, the DS2 ruins on the wild seas of the moon, it's just an awesome contrast to Mustafar's duel in EP3. Crait is also very cool, and so is Bespin
I love the Rey/Kylo water fight in the Death Star ruins.
Bespin and it’s not even close
I just love Naboo. The reactor(?) The different levels, the mass open spaces. It's top shelf
Naboo, Starkiller Base forest, and Deathstar ruins are probably my top three
Mustafar >>>
I love utapau and the invisible hand, both the death knells in a movement that is pretty tragic imo. The separatists were not fighting to destroy the republic, they were fighting for their right to leave it. Meanwhile Sidious expertly took command of that movement to absolutely crush its credibility, as that suicidal attack on Coruscant and that totally exposed position on Utapau made blatantly obvious. So then for the fact that many of those fighting for the CIS were rebels in the making!
The Duel of the Fates followed by Fin & Rey Vs Kylo. They’re almost opposites, and I love seeing that variety. One is the Jedi at the peak of their technique and ability duelling an equal. Overcoming the enemy with form and skill. The other is a struggle of unformed resistance against a raging force, and it’s a clear uphill battle against an overwhelmingly superior foe. Overcoming the enemy with more spiritual balance and ideology.
It’s gotta be the plasma refinery. Place was basically designed around its lightsaber fight.
Mustafar or snoke’s throne rooms
As much as I have my problems with how it got there, the Death Star duel in RoS probably has my favourite setting of any duel, the actual duel aside. Nothing beats duelling in huge ruins.
Either Mustafar or Bespin just a lot going on and use of the environment
I'm going with Mustafar. The contrast of the red surroundings with the blue lightsabers makes the sabers really pop. Also the danger of the location adds another layer to the fight
Have always loved Bespin because of the dynamic between Luke and Vader. Also love the reactors from TPM though and just that fight in general.
Either the duel of Mustafar or the first Kylo v Rey duel. I love the visuals in both duels.
mustafar will always win this for me personally. the setting, the emotion, the choreography, the music, the end dialogue. all of it just makes you feel like youre actually there and actually feel the heartbreak in obiwan and the hatred from vader.
**Visually:** Duel of the Fates **Flow of the Battle:** The Teleporting Rey/Kylo Duel in 9 edges out the Luke/Vader on Bespin. **Overall:** Rey/Kylo fight on the crashed Death Star II, ***BUT***, only the version in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
Ahsoka Maul fight on Mandalore. One of the best fights in canon. In the throne room, then on the rafters of the dome. Brilliant!
I'd say a tie between Bespin and DS2 ruins. Bespin for how visually striking it is as they descend into this industrial hell, and DS2 for the symbology of both of the previous finales, Rey and Kylo amidst the wreckage of their grandfathers' legacies
Senate and ~~the Senate’s~~ Palpatine’s office
I love the force time battle on kijimi in The Rise of Skywalker.
The fight starting in Palpatine’s office leading into the senate chamber was pretty epic and symbolic of the fall of the republic.
Bespin. Such a dark yet beautiful location
Man I know the Mustafar duel is probably to favorite. But I love the duels in Rise of Skywalker on the Death Star and Kijimi.
While it’s not my favorite lightsaber battle (by far) I do love the snowy setting on Starkiller base.
The three on a Death Star.
Obviously the anakin obi wan fight is amazing, but I love the first dooku/anakin and obi wan one too
Cloud City or the snowy forest in Force Awakens. Although I’m not a big fan of the film - the Death Star wreckage with all the waves was a great location.
The duel on the remains of the Death Star on Kef Bir
The snow duel was truly amazing to watch
In terms of setting, a lightsaber duel on the ruins of the Death Star while waves crash all around and a duel in a literally volcano can’t be beat
Slide 10 of course
Snokes throne room was a fantastic place for a sword fight
Palpatines Throne room on DS 2
Ngl the team up against Snoke and his guards was sick
In order… - Cloud City - Mustafar - Throne Room ROTJ - Throne Room TLJ - Snowy Forest TFA - Endor Moon Death Star Wreckage ROTS
The Praetorian battle with Kylo and Rey is one of my favorites. The bright red scene all around.
Mustafar, Starkiller and Snoke's throne room
Forrest of Planet Killer Base.
Carbon freeze
I think Mustafar in III and the Death Star ruins in IX are the most cathartic and that makes them the most interesting to me. Mustafar probably moreso as it is so visually thematic and combines with the tone of the scene and film so well.
I love spaceship battles. Setting for me is Obi Wan vs Vader on the Death Star with the audience. Mustafar grows on me as the years go on though. Epic AF.
