Anchorhead also seems to be quite large for a settlement on Tatooine, from what we’ve seen in the first part of Star Wars Obi Wan Kenobi.
Did he ever say he had never been to Mos Eisley?
The way Mark Hamill acted in the Mos Eisley scenes and John Williams score when he stand together with Ben on the plateau overlooking Mos Eisley seem to imply this imho.
Anchorhead looks impressive at first glance in that still but if you take a close look it also captures the full length of it. It’s still a small town compared to Mos Eisley which houses at minimum 94 large docking bays. In the old EU Mos Eisley had 362 such docking bays and it’s probably the same in the new canon. That’s a much larger scale than any depiction of Anchorhead could support.
Anchorhead looks impressive at first glance in that still but if you take a close look it also captures the full length of it. It’s still a small town compared to Mos Eisley which houses at minimum 94 large docking bays. In the old EU Mos Eisley had 362 such docking bays and it’s probably the same in the new canon. That’s a much larger scale than any depiction of Anchorhead could support.
Good point. The issue of the docking bays reminded me strongly on the technical manual for Tatooine. One of my favorite star wars books as a teen.
By the way it’s actually quite funny that Mos Eisley, as it appeared in the OOT, before the special edition changes, looked to be either to have the same size as the version of Anchorhead from Kenobi or was even smaller.
The real question is why would he be impressed with Eisley when he’s undoubtedly seen Mos Espa:
Beggar’s Canyon the favorite haunt of young Luke and his friends in their T-16s, was for some reason, placed right next to Mos Espa. Which is on the other side of the map far from the Lars homestead and Mos Eisley. Undoubtedly they would have to fly past Espa whenever they wanted to race the canyon. And probably frequented it to refuel and celebrate after their races.
After watching Kenobi, I think the Lars kept Luke on or near the farm, only allowing him to get supplies in Anchorhead/Tosche Station. If he did go anywhere further than that, Owen or Beru were with him.
I think that’s why he wanted so badly to go to the Academy. He just wanted to go anywhere but where he was.
Just like Yoda said, “Always looking away to the future, never his mind on what he was doing.”
They even showed that in Obi-wan Kenobi when young Luke jumped up on the roof pretending he was in a pod racer or flying a ship. He wasn’t doing his chores like he was told.
The exposition is for the audience, who have no idea what Mos Eisley is (in 1977 when the film was made and was a self contained thing).
I never thought seeing the movie at 11 that Luke was some indentured servant on the farm, he talked about going to Tosche Station (on his own) so clearly he has reign to come and go.
I didn’t think he was particularly impressed, just that Obi Wan was letting him know that it was a nasty place and to be careful. The music is for the audience.
The exposition is for the audience, who have no idea what Mos Eisley is (in 1977 when the film was made and was a self contained thing).
I never thought seeing the movie at 11 that Luke was some indentured servant on the farm, he talked about going to Tosche Station (on his own) so clearly he has reign to come and go.
I meant that the only place he could go alone was Anchorhead and Tosche Station. I’m sure he’s heard stories about Mos Eisley, but was never allowed to go there alone.
Most of the stormtroopers were there in Mos Eisley.
Most of the stormtroopers were there in Mos Eisley.
That’s because of the droids they were looking for.
And in the time of greatest despair, there shall come a savior, and he shall be known as the Son of the Suns.
The exposition is for the audience, who have no idea what Mos Eisley is (in 1977 when the film was made and was a self contained thing).
I never thought seeing the movie at 11 that Luke was some indentured servant on the farm, he talked about going to Tosche Station (on his own) so clearly he has reign to come and go.I meant that the only place he could go alone was Anchorhead and Tosche Station. I’m sure he’s heard stories about Mos Eisley, but was never allowed to go there alone.
Most of the stormtroopers were there in Mos Eisley.
In the Anchorhead deleted scene he tells Biggs about the races they have in Beggar’s canyon.
Which now in canon is practically on the other side of the planet.
