Obi Wan Kenobi

Famous quotes containing the words obi wan kenobi, obi wan, obi, wan and/or kenobi:

    Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.
    George Lucas (b. 1944)

    Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.
    George Lucas (b. 1944)

    Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.
    George Lucas (b. 1944)

    With how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb’st the skies;
    How silently, and with how wan a face.
    Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)

    The obvious parallels between Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz have frequently been noted: in both there is the orphan hero who is raised on a farm by an aunt and uncle and yearns to escape to adventure. Obi-wan Kenobi resembles the Wizard; the loyal, plucky little robot R2D2 is Toto; C3PO is the Tin Man; and Chewbacca is the Cowardly Lion. Darth Vader replaces the Wicked Witch: this is a patriarchy rather than a matriarchy.
    Andrew Gordon, U.S. educator, critic. “The Inescapable Family in American Science Fiction and Fantasy Films,” Journal of Popular Film and Television (Summer 1992)