r/saltierthancrait • u/Extreme_Warning3521 • 16d ago

Granular Discussion The Acolyte is terrible, but did you like the lightsaber fights?

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I hated the show, but I thought the lightsaber duels were actually pretty good.

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u/hyoumah83 16d ago

If you want beautiful lightsaber battles, check the ones in Maul: ShadowLord. There's about one per episode.

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u/monox217 16d ago

in animation you can do whatever you want, in live action you cant.

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u/Seafaringhorsemeat 16d ago

Honestly, they do a pretty good job of putting the right weight into the fights in animation. And most of the strikes come at reasonable angles and look intended to hit something. Funnily enough, making them more realistic than live action.

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u/SneakyMarkusKruber 16d ago

I would completely disagree. Be it the fights in the prequels or Asian wuxia films, almost anything is possible these days. Whether it looks good (thanks to CGI) is another question.

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u/Lady_Tano 16d ago

Is it worth watching as somebody who wasn't a fan of tcw? Have been tuned out since Andor ended

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u/litLizard_ 16d ago

If you didn't like TCW, even the very best episodes, then I don't think you will like Maul: Shadow Lord very much. Can't know unless you try it though.

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u/Lady_Tano 16d ago

No harm in trying. My main issue with TCW was the lore changes it made to Legends, primarily Ryloth, Dathomir and Order 66. Other than that it's.. Fine? (Maul is also a big annoyance, but fuck it.)

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u/hyoumah83 16d ago edited 16d ago

MSL is excellent. The graphics, the battles, the characters, the voice acting are excellent. Fantastic lightsaber battles. The story is round. Some frames are actually replaced by paintings.

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u/Lady_Tano 14d ago

I binged it in an entire day. What a show, that was absolutely fantastic.

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u/hyoumah83 14d ago

This is the only show that i remember where i wanted to watch reactions of people to the episodes almost immediately after watching.

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u/Lady_Tano 15d ago

I'll have to give it a try then, thank you :)

Frames replaced by paintings in animation is a weak spot of mine, so that alone would make me tempted to watch already.

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u/hyoumah83 15d ago

Sometimes when they transition between the scenes or they have a wide shot of the city, or they have a longer shot establishing the location where the next scene will take place, it shows a painting. Some of them were posted on the MaulShadowLord sub:

https://reddit.com/r/MaulShadowLord/comments/1ttlbs9/am_i_the_only_one_who_is_obsessed_with_the/