Why didn't Ani just walk up to Obi instead of somersaulting over him?

yea they can Force jump an entire story (TPM), but not over another's head?

i wonder why Obiwan didn't just Force-push Anakin when he lept, so he would've fallen right into the lava....come to think of it, they could've done that A LOT during those scenes. And it would've been funny.

it would have turned out to be a pinball game instead.

I thought the whole thing about Obi-Wan being in too good a position was that Lucas couldn't think of a decent way to end the duel.

The purpose of that move would have been to land beyond Obi-Wan's field of vision (behind him).
Its basic stuff. You cant defend yourself against something you can't see is the mode of thought that Anakin seemed to be in.

Only Obi-wan, being more experienced than Anakin nailed him as he knew what he was trying. We the audience knew it. Obi-wan knew it.
Anakin being so twisted by anger and arrogance failed to acknowlege it.
And then he got all maimed up.
😛

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
The purpose of that move would have been to land beyond Obi-Wan's field of vision (behind him).
Its basic stuff. You cant defend yourself against something you can't see is the mode of thought that Anakin seemed to be in.

Only Obi-wan, being more experienced than Anakin nailed him as he knew what he was trying. We the audience knew it. Obi-wan knew it.
Anakin being so twisted by anger and arrogance failed to acknowlege it.
And then he got all maimed up.
😛

I concur with the interloper 😮‍💨

Originally posted by smoker4
I concur with the interloper 😮‍💨

Well spoken my friend...have a smoke! 😄

Danke, passes the blunt 😮‍💨

its probably been said, but if so ill repeat:

its known from RC, i believe, that anakin is weak when his opponent has the high ground. so for him to run up to obiwan would have been suicide. he had only 2 choices:

1-find a way to gain the high ground

or

2-give up

he chose 1 and got turned into kindling. hope that helps

Originally posted by PVS
its probably been said, but if so ill repeat:

its known from RC, i believe, that anakin is weak when his opponent has the high ground. so for him to run up to obiwan would have been suicide. he had only 2 choices:

1-find a way to gain the high ground

or

2-give up

he chose 1 and got turned into kindling. hope that helps

There is a third option. Which we see in Return of the Jedi. Hurl your lightsaber at them. lol.

Originally posted by PVS
its probably been said, but if so ill repeat:

its known from RC, i believe, that anakin is weak when his opponent has the high ground. so for him to run up to obiwan would have been suicide. he had only 2 choices:

1-find a way to gain the high ground

or

2-give up

he chose 1 and got turned into kindling. hope that helps

Indeed. So many reasons to actually attack that way might bring the more relevant question of "why would anyone in their right mind or otherwise attack in any other way".... 😛

Good to see you all again btw...

*Tokes and passes*

Anakin somersaulted over him because hes cocky from having so much raw power and he likes to be showy to show how good he is. Think about it if you were a great basketball player would you rather just dunk a ball normally or try dunking it fancy to show off how good you are. Although he wasn't trying to showoff to Obi he was just so use to being fancy it had just becime a habit of being showy and whats more showy somersaulting or walking up to someone and starting a fight.

So basicly His cockiness cost him three limbs.

Actually, I wish we had a better view of the leap, fall and dismemberment. Super-slo-motioning it, it's still so dark, and the angle is so oblique, and the edits are so quick you just can't completely see everything, (which I know, I know, was by design).

I want John Madden there, circling on the telestrater, going "Now here, Bam! That's where Skywalker made his first mistake. He shoulda fallen feet-first, saber down to block Obi-Wan."

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
Indeed. So many reasons to actually attack that way might bring the more relevant question of "why would anyone in their right mind or otherwise attack in any other way".... 😛

Good to see you all again btw...

*Tokes and passes*

Same here...... 😮‍💨

I think he should have force-pulled Obi-wan and jumped at the same time holding out his saber and then Killed palps to rule the galaxy and take me as his apprentice!

coz he wuz impotent

it wass becuesa obi awn wa s geogrpahical sprerior to enekon.

Originally posted by chinabing
Actually, I wish we had a better view of the leap, fall and dismemberment. Super-slo-motioning it, it's still so dark, and the angle is so oblique, and the edits are so quick you just can't completely see everything, (which I know, I know, was by design).

I want John Madden there, circling on the telestrater, going "Now here, Bam! That's where Skywalker made his first mistake. He shoulda fallen feet-first, saber down to block Obi-Wan."

Originally posted by nekon
it wass becuesa obi awn wa s geogrpahical sprerior to enekon.

Originally posted by sithsaber408
Co-singed.

That makes the most sense, as to why he wouldn't just step off the platform and walk up the little hill.

I'll take it you agree with me 😎

Council#13 put it more elaborately but best, as did Ush but more simply.

Anakin couldn't do anything else. Jump to the side? I'm sure Kenobi could have moved to intercept him rather easily by sidestepping or jogging down the bank with little effort.