starshipriot
Jedi Master
Something I loved in the new film was the saber duels. No flouncy over the top twirls and painstakingly choreographed routines that looked more like a dance than a fight. The saber fights felt gritty and desperate and real, more like the ones in ESB and ROTJ.
Seen a few people question how Rey could stand a chance against Ren, but if you want to acknowledge the prequels (I try not to!) it could be said all the twirly **** was when there were lots of Jedi and they could practice dueling with each other. With the Jedi gone, lightsaber combat has reverted back to a more primitive and ( in my opinion) far more believable form. Maybe Ren had never had a proper one on one saber duel before.
Seen a few people question how Rey could stand a chance against Ren, but if you want to acknowledge the prequels (I try not to!) it could be said all the twirly **** was when there were lots of Jedi and they could practice dueling with each other. With the Jedi gone, lightsaber combat has reverted back to a more primitive and ( in my opinion) far more believable form. Maybe Ren had never had a proper one on one saber duel before.