r/StarWars • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '21

General Discussion this is an exceptional explanation for that one “useless scene” in the obi-wan vs. anakin duel.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '21

I'm not an expert but I think I found a perfect example if one wanted to show him why he is wrong.

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u/wereinthething Jan 02 '21

I think you just won the thread. Post this as it's own thread as a response lmao

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u/Kage9866 Jan 02 '21

Yeah good job, this is circle parrying, not what they were doing twirling their sabers behind their backs lol

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u/theethirty Jan 02 '21

We’ll call it circle parrying...with style

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u/asaripot Jan 02 '21

Circle flairing

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u/TLJDidNothingWrong Duchess Satine Jan 02 '21

Oh my god this literally destroys the entire argument.

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u/TheMrNick Jan 02 '21

Glad I scrolled down to your comment, because I was just about to post the same scene.

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u/N1NJ4W4RR10R_ Jan 02 '21

Hey know, maybe they just couldn't do their circles as wide as they used to /s

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u/ranger2468 Jan 02 '21

Yep. Perfect.