Ultimately, for Obi-Wan Kenobi, halfway through Star Wars, to realize that if he sacrifices himself and makes his own death of his making as much as the person who’s causing his death, he’s making himself more powerful than anybody can imagine. And it’s witnessed by a third person, that young man. It’s been in front of everybody for all these years. But you don’t see Obi-Wan Kenobi everywhere. You see Darth Vader, you see Yoda, and you see Luke. But Obi-Wan’s the one who made it all happen.
Rick Carter, The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. (via bedlamsbard)
By the way, I visited the Star Wars and the Power of Costume traveling exhibit a while back, and ran across this little gem.
[Image description: A photograph of a museum placard. It reads:
“OBI-WAN KENOBI Jedi Robes, 1999 Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Vintage wool from World War II era
Doused with water during filming, the vintage wool fabric of Obi-Wan’s cloak began to shrink—shortening to near knee length in minutes. This meant using—and ruining—a new cloak for every take.”]
Look, I’m not saying there’s a correlation between Ewan McGregor’s robe situation in TPM and Obi-Wan’s tendency to lose his robes later in the series, but I’m not saying there isn’t one either. ;-)
