Bingo! What's interesting is, as a kid, I didn't think that fight was very interesting. I had already been conditioned to expect a style of movement that comes from a weighted blade. As such, the fight seemed too simple and hedged. It wasn't until later that I really understood the concept of a lightsaber and the lack of weight.
The best thing about this is not only that it shows geniunely good sword fighting technique, it also demonstrates why bad technique is bad. When the student does all the flashy stuff or opens himself up way too wide, both of which you see all the time in films and tv shows, the teacher punishes him for it exactly as he would in real life.
@@green5260 I think what they mean is that they are not Force users, just normal people using lightsabers. They cannot channel power, intuition, mental attacks, boost in speed, strength, agility and endurance in their attacks. They cannot feed from the enemy fear, doubts or emotions (dark side). They cannot feel the small sparks of premonition they sense from the force before their opponents even attack or implant false attack premonitions to mess with the next move like a Jedi or Sith. Jedi and Sith moves may seem flashy but in the novels they mention that sometimes they do that to invite the opponent to take advantage of the "bad technique" and make them pay for it since they already know they will try. In simple words. The fighters in the video are top notch, but without the Force they would not last even three moves against even a Jedi padawan or Sith initiate! They would not even last a step against a Jedi master or Sith Lord. And yes I'm talking about only the lightsaber technique not even mentioning Force powers!
@@ThirdLawPair Naw, considering how he did that same overhand swing multiple times in the video without it getting exploited, I’m pretty sure it’s a normal sword fighting swing.
I wouldn't necessarily call disembowelment using your opponent's own momentum as low key, but hey; the sentiment still remains. Spin like a doofus and you get to play helicopter with your guts all the way to whatever afterlife you believe in.
"Realistic fights are boring on screen" I don't know man, this one was amazing to look at. The stances and the movement were great. Over exaggerated at times, but still in a realm that didn't break my immersion. Really good work guys.
I think what they mean by that is that, there's no battle to the death or killers intent, adrenaline and those risks people take to kill. What they see in these swords fight is that, it's nothing but sport and there's no feeling to it when swinging or something like that.
@@Karma-cj1wu That rather sound like boredom of everything. Luke someone that would say to any ball sport : "sigh, they just run after a damn ball, nothing thrilling...". I'd rather say it's boring when it's about being applied by repeating a Choreography, and in front of a green screen.
"Over exaggerated at times" I disagree... Firts the teacher exploited the mistakes of the student. And at last, when the student started to fight "real" the teacher "telegraphed" several moves to give the student the opportunity, and one of the openings he was able to exploit in the last strike. It would have served no purpose if the teacher just kept humiliating the student.
As someone with no personal experience, but enjoys watching fencing, it's boring because realism is *brief.* Normal people don't have the foresight or reflexes to consistently block and counter, even on pure trained reflex. Fights between experts are a handful of exchanges at best, only (very) occasionally dragging out like this. You can't consciously process things at that speed, and either your reflexive response was correct or you get tagged. Same is true with any contact sport, really - over in seconds.
@@deathlis So for the screen you just slow it down a little and make the exchanges longer. I much rather brief but grounded in reality than what happened in the new trilogy with shit like a push kick that didn't connect forcing 3 dudes away at once.
Thing is, without the lethality and with special plastic, there are actual lightsaber dueling clubs and tournaments. I just started myself and it's so much fun
@@Isaac-f8y you're going to have to look around where you live. While it is a national thing, there are not many places for this kind of thing. I suggest looking in facebook, twitter, anywhere really for a lightsaber dueling club
I like how they use the idea of "This school trains the best fighters" thing, but instead of the cliche of all students dying until one survive, they just revive/recycle them
That is pretty much a necessity of the concept. Otherwise there'd only ever be two alive at a time, a student and a teacher. Essentially it'd be "this school trains the best fighter", singular, not plural.
it would be a great teaching method. i remember an episode of battlestar galactica where they had to face the best pilot in the cylon fleet. it got to be the best because of their resurrection technology. their minds would get uploaded into a new body (in this case a new ship). it had died dozens if not hundreds of times and because of it learned from its mistakes and its opponents tactics. it was also filled with unyielding rage for humans
After you die the first time, or whatever time, ususally, you'd probably try harder not to legit DIE again? And they're people by the way, this isn't Thx 1138, never again talk about "recycling" human beings please
I love that they use the saber “properly”. The fact that it’s a weapon that doesn’t need a big honkin’ swing to cut a target was utilized well. Just *poke* -> *ded*
For real. I fence, and one of the most frustrating things that people don’t fence don’t seem to grasp is that you can be hit during a big windup. 2:54 is a perfect example of this, something called an attack in preparation
Plus a lightsaber blade would theoretically be almost weightless. I know samurai style fights look cool but a skilled epee / foil fencer would dominate lightsaber duels. Speed and precision every time 👍
@@Demphure I think it’s because in the professional lightsaber dueling, you’re not allowed to strike during a windup, and they do it like that in the movies too
@@Demphure I'm gonna be honest, I've never seen the a reason to like fencing, hema just makes more sense, the only practical thing you learn from fencing is reaction time. It's the equivalent of a professional NERF league when both airsoft and paintball exist
Two very minor unnoticeable problems 1. The saber strike that killed the master didn’t leave a mark on the clothes 2. After the master collapsed the saber is just resting on his body without cutting through
Another small bit that I don't see anyone commenting. The 'stick-like' shadows being cast from the sabers is physically impossible since ignited beams aren't made out of any solid material. 3:40 is where I picked up on it. Honestly, though. It's impossible to know for sure how much is oversight, limitation, or stylistic choice. Consensus is that this is a hell of a lot of fun and ridiculously well produced. Edit: Bloody hell. "Don't see anyone commenting". While Arcanify's comment is *RIGHT THERE* from 3 days ago. I'm a hack, a shyster, an unscrupulous thief and a fiend
@@marcusbrasilite Well according to star wars lore, there is no real sword fighting, there a forms the jedi and sith use, 1-7. If I recall, form 4 users utilize flips to be unpredictable, but are usually small (Yoda for example). People seem to forget the force is a thing that makes them super human when it comes to these fights.
@@kassaken6521 yea, also the clairvoyance force users have makes them able to block or dodge "simple" moves easily. I was talking specifically about the belief that you can bring those moves sucessfully to real swordfighting.
@@marcusbrasilite most of the saber combat we see in SW is meant to be used against blasters. Obi-Wan's spinny Soresu style is particularly suited for defense. That said, clairvoyance would make you less likely to use flashy spinning moves, not more. Stamina and precision are the marks of Makashi, the lightsaber duelist form we rarely get to see. Forms V and VII are supposed to be really strong at duelling too but those can't even be distinguished.
Thankfully its not really feasible, but if it would become a real thing one day, you bet thousands of children will decapitate themselves on Christmas.
I wish we could have this as a show. I know it's just a short project, but I would love to watch a show like this Where the combat is actually realistic
"Your body doesn't want to cooperate when it's scared"........... Best Advice To All Practicing Any Martial Art, Armed Or Unarmed. Just like the older quote "Everyone has a plan until they get hit in the face".
Would it follow a student at the lightsaber or would it follow a graduate doing whatever it is the world's greatest swordsmen? I'm thinking that the graduates would probably become mercenaries, assassin's, and the like. The world's futuristic in way, but still grounded in modern society, hence the janitor and the coach in the baseball cap.
Honestly the best piece corridor has produced in years. this is why i fell in love with you guys... and that DJI Ronin 4D is putting in work, looks absolutely beautiful. the story telling in that choreography was soo intense, great job guys
I absolutely Adore how this synthesized the thoughtful, kendo-style choreography from the early movies with the style and flair of later entries. This was really well directed and choreographed, I'd love to see work like this in a feature film!
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When Corridor creates better lightsaber duels than Disney That part where it singed his hair was magical
It's definately better on a technical scale. But hollywood...wouldn't get that, or worse, turn it away because it will not fit with their narrative. You know how it is
It actually looks almost exactly like the way that you adjust an oxy-acetalyne torch, which is used for cutting metals. A really cool touch of realism, in my opinion.
@Me they were always weapons by the Jedi. The Je'daii started with basic swords until the Rakata discovered them and the Je'daii learned of the Forcesaber the Rakata Force Hounds used, but since Force sabers had to be activated by the Dark side like most Rakata tech...the Jedi made Proto-sabers which had external power packs and connect to the sabers with a cable
They probably got the idea from hacksmith lightsaber. He actually made a realistic-looking lightsaber. Or at least the blade part was . Kiewit early made a flame that managed to do the exact shape of lightsaber did.
@@Me-wx1mt Thery were weapons for thousands of years prior to the clone wars. They started off as a conduit for the force wielders when the core worlds were first expanding outwards and they were combination monk/warrior/explorers. During the peaceful times before the clone wars the jedi swung hard to one side where they didn't have to fight hardly at all, and then full to the other when they become a collective of soldiers.
I love how the teaching philosophy is shown in this. Instead of the typical, one mistake is death, one must experience what it feels like if you fail (pain, fear, humiliation, hubris and death) then repeat again and again until you get it right and conquer your flaws. That's what makes a good fighter. This should belong in a Love, Death, and Robots episode. I would watch the heck out of it especially there's lore behind it inspired from Star Wars but with a realistic take.
Noticed that at the end when the student beats the teacher the teacher’s lightsaber just lays on his stomach. I know this wouldnt really matter since they have that machine but just a minor detail, could have added some effect for the lightsaber burning through his flesh there or have it lay to his side. That aside, loved this short and all the content Corridor puts out! Great to see a more realistic style of sword fighting using lightsabers. Keep up the amazing work!!
That's the great part about it! The fact the we've become hyperaware of the technicalities of what a lightsaber should be means that they've done their job of grounding it into realism enough for us to nitpick the parts that didn't seem real.
I was also thinking that. I could be crazy, but I think they might’ve added a subtle burning sound effect if you listen closely. In all honesty tho I could just be hearing things.
I would love to hear an reaction from the crew. This, what you see, what we all see, is something we see in hollywoord movies aswell. We ask ourselfs why and how things like that made the final cut. Hollywood is way too big and the people are too expensive or unreachable to figure out why. Coridor in the other hand, especially the Coridor Crew channel normaly analyzes and speculates about these findings. I'd love to hear an analyzed reaction from them as if they'd reacted to their own movie. I wonder what the thought process behind that one decesion was to leave the lightsaber on the body like that.
Wait. Fights don't really go on for 20 minutes with intense back and forth banter with combatants missing opportunities to finish off a fight to gloat? Surely you jest! ;)
@@iamnobody89 cinematic doesn't really seem to be what they're going for, not to mention it can get old for people who are practiced in actual sword fighting.
Ya mad bitter for what? Ya realize the Orig Trig was not an infallible masterpiece right? I feel like people conflate SW with their own identity, so they feel the need to elevate it. I am not saying they weren’t iconic or revolutionary for their time, but purely from a cinematic standpoint, the Orig Trig movies are just fine. Nostalgia has us wearing rose-colored glasses, but the Orig Trig has just as many flaws and plot contrivances as any of the new properties. So instead of bitching and moaning about every little thing and solely focusing on picking at all of the things you don’t like, try to find the parts of the new properties that ARE enjoyable and ENJOY them. There’s no reason to get this serious. I love the OT, the Prequels, the Sequels, the in-betweens, all of the animations, and all of the live action shows. Just allow your inner kid to flourish, cuz your cynicism is ruining what could be an awesome experience.
