Originally posted by: RRS-1980
Now, this brings an interesting thing to mind... didn't you guys noticed how well Luke took the fact that Obi-Wan Kenobi - his mentor - the person he knew from the childhood, a strong link to his home planet - died from the hand of Darth Vader? Instead of saying in anger "this one is for Ben!" when he blasts a TIE Fighter, we hear only cries of joy "Haha! I got one!" (fortunately not "yippie!" or "oops!"
). Well, at least we get a "I can't believe he's gone." and a few sad faces (even C-3PO and R2-D2 seem to look sad). 
C'mon guys, this is an action movie aimed for young generation, not "Schindler's list"! Things come and go fast, ANH is the most "western-like" movie of all SW movies, somewhat closest to old-school classic sci-fi - it was in later movies (e.g. my fav ESB) where everything became more serious, meaningful, mature.
True. My father used to say that about StarWars: "It's just like a western movie in space", boy was I pissed at him back then as a kid. Now, this brings an interesting thing to mind... didn't you guys noticed how well Luke took the fact that Obi-Wan Kenobi - his mentor - the person he knew from the childhood, a strong link to his home planet - died from the hand of Darth Vader? Instead of saying in anger "this one is for Ben!" when he blasts a TIE Fighter, we hear only cries of joy "Haha! I got one!" (fortunately not "yippie!" or "oops!"
). Well, at least we get a "I can't believe he's gone." and a few sad faces (even C-3PO and R2-D2 seem to look sad). Ditto for the return from the Death Star trench run - not even one tear is shed for Biggs, his long-time childhood friend, another strong link to his home planet...
Well in the original version of the film, it's not really stressed that they're that close. Besides you don't have much time for wimpering when a bunch of imperial ties are about to blast your arse into oblivion. C'mon guys, this is an action movie aimed for young generation, not "Schindler's list"! Things come and go fast, ANH is the most "western-like" movie of all SW movies, somewhat closest to old-school classic sci-fi - it was in later movies (e.g. my fav ESB) where everything became more serious, meaningful, mature.