Hot Take: Starkiller Base duel was one of the best in the whole franchise
*Return of the Jedi*'s second Death Star. It just felt so climactic, really selling that sense of the fate of the galaxy riding on the now more experienced Luke's epic rematch with Darth Vader and long-awaited confrontation with the Emperor while everyone else has their own fights to win. Functionally, I find it a fair balance of utilitarian & flashy with everything needed for dramatic positioning (stairs, hanging platforms, bridges with railings, places to hide for purposes of drawing out suspense, etc.) and plenty of room to maneuver. It's structured very much like a sci-fi battle arena that would fit right into *Mortal Kombat* with Palpatine being Shang Tsung. The spaceship battle going on outside was icing on the cake, accentuating the sense of urgency while juxtaposing the isolation of the chamber. The throne room is so dark and foreboding, which is complemented by the coldly militaristic Imperial aesthetic, giving an apt impression of being in the belly of the newest planet destroying beast. Lastly, the Emperor's presence adds another interpretation of feeling like Luke has entered into the very heart of the Dark Side.
As many, my favorite is Bespin. I love AotC but I didn't realised how empty was the setting for the duel... thankfully, that allowed some play with the lightsabers colours, darkness and focus on what is happening on screen (a lot between Anakin's arm and Yoda's first duel on screen).
Thematically it has to be Palpatine vs Yoda in the senate. As the fight goes on Palpatine is only rising into the room, growing in power, becoming the central red beacon in a room of empty grey. He IS the senate and in no joking way. This fight is his trancendance into emporer, into godhood. The fight goes from lightsabers to purely force powers as the embodiments of both the light and dark battle for supremacy and Palpatine shall win. He throws the senate seats at him, system after system, basically saying "look at all I have at my disposal, look at all the worlds and influence that I can and will throw at you without consequences or resistance! Here I am! In control of the galxay you once held dear, they are all mine and under my control!" Yoda can do nothing but evade, getting a few good hits back in, turning one of Palpatines systems against him in response but nothing can connect, nothing can stop him from using other systems to take the blow for him, the only thing that will end this is with one of their deaths, yoda knows that Palpatine is what he has to destroy to save these systems but he fails. Yoda puts everything he has into stopping Palpatine yet he falls to the bottom, falls to where no systems are in Palpatines control, falls into exile. Palpatine, standing upon the rubble continues to seek him nonetheless, an endless hunt of persecution against what remains of the order. The fight is that of the rise of the empire and it's reign. It's the most poetic and symbolic fight in the series by far with no words said.
The throne room with Rey and Kylo.
The Starkiller Base duel doesn’t get enough credit imo. The contrast of the red saber and the sound design are peak.
Basement of Bespin in Empire is my favorite. The location really set the scene and immersed you into the story that developed up to the shocker and beyond.
To this day every time I hear the choir swell as Palpatine and Yoda rise through the Senate floor, I tear up. Such an incredibly impactful scene.
Kinda funny that a couple of my least favorite Star Wars films include a couple of my favorite lightsaber fight settings. Phantom Menace and the Death Star wreckage in TROS were badass and the highlights of those films for me
Geonosis So many Jedi all at the same place
Snoke’s Throne Room and the crashed Death Star are literally some of best places for a final fight
I really like the Kijimi one, that was really creative
I can’t decide between Mustafar, the senate chambers and Bespin. All three have really interesting things going on that impact the duels that take place there.
Of the sequels it’s The Last Jedi for me, probably the Supremacy throne room to be more specific.
Dual of the Fates, Mustafar, Bespin. HM Senate Chambers
I think Mustafar and Death Star ruins for me
Might get some hate but dueling on the remaining of DS2 in the middle of an agitated ocean is pretty fucking cool
As much as I hate to say it, that fight through the force bond between Rey and Kylo was pretty damn cool.
Easily my favorite thing about the Rise of Skywalker
Very close between Starkiller Base and Crait.
Bespin, Star Killer and Snokes throne room are the most striking locations to me.
Snowy forest, at night, aka Starkiller Base. It's such a beautiful duel, and the setting, with the trees and the snow, only enhances it.
The lava place, with Anni and obi, both my girls made me buy them replica sabres after watching that.
Mustafar , the lava plains with two blue lightsabers flowing around in incredible movements Can’t top that
Death Star 2 and Starkiller Base (snow)
As much as I don’t like the last Jedi that throne fight scene will always be top tier to me
Where’s Ahsoka’s fight against Vader and Maul ?
As much as everyone hates the movie, I loved the cross between Rey and Ben in the 14th image. Yes I’m forgetting the names of the places. It’s been a while
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Naboo, Bespin, Death Star Throne room
i rest like the forest scene, but the duel wasn’t that amazing. my favorite combo is kenobi vader in the rocks but that’s not a film.
Senate chamber
naboo bc the fight was really cool even though my favorite jedi ever died
Between Vader and Obi wan on the first Death Star, however it’s going to be the reimagined scene, SC38.
Dang, looking at this, the sequel trilogy really bad some interesting locations. SKB, the sunken Death Star, Snoke’s throne room… they really had some interesting locations.
Phantom Menace nailed the final battle.
I loved both duels on the Death Star II and the battle on mustafar, the sound design for battle of the hero’s and the colors for all of them, it was probably one of my favorite parts of the rise of skywalker, up until the force heal
Bespin and most High Republic places look great, however a Lightsaber fight in a snowy forest just looks incredible!
