We've gotten our Star Wars DVDs (for those of you living under a rock, the original trilogy came out on DVD Tuesday). Having just finished watching the newest version of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, I'd like to advance what I'm sure will be a controversial theory.
Darth Vader doesn't kill Obi-Wan Kenobi.
You have to watch part of DVD Chapter 38 frame-by-frame to see it, but it's there. When Vader takes that last swipe at Obi-Wan, the cloak begins to drop a few frames BEFORE Vader's lightsaber passes through the cloak. By the time Vader's lightsaber makes contact, Obi-Wan is no longer inside his robes.
Why does this matter, you say? It supports and clarifies my theory of why some Jedi disappear but others do not. The Jedi who do not disappear (Qui-Gon, etc.) are taken down in battle; the Jedi who disappear (Obi-Wan, Yoda, Aniken) are not killed. In fact, there's no definitive indication that those three actually die at all before they disappear.
Yes, I'm a geek. Some days you just have to give your brain a break and contemplate things of no importance whatsoever.
No comments:
Post a Comment