10 Star Wars Moments Deeper Than You Think

3. Obi-Wan's Final Moments - A New Hope

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There aren't many Star Wars moments more iconic or unforgettable than Obi-Wan's (Alec Guinness) death in A New Hope, where he lays down his life during a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader (David Prowse) to help the heroes escape the Death Star.

Yet if we look at the scene in minute detail, it's clear that there's a little more than that going on. In Obi-Wan's final seconds of corporeal life, note that he only lowers his guard after seeing Luke and Leia preparing to escape.

He even smirks a little before Vader strikes him, as the last thing he sees as a flesh-and-blood human is the two twins he sent into hiding almost 20 years earlier finally reunited.

Now, it's well known that George Lucas hadn't yet settled upon Luke and Leia being siblings at the time of A New Hope's release, but the meaning of it slots together so perfectly that it's incredibly easy to ignore that fact.

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