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ST Dismemberment?

Discussion in 'Sequel Trilogy' started by Palpatine77, Dec 29, 2015.

  1. Palpatine77

    Palpatine77 Jedi Knight star 1

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    Throughout the six prior Star Wars films to date every film had at least one dismemberment from a lightsaber, sometimes more than one. To mention just one from each film:

    TPM: Obi-Wan cuts Darth Maul in half.
    AOTC: Mace Windu slices Jango Fett's head off.
    ROTS: Anakin slices Dooku's head off.
    ANH: Obi-Wan cuts the obnoxious cantina patron's arm off.
    TESB: Vader cuts Luke's hand off.
    ROTJ: Luke cuts Vader's hand off.

    And again, some of the films have multiple lightsaber dismemberments, even in the PG rated films, and TFA is rated PG-13.

    So going into TFA, I sort of went in expecting that a few things were guaranteed to happen: somebody is going to say "I have a bad feeling about this", somebody is going to say "May the Force be with you", we will hear a Wilhelm scream, and somebody is going to get something cut off in the film. Those are things that make up a Star Wars film, right? But I've seen the movie a couple times now, and I can't remember seeing a single dismemberment in the whole film. Did I overlook something, or were there really no lightsaber dismemberments at all? Unless I missed something here I'm kind of disappointed that JJ left this out.
     
    Palpatine77, Dec 29, 2015
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  2. darthOB1

    darthOB1 Force Ghost star 5

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    A sliced spine tops any dismemberment as far as severity but not dramatcally
     
    darthOB1, Dec 29, 2015
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  3. Phasma's Armor Polish

    Phasma's Armor Polish Jedi Padawan star 1

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    Finn stabs a stormtrooper through the heart with his saber if that makes any difference.

    It's refreshing to not see an arm chopped off, feels a bit to same old same old.
     
    Phasma's Armor Polish, Dec 29, 2015
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  4. JDN21

    JDN21 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Yes, this isn't a real Star Wars film because no one got their member lopped off.
     
    JDN21, Dec 29, 2015
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  5. Palpatine77

    Palpatine77 Jedi Knight star 1

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    Yes there are some stabbings with a lightsaber, but that's not the same as a limb or head getting chopped off.
     
    Palpatine77, Dec 29, 2015
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  6. intravenusdemilo

    intravenusdemilo Jedi Knight star 1

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    Haha. I know, right?!
     
    intravenusdemilo, Dec 29, 2015
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  7. TaradosGon

    TaradosGon Manager Emeritus star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    The first time I saw the movie, I thought Kylo got his hand chopped off. There was something black laying on the ground next to him when he falls on his back. Upon second viewing, I see that both hands are intact, but the scene goes so quickly I'm not sure what it is I was seeing.
     
    TaradosGon, Dec 29, 2015
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  8. JDN21

    JDN21 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    I thought Rey slashed Kylos head clean off! I genuinely gasped and thought she had killed him!
     
    JDN21, Dec 29, 2015
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  9. james92rogers

    james92rogers Jedi Padawan star 1

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    Seeing Finn stab a trooper through the heart was pretty bad ass though/

    I think Rey slices the end of Ren's lightsaber off at the end of their duel?
     
    james92rogers, Dec 29, 2015
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