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Episode 4 assassinated Obi-Wan's character (lemmy.ca)

submitted 5 months ago by MindTraveller@lemmy.ca to c/star_wars@lemmy.world

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Episode 4 did Obi-Wan Kenobi completely dirty. In the first three movies and The Clone Wars, we see that he's an honourable, compassionate, brave person. He killed Darth Vader and left him for dead. By all rights, he should have continued to fight for the rebellion instead of moving to a desert and being alone for 20 years.

You expect me to believe after being a general in the Clone Wars and defeating multiple Sith, Obi Wan proceeded to do absolutely nothing while the emperor oppressed everyone? As soon as he heard Darth Vader was still alive, he should have hopped on his ship and gone to kill Anakin! The version we see in A New Hope is an old loser hiding from his own mistakes in the desert.

Obi Wan is supposed to be determined, a warrior, someone who always accomplishes what he sets out to do. Not a coward! I grew up with the original trilogy, and these new movies completely ruined my childhood. Why did George Lucas feel the need to crap all over us Obi-Wan fans who loved his original three Star Wars movies? And all in the name of sUbVeRtInG eXpEcTaTiOnS

This is a joke about The Last Jedi.

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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Of all the problems with The Last Jedi, Luke becoming a "defeated" old man seemed like the least of that movies' problems. That was the one plot point I was willing to accept. Dude had a moment of weakness and got filled with self-doubt, it happens. The rest of the movie was trash, but that part was whatever, not a huge suspension of disbelief.

[–] paradox2011@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Hear hear! 🍻