

Ultimately this means that he’s going to end exactly where he started, as he was right all along. It’s taken the hermit Ben we see in ANH and is making him an active fighter, instead of turning a war veteran into a hermit. Instead we get a babysitting plot where he does nothing but be a pessimist and complain about having to be an active character. Using the classic Ewan MacGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi meme, he told his mom that it was a picture of Jesus. It should have been about him dealing with this knowledge and deciding whether or not he should do anything, maybe go on a journey to finish the job and fail, making him realize that his true place is protecting Luke. A Reddit user from Utah uploaded a picture of a gift that he gave to his mother, who is Mormon. Fan-favorite Star Wars character, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, has been heavily joked as and mistaken for Jesus, the Messiah/savior of the Christian faith, but, beyond his appearance, is there really further evidence that they can be compared The Short Answer - Arguably, yes. For years he thought that the very last act he did as a Jedi was put his former friend out of his misery, only to find out that he has actually left him to a decade of physical torment and has created one of the most evil people known to the galaxy. The show would have been much more interesting if they tossed the Leia side plot and made it about him dealing with the fact that he let Vader live. But, let’s dive deeper than that and learn from Obi-Wan’s 19 years on Tatooine. He’s not doing anything because he really wants to and it kind of gives the impression that he doesn’t actually care if the kid survives or not, it’s just something he’s been forced to do. Obi-Wan and Jesus, Alike but Not In giving his life for Luke and appearing after death, Obi-Wan Kenobi clearly fits the role of a Christ figure. Kenobi isn’t an interesting character in it. I will talk about the show itself, specifically about how boring it is. McGregor played the Son of God and the Devil in the Rodrigo Garcia movie. I’m not gonna be one to complain about how it relates to other movies, or be the one who says it “ruined Star Wars”. Incidentally, Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels, also played Jesus Christ in the film Last Days in the Desert.
