Most Star Wars fans seem to be enthusiastic about the idea of an Obi Wan Kenobi movie but I see some detractors who point out that an Obi Wan movie wouldn't have any interesting material to work with because "All Obi Wan does is sit around on Tatooine the whole time"My problem with this reasoning is that in actuality there's a ton of material to work with, it just requires a lot of creativity to turn it into a movie, but I'm confident it can be done.An Obi Wan film would have to be fundamentally different from what we've seen in every other Star Wars film but that's the fun of making spin off films. It would be a much slower paced film since you're not able to jump around from planet to planet and it would only be focusing on one character but that would allow us to really focus on Kenobi's psychology more. We could see his guilt from failing Anakin build as he is forced to adjust to his new life of being a retired lonely hermit. There's no reason to think that a movie focusing on one character in one isolated setting can't be good. Just look at Castaway or 127 Hours. As far as action scenes go we know Tatooine is a dangerous place and that Obi Wan has first hand experience with it i.e. "This place can get a little rough" & "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious." We can see him fighting Tusken Raiders and various other space pirates.However I don't think this film would need to be very heavy on action. The same way Rogue One told a Star Wars story outside of the spiritual and supernatural force elements and focused more on the grounded aspects of The Galactic Civil War, an Obi Wan film would almost exclusively focus on the spiritual and supernatural aspects of the force along with meditation. This would be accomplished primarily through having Obi Wan training to live after death and communicate with Qui Gon (It would be awesome to see Liam Neeson return for a voice role). Not to mention he could be communicating with Yoda and having force visions like Luke in ESB or Rey in TFA. Not to mention ever since Rogue One flashbacks are totally fair game. We could see Obi Wan as a young Jedi again or see him training Anakin. The possibilities for flashbacks are endless. Not to mention the use of flashbacks and force visions would alleviate the problem of the whole movie just being stuck on Tatooine.An Obi Wan film would give us the chance to see the character transform from the cocky brash young warrior we saw in the prequels into the wise space wizard we know from ANH. It would bridge the gap between ROTS and ANH, and would be a truly unique entry in the Star Wars universe. If Disney thinks they can find a story in a young Han Solo film, I see no reason why they couldn't find one in an Obi Wan Kenobi Film. via /r/StarWars http://ift.tt/2o2a3Fe
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