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  • @AntoineBandele
    @AntoineBandele 2 роки тому +5489

    Yes! Yes! And absolutely heck yes! 🎉 Y’all did it again. This felt so very SW to me thematically.

    • @MaxJordanVisuals
      @MaxJordanVisuals  2 роки тому +211

      Glad you felt that. I set out from the beginning to make this entry the most 'Star Wars-y' I could.

    • @AntoineBandele
      @AntoineBandele 2 роки тому +34

      @@MaxJordanVisuals job well done

    • @charlesratcliff2016
      @charlesratcliff2016 2 роки тому +17

      @@MaxJordanVisuals I have followed you for 9 years. You are so outstanding. God bless you

    • @charlesratcliff2016
      @charlesratcliff2016 2 роки тому +6

      @@AntoineBandele I am a fan of your content. You are a true scholar of Star Wars

    • @daleoffurygof164
      @daleoffurygof164 2 роки тому +3

      I need more star wars vs series bro frfr

  • @ThisNThat0810
    @ThisNThat0810 Рік тому +2621

    Him using the force to pull her Saber down to attack right at the beginning was an awesome way to start a duel and my God was this a duel.

    • @mikebasil4832
      @mikebasil4832 Рік тому +37

      It's especially amazing how her daughter surprisingly saved her in the end. Never underestimate a child's love for their parents.

    • @gyozokomporaly1557
      @gyozokomporaly1557 Рік тому +14

      ​@@rockinHurley777 It could have been something "lightsaber resistant". Eg.: beskar would stop a lightsaber.

    • @90skidcultist
      @90skidcultist Рік тому +6

      He had an advantage in the force, loved it!

    • @thalmoragent9344
      @thalmoragent9344 Рік тому +9

      ​@gyozokomporaly1557
      Besar, Cortosis, and one other material, are all resistant to it so, could be a variety of things.

    • @joeyberg5765
      @joeyberg5765 Рік тому +8

      I saw that and then the immediate, aggressive uppercut from the dudes pole saber where he flung sparks up off the ground and had to pause because I was up off my bed, screaming "WHOA WHOA HOLD UP" at 1 in the morning lmao, shit is crazy

  • @lalitkumarsharma7164
    @lalitkumarsharma7164 Рік тому +784

    Totally justifies the Jedi way. She all along knew she would probably die fighting him, but she gave it all that she could. Man, that felt the REAL Star Wars story. Hats off to this superb masterpiece!

    • @ethanbrown2019
      @ethanbrown2019 Рік тому +34

      The thing I loved about that was when she gets stabbed. She, in that moment, lost the light. Once she maimed him, as a Jedi, she should've waited for him to either surrender or force further conflict. Instead, she chases the conflict by attacking him, leaving an opening of vulnerability. In that moment, she lost the protection of the light and entered the dark and paid the price. Honestly phenomenal writing if that was intended.

    • @bunnyconcubus8468
      @bunnyconcubus8468 7 місяців тому

      I don't think it works that way though, light side uses positive emotions and mind set and follows a non aggression while dark side is using less moral, the less morals and more intense you are in your ways the more dark side you become. There is no light protection or a clear scale of what action when would lead to your demise. Don't spout nonsense about the force.​@@ethanbrown2019

    • @brandonmhardy
      @brandonmhardy 6 місяців тому

      There was fear from the first 30 seconds. She was destined to lose

    • @wednesday5062
      @wednesday5062 4 місяці тому

      on the other side of things if she just hit his legs while being in close quarters instead of his spear or didn't embrace the lightsaber poke by force stepping forward right on his blade - it would've ended way better. But thats not the jedi way

  • @idomeneogames583
    @idomeneogames583 2 роки тому +1238

    As a musician and a Star Wars fan, I’m amazed at how well your composer did with his score, and how your director and editors gave him the necessary room to influence and accompany the story in accordance with Star Wars’ niche! Absolutely outstanding work guys, I loved every second of this.

    • @alistairborthwick2031
      @alistairborthwick2031 2 роки тому +9

      Yup, I liked the music too. 😁

    • @thENDweDIE
      @thENDweDIE 2 роки тому +8

      Score soundtracks are usually the best...so underrepresented tho..!!

    • @AV.Creative
      @AV.Creative 2 роки тому +4

      Same! 🤯

    • @waltcrusade2774
      @waltcrusade2774 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/Y27-xpMozCY/v-deo.html some work of my own...

    • @マシュードーラン
      @マシュードーラン Рік тому +4

      @@thENDweDIEAre you kidding? John Williams is extremely celebrated along with many others

  • @AaronLomax-g2i
    @AaronLomax-g2i 6 місяців тому +487

    Cared more about her and the kid in 7 minutes than I did any other character over hours and hours of the latest SW films. Bravo!!! It's relatable and emotional and what we want to see, great choreography too.

    • @stephaneneron
      @stephaneneron 6 місяців тому +11

      Disney films are not SW films, its just poorly made non-fan made film....

    • @jack7240
      @jack7240 6 місяців тому +1

      Same

    • @teencomment
      @teencomment 5 місяців тому +2

      @@stephaneneron Keep telling yourself that.

    • @PotassiumIsDumb
      @PotassiumIsDumb 5 місяців тому +1

      @@stephaneneronexept for rouge one.

    • @jacobolinger2403
      @jacobolinger2403 5 місяців тому +3

      @@teencommentbro thinks sequel duels are good💀

  • @mestis0
    @mestis0 Рік тому +857

    I feel like she meditated to accept her vision, managing her fear, and live through the inevitable with courage.

    • @mikebasil4832
      @mikebasil4832 Рік тому +14

      I agree. Any female hero who must prepare for a dangerous showdown with a male villain would imaginably find her courage through meditation.

    • @poopybuttguy5523
      @poopybuttguy5523 Рік тому +16

      @@mikebasil4832 i dont get this

    • @CandidObserver
      @CandidObserver Рік тому +9

      @@poopybuttguy5523 I'm not entirely sure either but I guess he meant it as sarcasm?

    • @poopybuttguy5523
      @poopybuttguy5523 Рік тому +5

      @@CandidObserver still makes no sense even sRcastically

    • @TheN1ghtwalker
      @TheN1ghtwalker Рік тому +7

      She got stabbed in the gut with a lightsaber. She ain't living through that.

