Alec Guinness Obi-Wan Kenobi gravitas
by Capucine · old hollywood: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Alec Guinness brought a sense of earned weight to 'Star Wars' (1977) that the film urgently required. Amid all the spaceships, droids, and lightsabers, his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi felt like a man who had already experienced a full lifetime before the opening crawl even started.
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The Mars Island Spaceport Mars Island Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. How long have you had the destroyer? About three or four seasons? They're up for sale if you want them. Let me see your identification. You don't need to see his identification. We don't need to see his identification. These aren't the droids you're looking for. These aren't the droids we're looking for. He can go about his business. You can go about your business. Move along. Move along. Move along. Thank you.
