GreatSaiyaman123 said:
And what you think about Obi Wan's character overall?
Starting off with the prequels, his character is very bland at this point and like most prequels characters, an absolute idiot at times. He doesn't use Force speed to catch up to Qui-Gon and Maul when he easily used it at the start of the film, doesn't realise the obvious hints of Dooku's words of the Senate being controlled by Sidious being true (Jango playing both sides, Clone Army authoorised in secret, etc.) and goes a step further by jumping into an encirclement of droids to face Grievous like a madman because...the Force told him he'd get plot armoured no matter what he did I guess?
Whilst The Clone Wars TV Series doesn't fix his idiotic moments, they at least make his character infinitely more fleshed out than in the prequel movies. We clearly see his playful and sarcastic side on full display throughout the series and see some genuine conflict in his character, such as him struggling with his Jedi Vows due to his love for Satine and giving into his anger in his second rematch with Darth Maul. The mini arc of him faking his death to go undercover as a bounty hunter to spy on Dooku also gave a plethora of scenarios to explore with his character such as his acting skills, dedication to his mission and also a character flaw in not letting Anakin know he'd faked his death until he found out himself due to not believing Dooku would buy it unless Anakin's reactions were genuine, thereby showing a lack of faith in Anakin and in turn furthering Anakin straying from the Jedi Order far better than the prequels did with 3 movies.
As for his time in exile and transformation into his Original Trilogy self, there was a lot of interesting things to be found when looking at Obi-Wan's character as a whole. For instance, the Marvel line of Obi-Wan comics showing how much of a struggle it was for him to learn how not to rise to action with a Lightsaber and instead blend into obscurity whilst still protecting Luke's home from the likes of Tusken Raiders and Jabba's goons. This experience of taking a new approach to battle makes many aspects of his old self a far more believable change, such as being able to predict Maul's moves and bait him in their final duel in Rebels before it began or how he cautiously matched Vader's every move in their final duel. Looking back in retrospect, his Ben Kenobi self becomes even better now that we've seen most of the experiences he went through and his role as a mentor figure is well played, always giving sound advice to Luke (other than "From a certain point of view.") and acting as a good foil to Han in the first film.
6.5/10. Would be a 7 or 7.5 if not for the prequels.
Theallpowerfulpuipui said:
my favorite movie is Animal House, Mafia!, then Starship Troopers. What is your critique on such cinematic masterpieces.
Haven't seen any of them.
on par with GT's first arc (but with worse pacing), Hokuto Shinken Successor Freeza makes it worth it. :molest
