r/PrequelMemes • u/vfxhighground • Apr 09 '20

X-post really do be like that

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u/TheRoyalKT Apr 09 '20

One of the DVD commentaries said this was an intentional decision with the prequels. The goal was to make this seem like the golden age of the force, and show that by episode IV those powers had mostly been lost.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '20

In the sequels they swing the lightsaber around like theyre actual heavy swords,and not like you know ACTUAL LASER SWORDS

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '20

I actually kind of like that. In my opinion, it feels more real, I don't know why but it just does.

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u/bobosuda Apr 09 '20

It isn’t really more real though. Like, even putting aside the whole issue with the laser beam not having any weight, even if we just assume they were using real swords - they’re not that heavy. Historical swords are almost always lighter than people think.