rut-wa jodar Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 When he cast Ewan Mcgregor as ObiWan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Ewen McGregor is brilliant as Obi. In Episode 1 he seemed iffy but that was cause he was still very young and didn't really resemble the Obi we knew in the OT. But in Episode 2. Damn, he was so kickass XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwookie77 Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 If there were any screwups in casting I dont think that it was Ewan. If anyone it was Hayden Christensen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryllith Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Don't think he screwed up on Ewan as Obi-wan. Heck, the first time I heard Ewan speak as Obi-wan I was impressed by the work he'd done in even trying to sound like Sir Alec Guiness (albeit a younger version). As for Hayden, I think it's a little early to tell. I'll wait to see how he performs when the Dark Side has consumed his character a bit more. Kryllith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwookie77 Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Hayden just comes off as a whinny kid. When hes talking to Padme about killing all of the Tuskans, its just pitifull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furball Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 No voice acting can compare to the voice of James Earl Jones, now that is a kick ass voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid_Allanon Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Nope, he didn't screw up. Ewan's a good actor, and looks like Obi-Wan except for the fact that he has a beard, which is normal for his age. Don't believe me, try imagining Ewan without the beard. Looks just like the young Obi-Wan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 casting Ewan Mcgregor as Obi-Wan was pure genius. anyone who thinks otherwise should be beaten with cactus and then picked in vinegar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Originally posted by Siv casting Ewan Mcgregor as Obi-Wan was pure genius. anyone who thinks otherwise should be beaten with cactus and then picked in vinegar. Exactly XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryllith Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Originally posted by Druid Allanon Nope, he didn't screw up. Ewan's a good actor, and looks like Obi-Wan except for the fact that he has a beard, which is normal for his age. Don't believe me, try imagining Ewan without the beard. Looks just like the young Obi-Wan. Eh? Don't need to try to imagine, as he was beardless throughout Phantom Menace. Then again, Sir Alec Guiness was bearded throughout the entire OT, so I'm trying to figure out the need to see Ewan beardless anyway. Kryllith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adillon Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 the beard's appearance in EP2 is exactly what is needed to help tie-in young obi-wan with obi-wan the elder. if a beard didn't show up in the prequels, we'd be like Oh hey, look, Obi-Wan grew some facial hair ... because you NEED that in the desert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Originally posted by adillon Oh hey, look, Obi-Wan grew some facial hair ... because you NEED that in the desert of course, I mean, you need it to keep sand off the lower part of your face and all. Nah Ewan was excellent as young Obi. I think anyone else and it might have been sucktastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 on the subject of obi's beard, the only thing i didn't like is how in ep II half the time it was real and the other half it was fake... real beard fake beard probably cause by the time they did the 'pick-up' shot ewan shaved the real one off so they had to stick on on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furball Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Ewan was good in both, I just didnt see the point of Qui Gon in TPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 well qui-gon discovered anakin and then made obi-wan promise to train him, even though obi-wan knew anakin was dangerous. i guess GL decided that if it was obi-wan that found anakin and trained him willingly, it would be too similar to obi-wan and luke in ANH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furball Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 I suppose you're right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adillon Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 not to mention it provides 4 degrees of separation between anakin and palpatine/sidious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Originally posted by bentwookie77 Hayden just comes off as a whinny kid. Maybe because the character is a whiny kid. So in that sense, it is good acting. The casting is fine. The directing needs some work. Ewan is the best of the bunch though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Originally posted by Prime Maybe because the character is a whiny kid. So in that sense, it is good acting. The casting is fine. The directing needs some work. Ewan is the best of the bunch though... hey man, don't cut out Sam Jackson. Ewan and Sammy are the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth333 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Originally posted by rut-wa jodar When he cast Ewan Mcgregor as ObiWan ? Ewan Mcgregor was probably the best thing in the two first prequel movies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 In Episode 1, Ewen McGregor looked like Ewen McGregor playing a young Obi. But in Episode 2 it wasn't like that at all. He looked so different it was more like Obi playing Ewen McGregor playing Obi XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rut-wa jodar Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 I think Ewan Mcgregor was trying to hard to be Alec Guinness and not hard enough at being OBI-Wan Some of Ewan`s EP I+II scenes were disturbingly wooden, IMO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Hate to break it to ya, but Alec Guiness is the model for Obi. If you can be like Alec, you can play a great Obi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rut-wa jodar Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 You`re missing the point, I said he`s "TRYING" to be like AG, that alone is an impossible task. I don`t recall Alec having any "wooden scenes" in the original trilogy, but Ewan had a few. Maybe it was bad directing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sitherino Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Originally posted by rut-wa jodar I don`t recall Alec having any "wooden scenes" in the original trilogy, but Ewan had a few. I think perception may be key here, I mean, I for one thought Ewan was brilliant in ep2 and very decent in ep1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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