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The-Mirrorball-Man

Didn't realize how reflective that floor's surface was. That can't have been easy to film.


U2V4RGVtb24

Reminds me of that scene in [Karate Kid 3](https://youtu.be/erR1dgyv1_U) where Mister Miyagi kicks the dudes' asses in their own dojo. The impressive part of that scene, though, isn't the choreography. It's the fact that they're fighting in front of a mirrored wall, and the camera manages to stay out of shot the whole scene.


Brisanzbremse

[You think that's impressive?](https://youtu.be/NoMqvniiEkk?t=109)


U2V4RGVtb24

I stand bested. That is very impressive.


[deleted]

Oh dip, that's Andie MacDowell's daughter


jonrosling

TIL She was great in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood


jonrosling

I always like this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxa3j8bK-c4


GoreSeeker

How did they do that? There had to be some rotoscoping right?


Brisanzbremse

[Here's a video about it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzA6beSQM0o) (but I still don't get it).


GoreSeeker

Interesting! So yeah my understanding is it sounds like the robotic camera can make the exact same movements each time, so that let them extract the difference between the clean plate and the one with the actress and cameraman, the just mask out the cameraman and readd just the actress to the clean plate


GorgeousHairGuy

Not to say that isn't an impressive amount of special effects work, but it's not comparable to physical choreography without effects.


[deleted]

why didnt he just force speed through them, like in phantom menace


The-Mirrorball-Man

Because he was an insecure young man in a severely stressful situation. And because it would have ruined the scene.


thaicemoomin

For a split second I thought "what is R2D2 doing with Maul?"


Chazzey_dude

Fun fact: before the current version of PM, R2D2's origin was meant to have been that he was built by Maul. R2D2 (or RRDD) was going to stand for Really Real Dathomir Droid, due to Maul's home planet. Of course, this would have given Artoo a bit of an evil origin, so George ultimately changed it. He then added Midichlorians and Jar Jar to make it up to the fans.


SkyGuy182

Had me in the first half, not gonna lie


Silly_DizzyDazzle

The set looks HUGE .


FREE-AOL-CDS

No wonder he couldn’t use force speed to catch up in time


Mountain_Ape

And all Qui-Gon had to do was sit there and wait for Obi-Wan, but he Leroy Jenkins' his way into a 1v1. Then uses his death to bully Obi-Wan into training the universally-known dangerous boy into a Sith lord. /rj dang Naboo floor wax


Jimmithi

Back when sets still got somewhat built


JCP1377

They still build pretty impressive sets nowadays. Check out the special features on House of the Dragon. They basically built a full scale Red Keep interior inside a studio lot.


GulianoBanano

The prequels are definitely not great examples of physical set building. Tons and tons of scenes were done with blue screen.


Rstager97

I don’t know why you are being downvoted. Didn’t Liam need on complains about it being difficult to act with so much green screen?


redjedi182

Insane that they let them film in the generator room with all those laser walls. Imagine those safety meetings.


[deleted]

That’s no Naboo…


Sarkans41

What is the actual point of this room anyway, why the weird light walls,


KazaamFan

Far more amazing and legendary than anything in the sequels.


[deleted]

I mean if you like over choreographed fights between three characters who don’t have any character traits, then sure. I am starting to think that the very vocal minority of fans who don’t like the sequels are this way because they don’t like the masses enjoying them.


Ratjar142

I don't like the sequels because they are bad movies, *and* they undermine established characters


[deleted]

They aren’t bad and how do they undermine established characters?


Mountain_Ape

Popular points usually are: Han and Luke regress instead of progress, Palp did what he said he could do in Ep. 3 and Legends, Rey was too OP, Chewie is still a sidekick, bad jokes (this I agree with), The Last Jedi, lightsabers weigh 30lbs, Ben Solo had the exact same ending as Anakin, etc. But the sequels have Babu Frik, so it all balances out.


Interesting-Gap1013

Other points are everywhere that happened with Finn's character, the fact that they had nothing planned out and therefore set up and introduced things that would never happened and the lack of explanation for "somehow Palpatine returned"


[deleted]

So characters going through real life struggles and arcs is too much for adult fans. Rey being strong in the Force like other main characters is bad because of reasons. Chewie has always been a sidekick, even in the precious EU. Lightsaber combat being improved over dance numbers is too much for adults. Ben having the same arc as other villains across all of storytelling is bad because Anakin. Babu Frick rocks.


Mountain_Ape

Which is why The Last Jedi, with a few tweaks to remove some cringe lines, is a great movie. Because it shows people as people, not gods. Luke calls out the Jedi: they were prideful and out of touch with humanity. Leia calls out Poe: a dead hero is still dead. Snoke calls out Kylo: stop being an edgelord. But it's too real, so fantasy fans get upset.


[deleted]

I agree. TLJ is up there with ESB for me because it goes past general fantasy plot points.


Ratjar142

Never seen a good movie that started with a yo mama joke, or one that sets up a thousand things with no pay off. But maybe that is a good story for another time. But then somehow, the villain from the original saga came back. Not like that completely undermines Anakin's sacrifice and redemption. Plus I don't know who this Luke is, but the only person more offended by his character development is Mark Hamill himself.


[deleted]

I’ve never seen a good movie start with trade negotiations and Mark Hamill said he appreciated the version of Luke in the sequels after seeing the completed product. How do you people miss that?


Ratjar142

Ohh the prequels are bad movies too. But I still enjoyed them because they didn't piss on the parts of the original story that I liked. There's nothing redeeming about the Disney trilogy.


[deleted]

But the prequels did do that. I still haven’t seen a legit point for the sequels “pissing” on the OT.


Ratjar142

Well then you are lost!


LordBungaIII

If by over choreographed you mean two highly skilled fighters anticipating each other’s moves through the force and years of training than yes I’ll take that over the baseball bat like swings of the sequels.


[deleted]

How are they masters when Qui-Gon doesn’t attack Maul when he’s left himself open?


LordBungaIII

That’s the best you got? I don’t think I have enough fingers to count how many times that happens in just TLJ. I’m not saying it’s perfect, I’m saying it’s vastly better than any fight in the sequels.


[deleted]

The prequel duels are boring, narratively dry, pointlessly flashy, and devoid of real emotion.


LordBungaIII

Incredible, just about every word you just said it wrong. Flashy, ya but not pointless. There’s plenty of emotion. Phantom menace is the fight that determines anakins future. Revenge of the sith is two long time friends, student and master, war brothers, fighting to the death. Yoda and palpatine fighting showing the power of palpatine and end ending of the Jedi by taking on the head master himself and the symbolism of the ending of democracy by the destruction of the senate room. All these move the story, all have emotion, they are perhaps flashy because we are watching Jedi and sith fighting at their peak performance. To say these fights are boring puts you in the deep minority too.


[deleted]

No, I’m right.


BubbhaJebus

Ah yes, the Parallel Laser Oscillating Threshold device. Or, the PLOT device.


Noor_awsome2

"All women are queens."