How the Obi-Wan Vs. Darth Vader Duel Should Have Looked: Watch the Best Damn 'Star Wars' Edit Of All Time By Petr Knava | Videos | May 9, 2019 | When this fragile, beautiful planet of ours finally succumbs to capitalism’s endless appetite for its finite resources; when the rivers are choked with the corpses of a million fish and the bleached corals stare lifelessly and accusingly out from the reefs; when Keith Richar—… Well, no. I mean Keef will still be alright. He’ll probably be grinding up the corals and arranging them into nice neat lines. But when the rest of humanity has finally shuffled off the universal stage and vanished back into the starless void from whence it came we will leave behind a world brought to its knees, with millennia of convalescence needed before it remembers what it once felt like to be brimming with wonderful, varied, effervescent life. Then, only then, after aeons free of humanity’s poisonous grip have passed—only then once the fever has well and truly subsided may Gaia be able to reflect without flinching and say to herself: ‘What in the everloving fuck was that? !’ And the Universe will shrug and say, ‘I know, right? Don’t look at me. They just came up out of nowhere!’ And Gaia will respond with, ‘Yeah. Like, yeah! Did they even do anything that was good? !’ And the Universe, who happens to be a massive nerd, will say, ‘I mean. That OG Star Wars trilogy was pretty dope.’ And Gaia will say: ‘Yeah, I guess so. But damn didn’t they love telling themselves that. They kept rewatching it and remixing it and recontextualising it and adding bits and taking bits away and it drove me nuts!’ And the Universe will say: ‘Yeah, that’s true. But. Have you seen this one? It came out twelve years or so before The Fall. I saved it. Check this out.’ And Gaia will say, ‘Oh shit! Nice one, YouTube channel FXitinPost! You did a Good Thing once, before your species was wiped out by its own greed and hubris! Play that shit again, Universe!’ ← James Cameron Congratulates 'Avengers: Endgame' on Over-Taking 'Titanic' Box Office | The Losers' Club is Back: The 'IT Chapter 2' Trailer with Jessica Chastain Has Arrived → Petr is a staff contributor. You can follow him on Twitter. Header Image Source: YouTube (FXitinPost)<doc-sep>As we endure the interminably long stretch of time until director J.J. Abrams unspools his galactic magnum opus with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in December, fans have discovered myriad ways to cope with the anticipation, none better than absorbing this masterful recut confrontation between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi in 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope. This climactic reunion between the forces of good and evil aboard the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star, is painfully tame by today's standards, with a senior Kenobi slowly clashing lightsabers with the towering Sith Lord, yet there's still an elegant simplicity on display. Now this Death Star Duel has been given a magnificent 21st-century makeover by VFX Supervisor Christopher Clements and his crew at FXitinPost in a video titled SC 38 Reimagined, and the results are astounding! Video of Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined This phenomenal fan film uses Deep Fake technology, which employs AI to alter, combine, and superimpose existing images and videos onto source new images or videos, and has been mostly used to create fake political videos, cat tributes, and other nefarious things in the past year or so. Here, the creators harnessed it to breathe new life into a cherished Star Wars set piece. It took nearly two years to compose this thrilling Sith vs. Jedi smackdown, putting a modern action spin on one of the most iconic action scenes in sci-fi history. Witness the breathtaking scene transformation in the expertly choreographed video above, then tell us if your sensitive Star Wars senses are tingling.<doc-sep>
It’s the first lightsaber fight we see in the Star Wars saga, and one of A New Hope’s most defining moments. Yes, we’re talking about the famous duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader on board the Death Star. Although it remains an iconic sequence, starting with The Empire Strikes Back the lightsaber duels got a lot more choreographed and complicated. It almost makes this one from the original film seem quaint. Especially when compared to the Star Wars films of the 21st century. ﻿ But now, one Star Wars diehard named FXitinPost has created an incredibly well produced fan film that shows us how that iconic duel would play out in a modern movie. The nearly seven minute video is titled Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined, referring to A New Hope’s 38th scene. Although it incorporates footage from the original film, FXitinPost redid almost the entire actual fight scene from scratch. You can watch the video in its entirety above. According to the official description, “Scene 38 Reimagined is about the final confrontation between Ben Kenobi & Darth Vader in A New Hope nearly 20 years after the events of Revenge Of The Sith. This is a one-off, story-driven scene reflecting the characters in its chronological order from the point of Revenge of the Sith through Rebels, Rogue One, and all canon material leading to A New Hope.” Obi-Wan and Vader fight much more in the style of the prequels and sequels here. Both opponents use all their Jedi and Sith powers against each other. It comes across a lot less like just two guys fencing with glow sticks. In addition, music from Revenge of the Sith is used. This reinforces that this is their first encounter since their fateful duel on Mustafar decades earlier. I’d never want the original fight replaced, but this is a very cool exercise in “what if?” Images: Lucasfilm