Originally posted by: Zebonka
Already I don't like it.
I like the amount of thought that's gone into it, but right off the bat:
Changing Owen so he's in a better decision to say 'Anakin should've stayed here and not gotten involved...' or whatever.
First of all - he never actually says it, this is just Obi-Wan mouthing off.
Second - this is quite clearly an opinion formed in hindsight. It's been twenty years, and Owen thinks to himself "well I think Anakin should've stayed here (when he was 9) and not gotten involved (by leaving the planet, becoming a Jedi... whatever).
It is simply unecessary to change that aspect of the story, it already works fine. If I were you I'd worry about the bigger holes. Like eh, well... like me! I've been told I'm a 'hole' of some sort on this forum. Bwahhaah.
Already I don't like it.
I like the amount of thought that's gone into it, but right off the bat:
Changing Owen so he's in a better decision to say 'Anakin should've stayed here and not gotten involved...' or whatever.
First of all - he never actually says it, this is just Obi-Wan mouthing off.
Second - this is quite clearly an opinion formed in hindsight. It's been twenty years, and Owen thinks to himself "well I think Anakin should've stayed here (when he was 9) and not gotten involved (by leaving the planet, becoming a Jedi... whatever).
It is simply unecessary to change that aspect of the story, it already works fine. If I were you I'd worry about the bigger holes. Like eh, well... like me! I've been told I'm a 'hole' of some sort on this forum. Bwahhaah.
To begin with, I have Anakin leaving Tatooine when he's about 15 or older, to avoid having to waste a whole episode on nothing. The main reason I did that was not so much for Owen to say those things, but for Obi-wan to become acquainted with Owen. If Obi-wan had never met Owen, AND if Owen wasn't a friend of Anakin's, then why would Obi-wan choose to give Luke to him and his wife later on?
a) He wouldn't even know him
b) Owen wouldn't know that Obi-wan was the 'cause' of Anakin's demise, and thus, resent him later for it
c) Owen wouldn't care or know about Anakin's demise full-stop
d) Owen wouldn't know anything about Luke's father, let alone Luke's own surname
e) Owen probably wouldn't even agree to look after Luke (why else would Owen accept the child from someone he resents if he wasn't duty-bound to do so for his friend?)
I have got to say, the Owen/Obi-wan problem has been the biggest one I've encountered in writing these. But mark my words, a lot of thought, and endless polemics have taken place to ensure that this all make sense, and I still believe that it stands.