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Eddy Urquia
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What is the significance of Obiwan using a blaster when killing Greivous?
The significance in why Obiwan uses a blaster to destroy Gen. Greivous instead of a lightsaber is a symbolic gesture identifying a change from using an elegant jedi lightsaber(prequels) instead of a clumsy blasters(ep IV). When obiwan kills Greivous with blaster instead of a saber, it identifies a turning point in the series. A point where having a blaster at your side was more secure. When Obi destroys greivous, he throws blaster to oneside and says " uncivilized". In a New Hope, old Obiwan in a disscussion with Han Solo debate the use of a lightsaber when compared to a blaster. Obiwan mentions that the use of a lightsaber was not as "clumsy and radom" as a blaster, and he continues saying " a lightsaber was the weapon used in a more civilized time(during the Rebulic/Jedi counsil dayz). So, using the blaster demostrates that a turning point in SW era was occuring. a turning from elegant lightsabers to clumsy blasters. Please note, the reason that I believe their is so strong of an appeal to the original trilogies is, that when we fisrt meet Luke(ep IV) he depends solely on the blaster, and carries his fathers lightsaber. In Empire Strikes Back, the strong appeal is Luke is in a MEAN(Middle) of using a blaster and a lightsaber. Remeber yoda training and tree, he takes his gun hulster when yoda says he would not need it. in cloud city he battles Vader with Saber, but is always using his blaster in the halls attempting to recue frozen Han. In Return Jedi, luke does not use a blaster at all, he depends solely on the lightsaber, He is a Jedi!1 Like his father before him. he does not use blaster.
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Re: What is the significance of Obiwan using a blaster when killing Greivous?
Originally posted by Eddy Urquia
The significance in why Obiwan uses a blaster to destroy Gen. Greivous instead of a lightsaber is a symbolic gesture identifying a change from using an elegant jedi lightsaber(prequels) instead of a clumsy blasters(ep IV). When obiwan kills Greivous with blaster instead of a saber, it identifies a turning point in the series. A point where having a blaster at your side was more secure. When Obi destroys greivous, he throws blaster to oneside and says " uncivilized". In a New Hope, old Obiwan in a disscussion with Han Solo debate the use of a lightsaber when compared to a blaster. Obiwan mentions that the use of a lightsaber was not as "clumsy and radom" as a blaster, and he continues saying " a lightsaber was the weapon used in a more civilized time(during the Rebulic/Jedi counsil dayz). So, using the blaster demostrates that a turning point in SW era was occuring. a turning from elegant lightsabers to clumsy blasters. Please note, the reason that I believe their is so strong of an appeal to the original trilogies is, that when we fisrt meet Luke(ep IV) he depends solely on the blaster, and carries his fathers lightsaber. In Empire Strikes Back, the strong appeal is Luke is in a MEAN(Middle) of using a blaster and a lightsaber. Remeber yoda training and tree, he takes his gun hulster when yoda says he would not need it. in cloud city he battles Vader with Saber, but is always using his blaster in the halls attempting to recue frozen Han. In Return Jedi, luke does not use a blaster at all, he depends solely on the lightsaber, He is a Jedi!1 Like his father before him. he does not use blaster.
Awesome analogy...right on the money brother.