Honestly, I kind of want to see Maul saying "I told you so" to Ahsoka when clones attack them.
Because that would do something a little good to my shattered heart. I'm so not ready for tommorow's episode :___:
Hey y'all, I'm back! I took a break that lasted longer than expected and it's finally time for me get back to it. This is Ewan's first movie of 1999.
Genre: Family/Sci-fi
Rating: PG
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Ahmed Best, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Movie Synopsis: "The Phantom Menace" is about two Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who are sent on a simple diplomatic mission to help a planet in crisis. What they discover is a much larger conspiracy and that their enemy, The Sith, have finally resurfaced after 1,000 years. Aid for the Jedi comes from an unlikely ally, Anakin Skywalker, who is an enslaved child and believed by Qui-Gon to be the Chosen One who will bring balance to the Force.
Ewan Review: Ewan McGregor plays the character Obi-Wan Kenobi who is an Apprentice aka Padawan to his Master, Qui-Gon Jinn. Obi-Wan is near the end of his Apprenticeship and is a very calm, focused, and prepared Jedi learner. While his Master believes little Anakin is the Chosen One and will do anything, even go against their Council's orders, to train the boy, Obi-Wan is not convinced. During their mission, Obi-Wan must use all of his training to confront the Sith and help bring peace to the planet. Ewan speaks in what sounds like a British accent for this role. He doesn't have any love interests, kissing, or nude scenes. His role isn't very prominent so he doesn't do much. He goes swimming with his clothes on if that is important to you and he has a fight scene at the end of the movie which is spectacular. His acting is fine for the little he's given to do.
Screentime Percentage: Ewan is on screen for a grand total of 23/136 minutes making his SP 17%.
To Ewan or not to Ewan: Is the movie worth watching for Ewan content alone? Sigh...no. Wait! Before you crucify me, just please take off your nostalgia glasses for a second! This movie and version of Obi-Wan is as dear to my heart as it is to many fans. However, my absolute love for this character doesn't change the fact that the man is barely in the movie. When he is, it's very brief scenes where he tends to be standing quietly in the background. He also has minimal lines. Even Ewan himself has joked about how he was basically hired to just stand behind Liam Neeson. The bulk of his screentime happens in the last TEN minutes of the movie. Ewan being in this film is a plus, not the reason you should watch. So, I'm obliged to say that this isn't the Ewan content you're looking for (pun intended). Now, is the movie worth watching in general? Absolutely! It's such a fun time, the world building is incredible and don't get me started on the film score! Plus, the lightsaber duel at the end is one of the best fight sequences in the entire Star Wars series.
Where to Watch: You can watch The Phantom Menace if you are subscribed to Disney+. The movie is available for rent on Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Movies & TV, or Fandango at Home. You can also pirate it on soap2day.
After marinating in the ending of this season the last three days I think another issue I have is over how people are just... okay with the darksaber being destroyed that easily. I've seen people argue about the symbolism of it no longer being needed to reunite Mandalorians and lead, but I honestly think it'll do the opposite and I'll be surprised if I'm wrong with any upcoming season/show that reflects on the planet's future.
Bo-Katan led to the planet's current state after disagreeing with her pacifist sister on how they should rule the planet. For Satine, it was with peace. For Bo, it was through their warrior heritage. The problem with Bo now being Mand'alore after so long of trying is that... we still haven't seen her character growth. She hasn't atoned for what she's done nor has she been honest and open about her actions with the people who's about to rule. The show could/should have had Bo mention Satine and, in a single sentence, both honor her dead sister's wishes and show her growth by verbally confirming that she was going to lead by combining their ideas of democracy to form a perfect balance of both. Bo-Katan just last season was still racist with terroristic tendencies and that doesn't just... go away. There was a reason why her fleet abandoned her the moment she couldn't get back the darksaber for the Nth time.
So my problem overall with it is that we don't KNOW if Bo has reunited Mandalore yet. Lighting the forge, Axe battle crying his nationalistic pride, and the Mandalorian version of clapping doesn't equate to peace amongst Mandalorians. If anything, it reminded me of how we all united to help one another during and shortly after the horrors of 9/11. For a moment, we all were just people helping each other. Then came the surge of xenophobia and Islamophobia that presented itself in a way that we hadn't seen before and it only got worse since. Yes we had xenophobia, religious prejudice, and racism before; but everything after 9/11 just felt... different. More intense.
Will that happen with Mandalore? It may not. But I have a hard time believing, after so many years of division and prejudice, that the Mandalorians from Din's covert, Bo's fleet, and the Survivors would magically get along no problem. There's already Mandalorians, like the survivors, who were there before the Purge and their nostalgia may make accepting any different political outcome difficult. You have Bo's fleet who believe you have to be pureblood to rule or be considered a Mandalorian, and then you have Din's covert whose strict ideas of The Way are reminiscent of a spiritual community that anyone can be baptized into and not born into. If that were the case we wouldn't have wars or conflict, or even have future conflicts in Star Wars.
