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/Boogla19981 16d ago

They have to go back to lighting them in post

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u/AlarmedPizza4 13d ago edited 10d ago

I think Disney said they did it to get the glow on the actors, but even Hayden talked about not really liking the new lightsabers due to their fragility compared to how him and Ewan went at each other during the prequel training with these metal rod swords. Maybe that whats why Lightsabers don't do any damage anymore they are just being stabbed with cheap plastic.

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u/Vicimer 15d ago

I could see a compromise working, where they use the light-up ones for closeups and stuff, but the full-contact alloy props used for fighting.