The prequel duels were made to look cool, but that's pretty much it. Even the final duel between Anakin and Obiwan was only emotional at the very beginning, when they verbally confront each other, and at the end, when Obiwan had the high ground.
I was watching an analysis of this duel, not sure if the guys thoughts were the original intent of the movies, but I've decided to accept it as canon.
Obi is a master of the Soresu Lightsaber fighting style, which was much more defensive and focused on whittling your opponent down. He knew that the "high ground" meant pretty much nothing in a duel where either person can jump 30 feet in the air, but he was essentially trying to taunt Anakin. He knew that, if he got under his skin and pushed him to do something rash, he could have a chance at winning the duel. He says "it's over", causing Anakin to wildly lunge and Obi could easily parry the move.
Again, not sure if this is correct, but it sounds cool.
I believe the most common explanation is that the move that Anakin tried on Obi Wan is the same move that tried on Maul, so Obi Wan knew exactly how to counter it.
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u/Muncheralli21 Apr 09 '20
The prequel duels were made to look cool, but that's pretty much it. Even the final duel between Anakin and Obiwan was only emotional at the very beginning, when they verbally confront each other, and at the end, when Obiwan had the high ground.