Double-bladed lightsaber...

Rating: Null/10 (3 October 1999)

I've made a couple other comments on this movie, and I hope that the people who hated The Phantom Menace have read them because I think that I made my points quite clear on why this movie is good. Today I came across someone's point of view about Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber. She thought it was stupid that he had a lightsaber like that because no one in the original trilogy had a double-bladed lightsaber - and those movies take place after Episode I - and a double-bladed lightsaber is more advanced than a single bladed one. So it shouldn't have existed yet. I was so mad at this remark because it's so ignorant. She had to go home before I got a chance to convince her that yes, a double-bladed lightsaber could very well exist in the times before Episodes IV-VI. So I decided to post a comment on the IMDB about it to get it off my chest. First off, I think that double-bladed lightsabers are a "Sith" thing. The Jedi probably just use single-bladed ones. I don't think that ALL Sith use a D-B Lighsaber, but I bet a lot do. Either that, or it's just something that Darth Maul himself developed on his own. I mean, he's this strange alien with an unknown background. Who know's what he's capable off? And maybe some Jedi might use D-B lighsabers, but it seemed to me that in Episode I, they were quite astounded when Darth Maul pulled out his weapon, so I don't think the Jedi have even seen a D-B lighsaber before. So the main question that arises is, "Why doesn't Darth Vader have a double-bladed lightsaber in the original trilogy? He's a sith, right?" The answer is very simple. Yes, he IS a sith, but Darth Vader was originally trained by Obi-Wan Kenobi - who uses a S-B lightsaber. So most likely Darth Vader is going to use a S-B lightsaber as well, don't you think? Because that's what he was trained to use. So D-B lightsabers COULD very well exist in the times of Episodes IV-VI. It's just that Darth Vader was trained as a Jedi, to use a S-B lightsaber. And the same thing goes for Luke Skywalker as well. Also, a double-bladed lightsaber could've existed before Episodes IV-VI because not only hasn't the Empire taken over and destroyed everything yet, but a D-B lighsaber is just basically two lightsabers stuck together. That's it. Not much thought went into inventing this deadly weapon. It's not that much more advanced than a S-B lightsaber at all. So yes, a D-B lightsaber could have existed before the original trilogy. Have I made my point clear? If any of you out there have read this comment, or other comments I've made, and you agree or disagree, I want to hear what you think. I'm just sick of people trashing a well made movie.