PT Skirmish in the Senate

When Grand Master Yoda and Darth Sidious dueled, what were you guys' thoughts?

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It was great to see the 2 best go at it! I wasn't even really expecting that fight to happen before the movie got released. So it was awesome to see though. I wouldn't know where to rank them on the skills level, but as far as I am concerned they are both powerful force users. One of my favorite parts of the saga for sure.

 

Amazingly epic! Made even more epic by the reprise of Duel of the Fates. Definitely one of the highlights of the film opening night and one of my most heavily anticipated moments for a long time and boy did it deliver! Palpatine's cackling, the music, Yoda, the symbolism of tearing apart the senate and Palpatine using senate pods as weapons just as he's been doing for three movies but now it's more literal. Great stuff. I'd say it's the most iconic and well-done good verses evil confrontations ever committed to film!

 

The last time I watched the prequels (all three films) with my cousins, when we reached the bit where the lift takes them up into the main chamber, I had to pause it a said aloud, "Will you defer your motion to allow a commission to explore the validity of your accusations?". This line was perfect at that point. It's the most politics filled, over-the-top line and it was brilliant.

The duel itself is pretty great, but it only ends because Yoda was too close to the edge of the platform. If he had been more in the middle he wouldn't have fallen all the way down. And why does he have to go into exile?

 

I like that what is probably the most important duel in the saga (after the ROTJ battle) the Sidious vs Yoda is called a Skirmish

On the actual fight, I would like to have seen Yoda disarm Sidious of his lightsaber. Otherwise it was an enjoyable one.

 

Why's that, mate? Wasn't Ian uncomfortable enough with the blade as it was?

 

good point CA.

Though I would assume (perhaps wrongly though ) that since there wasn't a real life opponent to face he would be a bit more comfortable, or if he was, it would have been easier to use a double due to the make-up and hooded robe.

Edit: as to why, I would have preferred to see exactly why it happened instead of watching a cat and mouse chase between Obi-Wan and Anakin,

 

I doubt it. Ian and Peter both *telegraph* they dislike handling weapons. But I hope so...

 

To me It was epic the essence of star wars combat! I think of it kind like a war between Heaven and Hell but the contrast of the scenes you see clearly that when Yoda is in focus the room becomes a bit lighter and when Sidious is in the focus it becomes darker. Which is an epic effect! Although i was kind of hoping that they wold fight a bit longer for us to see who the clear winner is.

Also perhaps Yoda is hyped up for us to think he is the most powerful in the universe and therefore we see this scene were Yoda and Sidious is more equal and Yoda isn't all that mighty as we think??

 

I enjoyed it very much. I'm very glad that it was included in the film. I think Ian was a bit over the top compared to how Sidious is portrayed in the rest of the PT as well as in ROTJ, but it made him seem all the more evil and crazy. It brought a whole other dimension to his character. The symbolic nature of Anakin and Obi-Wan's duel was important, but moreso, you really got the sense that whatever was to come with the Sidious/Yoda duel, its effects would be much further reaching. It brings a whole new meaning to "Duel of the Fates."

 

I loved the music.