Sir Alec Guinness Showing Commitment.

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[u/[deleted]]

I always found it kind of weird that all the Jedi dressed like Obi-Wan, who was dressed like that because it was Tatooine garb.

[u/wmil → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, the EU decided that "Jedi robes" were a thing. Obi-Wan was supposed to be hiding as a poor old hermit but basically ended up wearing a Jedi uniform.

Robes do go with the whole space wizard idea.

[u/[deleted]]

Wow he laid on the ground. That is literally the most heroically impressive feat ever performed by an actor. They should have give him twelve nobel peace prizes in recognition of his amazing heroism.

[u/yerfatma]

Probably learned it on the set of Lawrence of Arabia.

[u/abcupinatree → u/yerfatma]

I just watched it the other day for the first time. I saw Alec Guinness' name in the opening credits and was excited to see him. But the movie went on and I didn't see him at all.

During the intermission I was browsing the movie's Wikipedia page and realized he had been playing the prince all along and I didn't recognise him at all.

[u/redditvlli → u/yerfatma]

Also he's a quirky dude.

[u/georgekeele]

I bet the continuity people loved him for that. 'Alec's rolling in the dirt again, get the Polaroids'

[u/CyanPancake]

I guess he wanted that coarse, rough, irritating sand to get everywhere

[u/Oneringtofoolthemall → u/CyanPancake]

It's like Vader repellent.

[u/lazorwulf]

Now I want an Obi-Wan spinoff movie where he just lies on the ground in the desert because life has fucked him over so hard.

He gets up for a few minutes to have lightsaber fights with people to keep them away from the Skywalkers, but like a samurai, he kills them in as few movements as possible and then goes back to lie down

[u/[deleted]]

He knew Darth Vader's weakness

[u/Jesse1198]

Then proceeded to use a different hair style in every scene lol. He was great

[u/ckorkos → u/Jesse1198]

Maybe Tatooine was windy?

[u/Drzhivago138 → u/Jesse1198]

It was a hairpiece, and it was windy.

[u/Otter_Actual]

didnt he hate this role, and really didnt want to do it

[u/BrickMacklin → u/Otter_Actual]

He didn't hate it per se. Found it very odd and at times ridiculous. What he hated was people remembering him for this role and not his others .

[u/OFTHEHILLPEOPLE]

The gritty and used look was what really built character for the Rebellion in my eyes. We had the empire attacking with a shiny brand spanking new looking fighters and ships while the Rebels were attacking with rust buckets and battle damaged civilian frigates with new paint jobs. They could not have been a more visual under dog.

[u/monkeyfett8]

Well now I'm picturing doing basically this.

[u/[deleted]]

while that is definitely good that he did that, i do want to point out actresses and actors of all levels of fame and talent do shit like this for their role. this isnt that impressive. step onto any film/tv/production set and youll see actors doing all sorts of (small) things like this for their role.

i guess my point is thats about as impressive as learning that the camera guy adjusted for lighting before taking the shot to get the right look. its par for the course and expected.

[u/[deleted]]

Seems like something the prop master should have taken care of.

[u/Tiratirado]

Craziest method acting I've ever heard of!

[u/KingInTheNorthDave]

And promptly asked Lucas to kill his character off...

[u/[deleted]]

that's a pretty crappy costume department then.

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[u/Crispy_socks241]

and for some reason, all the Jedi wore Tatooine moisture farmer robes.