Obi Wan movie from page 1
I figure now is as good a time as any. The following plot doesn't exactly match the details in the box. In fact, I'll probably redo the box. It's been two years. However my overall ideas remain the same.
For ten years Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), erstwhile Jedi Master, has been in hiding on Tatooine under the clever alter ego "Ben Kenobi." Using this indecipherable secret identity, he has been watching over Luke Skywalker from afar. As the boy's tenth birthday nears, Ben wants to approach Luke directly and train him in the ways of the Force and the Jedi. He intercepts Luke's Aunt Beru in the marketplace one day insisting that it is time, and attempts to give her Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber, which she refuses. That night, Uncle Owen (Joel Edgerton) comes to Ben's hut and tells him to stay away for good. They begin arguing, which soon turns physical. The farmer beats the Jedi Master, who realizes that by succumbing to his anger he has become prey to the Dark Side of the Force. He decides to embark on a meditative sojourn through the Jundland Wastes.
Shortly into his expedition, Ben feels he's being tracked, initially suspecting Tusken Raiders, but soon realizing it's a human. He confronts his stalker to discover it's none other than Jedi Master Quinlan Vos (Jason Momoa). Vos has come to recruit Ben for a secret plot to assassinate Emperor Palpatine. He will soon be returning to his homeworld of Naboo, his first public appearance away from Coruscant in years, travelling for the Empire Day celebration marking ten years since the formation of the Galactic Empire and the events of Revenge of the Sith. Obi-Wan declines at first but changes his mind when he finds out Korkie Kryze (Taron Egerton), nephew of Duchess Satine Kryze, is part of the team. Obi-Wan decides to leave Tatooine for the first time believing this is finally the chance to set everything right. The other members of the team are traitors all: former Separatist Senator Lux Bonteri (Youngguy McBritishface), elite spy Verco Yol (Mahershala Ali), and former Naboo Senator Sola Naberrie (Keira Knightley), member of the Rebel Alliance and sister to the late Queen Padme Amidala. Sola is wanted by the Empire for openly defying Palpatine in the Imperial Senate, for which she was ejected.
The gang departs Tatooine for Naboo, making a stop at Anewplanet to meet with a supposed Rebel informant. However, the meeting is a trap set up by Inquisitors, the Grand Inquisitor (Jason Isaacs) and the Third Sister (Gemma Chan), who have been hunting Vos. Though Vos is outnumbered, Obi-Wan doesn't use his powers in order to avoid exposing his return. Instead, he fights them regularly like the rest of the team. Vos is saved by Lux sacrificing himself to kill the Third Sister and give the team the chance to escape. The Grand Inquisitor survives but is unable to pursue. On the journey to Naboo, Obi-Wan struggles with the temptations of anger and his urge to use his Jedi powers, despite the need to remain secret. He is also surprised at Quinlan's zeal for the mission and seeming ability to dance the line between the light and the dark, as he always has.
Meanwhile, Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) reviews the final plans for the grand celebration with his inner circle, consisting of Grand Moff Tarkin (CGI again because Disney can't resist), Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen, James Earl Jones voice), Mas Amedda, those big hat guys from Return of the Jedi, top military brass, everyone. They also go over security threats. After dismissing the others, Tarkin and Vader inform the Emperor that there is a rebel plot to assassinate him. Palpatine assures them that he already knows and is planning accordingly. Tarkin is dismissed and then Palpatine and Vader discuss how long it has been since either of them went to Naboo. The Sith Lord warns his apprentice not to be tempted by the past once they arrive.
At Naboo, the Emperor is received by the Queen of Naboo (Millie Bobby Brown) and a huge welcome party. The crew arrives simultaneously, landing on a beach and making their way to the city center through a series of tunnels and caves. Unbeknownst to them, the Grand Inquisitor has been lying in wait, encountering the team after they enter the palace. Quinlan Vos mocks him by saying he would rather fight Vader. When the Inquisitor tells him that Vader has left the palace, a furious Vos runs off to find him. Sola goes after him, and in the chaos, the Inquisitor kills Korkie. Obi-Wan loses his temper and fights the Inquisitor through the Palace, with Yol fighting the troopers who came with the Inquisitor. The fight goes out to a balcony on the rear side of the palace overlooking the sea. As Obi-Wan disarms the Inquisitor and prepares to kill him, Yol comes and shoots Obi-Wan, causing him to fall over the railing into the sea. The Grand Inquisitor and Yol return to the celebrations to inform Palpatine that the assassination attempt has been thwarted and Kenobi has been defeated. Palpatine is dubious of the latter proposition but pleased nonetheless. He then orders them to find the missing Vader and to track down the remaining presence he feels in the Force.
Vader is at the Royal Mausoleum. He has gone to see Padme. His silent rumination is interrupted as Vos arrives and immediately begins fighting him, informing Vader that this is revenge for having murdered his wife and son. Vader initially laughs at him but Vos gives him a fierce fight, unleashing all his anger, and crossing the fine line to the Dark Side. Nevertheless, Darth Vader is still Darth Vader. He wins, killing Vos. Vader, thinking he's alone, remarks out loud that he, too, has lost a wife and son. However, he is not alone. Sola is there and hears him, realizing that Vader is actually Anakin Skywalker. She confronts him for daring to come to the mausoleum, after all that he has done. He moves to kill her, but falters when she calls him by his name, allowing her to escape. Vader's momentary mental lapse passes, and he departs the mausoleum to find Sola, only to be hit by Force lightning as he steps out. The Emperor has arrived. Vader has been caught, and now he is punished. Punished for returning to Anakin Skywalker's memories and being manipulated by that name. Sola has been captured. The Emperor orders Vader to execute her. He does so without any further hesitation. Vader gets zapped again before being told to depart the planet. He asks if Obi-Wan was really on the planet and the Emperor tells him it has been handled. Vader wouldn't be strong enough to deal with him anyway. Vader returns to his castle on Mustafar, getting out of his suit and into the tank to think on his failures.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is not dead. Having emerged from the sea, he sits on the shores beneath the palace lamenting his failure. He is then joined by the Force ghost of his old master, Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), who died on this very planet, in this very palace. Qui-Gon acknowledges that Obi-Wan has failed, having succumbed to anger and being unable to remain in control. He was not strong enough to complete the mission. Palpatine and Vader survive. The team is dead, including one of the last remaining Jedi. But this was not Obi-Wan's purpose. His purpose is to the train the next Jedi, the new hope. Ben returns to Tatooine, accepting his failure, but remembering his purpose. At Anchorhead, he sees Owen Lars with Luke and they exchange silent looks.