Originally posted by: Cable-X1
In the OT, it seems to me that Obi-Wan really believed in Anakin when he first met him...."When I first met your father, I was amazed at how strongly the Force flowed through him. I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi."
Interpretation be damned.....that's pretty straightforward there. Obi-Wan met Anakin, was impressed and trained him.
In the PT, Obi-Wan didn't seem to impressed by Anakin. He was against having him trained, for crying out loud.
For me, that definitely calls into question, Lucas' familiarity with his own material.
In the OT, it seems to me that Obi-Wan really believed in Anakin when he first met him...."When I first met your father, I was amazed at how strongly the Force flowed through him. I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi."
Interpretation be damned.....that's pretty straightforward there. Obi-Wan met Anakin, was impressed and trained him.
In the PT, Obi-Wan didn't seem to impressed by Anakin. He was against having him trained, for crying out loud.
For me, that definitely calls into question, Lucas' familiarity with his own material.
I agree. The way Obi-Wan talks about Anakin he was impressed with him from the beginning. He plainly says so himself.
Lucas could have easily have had Obi-Wan like Anakin as much as Qui-Gon did. Hell, we could have done with out Qui-Gon all together and have Obi-Wan be like, "Wow! Check out this guy! He rocks! I am soooo training him!"
But, no, Lucas decided to ignore his own writing from 20 years before.