  • @tomkirby6780
    @tomkirby6780 2 роки тому +8827

    Wait....are you kidding me? How are you able to do in 7 minutes what Disney couldn't do over 3 movies? This was incredible! I need to see what happens next!

    • @ymmij8945
      @ymmij8945 2 роки тому +145

      kinda looking like what they did tho, no hate.

    • @thialfii3509
      @thialfii3509 2 роки тому +217

      Not a ST fan but this is better than all of the duels in the saga. Best Lightsaber duels are in those Old Republic cinematics lol

    • @TheSCPStudio
      @TheSCPStudio 2 роки тому

      Except you're just a pathetic Disney hater because this is exactly like the sequel fights...

    • @shaolinwarriormark
      @shaolinwarriormark 2 роки тому +48

      Amen, 7 minutes??
      You are a directing genius!

    • @aydenmcfly1362
      @aydenmcfly1362 2 роки тому +127

      These guys actually care that's why

  • @S40Games
    @S40Games 2 роки тому +3611

    this is what star wars feels like, epic, emotional, and energetic. Fantastic work overall

    • @TheMrPeteChannel
      @TheMrPeteChannel 2 роки тому +22

      No! It's supposed be about a falsely arrested space immigrant, a vengeful security guard, a female secret police agent, a depressed useless robot , a lesbian rebel, a posh senestor & an antique/arts merchant with an axe to grind! (Sarcasm)

    • @cesaribarra9707
      @cesaribarra9707 2 роки тому +1

      Absolutely

    • @lonewanderer1328
      @lonewanderer1328 2 роки тому +5

      It really captures what HK47 tells the exile about killing jedi

    • @ILikeToHate
      @ILikeToHate 2 роки тому +5

      It had none of that 😂

    • @ILikeToHate
      @ILikeToHate 2 роки тому

      A blantant repeat of the same shit we’ve seen a million times

  • @AlexeiX1
    @AlexeiX1 6 місяців тому +158

    Guys filmed a whole movie with no dialogue with peanuts for budget and this is somehow so much better in 7 minutes than the 7 hours I wasted watching disney's trilogy. Thank you for this.

    • @bladerdj3503
      @bladerdj3503 4 місяці тому +7

      Passion vs Greed. Thats the difference.

    • @tronovonflidder775
      @tronovonflidder775 21 день тому +1

      1) Untrained kid using force stasis on a fully trained dark side user.
      2) Mother-son dynamic but kinda cringe.
      3) Gimmicky staff that did nothing cool besides being broken down.
      4) Overuse of slow motion.
      5) More people surviving lightsaber stab wounds.
      6) Lighting kind of sucks.
      7) Interference in a duel with nameless characters, that only required plot as an afterthought is wild.
      These are all things Disney would be heavily criticised for; and yet here we are praising such things because it's a fan project?

    • @AlexeiX1
      @AlexeiX1 21 день тому

      @@tronovonflidder775 criticize deez nuts

    • @ignaciolinale2206
      @ignaciolinale2206 9 днів тому

      ​@@tronovonflidder775 na u r crazy

    • @Mono_The_Archivist
      @Mono_The_Archivist 9 днів тому

      ​@tronovonflidder775 those are things Disney is criticised for because those are mistakes that shouldn't be present in movies that cost that much money to make

  • @commanderdreg
    @commanderdreg 2 роки тому +767

    Your location is amazing, matches the tone perfectly. I think this is the best implementation of a light pike I have ever seen in anything. the cinematography and choreography are stunning. The use of the Force feels natural. This is by far and away the best entry I've seen this year and one of the best I've seen ever.

    • @Hello-hn9kq
      @Hello-hn9kq 2 роки тому +15

      I’m not trying to be that guy but just for future reference it is spelled Choreography. And cinematography
      (Just trying to help you out, not being rude)

    • @commanderdreg
      @commanderdreg 2 роки тому +8

      @@Hello-hn9kq Thanks for the correction!

    • @TheCrimsonRevenger
      @TheCrimsonRevenger 2 роки тому +5

      Problem of course being that the Pike's shaft is somehow capable of blocking Saber strikes even though that's NEVER been possible. Even Darth Maul's own Dual-Saber couldn't block saber strikes along it's shaft. One of the many things that makes Dual Sabers and Saber Pikes breathtakingly stupid weapons to bring to a lightsaber fight.

    • @commanderdreg
      @commanderdreg 2 роки тому +10

      @@TheCrimsonRevenger i think this follows the cannon for beskar

    • @MaxJordanVisuals
      @MaxJordanVisuals  2 роки тому +57

      I'm actually a Legends canon guys, so I think of it as being made from Phrik.

  • @isengarde9490
    @isengarde9490 Рік тому +405

    As an avid fan of KotFE, seeing a Pike Saber actually used in a high production value duel brings me immense joy.

    • @johneary1317
      @johneary1317 Рік тому +7

      Amen.

    • @animetrashamvs
      @animetrashamvs Рік тому +10

      Praise the Pike!🙌

    • @Alxei23456
      @Alxei23456 Рік тому +6

      Praise the pike indeed!

    • @BossDoogles
      @BossDoogles Рік тому +2

      Accept why use a pike like a staff when you can use a double sided lightsaber the same way. The villain would have killed her numerous times with a double bladed saber

    • @Jam._.
      @Jam._. Рік тому +8

      Because the double bladed saber is a different weapon for a different fighting style. There's alot that a pike saber can do that a doublebladed saber cant. For example: strike with a reasonable amount of force.

  • @castlewhale4746
    @castlewhale4746 2 роки тому +19

    If only ANY of the Kylo vs. Rey fights had even half this much thought put into the choreography, maybe there would at least be something redeemable about the sequels other than the visuals and soundtrack. The force premonition showing what looks like defeat, technically being accurate but leaving out the most crucial detail of how it truly ends was great and is a much more 4-6 faithful use of the force than ANYTHING it's been used for since Disney took over.
    THIS is what the Kylo/Rey dynamic could have been like, instead I was just bored anytime they were on screen together and wondering when they would kiss each other the whole time.
    Thank you for making actual Star War content.

  • @juancabardo21
    @juancabardo21 5 місяців тому +14

    An incredible short story about a mother sacrificing herself to protect her child. This was truly riveting.

  • @chucksl21
    @chucksl21 2 роки тому +862

    Once again, a fan film that's way better than the sequels. They even had a Kylo Rey feel but everyone knew their training. Well done!