@@xaviercarmona4439the issue people hace with Disney is they have uprooted and retconned half of what was already written, just to replace it with half ass stories which constantly steal from the expanded universe they retconned, dialogue that makes even george Lucas look like a genius, and use the franchise as a tool to push progressive ideas, to the point they sacrifice the story in order to do so...
Its actually really refreshing to see a more realistic approach to choreography. Proof of concept that you dont need flashy flourishes and needlessly reckless swings to create an engaging fight. The controlled slashes, parries, and winding are well executed and give a much better idea of skill at fighting than a series of acrobatic leaps could convey.
It's really amazing you feel the tension of the fight But if it was me i would chose some sort of fencing style to get more distance and reach and as you have a lightsaber you only need a touch to win (as we saw in the video) so fencing is perfect
I do like the idea of a more realistic fight. But at the same time, I do want to be entertained. It really depends on the type of film and situation. Star wars for me for eg is more 'play' while say The princess bride is more 'realistic', in terms of the sword play, kinda.
@@beastdude Thats what I mean. This type of fighting can be entertaining. A more realistic and final fighting style can be just as entertaining as flipping around and flourishing, just in a different way. Unfortunately, most visual media tends to relegate ALL forms of melee martial arts choreography to the later and reserves any form of "realistic" grounded forms of fighting to gunplay or vehicle combat (though there are still plenty of examples of fanciful combat in those genres as well). Its like choreographers think audiences will get bored if someone with a sword isn't doing a double front flip into a decapitation or a fistfight doesn't involve someone getting punched through 2 walls.
This was so cool and done so right in SO MANY ways i can’t even begin to explain. In 1 scene they explain what the turning knob is for, the tuning of the flame into the steady beam. Very cool and original twist. Very original and choreografed. Top notch! Really really nicely done: respect!
I really like the realistic fencing moves and they acknowledge that the lightsaber doesn’t need powers swings to be dangerous, just the lightest touch will cause damage
@@johnnyjohnson6643 even padded armor resist slashes that aren't perfectly aligned with a sharp blade and a good armor will resist weak thrusts from a steel blade. In the classic lightsaber setting you need special high-tech or expensive armor else the slightest touch from the lightsaber will cut right through
The fans have spoken: WE NEED MORE!!!!! A full series/ a movie/ a 30-minute episode/ 2 more shorts, ANYTHING that further expands on this even just a little bit!
Writing was trash. No setup, no payoff, just good FX and choreography. I have never seen a good fight where a narrator talks over the entire thing. To me this was a Disney fanboy cash in and a ad check from DJi. I am ashamed Corridor is no disclosing how much DJi has been involved in their last videos. They should be more transparent with their sponsorships. Same thing is happening to channels like Veritasium and Physics Girl. They are sponsored, give stuff to use, then promote it through the roof without disclosing they and "ambassador" for the product. Shame on corridor, Where is clint, seems like things started to deteriorate when he left.
@@EricHamm Guy, have you not seen their BTS videos? Covid restricted what they could do. Them having a sponsorship with DJi is what keeps their lights on. It produced one of the better cameras in the world. The writing was great too. It conveyed a lot of what sword fighting is about, allowed us to have a view point we can understand and for us to relate to as we explore this new setting (in Jordan's character), and has a great plot, though short, that anyone can get behind: graduation. It is written specifically so anyone can understand and it isn't even that much dialogue. Jordan picks up on signs in the student, and the master is able to elaborate and even give insight into a proper, to the death, sword fight.
Call it "Jedi academy" make it a somewhat real-world adaptation of the Jedi order. Make it like a clan vs clan thing. Sith are like the Shinobi enemy or something and seeing a version of Dooku since his style resembles real life fencing
Jordan's performance was phenominal. Her rollercoaster of expressions drew me in and sold everything that was going on around her. Great work, Corridor!
What great fight have you seen where a narrator talks over it? The answer is none, what a waste of talent. Jordan ruined it for me, but really it was the lack of good writing.
Gives me major Dark Souls vibes when fighting a hard boss. You start off afraid, cautious, and likely going to die confused. As you die more and more you start getting reckless. Then eventually you start to calm yourself down and you try to focus yourself, then finally you win.
My only comment in critique… when the student overcame the master, the masters saber rested on his chest without cutting, scorching, or harming him. Beyond that, I love it. Watched it many times and still enjoy the sequence and overall feel of the duel. You should make more!!!
@@hohohodriguesare you sure? I watched it again isolating the sound of the saber from the point he took the “ fatal “ blow, fell down, and rested with the saber across his chest. The sound was the same across all movement and stayed within the same range as earlier when the saber was not touching anything. As I mentioned earlier, I love this video and have watched it countless times. The more I watched it the more that one sequence seemed off in that one aspect. Either way, I hope they make more 😊
@@mckensey17 you're not wrong, when the instructor falls the saber just kind of bounces on his chest and there's no sound or visual display indicating the weapon is causing any kind of damage. What I think Hohohodrigues might have been referencing was the student actually striking the instructor, but I know what you're talking about and you're right. My guess is no one from CC really caught that little 2-3 second visual and didn't realize it would look a bit wonky given the weapons being use. Still, that's one tiny issue easily lost in a whole of what was a really nicely done video combining realistic swordplay and vfx.
Same. Cool video but that one part pulled me out a bit, he fell on his back and the saber blade was clearly sitting on his chest, should have gone right through him. But still a cool video.
I would love to see this group get to do an official Star Wars series during the early High Republic era or something, when the Jedi Order was still looking for ways to refine itself. I would change just a few small things, but this looks so cool! It has a lot of heart to it!
Alfred Hitchcock used to say a test for great cinematography was if you were to mute the movie and the audience was still able to understand what was happening, then it truly was immaculate. This was immaculate.
As someone who practices HEMA, this was very well choreographed. This fight had more of a kendo style to it but many of the techniques they used were similar to the Meyer longsword system as well. I'll list a few examples from the first minute of the fight as listing them all would be far too long. 0:54 white shirt goes into the Ochs guard. 1:08 black shirt goes into hangentort and displaced his opponents blade then cuts to get at the wrist. 1:15 the teacher uses a technique called "Umbshlagen", essentially you use the pressure from your opponents strike to rotate your blade around to hit them.
The awesome part about this clip is where they try to strike. A lot of lightsaber choreography nowadays the blades are swung at each other, rather than at the opponent themself. This shows it done the right way, with all the greatness that goes with it.
Having us experience it through the janitor's eyes was a brilliant decision; most of us are so desensitized to violence in film that it's difficult to take any of it seriously without something to ground it in reality.
Just re-watched it, and I'm pretty sure 99.958% of people would react the same way in that situation. I wouldn't have lasted past the first arm being lopped off.
@@bradeki2997 this could very well fall into the "Star Wars legends" style of SW, because, let's be real, SW was the inspiration. And in SW, the actual "reality" profanity is not used. The guys who put this duel together could've worked on the script to avoid cursing.
@@SrbijaCG I always saw that as more of a current era Earth entertainment policy than the natural evolution of a 20 million species' civilization that somehow all agreed to not use bad words, but to each their own. Lucas wanted to make family content, but around half of all Star Wars fans are over the age of 36 at this point. We all grew up, more or less. I see the movies as a window into another galaxy. The EU opened the window a bit further, but it's still just a window. We see what's in front of us; what's presented. And that depends an awful lot on the presenter. I can't begrudge you wanting to be purist about Star Wars, though. I can relate with that.
I love that concept of allowing fighters to experience death so that they learn to never fear it. When you can conquer death's gambit it exponentially boosts your confidence in your skills Edit: Nevermind what I said, people are reading too deep into it. While I enjoy discussion, I made this comment when I was dumb
Ровно до тех пор, пока не поймешь что реальная жизнь одна. И шанса начать заново, учитывая ошибки прошлого, не будет. Я называю это "Синдро идеального старта" из nfs MW
You aren't exactly right. I think of it as exactly the opposite - you *should* fear death. So you have to live. And to live means to utilize every move you know as efficient as possible.
That opening shot dialing in the lightsaber may just be the best "anything" anyone's ever done with a lightsaber. Amazing video guys! One of your best ever
The swordplay was actually very realistic, not overly theatric, and the whole premise was so cool. That tuning flare with the saber at the beginning was real neat too. It was all so close to perfect that it hurt to see the part where the teacher fell and his lightsaber landed on his body with no effect whatsoever. Poor guy would have cut himself in half. Otherwise though, pretty fantastic.
well there is a bit of silliness in the realism because when you think about it some of the blocks are ... optimistic since a lightsaber can cut with every inch of the blade. it can attack from anywhere anytime. also while the spinning is absolutely stupid in reality the logic for the books and movies was that the fight is also a fight with the force using it to guide your blade so to say, "flourishes" was attempt to distract the fellow force user from making proper use of the force.
Well, these are not lightsabers, this is not Star Wars, and these are not Jedi. This is a sci-fi film with plasma swords used by normal humans with no magic powers (Albit whatever BS is needed to make the medic's Vitaray from TF2). It may be that a certain amount of force is required to breach the containment field and allow the plasma to burn something. That would be a great safety feature so you don't accidently destroy things (Like say you're maintaining the weapon and drop it), and it could be that the weapon's own mass is below the safety threashold.
@@MeepChangeling oh I know but they are supposed to represent lightsabers and yes i know they are not Jedi which is why I said the spinning is stupid outside of the star wars universe. what I was wanting to point out though is that with the concept of a lightsaber traditional blocks just dont work as well because every inch of the "blade" cant cut. which means an strike that would hit you with the flat of the blade in real life is now fatal. is why some of the blocks are "optimistic". because all they need to do is give the blade a flick and come of the line of a attack and they will bypass the block.
@@aikidodude05 Yeah, I get all that, but I was just saying it was neat to see a more realistic sword fight. Wasn't saying it was realistic for a Star Wars lightsaber duel.
@@aikidodude05 I've sword fought for decades so I get what you're saying, but in those instances the other person could do the same thing off of a close block, which is generally what stops one from doing it. Both parties try to maintain some distance in real swordplay, and blocking isn't the bulk of a sword fight at all. It's more a contest of maneuvering and taking advantage of openings. A lot of dodging and trying to stab or slice vital areas rather than ruining a blade by banging it into your opponent's to block. That said, crazy spinny blocking lightsaber duels are still real cool.
Well put. They may be well known for their vfx, but their story telling is top notch too. Everything from vfx to sound design and choreography is designed to come together and enhance the story they’re trying to tell.
2:45 - Original Trilogy Dueling style - Hard and wide attacks, but no defense. 2:59 - Sequel Trilogy Dueling style - Slow attacks and way too much posing in "the bind", leading to easy counter attacks. 3:07 - Prequel Trilogy Dueling style - Wushu style twirling and showy moves, but no defense.
They set them selves up perfect to make a movie next. They should start a go fund me cause I imagine a movie would require a much higher budget than this short film.
To make a saber inspired by Star Wars without much copying, as far as sounds and mechanics of the saber it's self, is a great feat that was accomplished. The lightsaber is so synonymous with Star Wars, I didn't think it would be possible to see any kind of saber similar to it in a different universe and not accuse it of being plagiarized. Amazing! It would be cool to see more of this world.
