01-26-2010, 03:22 AM
Quote:From my quick research, Alec Guiness (the best Obi-Wan IMHO) converted to Catholicism, and recited Psalm 143 every morning. The Jedi robe is sort of like a monks robe... Do you think the "lie" was just a way to lure the young Skywalker into his Jedi faith, without angering him by telling him his father was the scourge of the universe. Sort of hard to slip into polite conversation, that your dad is one of the most malevolently evil people EVAR!
I think the lie served the purpose of the structure of the serialized story and not the purpose of the characters. Obi-Wan had the opportunity when he met Luke to give the kid context and purpose to his life by laying it all out there. This is why you are stuck on this godforsaken rock, this is the very real threat you face as well as those who have taken care of you and love you, and this is why you have a responsiblity to not follow in your father's footsteps. Instead he showed a complete lack of trust in Luke's individuality and his ability to actually think and understand complex issues and treated him like a child. If any real person was subjected to what Obi-Wan did (not under the constraints of a serialized program) they would most likely say "Eff you Obi-Wan you lying shyster, look at all the suffering you put me through because you never trusted in me." The context of the story however has Luke learning through his trials and tribulations. A more realistic conclusion from this series of events would lead Luke to being a broken and hopeless individual with everything he put his trust into turned back on him as fabrication and lie.