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As much as I pan the Prequel Trilogy, the one thing that was good (for me) was Obi-Wan Kenobi, and by extension, Qui-Gon Jinn.\u00a0 Those two were my favorite characters from those movies, period.\u00a0 I’m looking forward to the Ewan McGregor ‘Kenobi’ series on Disney+.<\/p>\n

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“We’ll handle this.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a 10 year old, I seemed to identify more with Han Solo, and this went on throughout the Original Trilogy, from Episodes IV to VI.\u00a0 I like to think that my personality during my teen and young adult years was influenced by Han Solo, Indiana Jones, and Mr. Spock.<\/p>\n

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But watching The Phantom Menace<\/em>, I realized that at that point in my life I was identifying more with the Jedi, particularly Qui-Gon.\u00a0 I wasn’t as reckless and cocky (heh) as I was when I was younger, I was growing more patient and understanding as my career as a sysadmin went on.<\/p>\n

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“ID-10-T error…”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As far as the Sequel Trilogy, I seem to have gone back to identifying with Solo, mainly because, like him, I’ve seen shit over the past 30+ years that’s changed my world view.\u00a0 Seeing him admit that he had been wrong about the Force was oddly satisfying.<\/p>\n

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What brought this on?\u00a0 Discussion with a co-worker when she brought her Batuu lightsaber around to my cubicle, and talking about the impact of a 42 year old movie on a person, or people like us.<\/p>\n

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As much as I pan the Prequel Trilogy, the one thing that was good (for me) was Obi-Wan Kenobi, and by extension, Qui-Gon Jinn.\u00a0 Those two were my favorite characters from those movies, period.\u00a0 I’m looking forward to the Ewan McGregor ‘Kenobi’ series on Disney+. As a 10 year old, I seemed to identify more … <\/p>\n

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