That new generations of filmmakers will see to the restoration of some of the most iconic and beloved heroes of the seventh art, among which you can Obi-Wan Kenobi sagas about star Wars (since 1977) is by no means an easy task. It wasn’t until George Lucas, the Californian filmmaker who kicked off this vast narrative machine that pushed us into modern cinema, decided it would be a good idea to expand it with three prequels.
We don’t miss Alec Guinness in the shoes of a gentleman Jedi in phantom menace (1999) attack of the clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005), nor in the new Disney+ series directed by Deborah Chow (2022). It’s not because we don’t respect the late London interpreter, he would be missed again.
What’s going on is that the Scottish Ewan McGregor pays tribute to him spare your knight Jediand he has the opportunity to delve into it because his hardships are now greater. On the other hand, what we see at the beginning of the first episode turns out to be so recognizable to any follower of the franchise star Wars it might give him some enthusiasm: Moments of the massacre of Order 66, led by Anakin Skywalker himself after he threw himself into the dark side of the Force.
And the fact that they allow themselves the luxury of giving us frame from a short sequence emphasizes our willingness Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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A calmer start than expected
However, the exposed situation of the protagonist, played by Ewan McGregor, is not what one would expect from someone in his category, and the contrast evoked pleases us because unexpected socialist realism which shows us It closes the gaps in how Jedi on Tatooine. And if the tone The Mandalorian (since 2019) and even in boba fett book (since 2021) we find it more intense, Obi-Wan Kenobi then assigned to serenity of myth.
As Deborah Chow plans How do villains appear? with Rupert Friend’s Grand Inquisitor, formerly Peter Quinn in Motherland (2011-2020), for example, in the focus of intrigue, performs the task of dressing him in evil charisma it is necessary for people like him. Without losing sight of the fact that Moses Ingram’s “Roar” is a disturbing rambling verse for these dastardly hunters Jedi terrorizes the population of the Galactic Empire.
What we didn’t even know was not that baby Luke Skywalker was on screen, or that Owen Lars, played by Joel Edgerton, intervenes in a threatening scene, but that Little Leia Organa be in a Disney+ miniseries to stay. And to answer the question if he met with Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and asked him for help in the early stages. Star Wars: A New Hope through R2-D2.
The Pleasures and Needs of Obi-Wan Kenobi
During awareness the main character to put on the robe again and wield a lightsaber, typical objects Jedibecause the trap forces him to climb out of his quiet and dreary hole, writers Joby Harold, Hossein Amini and Stuart Beatty do not forget to provide us certain pleasures. The biggest, of course, is to rediscover the indomitable personality of the princess, brought to life by Carrie Fisher.
Under the rule of the Empire, Obi-Wan Kenobi is on an important mission.
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But they are not limited to this verbally declare this important heroinestill not tall, but already naughty and hairless with the notorious ensaimadas, as a decisive element in the fight against the servants of the dark side of the Force, continuing the point of view on the issue that was raised for us by Rian Johnson, JJ Abrams and their teams with the surprise of the respected in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and rise of skywalker (2019).
The danger that lies in wait for this little princess with the face of Vivienne Lyra Blair, which you may remember in Blindly (2018) or Mr Korman (2021), along with Murder of Nari, played by Benny Safdie, Joel Wax of licorice pizza (2021), and other imperial turmoil pushes Obi-Wan Kenobi Ewan McGregor to finally come together. Classic narrative mechanism., then from the mournful people of action to which duty calls. No objections.
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