@@solesurvivorstudios6813 it's an old animal show from late 90's, early 00's. Not a ton of action, but they did make interesting use of a 'lightsaber' from what I remember.
I like that the device that heals people is so massive. In sci-fi movies that have this kind of device it's always some remote sized device which is unrealistic. If we ever did come up with a device that just repaired cells on this level it would likely be huge.
Too bad they didn't have any setup to the fight. Talking over a fight is really a bad way to exite it. There was no setup no pay off, just Disney fanboys going YEAH LIGHT SABERS!
@UC-av69TL0Y9vRK536q3qfBQ Fuck off. Lightsabers were around FAR longer than Disney's had their grubby little claws on them. Disney ruined lightsabers. Corridor have actually brought a bit of the old magic back.
Not gonna lie, this is hands down the BEST choreographed sword fight I have ever seen filmed. Not flashy, not over the top, no shaky camera, no dialogue, this was nothing short of perfect. This was so well done it made me remember when a friend of mine and I used to duel in college with LARP swords, except we focused on an Olympic fencing style instead of longswords. That said, sometimes while fencing he would change his style to longsword and I would have to match him.
@@-e6195 maybe because it's choreography are based from HEMA with two hands on the sword. Yeah they could've used styles like fencing or sabres instead because lightsaber could be used one handed.
The lightsaber resting on the chest at 4:04 is the only takeaway I have from this. Apart from that, It’s an truly amazing. Would love if Corridor makes a series out of this.
@@DangeMask they didn't really address it but the way they made the glow makes sense why the shadows are there. They used a super quick method of making the lightsabers look more lightsabery, so taking the time to cut out the shadows would kinda suck I guess. I think they made this pretty quick which is super impressive for the quality, but I do wish the lightsaber wasn't laying on the chest at the ene.
Well if I had to save it, I would say that since the light part doesn't have any weight the metal part can actually lay on top of something without tilting to the side of the "blade" But it was obviously an oversight from their side since dropping the lightsaber on the floor is kinda unpredictable
@@kylegivens3120 you haven't heard of the rule of two have ya. Before a sith can become a sith lord or a master, one must kill his master. Killing someone to graduate saber school is totally what sith would do in this version of the universe.
@@icedqq Perhaps the weapons that they are using are only a training weapon of sorts that just simulate wounds so that they can be fixed by the machine.
I’d love to see this in a movie. Not even a Star Wars movie, just a completely different universe with its own story and lore that happens to have weapons very similar to lightsabers
@@chrisk3097 it can't be surely. I mean idk how lightsabers work but if these were just plasma swords I don't think they would collide as plasma is not a solid
"I find this....Acceptable" This is not only just a fight, But a story, an art. Corridor remainds to be one of the top channels to get this stuff witch is badass. Keep up the good work.
"You may have seen a battle, but let's see what you've learned." The man finishes tuning a blade, and flicks it off, then hands it to her. She grips the weapon in her hands, nerves jangling. It feels familiar, and in that moment she is not an initiate, she is a fraud. The light feels too bright, her throat goes dry. "Feel the weight. Now, press the stud." She did so, and the weapon flickered to life, burning a brilliant green, crackling in the air. "...now what?" She glanced at the man, who raised his eyebrows and spread his hands. "Try." ...ah crap. "O-okay." And so, she made a few cautious swings. The weight felt... different. As a child she had played with sticks and the odd pole she found in the garage, dueling with friends using pool noodles... but this felt different. She took a few more swings, and then it hit her. No weight, just... "I see you've noticed. Good. Some don't see it. The blade is only plasma, nothing more. No weight, entirely weightless, and therefore..." "There's no momentum...!" The man grinned. "Precisely!"
Pain is it's own self correcting tool. Death, is a fantastic teacher, IF one ever has the ability to survive it's final lessons... Really concept of this school being able to breed the best sword fighters who understand and have a very healthy respect of death having experienced it multiple times themselves. I would imagine, would make one a much better swordsman.
Death completely fails as a teaching tool when you have nothing to learn from it. Resurrection won't make you more careful because of how little a consequence death then becomes.
@@frogqueen Hense why he got cocky after several times and paid for that. Could they archieve the same level of learning just by tech/signals/electrecutions on hit? sure. But Death in this scenario is way more painful. Way longer. Way too real and that's pretty much what can happen, not some "simulation". Hense it speeds up learning. (Also it looks cool for a scetch, come on) I'd propose an analogy to video games. Dark souls for instance. You may and will die, if you are unfamiliar with the game. When you are familiar though, when you understand what can happen, what to expect and what risks to take, you'll be way more calm and focused when it matters the most.
@@georgiynikitenko7600 Dark Souls also reinforces a sense of security with death. We've all run through dangerous areas to pick up items fully knowing we'd die. Fear is a weakness, but removing the fear of death also ends up making them unable to cope in a real fight. When the death becomes real, the temporary death you experienced is only going to increase fear because you aren't used to finality. It's like attempting a no-death run in Dark Souls when you're used to normal runs. Even veteran players become nervous and it's a massive challenge, despite all of the previous learning.
People complaining about the part where the teacher falls and isn't effected by the sword are funny. One of the things the show does right is that it gives the lightsaber mass, what was explained by someone else, as a good thing mechanically. The TLDR: Is that it solves many mechanical issues for a literal plasma melee weapon. It also adds to combat scenes for filming purposes. Now, if you want for an in universe reason why the sword doesn't cause harm to the teacher. We are talking about a world/setting where a *school* literally brings people back from the dead to teach them a lesson. You can say that they have sufficient safeguards that prevent the damaging part of the weapon from not causing damage when it isn't impacting a target in a specific way. So basically, say that the energy is contained within a field that prevents damage being applied based on a specific amount of kinetic force being applied before the barrier is breached. Before you come into contact with the damaging part. Dropping the weapon isn't enough kinetic force to break the barrier/field. The idea also could be like a repulsive magnetic force, where the blade part of the field actually repels low energy contacts, while strong impact pass through the barrier / field. So it was bouncing off the teacher at the end is actually a canonically accurate response to someone dropping their weapon while it is active.
God, make this into a series. The barrage of emotions you feel through the whole episode, is just... wow. Doesn't hurt that the janitor was an amazing actor. Cause you're really experiencing this through her fresh and innocent eyes, and feeling her emotions. Her curiosity in the beginning. Fear in the middle. And finally, joy. Celebrating with the student through victory, in the end. I love the bonus emotions of eagerness, uncertainty and appreciation that came with the invitation.
Proof that you can make films with a good balance between Martial realism and spectacular visuals. Most Hollywood choreographers should take inspiration from this video.
@@arnosolo5248 RIIIIGHT! The attacks (and defense) were simplistic and actually practical/real. Yet at the same time was filmed to look so flashy and complex.
Laughed my ass off seeing how unimpressed the guy in white was when the other one got cocky and was spinning all over the place! Perfect way to show that although it looks cool, it is very stupid and dangerous to do so in a real fight! It was a very nice touch to show the consequences of the most critiqued element from movies/tv shows by every expert swordsman.
Because movies are for fun and entertainment and not for real fencing. At real fencing everything could be over in a minute. A fight scene in a movie is for entertainment and thrill. Funny how nobody get this after all these years. Most of the viewers don't want to see a real swordfight, they want to be entertained.
@@suddenhit3923 I was just pointing out that it was a really nice touch they thought of adding this detail in the video... nothing to do with bitching about unrealistic fights. I actually enjoy the cinematic over the top anime style fights quite a lot. In fact, the Anakin Vs Obi Wan duel from Ep3 was my favorite of the entire franchise hands down, if not scifi in general. Lots of ridiculousness, albeit excusable because of Jedi abilities, it was just fucking awesome! Let's face it, the Original Trilogy was really close to real fencing and it kinda sucked in my opinion!
@@suddenhit3923 That implies that a fighting sequence cannot be both entretaining *and* grounded in reality (such as this video), which is just wrong on so many levels I'm tempted to just call it objectively wrong. Maybe "silly" or "funny" doesnt marry with "realistic", but "entretaining" sure as hell does
@@theicedragon100 u can disagree as much as u like. Still most of the people, who are watching movies are not interested in how realistic a swordfight is. They want to be entertained
I always just assumed that Jedi and Sith used their senses to anticipate one another and that was why the fights looked a little wonky. Like they're playing chess in their minds, constantly predicting and altering their moves until one of them sees enough moves ahead to win. That was the head canon I always used to justify the rule of cool fights in Star Wars, lol. Either way, this video is dope.
Agreed, it's why the obi-ani spin literally stopped the fight for a few seconds. With force senses, they both knew there was no point in clashing until one of them thought ahead Unrealistic for real swordfights, but Star Wars lore does a decent job at explaining
Well one of the reasons a Jedi or Sith could react so fast was because the force let them see a few moments into the future or at least different possibilities of the future which is why lightsaber duel were so dramatic.
This would make an awesome old (really old) republic film or series. This clip has more Star Wars freshness than everything that was done with the franchise in the last 20 years.
I think you need to take your rose-tinted glasses off. The story wasn't very good and was IMO completely unesesery. Holywood can be shit, but the standard we hold them to is much larger than online creators like CorridorDigital.
It would be - I can imagine the world being an incredibly advanced society, which I’m not saying is bad, however if we had that kind of medicine and healing, isn’t there the risk of overpopulation? I mean, Earth is on the verge of hosting 8 billion humans, right?
@@ajward9112 Isn’t that exactly why we’re supposed to also be pushing efforts to evolve technology to fully realize space travel and viable colonization of other planets? Also, we’d need to solve world hunger and scarcity in the long run too. It’s these issues that kinda also enforce border and culture control and societal stability than refocusing efforts to evolve our way of life. Which on the other side, the other worry and problem is the fact people wouldn’t know what to do when they lose what they’re capable of doing when evolution has taken hold and their efforts aren’t as needed as they were before.
My god, that was amazing!! Yes, the saber on his chest is a little faulty, but all over this was incredible. Love the combat scenes here, as they look much more like the original ideas of actual sword fighting instead of lots of acrobatic flips and everything.
Story telling, philosophy, twists, humour... Yeah, with this kind of storytelling that makes one appreciate what they saw AND think about things a little deeper. I wonder what kind of society we'd have if this was the kind of storytelling that was mainstreamed.
Hollywood is a place, not a person or thing. Everything is filmed and edited in Georgia since like a decade ago. There is no supreme movie industry leaders, and never have been. They are all small, medium, and large studios and production companies all competing against each other at the box office. Which is why there is such a massive variety in movies and shows. IP gets thrown around quite a lot, and AAA studios don't always make money.
@@brandonlovell2773 There is. It's honestly quite pompous and arrogant, such an attitude. Thinking that THEIR way is the only proper way - people with such attitude. Also, the entire point of a lightsaber is that you aren't supposed to use it exactly like a sword (need to align the edge for a cut and apply a minimum amount of force to 'cut') with it. There were a couple of interesting things this video did, bit quite a bit more it did wrong. The entire concept of it is pretty flawed, honestly.