    • @TheSCPStudio
      @TheSCPStudio 2 роки тому +23

      Its not better than the sequels though. Stop trying to cope as hard as you possibly can.

    • @rejoicingfakepriest201
      @rejoicingfakepriest201 2 роки тому +70

      @@TheSCPStudio Well, how about you stop trying to tell people what to do.

    • @OdaKa
      @OdaKa 2 роки тому +62

      @@TheSCPStudio it is tho. The irony of a sequel trilogy fan telling someone else to stop coping... something about do not judge lest ye be judged..

    • @Xero-rr2ol
      @Xero-rr2ol 2 роки тому +16

      @@TheSCPStudio Its 10000000x better/

    • @williamhamilton9442
      @williamhamilton9442 2 роки тому +15

      @@TheSCPStudio You're just mad because its true.

  • @twilight_lupinesilva4691
    @twilight_lupinesilva4691 Рік тому +373

    FINALLY! We get to see a lightsaber pike in live-action, and this entire duel looks phenomenal! Great work!

    • @ForeskinPyroTF2
      @ForeskinPyroTF2 Рік тому +26

      exactly! Ray absolutely should have had a pike, It would make more sense with her whole "I can use a staff" thing.

    • @czarsalad101
      @czarsalad101 Рік тому +16

      @@ForeskinPyroTF2and it would make her beating Kylo more believable. As pikes have greater reach and control in a 1v1 against a sword. Even then its a bit iffy but still better than what we got.

    • @ForeskinPyroTF2
      @ForeskinPyroTF2 Рік тому +7

      @@czarsalad101 thats true! and again, she would have skill with reach weapons.

    • @czarsalad101
      @czarsalad101 Рік тому

      @@ForeskinPyroTF2 yep!

    • @Awesomeflame16
      @Awesomeflame16 Рік тому +2

      ​@@ForeskinPyroTF2 to be honest I would've preferred a double bladed saber for her.

  • @addedgoatinside
    @addedgoatinside Рік тому +797

    Thank you for giving us a saber duel short that gives us the stakes of the battle but also the fact you both were aiming for each other and not the blades.Amazing.

    • @ashanderson2703
      @ashanderson2703 Рік тому +14

      YES!! Except this time 3:34

    • @doofusboy7054
      @doofusboy7054 Рік тому +12

      @@ashanderson2703 gotta have a bit of flourish lol

    • @Paxton365
      @Paxton365 Рік тому +5

      @@doofusboy7054 Eh there still was a bit too much "flourish" for my liking. Still good though.

    • @acelibrarian
      @acelibrarian Рік тому +4

      There were a few times they left themselves wide open to an attack the other didn't take, but overall yes, well done. I just watched battles from the first 6 movies and they depended so much on jump cuts and laser flashes... I couldn't make sense of what was happening from a technical pov. This was much better.

    • @LaMerica94
      @LaMerica94 Рік тому +2

      Lightsabers are attracted to each other so it would actually make sense for there to be a lot of clashing in a duel

  • @spicygmusic
    @spicygmusic 4 місяці тому +8

    This is absolutely incredible. I actually had a tear in my eye. If only Disney would learn from creators like you guys. So impressed.

  • @hopegambles5698
    @hopegambles5698 Рік тому +262

    I love how this scene was so organic, I could feel an emotional connection with the Jedi and her child, and the intensity of the sith and the deep story between them without ever being introduced to one. This was Star Wars, Disney should give you the rights and the budget for a new trilogy

  • @cemkorkmaz911
    @cemkorkmaz911 2 роки тому +151

    Impressive work right there, and that kid using the force to save her mother totally gave me the kid Starkiller vibes and good thing it didn't end the same for her :D

  • @Spenceley
    @Spenceley 2 роки тому +114

    I'm fanboying so hard right now.
    You guys raise the bar every time. I'm thoroughly impressed.

  • @MrPythonProgramer
    @MrPythonProgramer 5 місяців тому +21

    It's amazing how this 7 minutes does a better job of showing and not telling than anything disney star wars has done

  • @antonioarroyoponce209
    @antonioarroyoponce209 2 роки тому +639

    The fact that she meditates before the duel actually tells you a lot

  • @WilkosGaMes
    @WilkosGaMes 2 роки тому +527

    7 minutes of pure love and talent. The acting was on point and not cringe worthy. The music is outstanding. The choreography was 10/10. This is what Disney will never understand. Wow.

    • @sledgehammer301
      @sledgehammer301 Рік тому +18

      Yup. No cringe at all. Unlike Disney which was non stop, eye squitin', arse clencin' , nauseating inducin' cringe-fest. I was completely engaged with this story and even felt sad when she was stabbed. Unlike how I felt with Rey, which was "Won't somebody PLEASE shoot her"

    • @rickgarner9323
      @rickgarner9323 Рік тому +4

      You guys are common sense smart people

    • @mogdor
      @mogdor Рік тому

      The kid was a little cringey, be honest lol. Still impressive though

    • @WilkosGaMes
      @WilkosGaMes Рік тому +8

      @@sledgehammer301 you’re so right! anyone that likes the sequels need to get their head out their arses I think. It completely ruins the sky walker saga and it ruins Luke story. They had every opportunity to make a brand new story but instead fucked it. Rey was the worse thing to come out of the sequels. It’s not cannon in my eyes.

    • @piggy6801
      @piggy6801 Рік тому +4

      Now I'm not a sequel fan by any means, but there's hardly any acting in this whatsoever, so how are you going to compare them? There's literally not a single line of dialogue in this so how is that fair

  • @millebrasco
    @millebrasco 2 роки тому +52

    02:15 instant goosebumps - Qui-Gon during the fight with Maul at the theed power plant!

    • @tticusFinch
      @tticusFinch 2 роки тому +1

      Precisely what came to mind too

    • @linyenchin6773
      @linyenchin6773 2 роки тому

      Men don't get goosebumps from anything but being suddenly submerged in cold air or cold water.
      Only intellectual males, children and genuine females get so taken by emotion that goosebumps emerge. Seek inner stillness and you shall overcome such weakness, same method removes the weakness called "cringing."

    • @sabershenanigans
      @sabershenanigans 2 роки тому

      @@linyenchin6773 being intellectual, or in tune with one's feelings, is not synonymous with weakness - far from it.

