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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Is that a still from the actual movie, or just from production?

I just re-watched the scene and didn't see this. But it's true, after trying the lightsabre out for a bit, he turns it off, sits down, and promptly points it directly at OB1.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's in the original and I don't think the scene was changed in any of the re-releases. But it's in the background while Obi Wan is talking for like a second.

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

...how did I never relize that Kenobi has a droid's name?!

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

From way back in the books or something, I seem to recall a story arc that implied he was a clone, and not the original Ben Kenobi, hence the nickname. I think that idea got dropped from the main cannon, though.

IIRC Lucas explained at some point that "R2D2" was a film projectionist term, like "real two, disc two" or something like that.

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

It's just a set photo. It never happened on film.