Well when your opponent can either see a short distance into the future, read your thoughts, or have super human strength and reflexes…or all of the above it would make sense to act wildly and little thought. If you don’t know what you’re going to do they can’t read it. If you swing in a way they’re not anticipating they won’t be ready. If you see into their mind them moving to counter a strike and you change your strike to counter theirs as they do the same to you it makes for a really messy fight of half hearted strikes if you really think about it. This setting, seemingly without the use of the force, seems to fit this style of non force wielding combatants really well and I like it.
@@FannyPackMan100 isn’t made to be canon. They were simply testing out their take on a lightsaber duel and it was pretty great tbh. Better animating, fighting, and acting then the majority of the new trilogy IMO.
Same. Could have used a little bit of smoke at least to imply it was starting to catch on fire. Or simply to turn the sword off or use a different take. But still, an amazing shortfilm!!
People seem to forget that in some cultures, fighting can be used or interpreted as a dance. And as much as it is a sword battle, it is also a battle of the mind. Imagine being in a life and death situation and having the confidence to do twirls, flips, saber spins and etc.... being flashy can be a form of intimidation if executed properly. But yes, as an engineer myself, I am more of the mentality of hust fo what works.... doesn't mean I have to close my self off to other methods, styles, cultures
The single two things I thought weren’t perfect: - The master has his sword on his stomach as he lies on the ground - I would’ve loved to see a little bit of overcalibration on the saber adjustment I‘m neither able to replicate nor in a position to critique this piece of art, it is absolutely amazing! I just had these thoughts on my mind and thought they might be worth sharing.
Bro I love how the owner of the school makes things more intense, “he’s scared, your body doesn’t wanna cooperate when your scared” sent chills down my spine
The fighting style actually kinda reminded me of the Vader Ben fight in a new hope. They were basically doing what Luke talked about in this video
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Bingo! What's interesting is, as a kid, I didn't think that fight was very interesting. I had already been conditioned to expect a style of movement that comes from a weighted blade. As such, the fight seemed too simple and hedged. It wasn't until later that I really understood the concept of a lightsaber and the lack of weight.
@@Seren_Moth You don't know Shooch?
@@MammalianCreature they make pog animations
@@Seren_Moth yup
I like how the opponent smiled when the student finally beat him, he was actually proud.
that was the teacher, who lost in the end. That's why he was so proud, and makes the whole experience even more meaningful.
This should be a tv show
That was definitely a nice addition.
@@mikeluna4637 I think the opponent was a senior student going off of the ending at least.
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That was awesome!!! First saber looked like something new that we've been working on...
Two of my favorite youtubers in one place!!! Love your stuff man.
sabre???
oh baby i do like me some light swords
Proto saber mark 2 when?
Definitely a hint
I actually thought it was a new version of your design.
The best thing about this is not only that it shows geniunely good sword fighting technique, it also demonstrates why bad technique is bad. When the student does all the flashy stuff or opens himself up way too wide, both of which you see all the time in films and tv shows, the teacher punishes him for it exactly as he would in real life.
that's because he is not a Jedi
@@maharisha594 what?
@@green5260
Probably just a joke comment.
@@ved2360 "a true jedi does the flashy moves and not anything useful" lmao
@@green5260 I think what they mean is that they are not Force users, just normal people using lightsabers. They cannot channel power, intuition, mental attacks, boost in speed, strength, agility and endurance in their attacks. They cannot feed from the enemy fear, doubts or emotions (dark side). They cannot feel the small sparks of premonition they sense from the force before their opponents even attack or implant false attack premonitions to mess with the next move like a Jedi or Sith. Jedi and Sith moves may seem flashy but in the novels they mention that sometimes they do that to invite the opponent to take advantage of the "bad technique" and make them pay for it since they already know they will try. In simple words. The fighters in the video are top notch, but without the Force they would not last even three moves against even a Jedi padawan or Sith initiate! They would not even last a step against a Jedi master or Sith Lord. And yes I'm talking about only the lightsaber technique not even mentioning Force powers!
I personally adore the part at the end where the teacher is genuinely proud of his student for winning. It's a really amazing touch.
hes like 'bro thank you for finally realizing flashiness just lets me kill you'
I wonder if he let the student win. He really telegraphed an exaggerated overhead swing for the student to exploit.
@@whyle5318 well he was only flashy once or twice in this video. The rest he just wasn’t good or confident enough.
@@ThirdLawPair Naw, considering how he did that same overhand swing multiple times in the video without it getting exploited, I’m pretty sure it’s a normal sword fighting swing.
I love that part where they low-key mocked the absurdity of the spinny spin moves
That deserves more likes.
I wouldn't necessarily call disembowelment using your opponent's own momentum as low key, but hey; the sentiment still remains. Spin like a doofus and you get to play helicopter with your guts all the way to whatever afterlife you believe in.
The look of disappointment on the teacher's face says it all 😂
@@ricky_the_b The instructor is just like "come on, I taught you better than this, man."
Low-key? They were pretty obvious with it
"Realistic fights are boring on screen"
I don't know man, this one was amazing to look at. The stances and the movement were great. Over exaggerated at times, but still in a realm that didn't break my immersion. Really good work guys.
I think what they mean by that is that, there's no battle to the death or killers intent, adrenaline and those risks people take to kill. What they see in these swords fight is that, it's nothing but sport and there's no feeling to it when swinging or something like that.
@@Karma-cj1wu That rather sound like boredom of everything. Luke someone that would say to any ball sport : "sigh, they just run after a damn ball, nothing thrilling...".
I'd rather say it's boring when it's about being applied by repeating a Choreography, and in front of a green screen.
"Over exaggerated at times" I disagree... Firts the teacher exploited the mistakes of the student. And at last, when the student started to fight "real" the teacher "telegraphed" several moves to give the student the opportunity, and one of the openings he was able to exploit in the last strike.
It would have served no purpose if the teacher just kept humiliating the student.
As someone with no personal experience, but enjoys watching fencing, it's boring because realism is *brief.* Normal people don't have the foresight or reflexes to consistently block and counter, even on pure trained reflex. Fights between experts are a handful of exchanges at best, only (very) occasionally dragging out like this. You can't consciously process things at that speed, and either your reflexive response was correct or you get tagged. Same is true with any contact sport, really - over in seconds.
@@deathlis So for the screen you just slow it down a little and make the exchanges longer. I much rather brief but grounded in reality than what happened in the new trilogy with shit like a push kick that didn't connect forcing 3 dudes away at once.
That was insanely sick. You just set up the lore for a whole universe in less than 5 minutes. I need more!
Thing is, without the lethality and with special plastic, there are actual lightsaber dueling clubs and tournaments. I just started myself and it's so much fun
@@SophieHesperThey've had this for centuries. It's called fencing bro.
@@SophieHesper where do you join. I must try this
@@sawmill035 we do more than just fencing. I suggest you look it up
@@Isaac-f8y you're going to have to look around where you live. While it is a national thing, there are not many places for this kind of thing. I suggest looking in facebook, twitter, anywhere really for a lightsaber dueling club
I like how they use the idea of "This school trains the best fighters" thing, but instead of the cliche of all students dying until one survive, they just revive/recycle them
Absolutely. Luck shouldn't be the reason they survive - it should be that they know what it's felt like to get it wrong.
That is pretty much a necessity of the concept. Otherwise there'd only ever be two alive at a time, a student and a teacher. Essentially it'd be "this school trains the best fighter", singular, not plural.
it would be a great teaching method. i remember an episode of battlestar galactica where they had to face the best pilot in the cylon fleet. it got to be the best because of their resurrection technology. their minds would get uploaded into a new body (in this case a new ship). it had died dozens if not hundreds of times and because of it learned from its mistakes and its opponents tactics. it was also filled with unyielding rage for humans
@@Wishbone1977 that reminds me of the Sith's Rule of Two, no mercy with these guys :)
After you die the first time, or whatever time, ususally, you'd probably try harder not to legit DIE again? And they're people by the way, this isn't Thx 1138, never again talk about "recycling" human beings please
I love that they use the saber “properly”. The fact that it’s a weapon that doesn’t need a big honkin’ swing to cut a target was utilized well. Just *poke* -> *ded*
For real. I fence, and one of the most frustrating things that people don’t fence don’t seem to grasp is that you can be hit during a big windup. 2:54 is a perfect example of this, something called an attack in preparation
poke -> ded
xD
Plus a lightsaber blade would theoretically be almost weightless. I know samurai style fights look cool but a skilled epee / foil fencer would dominate lightsaber duels. Speed and precision every time 👍
@@Demphure I think it’s because in the professional lightsaber dueling, you’re not allowed to strike during a windup, and they do it like that in the movies too
@@Demphure I'm gonna be honest, I've never seen the a reason to like fencing, hema just makes more sense, the only practical thing you learn from fencing is reaction time. It's the equivalent of a professional NERF league when both airsoft and paintball exist
THE HAIR BURN. 👏👏👏 loved it
yoo, sensei seth here
Sensei! A surprise to be sure. But a welcome one
Still waiting for the video where you hold a sword, should be nearly as sick as this.
Sensei Sith
For sho id see you here 😎
Two very minor unnoticeable problems
1. The saber strike that killed the master didn’t leave a mark on the clothes
2. After the master collapsed the saber is just resting on his body without cutting through
Some others that didn’t leave clothing marks but hey small stud
also, if these are laser swords of some sort, they shouldent leave shadows against the backdrop. but that is just nitpicking
Another small bit that I don't see anyone commenting. The 'stick-like' shadows being cast from the sabers is physically impossible since ignited beams aren't made out of any solid material.
3:40 is where I picked up on it.
Honestly, though. It's impossible to know for sure how much is oversight, limitation, or stylistic choice. Consensus is that this is a hell of a lot of fun and ridiculously well produced.
Edit: Bloody hell. "Don't see anyone commenting". While Arcanify's comment is *RIGHT THERE* from 3 days ago. I'm a hack, a shyster, an unscrupulous thief and a fiend
@@hazelbazel3739 Not technically true. Even fire can cast a shadow, if it's blocking a brighter light behind it.
@@AdmiralKarelia wowsers. I had no idea
The teacher face of disappointment when the guy start pulling spins and twists kills me 🤣
Love they included that scene, to show the places spins have in real swordfighting.
@@marcusbrasilite Well according to star wars lore, there is no real sword fighting, there a forms the jedi and sith use, 1-7. If I recall, form 4 users utilize flips to be unpredictable, but are usually small (Yoda for example). People seem to forget the force is a thing that makes them super human when it comes to these fights.
@@kassaken6521 yea, also the clairvoyance force users have makes them able to block or dodge "simple" moves easily. I was talking specifically about the belief that you can bring those moves sucessfully to real swordfighting.
Teacher: *”Ugh, well someone is overcompensating.”*
@@marcusbrasilite most of the saber combat we see in SW is meant to be used against blasters. Obi-Wan's spinny Soresu style is particularly suited for defense.
That said, clairvoyance would make you less likely to use flashy spinning moves, not more. Stamina and precision are the marks of Makashi, the lightsaber duelist form we rarely get to see. Forms V and VII are supposed to be really strong at duelling too but those can't even be distinguished.
You know it’s a good day when Corridor posts a video…
*ON THE MAIN CHANNEL*
bots be like:
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best day
My main channel for them is "Corridor Crew" - it is so much more interesting to see all behind the scenes and crew stuff.
The light saber remains at the top of my Christmas list.
