I was watching Episode I the other night on HBO. During the scene in which Darth Maul becomes "mini" Darth Maul, I think Lucas really botched his death.
RE; OH OH OH YESSSSSSSSSSSS. LOL
Watching the scene closely, you see Darth Maul looking down at Obi-Wan, with his lightsaber lit, when Obi-Wan leaps up out of the shaft. You can see Maul watch Obi-Wan leap over his head, and he has time to turn around completely before Obi-Wan catches the lightsaber and cuts him in half.
In that split second, don't you think that someone trained in the Sith arts would have raised his lightsaber for a block, instead of leaving it lit, pointed down to the ground?
RE; SIMPLY, YES. I THINK THOUGH THAT HE WANTED TO SHOW THAT MAUL WAS OVERCONFIDENT LIKE HIS MASTER... BUT BLAH.. i DONT LIKE IT EITHER. LOL..... I HAD A TERRRRRRRRRRRIBLE CRUSH ON MAUL.... OH SO BAD... LOL. AND SEEING THAT DUMB WAY TO DIE JUST MAKES ME SICK.... WHEN I WATCH THE MOVIE I ACTUALLY SKIP RIGHT AS OBIWAN IS HOLDING ON TO THE EDGE.
I DONT WATCH HIS DEATH.. I PRETEND HE LIVES ON... LOLOL.... AND I DO THINK HE WOULD HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO HAVE IN EP2!!!!!!!!!
I think Lucas purposely did this so that he wouldn't have to put in any more fighting scenes...but 70 minutes of pod racing was ok.
RE: YEP. ................LOL HEY REMEMBER NOW THAT LUCAS WAS HIMSELF A RACER... HE RACED CARS THAT IS HIS THING.. AND SO HE PUT 70 MINUTES OF WHAT HE WOULD ENJOY IN STARWARS AND KINDA FORGOT ABOUT US FOR A SECOND.. YOU HAVE TO LET HIM HAVE IT. HE ALMOST DIED IN A CAR CRASH RACING... SO THIS WAS HIS TRIBUTE... IN FACT RACING IS HOW HE FOUND HIS WAY TO FILM. HE COULDNT RACE ANYMORE SO HE TURNED TO HIS COMICS AND STORIES AND IMAGINATION.
BUT YES.............. IT IS FUNNY.
That might be why fans of Maul have such an issue with his death.
RE; UH HUH... A BIG ONE. LOL
If he and Obi-Wan would have fought for another 30 seconds, with the same result, at least there would be some closure.
RE; DEFINATELY. BUT... THEN AGAIN IF YOU WATCH CLOSE.. OBI TURNS A BIT DARK... HE GETS RAGE, VENGENCE AND ANGER AND PAIN AND STRIKES MAUL DOWN WITH THAT... AND THAT IS BAD.
FROM THEN ON HE IS SOILED WITH DARKNESS.. THAT IS ONE THING YOU CAN SAY MAUL ACCOMPLISHED. OBIWAN WANTED REVENGE FOR QUIGONS DEATH.. THAT IS WHY MAUL WAS SURE TO KILL QUIGON WHILE LOOKING RIGHT AT OBIWAN. TAKE ANOTHER PEEK.
Not to worry, tho...I'm sure he won't do it again (Padme, Mace, Boba Fett excluded).