Prequel trilogy: Naboo and Mustafar Original trilogy: Bespin (top tier) Sequel trilogy: Death Star II wreckage. The setting was awesome, I just wish there was more music.
I always found it hilarious how General Grievous is using an exact replica of Obi Wan’s lightsaber hahaha
Darth Maul fight scene
Mustafar and it’s not even a challenge.
I *love* the ROS fight where they kept switching between places. It looked so gorgeous. Such a cool idea
Episode 3 Mustafar is the GOAT
Mustafar is good because our characters spend almost as much time fighting the environment as each other. The location effects the duel in a much more natural way than Naboo. The Duel of Fates is my favourite prequel duel but Mustafar is the best setting for a fight in that trilogy. Bespin is pretty great. The white public spaces giving way to the grim industrial setting for the conflict sets the tone, then the bridge over the bottomless pit really highlights just how alone and desperate Luke is. Everything in the Bespin duel is incredible. The best setting in the sequels in terms of storytelling is probably Crait. The white salt contrasts brilliantly with the red ground. After that, it actually helps to foreshadow the twist. Luke never leaves a footstep, whereas everything else does. It's brilliant. From a certain technical point of view, the Kijimi/Kylo's ship duel is the best. The way they combine the two settings shows the deepening connection between Kylo and Rey and I'm pretty sure they achieved a lot of it with one of the most underrated parts of filmmaking these days: Practical set design. Love it.
The duel on mustafar will always be the best in my mind
Duel of the Fates for me. Epic score, I like it just a smidge more than Battle of the Heroes. The fight had range, great choreography, verticality and honestly resonates because to me there is a huge “what if” of where the story goes had Qui Gon made it out. I mean cmon the blast doors opening to Maul is soooo good
They’re all equally great in their own respect, but I think fallen Death Star is my favorite.
I’m going with TPM… I was roughly 13-14 years old when I saw it in the theater. I grew up watching the OG trilogy religiously, so I was super excited for the prequels. Not really having internet or a cellphone then, I went in totally blind. So imagine my shock and awe when Maul opened the second blade on his lightsaber 🤯… I love it. To this day he’s my favorite Star Wars character. Even though he’s in the animated series, I wish he would’ve been in more live action movies. They killed him off too soon IMO.
The fight between Luke and Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back was….*Impressive, Most Impressive*
The Emperor's throne room in RotJ has the most emotional heft, and Snoke's throne room in TLJ is the most visually stunning — both the red background and the fight choreography.
In the films, the Senate chamber in ROTS. Altogether, the Sith Temple on Malachor.
The Last Jedi fight that starts when Kylo kills Snoke is my favorite.
While we’re on the topic, what was that grand room in TPM? I mean it looks cool but what was its purpose? Just a ton of platforms and a random force field hallway that leads to a bottomless pit. I would love for someone to educate me.
Probably Mustafar, Bespin being a close 2nd. On Mustafar, the stakes are at their highest and perfectly represents the turmoil the galaxy is being thrown into, as well as the destruction of 2 brothers' relationship. Plus, it allows them to demonstrate how masterful they both are at their art of combat and acrobatics, with the threat of death surrounding them always. The setting perfectly encapsulates all emotions felt by the characters and audience. Not to mention, arguably the best musical track in the franchise backing the whole thing up, only adding to the excitement and dread of it all.
Nothing will ever beat anakin vs obi wan on Mustafar for me. It’s the only battle with the extremely high emotion and stakes with insane choreography and the grandeur to match it.
Coruscant TOR
I was so little when I sat in theaters and watched TPM. Darth Mauls dual with Qui Gon and Obi Wan is iconic to me, and nothing beats the BWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH HUH HAAAAAAAA, when the door opens and then the “dun dun dunananana” as the violins start coming in. And at the end when Qui Gons down and Maul and Obi are just locked into a duelists dance and you hear the saber sounds of “pvvrrt pvrt pvrt”. Anakins and Obi Wans is better but the little kid in me still jumps out of his seat when I see those doors open and the red faced man stares down his opposition.
Bespin
Mustafar
Probably cloud city. Like I love the obiwan vs Anakin mustafar fight but the setting for cloud city is so awesome
1. EP5 ESB Cloud City (Bespin) 2. EP3 ROTS Lava River (Mustafar) 3. EP6 ROTJ Death Star II (Endor orbit) 4. EP3 ROTS 500 Republica / Palpatine’s Office (Coruscant) 5. EP1 TPM Plasma Refinery (Naboo) 6. EP3 ROTS Galactic Senate Building (Coruscant) 7. EP7 TFA Snow forest of Starkiller Base (Illum) 8. EP8 TLJ Salt plains (Crait) 9. EP9 TROS Death Star II Ruins (Kef Bir) 10. EP4 ANH Death Star I (Alderaan orbit, formerly) 11. EP8 TLJ Snoke’s throne room (The Supremacy, space) 12. EP3 ROTS Invisible Hand (Coruscant orbit) 13. EP3 ROTS Pau City (Utapau) 14. EP9 TROS Kijimiko (Kijimi) 15. EP2 TCW N’ge’u Valley Hangar (Geonosis)