Star Wars: Rogue One

Key · 10-13-2016, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

If they don't make some Obi-Wan movies at some point, I'm gonna be upset. Ewan McGregor has already said he wants to do it.

I really hope this happens. Ewan McGregor is the perfect Obi-Wan it'd be a crime not to.

The Batlord · 10-13-2016, 03:24 PM

Liam Neeson is the perfect Obi-Wan. Ewan McGregor was just a'ight.

Key · 10-13-2016, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Liam Neeson is the perfect Obi-Wan. Ewan McGregor was just a'ight.

Liam played Qui Gon you idiot.

The Batlord · 10-13-2016, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

Liam played Qui Gon you idiot.

Duh. And Qui Gon is what Obi Wan should have been.

Key · 10-13-2016, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Duh. And Qui Gon is what Obi Wan should have been.

That's silly.

The Batlord · 10-13-2016, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

That's silly.

Qui-Gon was the one who discovered and took in Anakin, and was developing a much more fatherly relationship to him than Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan, who was more of a big brother, and only trained the boy out of obligation to his dead master. Their deteriorating relationship during Anakin's fall to the Dark Side would have been much more compelling if it were in the context of a father/son dynamic, along with the greater feelings of responsibility that Qui-Gon would have had.

Also, Qui-Gon was just so much more Obi-Wan-esque than Ewan McGregor was.

Key · 10-13-2016, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Qui-Gon was the one who discovered and took in Anakin, and was developing a much more fatherly relationship to him than Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan, who was more of a big brother, and only trained the boy out of obligation to his dead master. Their deteriorating relationship during Anakin's fall to the Dark Side would have been much more compelling if it were in the context of a father/son dynamic, along with the greater feelings of responsibility that Qui-Gon would have had.

Also, Qui-Gon was just so much more Obi-Wan-esque than Ewan McGregor was.

I always felt the Obi-Wan and Anakin relationship was more of a best friendship which made it even more saddening when it destroyed Anakin. Though, Attack of the Clones made it pretty clear that Anakin didn't respect him even though he noted that Obi-Wan was the closest thing to a father he's ever had.

The Batlord · 10-13-2016, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

I always felt the Obi-Wan and Anakin relationship was more of a best friendship which made it even more saddening when it destroyed Anakin. Though, Attack of the Clones made it pretty clear that Anakin didn't respect him even though he noted that Obi-Wan was the closest thing to a father he's ever had.

Considering the father/son conflict in the original trilogy it also would have made it a better parallel.

Key · 10-13-2016, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Considering the father/son conflict in the original trilogy it also would have made it a better parallel.

Yeah, I guess so. I still like the Obi-Wan / Anakin relationship though because it made the fight at the end of Revenge of the Sith far more stimulating.

The Batlord · 10-13-2016, 04:17 PM

1. That fight was over-choreographed crap with obnoxious and boring special effects.

2. The emotional aspect of the fight would have still been better with Qui-Gon. It also would have been better had Obi-Wan and Anakin had more than, what, 30 minutes of screen-time together throughout the entire trilogy?