Thursday, March 26, 2009

Episode IV: Old Ben's Hovel

To Luke, the Clone Wars
were distant, ancient history--
his dad was a spicer.

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After his terrible
ordeal, Threepio shuts down a while,
dreaming of electric dewbacks.

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In an old trunk, Obi-Wan
hides a secret treasure--Anakin
Skywalker's lightsaber.

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You can almost see
the glow in Luke's eyes when he
first ignites the blade.

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For over a thousand
generations, Jedi Knights believed
they were invincible.

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Hearing Obi-Wan talk,
Luke's mind travels beyond the Dune Sea
for the first time.

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"I don't seem to remember
ever owning a droid." (Does the name
R4 ring a bell?)

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General Kenobi listens
to the beautiful hologram, pauses,
and recalls that he's old.

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"I can't get involved!"
Joseph Campbell calls this the hero's
refusal of the call.

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(Learn the ways of the
Force? Go to Alderaan?) Luke, trapped
between duty and desire.

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In nineteen years of
searching, didn't Vader ever think to
find Ben on Tatooine?

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