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Most of the emotion in movie fight scenes tends to involve anger, usually because someone killed the other's partner, father, wife, etc. and they must be avenged.
But to me there's an even more interesting dynamic that's used far less frequently, and that is that the fight occurs between two people who love each other.
The best example of this to me is Anakin vs Obi-Wan in revenge is the sith. I know there are major flaws in that movie but Lucas really nailed the emotion in that final fight. You could really feel Kenobi's soul being crushed by having to fight and kill his "little brother" (at least he believed he was killing him at the time).
A very close runner up to me is the final fight in kill bill vol 2. It's clear that Bill still loves Beatrix and doesn't want to kill her, but at the same time, he's a selfish bastard and you really aren't sure if his sense of self preservation took over and he fought his hardest, or if his love for her made him lose on purpose.
And the best part is how she immediately breaks down in tears after doing the death touch on him, because in many ways she still loves him as well. This is the man that has been a great father to her daughter for years now. A man who very obviously regrets what he did to her. A man who she in some ways feels guilty for betraying since he was always good to her until she broke his heart. And perhaps most important, a man who potentially just sacrificed his own life so she could finally find happiness.
Anyhoo, those are my two favorite emotionally charged fight scenes. Would love to hear about yours.
But to me there's an even more interesting dynamic that's used far less frequently, and that is that the fight occurs between two people who love each other.
The best example of this to me is Anakin vs Obi-Wan in revenge is the sith. I know there are major flaws in that movie but Lucas really nailed the emotion in that final fight. You could really feel Kenobi's soul being crushed by having to fight and kill his "little brother" (at least he believed he was killing him at the time).
A very close runner up to me is the final fight in kill bill vol 2. It's clear that Bill still loves Beatrix and doesn't want to kill her, but at the same time, he's a selfish bastard and you really aren't sure if his sense of self preservation took over and he fought his hardest, or if his love for her made him lose on purpose.
And the best part is how she immediately breaks down in tears after doing the death touch on him, because in many ways she still loves him as well. This is the man that has been a great father to her daughter for years now. A man who very obviously regrets what he did to her. A man who she in some ways feels guilty for betraying since he was always good to her until she broke his heart. And perhaps most important, a man who potentially just sacrificed his own life so she could finally find happiness.
Anyhoo, those are my two favorite emotionally charged fight scenes. Would love to hear about yours.
