gffa: I AM EMOTIONAL ABOUT THE MANGA VERSION OF LUKE’S MEMORY OF OBI-WAN’S SACRIFICE ON
gffa: I AM EMOTIONAL ABOUT THE MANGA VERSION OF LUKE’S MEMORY OF OBI-WAN’S SACRIFICE ON THE DEATH STAR AND HOW MUCH IT STILL MEANS TO HIM.Luke’s sorrow at how much he still misses Obi-Wan, even that they didn’t spend a lot of time together, they were connected, he knew how much Obi-Wan cared about him, and he still struggles with understanding how Obi-Wan could let go like that with no regret, that this is a Luke who is still processing, still learning, still growing (not that a Jedi ever stops growing and learning) and he’s not fully there yet, but it’s still so deeply meaningful to him, the way Obi-Wan died and what it meant.Not just that he saved Luke’s life, but how he did it: As a Jedi. Who had made peace with that it was time to let go and trust the Force with his life.That there was something Obi-Wan valued more than his life, there was something greater than himself that was more important to him, and he had peace with that, he had contentment with that.I AM CRYING ABOUT OBI-WAN KENOBI, WHO SUFFERED THROUGH SO MUCH MORE THAN HE DESERVED, BUT ULTIMATELY OBI-WAN WAS REWARDED BY HIS DEDICATION TO THE JEDI PATH AND TO THE FORCE AND TO THOSE AROUND HIM.HE DIED AT PEACE WITH HIS OWN END. AND HE PASSED SUCH MEANING AND IMPORTANCE ON TO LUKE. It’s scenes like this that convince me that somehow Leia and Han let Luke name his nephew. It’s obvious he’d name his own child if he’d had one, “Ben”, but since he does not, I think Leia let him name her child. It’s often joked about how Rey barely knew Luke Skywalker at all, but still thought about him, and I think this is just how the Star Wars universe works in general. Luke barely knew Obi-wan, but his mentor became everything to him. Rey had issues with Luke at first, but came to respect him.Character impact > how long protagonist spends with them. It’s also why we shouldn’t think it weird that Anakin falls in love with Padme as a kid after what is pretty much a very eventful few days, and never forgets her, and why it’s not strange that Rey falls in love with Kylo/Ben after seeing a vision of him standing with her, in the hut on Ach-to.Maybe it’s not even so much a Star Wars thing, but a Jedi thing. Obi-wan seems to figure more in Luke’s heart than his own Aunt and Uncle. Luke and Leia figure more in Rey’s heart than her own blood parents. With the Force, time has little meaning, and connections with those strong in the Force matter more. It doesn’t mean Aunt Beru/Uncle Owen and Rey’s parents don’t matter at all, and Rey clearly missed her parents, but those ties with other Jedi hold greater weight, and romantic connections towards another (Padme, Ben) don’t depend on how much time the protagonist spends with the love interest. It’s also expedient storytelling, of course. -- source link