  • @raddestnerd
    @raddestnerd 5 місяців тому +15

    Gotta love how this fan film has better writing, acting, stunt work, cinematography, production design and directing than anything Disney+ has put out

    • @adambrown6669
      @adambrown6669 3 місяці тому +1

      It's a 7 minute video with a generic mother fighting for her daughter plot, acting is basic as there is so little to act in the scene, stunt work is debatable as they have no stunts happening, cinematography, production design and directing just is not better than disney star wars, you'd have to be a special kind of bias or stupid to genuinely think that.
      The only thing this does better is some of the choreography, but that only beats Rey, Kylo and all other disney era characters or duels all feature decent to amazing choreography, the Acolyte being the peak so far, which is unfortunate as it didn't get it's second season.
      All in all, this short is cool, but not something that blows the real stuff out the water. Not like S38 does when compared to the fencing for elderly we got in A new hope.

    • @Cringeharvester
      @Cringeharvester 22 дні тому

      Then you must be very biased against Disney

  • @lunchbox2360
    @lunchbox2360 Рік тому +196

    Cool lightsaber duel. I can see this happening right after RoTS, and Jedi go into hiding. This felt like a mother Jedi knight desperately trying to run from an Inquisitor. You could feel the hope and the reason to fight on when she looked at her child. Excellent work.

    • @ivaneames4354
      @ivaneames4354 Рік тому +23

      I agree, except for the fact that a Jedi of that era wouldn't be a mother. As far as we know, Anakin was the only one who broke the no personal attachments rule.
      I see this as a survivor of Order 66 trying to protect a youngling who for some reason wasn't at the Jedi temple at the time of Anakin's massacre, from an Inquisitor. Either way it was still bloody good.

    • @Karackal
      @Karackal Рік тому +8

      I was really hoping for a plot twist of the sort: green saber Jedi gets defeated, child runs to red saber Jedi, screaming "daddy!!!!!!".

    • @megadk93
      @megadk93 Рік тому +7

      I saw it more as a scen from the Old Republic, maybe thousand years ago. The war between Jedi and Sith is constant.

    • @JustSayRance
      @JustSayRance 11 місяців тому

      ​@@ivaneames4354Mundi had an entire harem. No emotional attachment though.

    • @danielsank2286
      @danielsank2286 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@ivaneames4354you mean the same way that priests are all celibate?

  • @i_am_elizbian
    @i_am_elizbian 2 роки тому +43

    I love this interpretation of a vision! The rough, fragmented images bleeding into reality like a glitching screen keeps us rooted in the present yet aware of the future. Also - the lightsaber pike is used so well!

  • @cirrusimages
    @cirrusimages Рік тому +512

    This was 20x better than anything from Disney (except Rogue One). It put everything else to shame. Congratulations. An epic feat.

    • @PKryik
      @PKryik Рік тому +28

      Anything? Andor, Mando, Bad Batch, Tales, Fallen Order?

    • @cattowers5636
      @cattowers5636 Рік тому

      ​@@PKryik zzz

    • @neo-fx8qd
      @neo-fx8qd Рік тому +7

      ​@@PKryik and now survivor

    • @robertstormer8790
      @robertstormer8790 Рік тому +2

      Yep anything

    • @Deadshot4396
      @Deadshot4396 Рік тому +23

      @@neo-fx8qd Disney did not develop that game and they don’t deserve credit for it.

  • @MikeEdwards-j9g
    @MikeEdwards-j9g 5 місяців тому +2

    I'm still flabbergasted how this has more emotional drama and a more exciting lightsaber fight than Disney pouring hundreds of millions into their TV shows and movies. I mean look at the last Jedi, that throne room battle was absolutely embarrassing for a large budget movie. And even though this dual needs some spit and polish from a bigger budget, it was fantastic.

  • @andsocanu
    @andsocanu Рік тому +349

    I felt more emotion in the first 3 minutes of this than in the last two movies combined.

    • @willdavis3802
      @willdavis3802 Рік тому

      Thats a low bar these days... Fuck Disney and KKs "The Force is Female" agenda.

    • @andrewhite4431
      @andrewhite4431 Рік тому +7

      Not me...I had a lot of emotions after the final two movies. Believe me none of them were good. When everyone was complaining about the prequels. The force was saying "you wait you fckrs"

    • @cerebrophage7709
      @cerebrophage7709 Рік тому +1

      When the butthurt is strong with you, you will not connect to that which offends you.

    • @Ar17778
      @Ar17778 11 місяців тому

      @@cerebrophage7709is he wrong tho? I felt nothing in over 6 hours of Disney fanfic and actual fanfic does it in under 5 mins

    • @cerebrophage7709
      @cerebrophage7709 11 місяців тому

      Reactance bias, in the context of un/favored content, doesn't make you right or wrong.@@Ar17778

  • @Golfingwithvince
    @Golfingwithvince 2 роки тому +55

    It’s insane how fans make lightsaber duels better than they make in movies. Bravo. So well done

    • @tio_john
      @tio_john Рік тому +10

      simple fans care more tham the company

    • @Golfingwithvince
      @Golfingwithvince Рік тому +3

      @@tio_john you’re spot on there.

    • @Opnn8d1
      @Opnn8d1 Рік тому

      And yet, without the duels in the movies, the fans who make these videos wouldn't be figuring out how to take what was done in the movies to the next level.
      Best lightsaber duel in the star wars movies was in Ep1. Ep3's was great, too, but single blade vs lightstaff introduced an entirely new dynamic. That was an inspiration to fan film makers, and they have been one-uping it, and each other, ever since.

    • @Opnn8d1
      @Opnn8d1 Рік тому

      @J. E. M Sequels? When did this happen and why wasn't I told? :D
      I know what the OP was referring to. But let's face it, the duels in the sequels barely qualified to use the word. Just some arbitrary saber swinging and clashing just to tick off "Lightsaber scene" from the list of Star Wars tropes they had to put in to barely earn the right to slap "Star Wars" on the label.
      But hey... It's good to know that if I want a good lightsaber duel fix, There's all these great fan productions that not only do them right, but are constantly daring to mix things up to keep it fresh.

  • @Salazar824
    @Salazar824 4 місяці тому +1

    Man!!! That kid using the force made me drop some tears. Loved it!

