So what's the deal with Lightsabers?

[Mistershine]

That Guy said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

That Guy said:
no. I own a Wii, by the way.

I'm just interested in the fascination many nerds have about lightsabers.

I have the same fascination with lightsabers myself, but I never stopped to think about why everyone likes them so much.

 

You can't really analyze why people think things are awesome, unless you can identify personal issues as reasons, but I don't think that's the case here.

 

I think you sort of can. The lightsaber is loved by millions upon millions of people and the reason can probably be more articulate than just "they are cool"

I think it sort of has to do with the role swords have played in history and the fantasy that's built up around that. Its sort of like the 6 shooter in westerns.

Basically Lucas made a sword on steroids an called it a lightsaber. Why the idea of a glowing sword lightsaber thing has maintained its popularity, i don't know. Star Wars obviously helps to keep it popular, but then again no one loves the blaster as much as they do the lightsaber.

The same can be said of Jedi, as well. They hold the same mystique as Samurai or Bushi of Feudal Japan, IMO.

 

 

Blasters aren't as 1337 as lightsabers cause even imperial cannon fodder has them, as do countless other sci-fi films.