3/7/2023 0 Comments Kenobi movie![]() McGregor captures a Kenobi still haunted by what happened with Anakin and convinced there is no place left for Jedis. Kenobi believes Anakin Skywalker to be dead, and goes by the name Ben, basically hiding his skills and past. “Obi-Wan Kenobi” opens ten years after the events of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.” Kenobi ( Ewan McGregor) is basically in hiding on Tatooine, keeping an eye on young Luke from a distance, while Jedis are hunted around the galaxy under Order 66. If “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is content to be a big budget reminder of famous movies, fans will likely consider that fun enough to kick off the summer, but this kind of forgettable storytelling just doesn’t last like the properties that inspired it. ![]() ![]() One hopes that the first two episodes have gotten the callbacks out of the way and that the program will develop its own personality now, but there’s little evidence here that this will actually happen. However, this is a case wherein reviewing a show like director Deborah Chow and showrunner Joby Harold’s blockbuster series after only two episodes is almost impossible. “Remember how much you loved this!?!? Please love it again!” The Disney+ Marvel and Star Wars shows have been criticized as fan service before but the two-part premiere of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” struggles more than any other property to date to develop its own personality outside of the two famous trilogies it seeks to connect (and even a hit Disney+ Star Wars show in its protector/child dynamic). We are in an era of increasing reliance on familiarity to sell new movies and TV shows.
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