Thankfully its not really feasible, but if it would become a real thing one day, you bet thousands of children will decapitate themselves on Christmas.
As well as on the injured body without falling through it at the end 😉
@@pyrob2142 that got dark quickly
You'd have to make music with it first...
You still haven't got one :(. You should send a letter of complaint to the north pole
I wish we could have this as a show. I know it's just a short project, but I would love to watch a show like this Where the combat is actually realistic
"you need two things to win a swordfight: perfect distance, and a gun."
Indiana Jones.........
perfect distance, and armor...
Boba Fett be like
So uncivilized
And Aimbot. Serious Aimbot.
"Your body doesn't want to cooperate when it's scared"........... Best Advice To All Practicing Any Martial Art, Armed Or Unarmed. Just like the older quote "Everyone has a plan until they get hit in the face".
Honestly, Corridor should definitely make a full fledged series about this concept.
Agreeeeeeeeed!
they have a website where u can vote for which series should be continued. theres also exclusive content there too. it cost money tho
Dueling schooling
Would it follow a student at the lightsaber or would it follow a graduate doing whatever it is the world's greatest swordsmen? I'm thinking that the graduates would probably become mercenaries, assassin's, and the like. The world's futuristic in way, but still grounded in modern society, hence the janitor and the coach in the baseball cap.
@@whimsicalstray I would say we follow a student then follow him into his future as a graduated swordsmen
We've achieved the point when fan films have higher production value than big studio's
They don't have higher production values, they just have more passion.
Better storylines, too.
@@Vandalle. Production value comes from the final product, not the actual production.
@@jakobjensen3424 I thought production value referred to the resources at their disposal in regard to their budget. My bad.
they should've just asked the fans to deal with lightsaber choreographs in movies at this point, im tired of baseball bat forms
Now that is a proper Lightsaber Duel. Saw the making of this on Corridor Crew and the Final Product is Legit! Well Done!
Yeah, it’s so legit, honestly one of the best things I’ve seen recently. Also, it’s nice to see some cinematography, since Covid started…
Love to watch duals
@@porkbandit1107 duels?
@@carlislej4526 was making of the original comment
@@porkbandit1107 sorry about that
Honestly the best piece corridor has produced in years. this is why i fell in love with you guys... and that DJI Ronin 4D is putting in work, looks absolutely beautiful. the story telling in that choreography was soo intense, great job guys
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I absolutely Adore how this synthesized the thoughtful, kendo-style choreography from the early movies with the style and flair of later entries. This was really well directed and choreographed, I'd love to see work like this in a feature film!
When Corridor creates better lightsaber duels than Disney
That part where it singed his hair was magical
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@@657c how
It's definately better on a technical scale.
But hollywood...wouldn't get that, or worse, turn it away because it will not fit with their narrative. You know how it is
@@13gta pretty easy, just force it out
@@657c fard.
that part where the lightsaber is a flame and then he adjusts it is just so cool
It actually looks almost exactly like the way that you adjust an oxy-acetalyne torch, which is used for cutting metals. A really cool touch of realism, in my opinion.
Proto-saber.
@Me they were always weapons by the Jedi. The Je'daii started with basic swords until the Rakata discovered them and the Je'daii learned of the Forcesaber the Rakata Force Hounds used, but since Force sabers had to be activated by the Dark side like most Rakata tech...the Jedi made Proto-sabers which had external power packs and connect to the sabers with a cable
They probably got the idea from hacksmith lightsaber. He actually made a realistic-looking lightsaber. Or at least the blade part was
. Kiewit early made a flame that managed to do the exact shape of lightsaber did.
@@Me-wx1mt Thery were weapons for thousands of years prior to the clone wars. They started off as a conduit for the force wielders when the core worlds were first expanding outwards and they were combination monk/warrior/explorers. During the peaceful times before the clone wars the jedi swung hard to one side where they didn't have to fight hardly at all, and then full to the other when they become a collective of soldiers.
This was FANTASTIC! The fight sequences were incredible, plus, JORDAN!!!!
U mean BEANS
It was amazing, but wouldn't that lightsaber cut through the teacher when he was on the ground and it was laying on his torso?
@@bingbongthegong Shhhhhhhh ;P
Why is Jordan the major focus? Like shes cool but goddamn they got an actual huge sword fight coordinator to oversee this
@@BigVince80bce I think people are just impressed because it's her first role in a Corridor short and she's a good actress.
I love that this is more about recovering from failure than sword fighting but does both pretty damn excellently.
I love how the teaching philosophy is shown in this. Instead of the typical, one mistake is death, one must experience what it feels like if you fail (pain, fear, humiliation, hubris and death) then repeat again and again until you get it right and conquer your flaws. That's what makes a good fighter.
This should belong in a Love, Death, and Robots episode. I would watch the heck out of it especially there's lore behind it inspired from Star Wars but with a realistic take.
Everyone knows Black Mirror, those guys should be also watching Love Death and Robots, Every episode feels like it could be a series
It doesn't belong in LD+R, because this is actually good.
@@Psyrus88 Implying that Love, Death + Robots doesn't have some insane episodes. This is also kind of cheesy.
story of me attempting any fromsoftware's games T.T
Noticed that at the end when the student beats the teacher the teacher’s lightsaber just lays on his stomach. I know this wouldnt really matter since they have that machine but just a minor detail, could have added some effect for the lightsaber burning through his flesh there or have it lay to his side. That aside, loved this short and all the content Corridor puts out! Great to see a more realistic style of sword fighting using lightsabers. Keep up the amazing work!!
Thought the same thing myself, I wonder if maybe they ran out of time...
That's the great part about it! The fact the we've become hyperaware of the technicalities of what a lightsaber should be means that they've done their job of grounding it into realism enough for us to nitpick the parts that didn't seem real.
I was also thinking that. I could be crazy, but I think they might’ve added a subtle burning sound effect if you listen closely. In all honesty tho I could just be hearing things.
I would love to hear an reaction from the crew. This, what you see, what we all see, is something we see in hollywoord movies aswell. We ask ourselfs why and how things like that made the final cut. Hollywood is way too big and the people are too expensive or unreachable to figure out why. Coridor in the other hand, especially the Coridor Crew channel normaly analyzes and speculates about these findings. I'd love to hear an analyzed reaction from them as if they'd reacted to their own movie. I wonder what the thought process behind that one decesion was to leave the lightsaber on the body like that.
They did the sword fight in one take I believe
The single mistake being fatal is highly realistic. I like it.
Wait. Fights don't really go on for 20 minutes with intense back and forth banter with combatants missing opportunities to finish off a fight to gloat? Surely you jest! ;)
This video need more cinematic
Yeah me too
@@iamnobody89 cinematic doesn't really seem to be what they're going for, not to mention it can get old for people who are practiced in actual sword fighting.
Highly highly highly choreographed. Nothing remotely realistic about any of this.
Post Acolyte visitor here. I'm pretty sure only Corridor Digital now can revive Star Wars, no one else can.
how about making something new instead of trying to endlessly recover our childhoods?
@@barbados3592because Disney "new" is ripping off better stories or dumb shit like evil twin trope
Ya mad bitter for what? Ya realize the Orig Trig was not an infallible masterpiece right? I feel like people conflate SW with their own identity, so they feel the need to elevate it. I am not saying they weren’t iconic or revolutionary for their time, but purely from a cinematic standpoint, the Orig Trig movies are just fine. Nostalgia has us wearing rose-colored glasses, but the Orig Trig has just as many flaws and plot contrivances as any of the new properties. So instead of bitching and moaning about every little thing and solely focusing on picking at all of the things you don’t like, try to find the parts of the new properties that ARE enjoyable and ENJOY them. There’s no reason to get this serious. I love the OT, the Prequels, the Sequels, the in-betweens, all of the animations, and all of the live action shows. Just allow your inner kid to flourish, cuz your cynicism is ruining what could be an awesome experience.
@@xaviercarmona4439the issue people hace with Disney is they have uprooted and retconned half of what was already written, just to replace it with half ass stories which constantly steal from the expanded universe they retconned, dialogue that makes even george Lucas look like a genius, and use the franchise as a tool to push progressive ideas, to the point they sacrifice the story in order to do so...
@@xaviercarmona4439you're right about the rest of what you said however
I don’t know why, but seeing them hug each other after hacking themselves into pieces is really heartwarming.
Yeah... It's like MMA. you let your opponent bloody and hurt. in the end both of them greet and hug each other.
I meant the fight was free and fair too
Like the einharjar in Valhalla. Probably spelled einharjar incorrectly
Where could you learn to heal them? Not from a Jedi...
More than this, it's seeing a teacher celebrating his student's accomplishment.
Its actually really refreshing to see a more realistic approach to choreography. Proof of concept that you dont need flashy flourishes and needlessly reckless swings to create an engaging fight. The controlled slashes, parries, and winding are well executed and give a much better idea of skill at fighting than a series of acrobatic leaps could convey.
yes
It's really amazing you feel the tension of the fight
But if it was me i would chose some sort of fencing style to get more distance and reach and as you have a lightsaber you only need a touch to win (as we saw in the video) so fencing is perfect
Unfortunately for me, I wouldn't see myself very entertained by longer fights (which I guess is the point)
I do like the idea of a more realistic fight. But at the same time, I do want to be entertained. It really depends on the type of film and situation. Star wars for me for eg is more 'play' while say The princess bride is more 'realistic', in terms of the sword play, kinda.
@@beastdude Thats what I mean. This type of fighting can be entertaining. A more realistic and final fighting style can be just as entertaining as flipping around and flourishing, just in a different way. Unfortunately, most visual media tends to relegate ALL forms of melee martial arts choreography to the later and reserves any form of "realistic" grounded forms of fighting to gunplay or vehicle combat (though there are still plenty of examples of fanciful combat in those genres as well). Its like choreographers think audiences will get bored if someone with a sword isn't doing a double front flip into a decapitation or a fistfight doesn't involve someone getting punched through 2 walls.
I loved how unchoreographed that looked. Every swing looked real. The end scene was awesome too.
Its amazing how they choreographed it to look unchoreographed, which makes it more realistic
I think that was the idea. I remember seeing a behind the scenes video where they talk about how they wanted it to look like a real sword fight.
It uses real fencing techniques
@@6-dpegasus425 it's mostly kenjutsu
it was awesome. the only part that bugged me was how the teacher placed his saber on his body without getting cut while he was dying
This was so cool and done so right in SO MANY ways i can’t even begin to explain. In 1 scene they explain what the turning knob is for, the tuning of the flame into the steady beam. Very cool and original twist. Very original and choreografed. Top notch! Really really nicely done: respect!
A good fight tells a story, not just a performance.
This is a good fight.
☝🏼This right here.
what the fuck does that even mean
I really like the realistic fencing moves and they acknowledge that the lightsaber doesn’t need powers swings to be dangerous, just the lightest touch will cause damage
That's true of all real swords, too.
@@johnnyjohnson6643 even padded armor resist slashes that aren't perfectly aligned with a sharp blade and a good armor will resist weak thrusts from a steel blade.
In the classic lightsaber setting you need special high-tech or expensive armor else the slightest touch from the lightsaber will cut right through
@@thomaslacroix6011 - Oh, well then I'm obviously wrong because I didn't specify anything about ARMOR. Cool, thanks for educating me
@@johnnyjohnson6643you're welcome
(Yes I understand sarcasm)
not for disney XD
The fans have spoken:
WE NEED MORE!!!!!