  • @skyrider5375
    @skyrider5375 2 роки тому +36

    Wonderfully done. Not only was this the best use of a light-pike I’ve ever seen, but I loved how creative the ending was. Not ending the duel with a saber, but with the jagged end of the broken pike. Amazing

    • @parksnewbornportraiture4989
      @parksnewbornportraiture4989 2 роки тому +1

      That was a great touch. Star Wars always seems to forget that anything sharp can still be a weapon. She didn’t have her saber, but she still had an effective spear.

    • @leth5540
      @leth5540 Рік тому

      @@parksnewbornportraiture4989 sure, sure, personally not getting the decision to go for forsce-pulling a stick as opposed to just picking a blade, lying right under her, and I'm trying to put myself in her shoes here really hard... No, no, still not getting it. The touch is indeed kind of nice though.

    • @BTTRSWYT
      @BTTRSWYT Рік тому

      @@leth5540 Poetic justice is sweet, is it not? and the irony of falling to your own weapon is all the more galling

    • @eeurr1306
      @eeurr1306 Рік тому

      @@BTTRSWYT They kinda teamed on him though ngl gotta respect the 1v1

  • @xCreide13x
    @xCreide13x 2 роки тому +216

    i don't even know who these characters are or their backstory, but I can feel so much energy between them and know that this fight had been a long time coming. Great storytelling

    • @googleuser3163
      @googleuser3163 Рік тому

      It's supposed to be Anakin Skywalker's mom and Kylo Ren I'm pretty sure but idk

    • @xCreide13x
      @xCreide13x Рік тому +2

      ​@@googleuser3163 Shmi died long before Kylo's time, tho I do see the resemblance!

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 Рік тому +1

      RIDICULOUS. Even if Anakin’s mom somehow survived, she’d be near 100 by the time Kylo was an adult
      .

    • @Pryzmatica
      @Pryzmatica Рік тому +1

      At first, I thought it was Rey and Kylo Ren, but maybe not.

    • @Chubbasaurus
      @Chubbasaurus 9 місяців тому

      I can't help but think that kid looked a bit like the Sith guy... Talk about adding an extra level of tragic.
      Edit: Casting, lol.

  • @RyanTh3Great
    @RyanTh3Great 2 роки тому +24

    I like this movie. You and Lizzy both have really impressive physicality. You managed to do something I’ve puzzled over a lot which is make you both feel huge and powerful. Can’t wait to see what’s next from you

  • @jamescantrell5639
    @jamescantrell5639 5 місяців тому +5

    That was a clever first attack I don't remember seeing else where. Using the force to push down the light sabre in an attempt at a 1 hit kill.

  • @et2792
    @et2792 2 роки тому +222

    imagine a 7 minute short telling us more about a protagonist's motives, values, and personality than an entire 3 episode series of 2 hour movies.
    I want to see more of this character. she's amazing.

    • @et2792
      @et2792 Рік тому +27

      i have a lot more to say about this actually. it ended up on my suggested videos again. i wont say most of what i have to say.
      but here's the thing. if a hero isn't afraid, and weak, they are not a hero. if a hero doesn't have a conviction so strong that they look to it and gain whatever they need to face death, they aren't a hero.
      this female hero is THE hero. she is a role model to all humans. she believes completely that she will die, and she proceeds with as much strenght as she can straight into it for the sake of her convictions. this is how you create a female hero.

    • @マシュードーラン
      @マシュードーラン Рік тому +4

      Yea ok…

    • @tio_john
      @tio_john Рік тому

      @@et2792 that's how you create a hero thy simply sacrifice themselves for their convictions

    • @fugawiaus
      @fugawiaus Рік тому +1

      What’s more no real dialogue.

    • @boiledpnut4765
      @boiledpnut4765 Рік тому

      This this this

  • @MichaelYadvish
    @MichaelYadvish 2 роки тому +119

    Amazing work with great emotional performances! The King is back 👑

  • @benrichards1694
    @benrichards1694 2 роки тому +21

    Lizzy nailed the acting here! Phenomenal!

  • @korydawe3674
    @korydawe3674 4 місяці тому +1

    I just saw this in my feed. Unreal. So good. Better than most SW stuff in recent years! Mando and Grogu rule the galaxy. They could use her help! HERO!

  • @koras9606
    @koras9606 Рік тому +95

    Rule of the SW New Age - nobody dies from a lightsaber stab.

    • @thehikingcucumber3410
      @thehikingcucumber3410 7 місяців тому +38

      Saber as hot as the sun that can melt a blast door doesn’t kill you when it’s shoved into fleshly organs. This shit needs to stop happening.

    • @Arnor2207
      @Arnor2207 7 місяців тому +4

      Yeah that's the most lame thing in this woke era

    • @fallunlight9724
      @fallunlight9724 6 місяців тому +7

      Head cannon is that it immediately cautorizes the wound upon exiting. Survival entirely depends where your stuck so to speak. Your intestines can take alot of damage compared to your lungs, heart, liver, etc. We know this from ballistics. So pure heat gone in partially, and not wiggled around or slashed from inside can be an optimal outcome. Albeit any contact from a lightsaberblade can be deadly and IRL "lightsaber" plasma weapons are scary dangerous to the point you wouldn't even duel with them and if you did you would kill/maim with every cheap shot you can imagine easily. Be thankful star wars lore dictates Honor and trained styles fighting with minimal fuckery mid fight. Otherwise starwars would be a hasty gorefest.

    • @Vigilante8841
      @Vigilante8841 6 місяців тому +6

      ​@@fallunlight9724
      My head canon is that lightsabers don't actually project heat very far beyond the width of the blade itself, and in that scene where Qui-gon is melting the blast doors with his 'saber, he's using the Force to spread the heat through the metal. This helps me to rationalize cauterization vs complete vaporization of internal organs.

    • @fallunlight9724
      @fallunlight9724 6 місяців тому +1

      @Vigilante8841 I like your angle. Entirely plausible. Ty.

  • @nonamegiven19xx
    @nonamegiven19xx 2 роки тому +37

    I love both the execution and the theme. I was wondering what the twist would be, or if there was one at all, and it was wonderful to see how despite seeing her apparent doom she chose to fight and how it paid off in the end

    • @jedironin380
      @jedironin380 Рік тому +1

      “Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.” - Yoda

  • @thememedetective500
    @thememedetective500 Рік тому +31

    You know it’s a good fight when you recognize what forms they’re using.

