Say what you will about the
Star Wars prequels, but they certainly had their moments, and while the trilogy mostly disappointed, it would be unfair to say that they were all bad. During a recent interview with
Entertainment Weekly,
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams was asked which scene from the George Lucas-directed movies stands out to him and he singled out one particularly memorable moment.
According to the filmmaker,
The Revenge of the Sith's "seduction" scene featuring Palpatine luring Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side by recounting the tale of Darth Plagueis was a highlight for him.
"There’s just something about that scene," Abrams says.
"There’s just two people sitting there. It’s visually interesting. But I just think Ian’s performance in it is spectacular." When the director asked the interviewer what his favourite scene was, he mentioned the iconic lightsaber battle from
The Phantom Menace that ends with Obi-Wan Kenobi slicing Darth Maul in half.
Abrams agreed that it was
"amazing," but noted that it was also disappointing in many ways because Maul was so heavily hyped during the movie's marketing campaign only to then be killed off before being given the chance to develop as a character.
"It was over too quickly," he said before acknowledging that the villain was given another chance in
The Clone Wars and
Rebels.
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