A full series/ a movie/ a 30-minute episode/ 2 more shorts, ANYTHING that further expands on this even just a little bit!
Writing was trash. No setup, no payoff, just good FX and choreography. I have never seen a good fight where a narrator talks over the entire thing. To me this was a Disney fanboy cash in and a ad check from DJi. I am ashamed Corridor is no disclosing how much DJi has been involved in their last videos. They should be more transparent with their sponsorships. Same thing is happening to channels like Veritasium and Physics Girl. They are sponsored, give stuff to use, then promote it through the roof without disclosing they and "ambassador" for the product. Shame on corridor, Where is clint, seems like things started to deteriorate when he left.
@@EricHamm Lmao sure
@@EricHamm if you don't like it then you can watch anything else
yeeesssss
@@EricHamm Guy, have you not seen their BTS videos? Covid restricted what they could do. Them having a sponsorship with DJi is what keeps their lights on. It produced one of the better cameras in the world.
The writing was great too. It conveyed a lot of what sword fighting is about, allowed us to have a view point we can understand and for us to relate to as we explore this new setting (in Jordan's character), and has a great plot, though short, that anyone can get behind: graduation. It is written specifically so anyone can understand and it isn't even that much dialogue. Jordan picks up on signs in the student, and the master is able to elaborate and even give insight into a proper, to the death, sword fight.
"Want to join...?" That's a good question to end on because it's a challenge, not just to the character but also to the viewer.
I love the slight smile from the teacher at the end, right before he falls. A "Finally, he did it!" moment!
Yay! I died!
My only worry given how thing went was the student was gonna kill the observer so his teacher wouldn't be rezzed. IDK, a Sith would have done it.
@@rubaiyat300 They are not sith, nor jedi, not even force users it seems
BRUH GIVE ME A WHOLE UNIVERSE ABOUT THIS DUELING SCHOOL AND IT'S SOCIETY AND CULTURE I AM ALL FOR IT.
I second this.
Straight up I would prefer this over the original star wars universe.
Forget Hogwarts, THIS is the school series I want to see.
100% agree we neeeeeeeed this
Call it "Jedi academy" make it a somewhat real-world adaptation of the Jedi order. Make it like a clan vs clan thing. Sith are like the Shinobi enemy or something and seeing a version of Dooku since his style resembles real life fencing
The warriors trained at this school have no fear of death. They've experienced it 1000 times.
And LEARNED from that experience.
It's like Dark Souls
Eh, I think it was his first "to the death" duel.
@@Jam._. Yep,but he died enough times!
@@xenomorphphantom8852 and he got more confident with each death!
you need two things...
1- perfect distance at the correct time
2- a sword
Aand 3.) a gun
Jordan's performance was phenominal. Her rollercoaster of expressions drew me in and sold everything that was going on around her. Great work, Corridor!
She could easily act in hollywood
At the end she perfectly played so many emotions at one time - from a shock, to nervousness, curiosity, disbelief, happiness. Hats off!
Now we wait for the "nah, the acting was ass" guy to show up. You know he's here somewhere
What great fight have you seen where a narrator talks over it? The answer is none, what a waste of talent. Jordan ruined it for me, but really it was the lack of good writing.
Gives me major Dark Souls vibes when fighting a hard boss. You start off afraid, cautious, and likely going to die confused. As you die more and more you start getting reckless. Then eventually you start to calm yourself down and you try to focus yourself, then finally you win.
*_No wonder this shit felt so immersive..._* 😭
Any boss battle lol
This just reminded me of coming full circle. Alan Watts talks about dreaming... I recommend you look it up. Too much to explain here.
@@amateurwave3593 some games don't give challenges good enough to give this feeling. In my opnion roguelikes / roguelites are close to this.
So true
My only comment in critique… when the student overcame the master, the masters saber rested on his chest without cutting, scorching, or harming him. Beyond that, I love it. Watched it many times and still enjoy the sequence and overall feel of the duel. You should make more!!!
The video doesn't show the damage explicitly, but you can hear a crisp burning sound when the saber makes contact with his chest
@@hohohodriguesare you sure? I watched it again isolating the sound of the saber from the point he took the “ fatal “ blow, fell down, and rested with the saber across his chest. The sound was the same across all movement and stayed within the same range as earlier when the saber was not touching anything. As I mentioned earlier, I love this video and have watched it countless times. The more I watched it the more that one sequence seemed off in that one aspect. Either way, I hope they make more 😊
@@mckensey17 you're not wrong, when the instructor falls the saber just kind of bounces on his chest and there's no sound or visual display indicating the weapon is causing any kind of damage. What I think Hohohodrigues might have been referencing was the student actually striking the instructor, but I know what you're talking about and you're right. My guess is no one from CC really caught that little 2-3 second visual and didn't realize it would look a bit wonky given the weapons being use. Still, that's one tiny issue easily lost in a whole of what was a really nicely done video combining realistic swordplay and vfx.
The background "suit" man disappeared at 1:14 mark for a couple of seconds.
Same. Cool video but that one part pulled me out a bit, he fell on his back and the saber blade was clearly sitting on his chest, should have gone right through him. But still a cool video.
I would love to see this group get to do an official Star Wars series during the early High Republic era or something, when the Jedi Order was still looking for ways to refine itself. I would change just a few small things, but this looks so cool! It has a lot of heart to it!
i know right and there is a TH-cam Chanel called sticks
Alfred Hitchcock used to say a test for great cinematography was if you were to mute the movie and the audience was still able to understand what was happening, then it truly was immaculate. This was immaculate.
Yes I agree with this, this is why show not tell is important
Great point
troll hunter is a great example of this.. you can turn the subtitles off and still know what is happening even in Norwegian
Just watched it again on mute. Awesome.
A PERFECT example of how movies should be.
As someone who practices HEMA, this was very well choreographed.
This fight had more of a kendo style to it but many of the techniques they used were similar to the Meyer longsword system as well.
I'll list a few examples from the first minute of the fight as listing them all would be far too long.
0:54 white shirt goes into the Ochs guard.
1:08 black shirt goes into hangentort and displaced his opponents blade then cuts to get at the wrist.
1:15 the teacher uses a technique called "Umbshlagen", essentially you use the pressure from your opponents strike to rotate your blade around to hit them.
Awesome comment, thanks for the info!
We need more likes on this one.
OMG this. When the first guy went to Ochs I was like 'wut? This gonna be good'. Could have a big ZwerchHau bit though.. :-)
At 1:30 black shirt briefly goes into hanging guard
Fiore's discipline has his own names for the guards and techniques, so I know exactly what you mean.
This needs to be made into an actual movie, I was so disappointed when I realised it wasn't a clip from something.
Ok wow I'll do that ... I hope it's a good prize !
@@davidellis1355 wait u know it is a scam right
@@TrizzyDesigns no it's real, I won also and it's fantastic, you have to believe it!
Just jokin' 😀
@Corridor1 No balls
The awesome part about this clip is where they try to strike. A lot of lightsaber choreography nowadays the blades are swung at each other, rather than at the opponent themself. This shows it done the right way, with all the greatness that goes with it.
i wish this was a full movie, its so awesome the acting and the premise of the story
Also Seriously, the last Shot of Jordan's expression and reaction, conveying a ton in a few seconds....She got some Chops!
She probably got hired not only for her CG Skills but also acting! I thought the same thing
100000%!
Stellar work by all. Beautiful lighting.
Great to see Jordan in the main content. She's really good.
oh. hello CGI person
YES. More Jordan please! (Hi Ami!)
DOP
@@mochigirl8055 what do you mean? Ami is a vlogger. As far as I know she's never really done any CGI
@@janhetjoch yeah, but she also knows how to do really good VFX. As we know from her `making of' videos 😉
Having us experience it through the janitor's eyes was a brilliant decision; most of us are so desensitized to violence in film that it's difficult to take any of it seriously without something to ground it in reality.
Yeah, but the F bomb was totally unnecessary and a massive turnoff.
I... didn't even notice it. I guess some of us are more desensitized than others.
Just re-watched it, and I'm pretty sure 99.958% of people would react the same way in that situation. I wouldn't have lasted past the first arm being lopped off.
@@bradeki2997 this could very well fall into the "Star Wars legends" style of SW, because, let's be real, SW was the inspiration. And in SW, the actual "reality" profanity is not used.
The guys who put this duel together could've worked on the script to avoid cursing.
@@SrbijaCG I always saw that as more of a current era Earth entertainment policy than the natural evolution of a 20 million species' civilization that somehow all agreed to not use bad words, but to each their own. Lucas wanted to make family content, but around half of all Star Wars fans are over the age of 36 at this point. We all grew up, more or less. I see the movies as a window into another galaxy. The EU opened the window a bit further, but it's still just a window. We see what's in front of us; what's presented. And that depends an awful lot on the presenter.
I can't begrudge you wanting to be purist about Star Wars, though. I can relate with that.
The major studios should pay attention to the Corridor Crew. Magnificent production!
"if death isn't permanent, then nothing is"
man, this feels like the start of some epic saga or book, but then again, that's a typical corridor video
Yes; the book is called Scythe. Give it a read, it’s good.
Huh? But if death isn't pernament doesn't that mean immortality is pernament
@@YuTEM not if there is a way to not get revived
@@andv993 not if it's destructible
@@roninalpha1285 for example, in the book scythe, fire or acid are ways to die and not get revived
I love that concept of allowing fighters to experience death so that they learn to never fear it. When you can conquer death's gambit it exponentially boosts your confidence in your skills
Edit: Nevermind what I said, people are reading too deep into it. While I enjoy discussion, I made this comment when I was dumb
Engaging in battle against a warrior who does not fear death, is indeed a formidable opponent. ⚔️
Ровно до тех пор, пока не поймешь что реальная жизнь одна. И шанса начать заново, учитывая ошибки прошлого, не будет. Я называю это "Синдро идеального старта" из nfs MW
Basically, the same concept behind Destiny's guardians' death and loss makes them better opponents since they get to live another day.
That was losing the concept of death. Not conquering the fear it holds on you
You aren't exactly right. I think of it as exactly the opposite - you *should* fear death. So you have to live. And to live means to utilize every move you know as efficient as possible.
That opening shot dialing in the lightsaber may just be the best "anything" anyone's ever done with a lightsaber. Amazing video guys! One of your best ever
That was so much better than anything Disney ever produced it’s ridiculous
The swordplay was actually very realistic, not overly theatric, and the whole premise was so cool. That tuning flare with the saber at the beginning was real neat too. It was all so close to perfect that it hurt to see the part where the teacher fell and his lightsaber landed on his body with no effect whatsoever. Poor guy would have cut himself in half. Otherwise though, pretty fantastic.
well there is a bit of silliness in the realism because when you think about it some of the blocks are ... optimistic since a lightsaber can cut with every inch of the blade. it can attack from anywhere anytime. also while the spinning is absolutely stupid in reality the logic for the books and movies was that the fight is also a fight with the force using it to guide your blade so to say, "flourishes" was attempt to distract the fellow force user from making proper use of the force.
