A Thousand Stars: Episode I, Part 30
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matrilQui-Gon, ever full of surprises, goes ahead and claims Anakin as his Padawan. If no one else will train him, he will. Just one problem...he already has a Padawan. And no one is more shocked by Qui-Gon's declaration than Obi-Wan himself.
Ouch. A muted reaction, but you can see the pain beneath the surface. Dumped in a favor of a newer, shinier apprentice? Well, Qui-Gon mitigates it somewhat by suggesting that Obi-Wan is ready to advance to Jedi Knight, but that doesn't appease the Council and it doesn't leave Obi-Wan much happier.
This image quite effectively sums up the awkward dynamic of this trio, and all the implications it will carry into the future long after Qui-Gon's death. Hardly subtle imagery -- there's a literal line separating Obi-Wan from Qui-Gon, for heaven's sake. And Anakin is the unwitting factor that has pulled the two apart. Years later, the shadow of Qui-Gon's presence still lingers. We all pretty much know that he would have a been a more capable, experience master for Anakin. But it was not to be.
Next, more surprises...
Ouch. A muted reaction, but you can see the pain beneath the surface. Dumped in a favor of a newer, shinier apprentice? Well, Qui-Gon mitigates it somewhat by suggesting that Obi-Wan is ready to advance to Jedi Knight, but that doesn't appease the Council and it doesn't leave Obi-Wan much happier.
This image quite effectively sums up the awkward dynamic of this trio, and all the implications it will carry into the future long after Qui-Gon's death. Hardly subtle imagery -- there's a literal line separating Obi-Wan from Qui-Gon, for heaven's sake. And Anakin is the unwitting factor that has pulled the two apart. Years later, the shadow of Qui-Gon's presence still lingers. We all pretty much know that he would have a been a more capable, experience master for Anakin. But it was not to be.
Next, more surprises...
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Date: 2022-08-06 11:35 pm (UTC)There's a lot to be said for wordless expressions, and when the editing choices deliberately focus on Obi-Wan's face, then we know it's pretty darn significant. Much as I'm a word person, I've come to believe that dialogue is often one of the least interesting ways to convey information in a cinematic medium.