    • @ainzer2903
      @ainzer2903 Рік тому +8

      Yup, it's good to recognize Lightsaber form or fencing form in the duel, not baseball batting form...

    • @jonm2416
      @jonm2416 3 місяці тому

      Her form III, him form IV? Or no? What is your take?

  • @iambornstellar117
    @iambornstellar117 9 місяців тому +12

    I love these little fan productions, they add such cool stories to an already awesome universe.

  • @EvilOttoJrProductions
    @EvilOttoJrProductions 2 роки тому +18

    Best lightsaber fan film I have seen in many, many years! Choreography, cinematography, acting, music, sound, costumes, location, amazing all around! Haven't kept up with the contest in years now but I hope this does well!

  • @jasonjantzen
    @jasonjantzen Рік тому +246

    Let's just put aside the fact that everything was shot and directed beautifully and point out the amazing choreography for a minute. Wow. Great work you guys.

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 Рік тому

      Gonna start by saying I really liked this, but that doesn't absolve it from criticism. I see so many people ripping Disney apart for how getting stabbed by a lightsaber is meaningless now, and here we see the same thing in a fan made video...

    • @0riginalFIR3
      @0riginalFIR3 Рік тому

      @@nahor88 yeah and then a stick does a better job lol

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 Рік тому

      @@0riginalFIR3 Well it's a beskar spear but I get your point.

    • @0riginalFIR3
      @0riginalFIR3 Рік тому

      @@nahor88 for all intents and purposes, compared to a lightsaber, its a stick.

  • @noahholston
    @noahholston 2 роки тому +56

    This is amazing! Had so much fun making this but its even more amazing watching the final!!

  • @Zeo_Kana
    @Zeo_Kana 10 місяців тому +1

    Very good. Story within the duel was very well thought out and very well shot.
    My one critque (and this is coming from someone who has practiced a two man fighting form), is that there were a few moments were one was waiting for the other's attack.
    One thing that sells a fight is that each blow is struck with the intent of hurting the other. One of the points of choreography is that the opponant knows where the attack will land and knows how to deal with it. The mindset should be, if you get hurt with an attack you know is coming in, it's your fault.

  • @WastelandDovahkiin
    @WastelandDovahkiin 2 роки тому +36

    Amazing, Max! I loved this. So much emotion through the entire thing. Definitely rivals Loyalty. The fight was brutal and gripping, and kept me wondering if it would end the way her premonition foretold. And Emily was great too! She did a great job matching the emotional intensity of scene. This is definitely one to be proud of.

  • @beconsumptive
    @beconsumptive Рік тому +290

    My God. Stumbled on this and what a goddamn work of cinema. There are so many things that make this good. Your shoot location, the color grading, the really subtle lens flares. When the sith shows up and we first see him the in reflection of the water. I think what makes this so much more effective and captivating than other lightsaber shorts I've seen is from the very beginning, each moment of the fight is advancing the story telling around this character. She kneels in the beginning to be more one with the force, to dispel the fear she feels. Also, the choreography isn't just people bashing sabers together. There are a ton of little story beats in each bit. She's trying to break his staff, he's trying to use the force to throw her off balance. Also, there are real stakes. The emotional center of this piece is her son. We as the audience don't want to see him see her die. Fucking incredible work, not just from a cinematography perspective, but from a storytelling perspective as well.

    • @kokopelli1784
      @kokopelli1784 Рік тому +7

      Underrated comment

    • @TheVaultofContent
      @TheVaultofContent Рік тому

      nerd

    • @Cheemsonabike
      @Cheemsonabike Рік тому

      bro calm down

    • @BlazinInfernape
      @BlazinInfernape Рік тому +8

      Sorry for the replys from people who don't understand the nuances in storytelling, great analysis! You clearly know how a good fight scene should be constructed.

    • @sashinkaroseman1512
      @sashinkaroseman1512 Рік тому +2

      @GilbertWriting This, all of this! This is an epic duel! I want to see much, much more.

  • @roberthoyle830
    @roberthoyle830 Рік тому +16

    That was f***ing brilliant! Emotionally gripping, fantastic choreography and very well acted and filmed. Well done to all. I’ll defo be rewatching this

  • @InnerTurbulencia
    @InnerTurbulencia 3 місяці тому

    I really respect how this captures the aesthetic, cinematography and character of a Star Wars movie. Most fan made movies are just action flicks with lightsabers but this captured the feel perfectly. The creator truly understands his craft.

  • @xXfighterofthefooXx
    @xXfighterofthefooXx Рік тому +14

    The music in this is slept on, killer score! Really tied the whole short together. Also amazing performances as well! I feel like LCC entries don’t always have the best acting but you guys nailed it.

  • @ShawnMichaels232
    @ShawnMichaels232 2 роки тому +40

    All I have to say is wow. Amazing choreography, visual and sound effects are on point. The emotion, the intensity..all so good.

  • @Azelethros_OG
    @Azelethros_OG 2 роки тому +9

    Might've been short, but you literally crammed so much glorious star wars feels into this video. I actually began to tear up with the ending. Bravo, and Encore. This was amazing!

  • @bumblebeecomentarista9273
    @bumblebeecomentarista9273 11 місяців тому +1

    The Soundtrack is So EPIC!!! it reminded me a lot of John Williams. My favorite track is the Ending 😅

  • @Darth_Urruz
    @Darth_Urruz 2 роки тому +47

    His first move, when he just casually uses the force to lower her lightsaber was so cool.

  • @christophersoper1047
    @christophersoper1047 Рік тому +150

    Really well done, I like the idea of the emotional bond between a parent and child helping them connect deeper with the force in the moment of greatest need.

  • @samspracklen5097
    @samspracklen5097 Рік тому +5

    Got home from work, thought "I'm gonna show the kids some lightsaber duels" ended up showing them a masterpiece. Perfect way to start they're life long obsession with star wars ;)

  • @mav613
    @mav613 6 місяців тому +16

    BRILLIANT!!! This was beyond words awesome! To the actors and writers behind this: very, very well done! The fan based talent out there is what Disney NEEDS to look for to keep the SW franchise alive. Plain and simple.

    • @teencomment
      @teencomment 5 місяців тому

      @@OrchidAndromeda Weird, considering no Star Wars property made by Disney has done that.