Well, these are not lightsabers, this is not Star Wars, and these are not Jedi. This is a sci-fi film with plasma swords used by normal humans with no magic powers (Albit whatever BS is needed to make the medic's Vitaray from TF2). It may be that a certain amount of force is required to breach the containment field and allow the plasma to burn something. That would be a great safety feature so you don't accidently destroy things (Like say you're maintaining the weapon and drop it), and it could be that the weapon's own mass is below the safety threashold.
@@MeepChangeling oh I know but they are supposed to represent lightsabers and yes i know they are not Jedi which is why I said the spinning is stupid outside of the star wars universe.
what I was wanting to point out though is that with the concept of a lightsaber traditional blocks just dont work as well because every inch of the "blade" cant cut. which means an strike that would hit you with the flat of the blade in real life is now fatal. is why some of the blocks are "optimistic". because all they need to do is give the blade a flick and come of the line of a attack and they will bypass the block.
@@aikidodude05 Yeah, I get all that, but I was just saying it was neat to see a more realistic sword fight. Wasn't saying it was realistic for a Star Wars lightsaber duel.
@@aikidodude05 I've sword fought for decades so I get what you're saying, but in those instances the other person could do the same thing off of a close block, which is generally what stops one from doing it. Both parties try to maintain some distance in real swordplay, and blocking isn't the bulk of a sword fight at all. It's more a contest of maneuvering and taking advantage of openings. A lot of dodging and trying to stab or slice vital areas rather than ruining a blade by banging it into your opponent's to block.
That said, crazy spinny blocking lightsaber duels are still real cool.
that is some god-tier cinematography and choreography. also, jordan is such a good actor. more of her in main content, please!
I absolutely love how the sensei just rolls his eyes when the student goes full-on star wars, I totally lost it right there!
"I'll try spinning, that's a good trick"
@@Trignial I've got a bad feeling about this
Specifically prequel and some of the most flashy of the prequels specifically
Love the handle design, with a guard so your fingers touch the blade. It's perfect
Corridor's return to Narratives has been long awaited and MAN did it pay off. Great job by everyone involved.
Well put. They may be well known for their vfx, but their story telling is top notch too. Everything from vfx to sound design and choreography is designed to come together and enhance the story they’re trying to tell.
"There are two things you need
to win a sword fight..."
*Me, an intellectual*
"First, you need a sword."
Was thinking the same.
"Second, you need a fight."
or the third option, have a gun
@@Cafeino. Indianaa Jones has entered the chat
By "intellectual", I assume you mean "tiresomely pedantic pain in the ass who says things for the purpose of being correct, rather than useful."
2:45 - Original Trilogy Dueling style - Hard and wide attacks, but no defense.
2:59 - Sequel Trilogy Dueling style - Slow attacks and way too much posing in "the bind", leading to easy counter attacks.
3:07 - Prequel Trilogy Dueling style - Wushu style twirling and showy moves, but no defense.
@Corridor1bruh
@@game_scoop I guess he wants a massage, I don't know if you can give massages through Telegram though.
👏👏👏
The last fighting was closest to kenobi
Then he creates the sushi Style, made by war crimes
Bro... idk HOW I haven't seen this till now, but this would go so hard as a series...
I hope they do more in this “universe”. It would be so cool if this turned into a series and this just acted like a trailer
They set them selves up perfect to make a movie next. They should start a go fund me cause I imagine a movie would require a much higher budget than this short film.
Totally agree!
Truth
@@SamP05 show would be better
Imagine an entire cinematic universe of this, I would binge watch this
Yeah but they don’t have the force… can’t do twirling moves like palpatine because the force doesn’t exist in that universe.
This would make a great series.
It's an amazing concept, almost reminds me of dune with the shield belt fights.
Agree, would totally watch this
@@Sapientiaa Wannabe trollolololol.
To make a saber inspired by Star Wars without much copying, as far as sounds and mechanics of the saber it's self, is a great feat that was accomplished. The lightsaber is so synonymous with Star Wars, I didn't think it would be possible to see any kind of saber similar to it in a different universe and not accuse it of being plagiarized. Amazing! It would be cool to see more of this world.
Tenchi Muyo says hi, lol.
@@AnthonyAllenJr Haven't heard of that one. I'll check it out.
@@solesurvivorstudios6813 it's an old animal show from late 90's, early 00's. Not a ton of action, but they did make interesting use of a 'lightsaber' from what I remember.
@@AnthonyAllenJr Anime*
@@jabzilla21 thanks, ... freaking auto correct kills me
Still my favorite video from y’all. I love the saber adjustment, like adjusting the oxygen mixture on a torch.
I like that the device that heals people is so massive. In sci-fi movies that have this kind of device it's always some remote sized device which is unrealistic. If we ever did come up with a device that just repaired cells on this level it would likely be huge.
Too bad they didn't have any setup to the fight. Talking over a fight is really a bad way to exite it. There was no setup no pay off, just Disney fanboys going YEAH LIGHT SABERS!
@@EricHamm kinda the point
@UC-av69TL0Y9vRK536q3qfBQ Fuck off. Lightsabers were around FAR longer than Disney's had their grubby little claws on them. Disney ruined lightsabers. Corridor have actually brought a bit of the old magic back.
And you have to remember just that is for sliced limbs, pokes, and slashes. Imaging what you’d need to repair brain damage.
@@EricHamm you dont have to like disney to like lightsaber fights. don’t whine
Not gonna lie, this is hands down the BEST choreographed sword fight I have ever seen filmed. Not flashy, not over the top, no shaky camera, no dialogue, this was nothing short of perfect.
This was so well done it made me remember when a friend of mine and I used to duel in college with LARP swords, except we focused on an Olympic fencing style instead of longswords. That said, sometimes while fencing he would change his style to longsword and I would have to match him.
agreed!! but looks like they are using metal swords not laser ones, i think the handling, weight and techniques would be a bit different, dont you?
@@-e6195 I didn’t really catch that, I thought the weight looked similar to that of their Star Wars counterpart.
Kinda weird didn't see the lighsaber spinning around uselessly.
@@-e6195 maybe because it's choreography are based from HEMA with two hands on the sword. Yeah they could've used styles like fencing or sabres instead because lightsaber could be used one handed.
@@sys3248 when I say flashy I mean when the student was twirling his blade around to look cool and intimidating and the teacher just landed a cut
The lightsaber resting on the chest at 4:04 is the only takeaway I have from this. Apart from that, It’s an truly amazing.
Would love if Corridor makes a series out of this.
Yeah, i was wondering why they left that in
Well, that and the shadow of lightsabers behind them. But I have to see the behind-the-scenes yet, if they address it.
@@DangeMask they didn't really address it but the way they made the glow makes sense why the shadows are there. They used a super quick method of making the lightsabers look more lightsabery, so taking the time to cut out the shadows would kinda suck I guess. I think they made this pretty quick which is super impressive for the quality, but I do wish the lightsaber wasn't laying on the chest at the ene.
Everyone knows light Sabers cannot cut through dead flesh unless it is the flesh of a TaunTaun
Well if I had to save it, I would say that since the light part doesn't have any weight the metal part can actually lay on top of something without tilting to the side of the "blade"
But it was obviously an oversight from their side since dropping the lightsaber on the floor is kinda unpredictable
I would say "as long as there is pain dampeners"
"Your opponent needs to die"
This is obviously a sith school of saber.
I'm pretty sure Jedi are taught to kill when absolutely necessary. But yeah, Sith would likely actually kill or severely wound trainees.
@@kylegivens3120 you haven't heard of the rule of two have ya.
Before a sith can become a sith lord or a master, one must kill his master.
Killing someone to graduate saber school is totally what sith would do in this version of the universe.
@@ultimatekctv7378 Of course I heard of the rule of two. I was speaking in general, not about Darth Bane's policies.
We possess certain abilities that some may find...unnatural
@@eq7501 and cookies.
I'd watch a series on this.
The concept is cool.
A high-tech school that specialises in Sci-Fi fights where death is but a hurdle.
@@icedqq you've clearly never played Runescape XD
@@icedqq i would assume they cant fix everything like serious brain trauma
@@icedqq They need that machine to do it so it's up too alive people to decide whether or not to revive them.
@@icedqq Perhaps the weapons that they are using are only a training weapon of sorts that just simulate wounds so that they can be fixed by the machine.
I’d love to see this in a movie. Not even a Star Wars movie, just a completely different universe with its own story and lore that happens to have weapons very similar to lightsabers
Just plasma swords, they didn't appear to have the same energy source as sabers
They already have one, it’s called No More Heroes.
No force either thank you
I think this saber base on hacksmith plasma saber
@@chrisk3097 it can't be surely. I mean idk how lightsabers work but if these were just plasma swords I don't think they would collide as plasma is not a solid
In all seriousness, already better than 50% of all actually decent cinema.
"I find this....Acceptable" This is not only just a fight, But a story, an art. Corridor remainds to be one of the top channels to get this stuff witch is badass. Keep up the good work.
I'm not the only one who wants a sequel where she's learning how to sword fight, right?
totally
"You may have seen a battle, but let's see what you've learned." The man finishes tuning a blade, and flicks it off, then hands it to her.
She grips the weapon in her hands, nerves jangling. It feels familiar, and in that moment she is not an initiate, she is a fraud. The light feels too bright, her throat goes dry.
"Feel the weight. Now, press the stud." She did so, and the weapon flickered to life, burning a brilliant green, crackling in the air.
"...now what?" She glanced at the man, who raised his eyebrows and spread his hands. "Try."
...ah crap. "O-okay."
And so, she made a few cautious swings. The weight felt... different. As a child she had played with sticks and the odd pole she found in the garage, dueling with friends using pool noodles... but this felt different.
She took a few more swings, and then it hit her. No weight, just...
"I see you've noticed. Good. Some don't see it. The blade is only plasma, nothing more. No weight, entirely weightless, and therefore..."
"There's no momentum...!" The man grinned. "Precisely!"
@@KoishiVibin Wow this was quite a treat to read. Could definitely visualise the entire scene while reading
She's a janitor
Your not the only one. I would too.
Pain is it's own self correcting tool. Death, is a fantastic teacher, IF one ever has the ability to survive it's final lessons... Really concept of this school being able to breed the best sword fighters who understand and have a very healthy respect of death having experienced it multiple times themselves. I would imagine, would make one a much better swordsman.
Death completely fails as a teaching tool when you have nothing to learn from it. Resurrection won't make you more careful because of how little a consequence death then becomes.
@@frogqueen not exactly it would give an idea that if I was in a non survival situation I'm fucked
@@frogqueen Hense why he got cocky after several times and paid for that. Could they archieve the same level of learning just by tech/signals/electrecutions on hit? sure. But Death in this scenario is way more painful. Way longer. Way too real and that's pretty much what can happen, not some "simulation". Hense it speeds up learning. (Also it looks cool for a scetch, come on)
I'd propose an analogy to video games. Dark souls for instance. You may and will die, if you are unfamiliar with the game. When you are familiar though, when you understand what can happen, what to expect and what risks to take, you'll be way more calm and focused when it matters the most.
its*
@@georgiynikitenko7600 Dark Souls also reinforces a sense of security with death. We've all run through dangerous areas to pick up items fully knowing we'd die. Fear is a weakness, but removing the fear of death also ends up making them unable to cope in a real fight. When the death becomes real, the temporary death you experienced is only going to increase fear because you aren't used to finality. It's like attempting a no-death run in Dark Souls when you're used to normal runs. Even veteran players become nervous and it's a massive challenge, despite all of the previous learning.