Are Mandos going to be okay with others not wearing their helmets all the time? Are Mandos going to be okay with sharing space with people who never take off their helmets? What is the weight of Ragnor's baptism for those not in the covert? And if there's no darksaber anymore to determine who the ruler is, then what are the plans moving forward for leadership? There's technically never been an established order of leadership, the planet had always been led by Warlords and Satine was (I believe) the first to inherit her father's titles after his death and that was extremely controversial. Paz and Axe couldn't even peacefully argue over a game of SW chess, it's naive to assume a moment of unification to take back a planet will erase that decades long prejudice. Not even Din has been able to get over his droid thing that he's had since he was a kid.
Honestly, putting it to words, I won't be surprised if this caused another civil war. The prior one was fought between the New Mandalorian peace movement and traditional nationalists (Satine vs Bo) and with three very different sects of Mandalorians uniting on the planet for the first time in years, I can't fathom the peace lasting long. I can't imagine people not arguing about what The Way is, or overcoming decades long prejudice and resentment after the purge all because they got a planet back.
It's sweet and idealistic to imagine this would be the case, Mandalore as a planet deserves it. Future Mandalorians deserve to not live under warlord leadership. But that would require Bo to not only overcome her own prejudices and the lack of patience she has for diplomacy (ex: the robot bar and the Ugnaughts), and it'll take time for us to see if she learned anything from Din and his people during her time with his covert. And although Bo not needing the darksaber to rule or unite the planet and its people is a sweet idea rich in symbolism, it's naive to accept it as a final truth when Mandalore and Bo-Katan's complex histories loom over the future of the planet regardless of turned leaves and open minds.
Again, I might be completely wrong. Maybe they took the easy way out and decided, for once, Star Wars can just leave out the Wars part regarding Mandalore? Maybe Bo did learn her lessons and with The Armorer she's able to find a middle ground for everyone? Maybe everyone is able to put things aside for the planet and won't need Din and Grogu to come and play diplomat between everyone again? I guess we'll see, and despite all of this, I am excited and curious to see the future of Mandalore moving forward in this show and others (and movies!) that take place in the future.
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star wars edit with WW84 trailer music | by voordeel_ts [x]
In this moment I live for an Obi-Wan and Maul friendship.
Imagine them as Padawans, both quick to anger and learning how to control their more violent urges.
Imagine Maul as Mace Windu's Padawan and Obi-Wan was Qui-Gon Jinn's.
Imagine Obi-Wan being 3 years Maul's senior.
Imagine Maul's slight distrust of of Obi-Wan due to Qui-Gon's rocky relationship with the Jedi Code and Mace's steadfast belief in the rules.
Imagine the first time they sparred together.
Imagine them both tossing their lightsabers and resorting to fists.
Imagine them training and meditating with one another to control their anger.
Imagine them becoming friends.
Imagine them years later in the Clone Wars.
Imagine Maul being respectful towards everyone, including his enemies.
But still calling Obi-Wan "rat-boy."
Imagine them both as Jedi Masters.
Imagine Maul teasing Obi-Wan about Satine.
Imagine Obi-Wan trying to set Maul up with Ventress.
Imagine them sparring as adults.
Imagine them throwing away their lightsabers and resorting to fists.
Imagine Obi-Wan pulling on Maul's horns.
Imagine Maul wishing Obi-Wan still had long hair to pull back.
No clue why I have written “don’t touch” on my schedule. The episode aired sometime in March, the show started in Oct, ended in March, what made me put this post just this date and tell myself not to move it?
Kenobiiii
Tell me where is Kenobi for I much desire to speak to him…
Ahsoka vs Maul because may the 4th is here!!
Le Darth Maul. Lil animation that I did when the hype for clone wars last season was as high as the moon. Insta: @ines_vazq
#YEAH THAT’S RIGHT SHE SHOULD WIN #BUT ALSO LOL LEGO MAUL IS THE BEST MAUL
The Siege of Mandalore | by Eli Hyder
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS 7x10 | The Phantom Apprentice
Star Wars Posters | via Tilian
"Phantom Menace" behind the scenes
A second wlw obimaul art hit the may the 4th, this time it's a silly little comic that is the direct sequel of this one <3 (link)
[COMMISSIONS]
Local cockroach woman discovers the weighted blanket, it changed her life
Rest assured that even after years of this, Maul still calls her "Kenobi"
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Last year I made the young version of this ship in my sapphic au depicting them in their first encounter as a one night stand in a shitty hotel room before TPM... And now the diptych is complete ! Here they are near the end of their relationship just before ANH :) two old ladies living together in a shack on tatooine (link to a post explaining how we got here with obimaul)
There is still plenty to explore with these two, a lot of angst mainly fjfkkf but they do have a happy ending, and here it is ! Well at least Maul does
Process below and AU recap vvv
Anyway I thought maybe adding these quick overview of the au at the end might be easier than to link to the og post
Every time I draw Maul I give her a cute little face, that I then have to cover up with tattoos >:( it gives her kinda the same expression every time and my life is hell
I'm back in the fucking building again, happy may the 4th everyone
PS : never forget this is t4t <3
This is the single worst lesson you could possibly take from the production of SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
Different pieces of concept art used for s3e13 of The Clone Wars titled “Monster,” featuring people of Dathomir.
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
Concept Art of Darth Maul for Solo: A Star Wars Story by Jake Lunt Davies
Concept Art of Darth Maul for Solo: A Star Wars Story by Jake Lunt Davies