Star Wars: 50 Greatest Moments - Ranked

29. Obi Wan Vs Vader (Star Wars)

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This is the first lightsaber fight ever put on screen, and as the franchise has progressed it has undoubtedly been surpassed. The fights that would fellow have had, by turns, more emotion, greater intensity, and more exciting choreography, that leave this one looking like more of an old-fashioned swordfight in comparison.

That's not an inherently bad thing, though. The clash of lightsabers is still a thrill the first time it happens, but it's the lines spoken that are truly alluring. Vader mentions he is now the master, Obi-Wan responds: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

Strike him down Vader does, and then Obi-Wan... disappears. It's a bizarre, hugely intriguing moment the first time it happens, but even better is that Obi-Wan's words would come to pass.

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