This is an ingenious part of the way the scene is constructed, because Cody returning Obi-Wan's dropped lightsaber to him is the ultimate gesture of fealty. As we know, a Jedi's lightsaber is his life. And as he accepts it, Obi-Wan sits atop his noble steed, which enhances the feeling that this moment represents a bond of trust between a knight and his loyal retainer.
It makes Cody's immediate, uncomplicated willingness to blast Obi-Wan (and his steed!) to death, just because he was suddenly ordered to by a hideous ghoul light-years away, as whiplash-inducing as possible. This immaculate picture of medieval virtue is set up so that it can then be violently shattered, giving way to a montage evoking such things as the Night of the Long Knives, the Odessa Steps, Stalingrad, and Vietnam--modern-tinged imagery of betrayal and brutality, amidst which we witness the extermination of the medieval knight by the modern soldier.
How do the goyim not see the subtext here that the shitty tactics at play are a subtle criticism of both sides of the war, destroy all sub 100 IQ "people"
Say what you will about the 2008 Clone Wars movie, but The Battle Of Christophsis is still genuinely one of the best battles in any Star Wars project.
Such an underrated sequence that perfectly set the tone for both this particular era and the iconic series exploring it.
@Ghaulocoptere@jtimsuggs Something something the Jedi start off as bad tacticians and slowly get better throughout the course of the war, the scene is multi layered, how is it possible that you're a noticer like me but you completely miss the subtext here
Oh you're French, yeah nvm that checks out
@squidlord Indeed, I'd love a story from Zsinj's perspective or something about the warring between the various imperial states but we just won't get that