People complaining about the part where the teacher falls and isn't effected by the sword are funny. One of the things the show does right is that it gives the lightsaber mass, what was explained by someone else, as a good thing mechanically. The TLDR: Is that it solves many mechanical issues for a literal plasma melee weapon. It also adds to combat scenes for filming purposes.
Now, if you want for an in universe reason why the sword doesn't cause harm to the teacher. We are talking about a world/setting where a *school* literally brings people back from the dead to teach them a lesson. You can say that they have sufficient safeguards that prevent the damaging part of the weapon from not causing damage when it isn't impacting a target in a specific way.
So basically, say that the energy is contained within a field that prevents damage being applied based on a specific amount of kinetic force being applied before the barrier is breached. Before you come into contact with the damaging part. Dropping the weapon isn't enough kinetic force to break the barrier/field.
The idea also could be like a repulsive magnetic force, where the blade part of the field actually repels low energy contacts, while strong impact pass through the barrier / field. So it was bouncing off the teacher at the end is actually a canonically accurate response to someone dropping their weapon while it is active.
God, make this into a series. The barrage of emotions you feel through the whole episode, is just... wow. Doesn't hurt that the janitor was an amazing actor. Cause you're really experiencing this through her fresh and innocent eyes, and feeling her emotions. Her curiosity in the beginning. Fear in the middle. And finally, joy. Celebrating with the student through victory, in the end. I love the bonus emotions of eagerness, uncertainty and appreciation that came with the invitation.
Proof that you can make films with a good balance between Martial realism and spectacular visuals.
Most Hollywood choreographers should take inspiration from this video.
@@arnosolo5248
RIIIIGHT!
The attacks (and defense) were simplistic and actually practical/real. Yet at the same time was filmed to look so flashy and complex.
And I love how the fight is extremely realistic. See how unnecessary and flashy movements were punished? Damnnn
Ugh, why does everyone who sees a youtube video think it needs to be a series? Less than 1% of this stuff is series worthy.
@@enermaxstephens1051 Shush little edge lord, don't you type. No one wants to see you blubber and cry.
Laughed my ass off seeing how unimpressed the guy in white was when the other one got cocky and was spinning all over the place! Perfect way to show that although it looks cool, it is very stupid and dangerous to do so in a real fight! It was a very nice touch to show the consequences of the most critiqued element from movies/tv shows by every expert swordsman.
Because movies are for fun and entertainment and not for real fencing. At real fencing everything could be over in a minute. A fight scene in a movie is for entertainment and thrill. Funny how nobody get this after all these years. Most of the viewers don't want to see a real swordfight, they want to be entertained.
@@suddenhit3923 I disagree, it's because of the skill of the actors if they could do fights like this they would.
@@suddenhit3923 I was just pointing out that it was a really nice touch they thought of adding this detail in the video... nothing to do with bitching about unrealistic fights.
I actually enjoy the cinematic over the top anime style fights quite a lot. In fact, the Anakin Vs Obi Wan duel from Ep3 was my favorite of the entire franchise hands down, if not scifi in general. Lots of ridiculousness, albeit excusable because of Jedi abilities, it was just fucking awesome! Let's face it, the Original Trilogy was really close to real fencing and it kinda sucked in my opinion!
@@suddenhit3923 That implies that a fighting sequence cannot be both entretaining *and* grounded in reality (such as this video), which is just wrong on so many levels I'm tempted to just call it objectively wrong.
Maybe "silly" or "funny" doesnt marry with "realistic", but "entretaining" sure as hell does
@@theicedragon100 u can disagree as much as u like. Still most of the people, who are watching movies are not interested in how realistic a swordfight is. They want to be entertained
Lightsaber: cutting his hands off not 1 minute ago*
also lightsaber: Laying on the Masters body without going through
playing devils advocate here:
Maybe if its not in motion, its so well contained that it can lie on his body without hurting him :)
@@jramseier I think that applies to solid objects not plasma
Everytime the dude in black got killed his lightsaber went out automatically. Minor editing error lol.
Bad writing too. What great fight have you seen where a narrator talks over it? The answer is none, what a waste of talent.
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This is epic, guys. I genuinely wish Lukasfilm would just let you guys make a standalone Star Wars universe movie or show.
I always just assumed that Jedi and Sith used their senses to anticipate one another and that was why the fights looked a little wonky. Like they're playing chess in their minds, constantly predicting and altering their moves until one of them sees enough moves ahead to win. That was the head canon I always used to justify the rule of cool fights in Star Wars, lol. Either way, this video is dope.
Um you’re saying headcanons but I’m pretty sure this has always been canon
Agreed, it's why the obi-ani spin literally stopped the fight for a few seconds. With force senses, they both knew there was no point in clashing until one of them thought ahead
Unrealistic for real swordfights, but Star Wars lore does a decent job at explaining
Well one of the reasons a Jedi or Sith could react so fast was because the force let them see a few moments into the future or at least different possibilities of the future which is why lightsaber duel were so dramatic.
Not using their senses but the Force
@@goodputin4324 yeah I figured that was implied.
this 5 minute clip has better story and character development than some feature length films I've seen
well done!
Including the latest star wars movies lmao
This would make an awesome old (really old) republic film or series. This clip has more Star Wars freshness than everything that was done with the franchise in the last 20 years.
You should watch better movies.
@@TheAnimeAlliance they said some, dude... not every
I think you need to take your rose-tinted glasses off. The story wasn't very good and was IMO completely unesesery. Holywood can be shit, but the standard we hold them to is much larger than online creators like CorridorDigital.
Just imagine if humanity had that level of medicine and healing, the world would be a completely different place
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It would be - I can imagine the world being an incredibly advanced society, which I’m not saying is bad, however if we had that kind of medicine and healing, isn’t there the risk of overpopulation? I mean, Earth is on the verge of hosting 8 billion humans, right?
@@ajward9112 Isn’t that exactly why we’re supposed to also be pushing efforts to evolve technology to fully realize space travel and viable colonization of other planets?
Also, we’d need to solve world hunger and scarcity in the long run too.
It’s these issues that kinda also enforce border and culture control and societal stability than refocusing efforts to evolve our way of life. Which on the other side, the other worry and problem is the fact people wouldn’t know what to do when they lose what they’re capable of doing when evolution has taken hold and their efforts aren’t as needed as they were before.
@@doctorpringles12 you are right, but to my understanding, we’re not there yet. We’re a long way from that
School fights would be intense
My god, that was amazing!! Yes, the saber on his chest is a little faulty, but all over this was incredible. Love the combat scenes here, as they look much more like the original ideas of actual sword fighting instead of lots of acrobatic flips and everything.
This is the type of storytelling and execution that Hollywood so desperately needs. I love this
Story telling, philosophy, twists, humour... Yeah, with this kind of storytelling that makes one appreciate what they saw AND think about things a little deeper. I wonder what kind of society we'd have if this was the kind of storytelling that was mainstreamed.
this shit is ripped directly out of some bad hollywood B movie, what are you talking about?
Hollywood is a place, not a person or thing. Everything is filmed and edited in Georgia since like a decade ago.
There is no supreme movie industry leaders, and never have been. They are all small, medium, and large studios and production companies all competing against each other at the box office. Which is why there is such a massive variety in movies and shows. IP gets thrown around quite a lot, and AAA studios don't always make money.
@@6715kalle The dialogue is pretty bad. And the baseball cap.
That part when he wips his light saber around him and over has head, and then dies. Love it! Making fun of all other light saber duels!
There's a good reason why anakin and obiwan did that tho
@@brandonlovell2773 There is. It's honestly quite pompous and arrogant, such an attitude. Thinking that THEIR way is the only proper way - people with such attitude. Also, the entire point of a lightsaber is that you aren't supposed to use it exactly like a sword (need to align the edge for a cut and apply a minimum amount of force to 'cut') with it.
There were a couple of interesting things this video did, bit quite a bit more it did wrong. The entire concept of it is pretty flawed, honestly.
Well when your opponent can either see a short distance into the future, read your thoughts, or have super human strength and reflexes…or all of the above it would make sense to act wildly and little thought. If you don’t know what you’re going to do they can’t read it. If you swing in a way they’re not anticipating they won’t be ready. If you see into their mind them moving to counter a strike and you change your strike to counter theirs as they do the same to you it makes for a really messy fight of half hearted strikes if you really think about it.
This setting, seemingly without the use of the force, seems to fit this style of non force wielding combatants really well and I like it.
@@FannyPackMan100 Christ, chill the fuck out. It was a great video. I feel sorry for your ludicrous personal issues getting in the way of that.
@@FannyPackMan100 isn’t made to be canon. They were simply testing out their take on a lightsaber duel and it was pretty great tbh. Better animating, fighting, and acting then the majority of the new trilogy IMO.
the sword just sitting on his chest after the teacher got downed kinda broke the immersion for sure but amazing concept and execution
Glad I'm not the only one who thought that 🤣
I noticed that too
Saw that too the second time I watched it. Also the first time I was confused about where the woman and owner of the school were standing.
Same. Could have used a little bit of smoke at least to imply it was starting to catch on fire. Or simply to turn the sword off or use a different take.
But still, an amazing shortfilm!!
was looking for this comment, yeah. dont know why they let that slip.
People seem to forget that in some cultures, fighting can be used or interpreted as a dance. And as much as it is a sword battle, it is also a battle of the mind. Imagine being in a life and death situation and having the confidence to do twirls, flips, saber spins and etc.... being flashy can be a form of intimidation if executed properly. But yes, as an engineer myself, I am more of the mentality of hust fo what works.... doesn't mean I have to close my self off to other methods, styles, cultures
The single two things I thought weren’t perfect:
- The master has his sword on his stomach as he lies on the ground
- I would’ve loved to see a little bit of overcalibration on the saber adjustment
I‘m neither able to replicate nor in a position to critique this piece of art, it is absolutely amazing! I just had these thoughts on my mind and thought they might be worth sharing.
Nar man those are good critiques, its hard to make a critical comment without coming off as an asshole. You did!
There is also a shot where Agent Smith disappears, but yeah this kind of thing happens even in big movies with millions in budget
Add another thing, the wound bleeds. Lightsaber wound should be cauterized.
This is a perfectly valid critique, although I only agree with the first one!
they cover this in the corridor cast... check it out
Bro I love how the owner of the school makes things more intense, “he’s scared, your body doesn’t wanna cooperate when your scared” sent chills down my spine
not necessarily true, depends on the person
@@AeneasGemini fair
The *truth* of combat is in fact scary, yes.
@@AeneasGemini It doesn't. Psychology says otherwise famalam. Over 90% of untrained individuals will freeze in their first sortie.
Isn't that owner a young George Lucas?
Can we all just agree that the failed helicopter spin is glorious!
he spun alright.. straight to the ground like a helicopter seed LMAO
😂 I doubt they teach that in the school😂
@@foxtrot2956 As someone who does sword-work. It is something that is taught and highly discouraged against.
There are correct ways to use a spin in sword combat.
This was not one of them.
@@JackWendigo1234 what are some correct ways?
4:03 just casually dead chilling with a lightsaber resting on your chest but no harm comes to you. Lol