Obi-Wan Kenobi

In the animated series Rebels, aimed primarily at younger audiences, there is a scene where a grizzled Ben Kenobi, by then ensconced on Tatooine and watching over little Luke from afar, has his final confrontation with Darth Maul. It's not a long fight, but it's a great, exciting and fateful fight. And it's not just about the fight itself, it's about the dialogue between them, its sad and beautiful tone… Watch it. The scene isn't even four minutes long, but it's unexpectedly mature and better than the vast majority of the fan-favoured Obi-Wan Kenobi series. What's the use of Ewan McGregor returning to an iconic role with gusto and really wanting to play well, when in the end it seems like he's pretty much the only one trying. Apart from the utterly uninteresting direction, which makes it look amateurish to the point of parody at times in a galaxy far, far away (the comparison with Andor is abysmal), the main problem is the woefully ill-thought-out script. I really don't think anyone thought about how Obi-Wan will be followed up in Episode IV and how much logical nonsense will be created by involving little Princess Leia. Unfortunately. (2023.01.03)