Of all the lightsaber duels in the Star Wars movies, the one in “Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope [1] is probably the most sedate [2]. But that's okay, because in 1977 this is the first time we're seeing freaking **lightsabers!** So cool! And it blew my 8-year old mind at the time.
But this reimagining of that fight? (link via Kirk Israel [3])
[Do you know just how painful it is to fall into a lava pit? Do you?] [4] [5]
Had I seen that as an 8-year old, my head would have **exploded!**
[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq51w34Hg9I
[3] https://kirk.is/2019/05/10/
[4] /boston/2019/05/13/Darth-ObiWan.jpg
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