  • @gamer1X12
    @gamer1X12 Рік тому +63

    how did you guys manage to put plot twists in a film barely longer than 5 minutes and with no overarching story/plot context in the first place??? so simple and so genius. 10/10 did watch again

  • @censheard7019
    @censheard7019 Рік тому +22

    The sound design is really what stands out for me. And I feel like the entire production from costumes to acting to sfx are amazing! The sound design just really really landed with me.
    Fantastic job to your team! I’d love to see what you could make if Disney hired you for a feature length film!

  • @ahmadyasin493
    @ahmadyasin493 2 роки тому +55

    This is absolutely fantastic...I love the design of the staff saber and the staff is made of beskar but its still added with other elements that's why it was able to break (That's my assumption anyway). The fight as well is really done well and the VFX of the lightsaber is crisp.
    Edit: I forgot to add this in...WHY DID IT TAKE ME 2 WEEKS TO KNOW THIS VID EXISTED.

    • @ttchme9816
      @ttchme9816 Рік тому +1

      I think it's more like a nagamaki sword where the grip handle is just as long as the blade itself.

  • @kb1mzb
    @kb1mzb 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow! This was nothing short of AMAZING!! Cinema quality storytelling and cinematography are excellent!! Well done!!! 👏

  • @briancaswell9863
    @briancaswell9863 2 роки тому +23

    Truly gifted. You all are able to capture and produce what Disney hasn't. Bravo.

  • @raavhollywood
    @raavhollywood 2 роки тому +4

    I've never be a huge Star Wars fan, but have alway enjoyed the early movies. I'm trying to understand how these people made a better Star wars then Disney has with their billions? Good job guys.

  • @awaisshah8011
    @awaisshah8011 2 роки тому +7

    Please! Make a series! Eveyrthing was a masterpiece here. The combat, the use of Force. This NEEEDS to have more than 1 million views at the least.

  • @l.t.j.6302
    @l.t.j.6302 6 місяців тому +11

    So much passion packed in just 7 minutes. That’s what makes content so good.

  • @D4C_Gaming
    @D4C_Gaming 2 роки тому +23

    The fight choreography and setting were both so unique and cool.

  • @mmmmythical
    @mmmmythical 2 роки тому +37

    As a film student this is gorgeous to look at, every shot is aesthetically pleasing and the special effects look so real! You made the protagonists relatable and most importantly the choreography, though simple, was easy to follow and effective for telling this story. Take a sub 🔥

  • @gryffinfuryproductions4157
    @gryffinfuryproductions4157 2 роки тому +12

    Incredible job everyone!!! Wow, this was so cool! And amazing music I might add, well done Rylan!

  • @aaaguilar2555
    @aaaguilar2555 Місяць тому

    I’m a first generation SW fan. Over the last decade or so, thanks to UA-cam, I have seen the SW legacy continues strong…but not with the new Disney films BUT with the fan films.
    Thank you for sharing this story and work.
    Thanks to everyone out there who make amazing SW fan films.
    The fan films competition is simply better and better every year

  • @ArtbyDanielP
    @ArtbyDanielP Рік тому +10

    I absolutely loved this, and absolutely love the Jedi’s look. We need to make Jedi fashion an everyday thing.

  • @AsherOS
    @AsherOS 2 роки тому +6

    This wa so great! amazing fight choreography! A simple but compelling story told without any dialogue, only visuals and through the fight itself!

  • @michaelmeehan9556
    @michaelmeehan9556 2 роки тому +16

    Felt absolutely natural. Fantastic work! I think these fan-based works are often exceeding what is coming out of the professional studios. The day is coming when the fan base will have their day on the big screen. I can feel it... and it's not a bad feeling. Looking forward to more!

    • @the2ndAngel1980
      @the2ndAngel1980 2 роки тому

      I echo that sentiment wholeheartedly...to this day, the 'Grayson' fanmade trailer is memorable as one of the most impactful DC trailers to date (came out maybe 2002-05 can't recall lol). This was composed very impressively, down to the offspring having the Force, similar to the Child (Grogu) in his introduction to Mando. Passionate projects like these can't go unnoticed by the masses forever--the industry needs to evolve.

  • @chuckhardin1936
    @chuckhardin1936 Місяць тому

    This is a slap to everything Disney has done to the Star Wars Universe. I'm 7 minutes, you've conveyed more about it than Disney has even attempted. Great job good sir.

  • @ryanmorejon5813
    @ryanmorejon5813 2 роки тому +22

    This is an absolutely amazing Star Wars fan film guys you knocked it out of the park again ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @TheShockingdan
    @TheShockingdan Рік тому +4

    Touching, exciting and absolutely Star Wars viby, congratulations. This is the kind of stuff we wanna see

  • @wadoryujujutsukempo6289
    @wadoryujujutsukempo6289 2 роки тому +6

    This is one of the best fan films i have seen, everything was good, actors, fights, location and the overall look of the productions

  • @martouf131
    @martouf131 5 місяців тому +2

    First: this is amazing, you guys just gave me Hope again for good SW content when i finally think that all was lost. Thank you so much.
    Second: Tell me again how Star Wars fan don’t love strong female lead, I’ll wait here watching this gem for the third time
    Third: the way the red light saber retract at 6:31, very nice, don’t think your attention to details goes unoticed.
    It was amazing thanks again.
    Mtfbwu

  • @tyrellcorp2118
    @tyrellcorp2118 2 роки тому +9

    Bravo. The cinematography and acting are head and shoulders above other saber choreo vids. Nice to feel some real drama and not just watch spins.

  • @Aussie-Oi-Boi
    @Aussie-Oi-Boi 2 роки тому +41

    I really loved all this even bringing in Beskar and even with no backstory gives us the emotion of the mother and daughter. Hope to see more

  • @withinmyscope
    @withinmyscope 2 роки тому +9

    That was absolutely incredible. While not a technically complex fight (still excellent and real and not too fancy for the tone), the story being told throughout is what will make this memorable. Thank you.
    Also, I'm partial to light-pikes, so that made me happy.

  • @jessey1729
    @jessey1729 3 місяці тому

    They took a throw away scene and turned it into a meaningful scene. Bravo. This is what Starwars needs so badly right now.

