The HUGE Problem with Obi-Wan Kenobi | Video Essay

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🍲 Use code FILMSPEAK120 to get $120 off Factor at https://bit.ly/3Ho4oDo! 🎬 In this FilmSpeak video essay we discuss The HUGE Problem with Obi-Wan Kenobi! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/filmspeak?sub_confirmation=1 I don't think it's too controversial to say that Disney Star Wars and Lucasfilm has largely been going downhill since the release of The Rise of Skywalker. The studio seems more interested in nostalgia pandering and selling merchandise than it does telling truly compelling and worthwhile stories in the Star Wars canon. The Mandalorian may have started off promising, but it soon divulged into legacy character cameos the series. Same can be said for the wildly uneven and fundamentally broken The Book of Boba Fett which didn't even care enough about it's central protagonist that it had to bring in Mando, Baby Yoda, Luke Skywalker and crew to hijack the series. This now brings us to Obi-Wan Kenobi...the project that everyone's been asking for for years and Lucasfilm finally granted our wish...or did they? You see, for as great as it is to see Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Smits, and company back in their iconic roles giving it everything they got...the overall direction of the series is nothing short of a colossal disappointment. It's not even that the broad strokes of Kenobi were bad! I ultimately liked what happened with Obi-Wan's journey - grief-stricken, filled with guilt, grappling with his faith - I just which the story they told was more introspective and character focus rather than plot-focused. I also wish that Disney in its unlimited resources would actually spend the time and money to make these Star Wars shows LOOK PREMIUM! There's no reason why the Obi-Wan Kenobi series should look like a fan film. For every massive high, the Obi-Wan show had about 3 worse lows. It's disappointingly uneven, simultaneously feeling like it's overlong, and not long enough. You also can't help but feel like we missed out on a real opportunity for Lucasfilm to make this a movie! This is a story that deserves the big screen treatment and the filmmaking upgrades that come along with it. Ultimately, Obi-Wan Kenobi isn't awful, but it really isn't all that good either, and that in and of itself simply isn't good enough for what should've been the crowning jewel of Disney Star Wars. Griffin (@griffschiller) gives you his Obi-Wan Kenobi review and explains why Obi-Wan Kenobi is a disappointment, how obi-wan kenobi failed, and the problem with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Enjoy this Obi-Wan Kenobi analysis! #ObiWanKenobi #StarWars #VideoEssay #ObiWan #ObiWanKenobiReview #DarthVader #ObiWanKenobiExplained #EwanMcGregor #Kenobi ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎞 Chapters 🎞 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎞 About Obi-Wan Kenobi 🎞 The Jedi Master contends with the consequences of his greatest defeat -- the downfall and corruption of his one-time friend and apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader. Obi-Wan Kenobi is directed by Deborah Chow and stars Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram as Reva, and Rupert Friend as the Grand Inquisitor. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▶️ Other Amazing Videos ◀️ 🔀 Click HERE for more intergalactically spectacular videos! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKbDNu16yL9eKI34Ekva7KHyFV6263HK0 📺 Click HERE for another Star Wars analysis! https://youtu.be/dDIqAw2m0gY ▶️ About FilmSpeak ◀️ Welcome to FilmSpeak hosted by Griffin Schiller, where the conversation continues after the credits. If you'd like to become a part of that conversation, consider subscribing for more thoughtful and exclusive insight, analysis, and interviews behind YOUR favorite movies! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ❗️ My YouTube Gear 📺 ❗️ Camera 🎥: Sony a7iii ➡️ https://amzn.to/3poCJaz Microphone 🎙: Shure SM7B ➡️ https://amzn.to/3jVWYeO Lights 💡: Elgato Key Light Air ➡️ https://amzn.to/3prCFXy Tripod: Joby Gorillapod ➡️ https://amzn.to/2NbC5QQ Live Stream Capture Card: Elgato Cam Link 4K ➡️ https://amzn.to/3s5TwRP ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow FilmSpeak on Social Media ► Visit FilmSpeak's Homepage: https://filmspeak.net/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/_filmspeak/ ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griffschiller/ ► Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FilmSpeakOfficial/