Star Wars: 50 Greatest Moments - Ranked

45. Help Me Obi-Wan (Star Wars)

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The moment that kicked everything into gear, as the old R2 unit Luke’s uncle purchased reveals the secret its been hiding: a projection from a princess, making a desperate plea for help to someone called Obi-Wan Kenobi.

It’s here we get the princess in need of rescue, the hero of the journey, a couple of humorous side-kicks, and old sage wizard, which melds together to be a perfect introduction to this mythical quest. It’s only improved by the Rogue One scene that precedes it - and the callback in The Last Jedi - but even without those it remains an enticing entry point into a bigger universe.

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