  • @jacksonquery4057
    @jacksonquery4057 2 роки тому +14

    Firstly, love this so much! The Lightsaber Pike is criminally underutilized elsewhere so I loved seeing it here, and I adored the choreography. By far my favorite move was the Sith's opener, using the force to pull the lightsaber down and break her guard is extremally clever and makes it makes so much sense (it's a surprise attack that could end the fight before it even gets started), and I love seeing them fight with more than just the lightsaber (because in a fight you do anything you can to win, not just swing your laser sword around like they do in the movies cause "oh shiny"). One constructive note though (from someone who isn't any sort of authority) I felt like she could have easily slid her lightsaber blade along the pike and slice his fingers off to disarm him. All in all, very well done.

    • @christianlund2449
      @christianlund2449 Рік тому +1

      i agree with everything you said! well written comment!

    • @ThatDudeWithSunglasses
      @ThatDudeWithSunglasses Рік тому

      I feel like they didn't have her do that for two reasons:
      1. The fight needs to be longer than 1 minute.
      2. It's not a very jedi-like thing to do.
      That said, the jedi are known to be hypocrits...

    • @rikk319
      @rikk319 Рік тому

      @@ThatDudeWithSunglasses Some were. Stereotyping sucks in fiction or reality.

    • @Maverick341534
      @Maverick341534 Рік тому

      Getting passed a pike's blade is not as easy as just sliding down it as there are a number of guards a pikeman (real word, I swear) can use to prevent this. It doesn't help that a sword would be at a disadvantage due to the pike having superior range. That said, should a swordsman find themselves able to slip passed a pike's guard, they absolutely should take advantage of it.
      If I was to criticize the fight choreography at all, it would be that the guy should have kept fighting with the pole arm after the woman chopped off the blade since it was clearly made of some material (probably beskar) that can withstand a lightsaber. That, however, would just be a small critique of what is otherwise a solid and very creative lightsaber duel. I liked it a lot.

  • @kenguyii9108
    @kenguyii9108 2 роки тому +190

    Now THIS is what a lightsaber fight should’ve been! So much better than what the sequels gave us! Excellent work!! 👏👏👏👏👏

    • @jaymeU2
      @jaymeU2 2 роки тому +5

      Hold up now, don’t go too Gaga, movie duals were just fine lol. When Rey pushed back against Kylo, that was 10x more tense

    • @piratekingthaszar7912
      @piratekingthaszar7912 2 роки тому +3

      @Jayme A the sequels didn't even look like sword fights. It looked like to people trying to hit one another with bats.

    • @TheSCPStudio
      @TheSCPStudio 2 роки тому

      @@piratekingthaszar7912 are you retarded? Thats called "trying to kill" and not "touch swords" like in the original stuff.

    • @TheSCPStudio
      @TheSCPStudio 2 роки тому +8

      You Disney haters will try to cope at any point. This was just like the sequel fights. Of which were significantly better

    • @whippedcreamsprinkles
      @whippedcreamsprinkles 2 роки тому

      @@TheSCPStudioscrew you man you are outnumbered by everyone in the comment section just admit defeat

  • @121slayer
    @121slayer Рік тому +133

    This is so well made from the sound design to the choreography. The music is spot on, and the editing and cinematography is executed properly to allow the scene to breath and flow. There was more emotional impact in this one video than the whole of the sequel trilogy, great work from everyone involved.

  • @tutuadefolalu3661
    @tutuadefolalu3661 5 місяців тому

    These brilliant people pulled off in 7 minutes what Disney has come sisterly failed to do, give us a story with heart, great action, and suspense. This is the most Star Wars thing I’ve seen in a very long time. Love the introduction of the pike style weapon.

  • @DarkDaze1
    @DarkDaze1 Рік тому +7

    Excellent work! I really like Sith in this movie! Jedi is so believable too. Finally, the kid should have been a youthful Anakin or Kylo. 5 STARS!

  • @MandalorV7
    @MandalorV7 2 роки тому +9

    So much emotion in this fight. Great work guys, as always.

  • @icehockeylover189
    @icehockeylover189 2 роки тому +5

    You and your team, in all the years I've been a fan, have never disappointed. The cinematography, the choreography, the acting and the storytelling have always rivaled the big budget filming industry. I've been waiting and hoping for a new film to pop up on your channel and when I saw that you had a new entry for sabercon, I was ecstatic! Well done on this film! Everyone involved in its making, should be very proud...I look forward to seeing more from you. Cheers!

  • @Daicardman
    @Daicardman 4 місяці тому

    You can tell who wrote this LOVES star wars. Every range of emotion needed to make for a truly remarkable Lightsaber duel!

  • @jeremiahab800
    @jeremiahab800 2 роки тому +11

    I welled up with tears at the end 😭 An amazing story with excellent choreography and execution, and one that captures the true spirit of star wars: good against evil, and protecting the one's you love ❤

  • @theratqueen-harpervolkov
    @theratqueen-harpervolkov 2 роки тому +4

    Woot, another Max original! Heckin' love seeing whatever you make cuz I always know it's gonna be freaking epic.

  • @aaronantonson7647
    @aaronantonson7647 Місяць тому

    This actually moved me. Like, felt some real emotions with this. Thank you, well done.

  • @SiratSkywalker
    @SiratSkywalker 2 роки тому +8

    This is incredible, great acting, great choreography and incredible lightsaber fight! All props to everyone involved!

  • @D_Pellagrino
    @D_Pellagrino 2 роки тому +6

    Always an absolute honor to witness beautiful fan creations that outclass the official releases in all categories.
    Bravo.

  • @tontonsatan3093
    @tontonsatan3093 Рік тому +14

    Damn this is so much better than many scenes in the actual movies...

  • @atomf9143
    @atomf9143 5 місяців тому

    Everything about this was efficient, emotional, and amazingly well-done. The choice of location didn’t shift dramatically like with movie scenes, and the choreography and physicality of the duel- both combatants using elbows, kicks, punches and the Force as direct attacks- was far better than anything flashy visuals or massive set pieces could have brought. Also, the pike-saber is cool as hell. 10/10!

  • @HFHProps
    @HFHProps 2 роки тому +5

    Whoa, loved every moment of this, the force vision from the start was a great start, the moment with the kid reminded me of how Obi wan drew power from his love for Leia and having the kid save the main character at the end moved me to tears, wonderful short story, great economic story writing 🙏
    I'm not crying. You're crying. ♥️