“I said, ‘When would that be?’ and at the time he said, ‘Aww, around 2011.’” This ancient artifact, one of the first lightsabers IMO, with its angry red blade, unstable like fire, vented to the sides as a sort of hilt. Mark Hamill spoke of this back in ’83 so it’s easy to see the connection: “He (George Lucas) at one time asked, ‘would you consider playing an Obi-Wan-type character handing Excalibur down to the next generation?’” Hamill said, apparently mixing his Star Wars and Arthurian mythologies even more than usual (Alternatively, Luke’s lightsaber had a name and no-one ever knew). ![]() ![]() The controversial new sword taps into this wealth of mythology in one fell swoop. One of the oldest and greatest mythologies in human history, it speaks to ancient wars between light and dark, good and evil. Excalibur was the sword of King Arthur, knight of the round table and King of the realm Camelot. Recently, I released my shot-by-shot breakdown in which I briefly mentioned this connection:Īnd one sword to rule them all. Star Wars may be a fantasy set in outer space, but in reality may have its heart and roots in Earth’s Arthurian lore. The REAL, REAL first big controversy for The Force Awakens is the mysterious red lightsaber of the purported villain, which forevermore shall be known as “ Sithcalibur” - enter Nerd Rage in full effect, so we’ll take a closer look after the break. So the REAL first big controversy came along with the first teaser trailer - What do we call that adorable Ralph McQuarrie rolling robot? Beach ball droid or soccer ball droid? Burning questions, I know. ![]() That really wasn’t a controversy since the full cast wasn’t, nor has been, released. Well, it didn’t take long before we got our first big controversy of the new era in Disney Star Wars was the “sexist casting” of Episode VII.
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