Knight Jedi who goes by the name Obi-Wan Kenobi, and who we met with the face of Alec Guinness in the movie Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) is one of the most mythical characters in the saga that Californian George Lucas began about forty-five years ago and which changed cinema forever. For this reason, the premiere of a television series about him on Disney + today is an event for many of those who love the seventh art.
But the London-based actor left us in August 2000 and, at any rate, owing to his advanced age, was unable to reprise his most famous role in the prequel trilogy, which Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) attack of the clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). So they chose a Scot Ewan McGregorlater to become Edward Bloom in big fish (2003) to replace him; and he is the one who accepts the same challenge now in Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022).
Fortunately, we can say that not rusted in incarnation, attitude, mannerisms or how he talks about his alter ego. So he gives us a protagonist who we recognize very easily and for whom we already had a lot of sympathy for everything he and the somewhat reluctant audience went through together. Very helpful here because Jedi He has a low work day and is in denial about his condition due to the tragedy at his last practice.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
First episodes Obi-Wan KenobiTV series Lucasfilm and Disney + with the famous Jedi Ewan McGregor, gives us unexpected encounters and interventions, the unexpected introduction of a great hero in another time, the pleasure of being present at the justification of one of the most important characters of past Skywalker adventures and some imposing villain who, of all At any rate, this should be exposed more. But we really want director Deborah Chow to have that intensity that the previous series star Warsvery nice The Mandalorian what if, boba fett book.
Ewan McGregor’s character breaks our hearts
movies like outcast one (2016) and series similar to The Mandalorian (since 2019) are very interesting to us, because they offer us the adventures of the original heroes with which to expand the galactic mythology. But back to those with whom we are familiar, who make up main figures of the story for the world cinephile and, above all, starred in stories that inhabit our emotional memory as viewers, also very grateful.
Under the rule of the Empire, Obi-Wan Kenobi is on an important mission.
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But look at our mighty Jedi turned into a broken man for failing to prevent Anakin Skywalker from falling into the clutches of the dark side of the Force because of Sheev Palpatine Ian McDiarmid and became the formidable Darth Vader. our hearts are breaking Indeed. And the sad routine of work in which he is immersed Obi-Wan Kenobiunworthy of a man with his incredible abilities, enhances our sense of pity.
Fortunately, the first episode of the miniseries directed by Deborah Chow, like the other five, offers what Ewan McGregor’s character understands that the galaxy under the terrible boot of the Empire still needs him. Thus, the hero’s journey is that he is forced to intervene by the gravity of what is happening: the massacre of his fellow Jedi and the kidnapping of the little Leia Organa, in whose skin the very suitable Vivienne Lyra Blair crawls.
Obi-Wan Kenobi needs more drama
The brief appearance of Luke Skywalker from afar runs his hand over our backs and brings a smile, but what really surprises us is very close, and we did not expect it even in our wildest fantasies. However, if you stop thinking about it, you can feel that it is approaching. very timely explanation about how Leia Organa, played by Carrie Fisher, knew about the Jedi Knight and his whereabouts in Star Wars: A New Hope. And we love those details too.
Because the miniseries is coming to Disney+ to tell us another Skywalker episode with all the law. and is considerable pleasure which delve into the beautiful grumpy character of Leia Organa and that the importance of this character is stated for George Lucas’ major work. But a little more dramatic power could use a Obi-Wan Kenobivery far in its audiovisual offering from powerful The Mandalorian.
Perhaps the second series is more interesting. That there are more typical Star Wars action scenes here, Jedi Ewan McGregor, trying to restore the lost skill, contributes to this. However, the fact that it can be considered a more efficient pastime does not mean that its stage intensity is superior or even very noticeable, even when displaying amazing skills. And this main defect from the fiction of Deborah Chow.
Unexpected twists of the villains
This director, who has already signed the chapters “Sin” (1×03) and “Payback” (1×07) The Mandalorianknows well what to present characters whose presence must imposeas well as the visual planning and score by Natalie Holt, which we remember from Loki (since 2021) as lines written by Joby Harold, Hossein Amini and Stuart Beatty and interpretation by Rupert Friend help the Grand Inquisitor achieve this goal with ease.
And though we love the caliber turns they throw at us in the last stretch from the second episode Obi-Wan KenobiWith Moses Ingram’s ambitious Reva making short work of her obnoxious boss so quickly, we can’t help but feel sad about missing out on a second chance. Although we don’t have much time to think so, because the permanent stupor that Ewan McGregor’s character experiences at the news of Anakin Skywalker affects us. That’s all we want to know more about how you feel.
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