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Jan 23, 2018 · I have the high ground. Anakin Skywalker: You underestimate my power. This quote come from a movie ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)’ and it is a full transcript of a dialogue between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.
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By Joshua Yehl
Updated: Dec 26, 2019 5:01 pm
Posted: Dec 26, 2019 5:00 pm
With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker wrapping up the nine-movie Skywalker Saga, IGN is celebrating the occasion by looking back at one of our favorite parts of the franchise: the iconic lightsaber duels. Each episode of Star Wars: Breaking Down the Duels will focus on one of the many lightsaber fights as we catch up with the cast and crew members that created them. They share behind-the-scenes stories, offer insightful commentary, and even toss in some trivia you might not have known.
In this episode of IGN's ongoing video series Star Wars: Breaking Down the Duels, we hear from those who worked on the heated battle between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker. Visual effects supervisor John Knoll and stunt coordinator/fight choreographer Nick Gillard offer insight and trivia on how this epic clash on Mustafar was created, including the silly way the memorable "I have the high ground!" moment came to be.
You can watch the episode in the video player above or keep reading to see what the cast and crew had to say. And be sure to keep an eye on our main hub page as every week we add new episodes of Star Wars: Breaking Down the Duels.
Gillard recalls how Hayden Christensen and he used to live next to each other in Australia during production of Revenge of the Sith. “We would eat in this restaurant every night that was up a hill. You could walk up the road and down to this restaurant, or you could walk across a steep bank to it. For me, I always want the most direct route so I'm going for the bank, and [Hayden] hates walking on a slope, so that was in my mind about the higher ground. If I can get [Anakin] on the slope, Obi might have a chance,” Gillard explained.
So there you have it, Star Wars fans. What started as a friendly argument between actor and stunt coordinator became a memorable piece of Star Wars history that went on to define the character of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader and create an endlessly memeable moment.
Gillard offered more insight on the battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan, like what he saw as the biggest challenge.
“The Revenge of the Sith fight, the biggest challenge was just the length of it. It was 12 minutes long, and George wanted to at one point show it in its entirety. So we had to teach those two actors a 12 minute fight that traveled a kilometer,” Gillard said.
In previous lightsaber duels, the camera would often be undercranked in order to make the movement of the actors look slightly faster, but visual effects supervisor John Knoll said it was a testament to how good McGregor and Christensen got at the choreography that they no longer needed to use that filmmaking tricks.
“I'm pretty sure that we didn't do any speedups on anything with Ewan after [The Phantom Menace] ‘cause he just got to be so fast, and then became a point of pride for Hayden that he wanted to be as good as Ewan at doing that,” Knoll recalled.
Remember the part of the duel where the two combatants both throw out a Force push, only for them to cancel each other out before both finally get blown back? Gillard revealed that he had devised a different version that was ultimately scrapped.
“We had a different ending to that where they plunged their lightsabers directly into each other and that caused the percussion that blew them apart,” Gillard said.
Despite Obi-Wan cutting Anakin down to size, that’s not how Obi-Wan wanted things to end. Gillard reveals that he designed the fight so that Obi-Wan was trying to wear out Anakin in order to calm him down and set things right.
“I did write [the fight choreography] like a husband and a wife having a fight. Anakin thinks Obi is maybe having an affair with Padme at that point, so he's already gone to the Dark Side. For Obi, it's about just trying to absorb it long enough that he can get him back,” Gillard said.
The iconic line from Obi-Wan Kenobi to Anakin Skywalker was inspired by a real-life argument between the actors and the stunt coordinator. Watch the video to learn more about the creation of the epic lightsaber duel on Mustafar.
(Obi Wan then leaps into a nearby embankment, gaining the high ground while Anakin stared down at him.) Obi Wan: It's over, Anakin! Obi Wan: I have the high ground! Anakin: You underestimate my power...! Obi Wan *knowing what is about to happen*:...don't try it... Anakin: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! (Anakin leaps towards Obi Wan in an attempt to attack ...
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Apr 29, 2024 · Obi-Wan: It's over, Anakin! I have the high ground! Vader: You underestimate my power! Obi-Wan: Don't try it. [Vader jumps in front of Obi-Wan, but Obi-Wan cuts off Vader's legs and part of his remaining good arm. Vader is now struggling near the lava river] Obi-Wan: [anguished] YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE! It was said that you would destroy the ...
Oct 14, 2020 · OBI-WAN: It's over, Anakin. I have the high ground. ANAKIN: You underestimate my power! OBI-WAN: Don't try it. ANAKIN follows, and OBI-WAN cuts his young apprentice at the...
Find the famous line \"It's over Anakin, I have the high ground\" and other quotes from Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the 2005 movie Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. See the full list of 45 quotes and watch the scenes on IMDb.
