But breaking the trust of the audience is a great way to surprise them, I would argue. Remember, at the end of Episode V, Lucas revealed to audiences that his hero was the son of the greatest villain in the galaxy. Discovering that hero's mentor betrayed that same father and spent years trying to atone for it actually seems pretty small …
But breaking the trust of the audience is a great way to surprise them, I would argue. Remember, at the end of Episode V, Lucas revealed to audiences that his hero was the son of the greatest villain in the galaxy. Discovering that hero's mentor betrayed that same father and spent years trying to atone for it actually seems pretty small by comparison. Obi-Wan isn't Merlin in the Prequels, I do want to add. That's in the Original Trilogy. He's playing the part of the warrior-brother to Anakin in the Prequels, as the two of them technically "fall" from grace together in REVENGE OF THE SITH. Obi-Wan fails in keeping Anakin "good", which destroys him. Whatever the case, this is all a thought exercise.
But breaking the trust of the audience is a great way to surprise them, I would argue. Remember, at the end of Episode V, Lucas revealed to audiences that his hero was the son of the greatest villain in the galaxy. Discovering that hero's mentor betrayed that same father and spent years trying to atone for it actually seems pretty small by comparison. Obi-Wan isn't Merlin in the Prequels, I do want to add. That's in the Original Trilogy. He's playing the part of the warrior-brother to Anakin in the Prequels, as the two of them technically "fall" from grace together in REVENGE OF THE SITH. Obi-Wan fails in keeping Anakin "good", which destroys him. Whatever the case, this is all a thought exercise.