MORTTUUM Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Probably already been posted, but I couldn't find it... Why is it that, when Luke/Leia are born, Obi-Wan looks about, maybe, 30, but 17-18 years later, when Luke-boy goes looking for him in the desert, he looks like he's about 65ish? I know all that sun will dry you out a bit, but not THAT much !! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Fal- Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Cause it was a movie and Ewan Mcgregor was a good fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploki Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Acording to wookiepedia (BBY = Before Battle of Yavin. 1st Death Star battle) 57 BBY Obi Wan is born 46 BBY Padme is born 41 BBY Anakin is born 31 BBY Lando is born 29 BBY Han is born 19 BBY Luke and Leia are born 19 BBY "Darth Vader puts his last clothes" So Sir Alec Guinness is supossed to have 57 years in A new Hope (he had 63 in 1977) Desert treated him bad. But Vader was 41 so ..... Dark Side treated him even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasarith Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Also the Worry of Being Found And Killed would have Put Year's on him, (i should know i got a nice white streek in my beared After only a Week worrying about someone in the Hospital) Edit: Stress also Contributes. Edited February 24, 2012 by Lasarith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrong_turn Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Some people just don't age all that well. Plus fighting on the front lines of a war for a bunch of years, then living in a desert probably didn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternalnight Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Well, we could always come up some fanboy explanation, like that Obi-Wan stopped using the force for some time so that Vader and Emperor would not be able to sense his location and him not using the force caused withdrawal symptoms that caused his body to start aging more rapidly. But this is just BS I just made up on the spot. The movies themselves don't give any explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthKaine Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I wouldnt worry about it too much. Give George Lucas another 18 months or so and im sure he will release a special edition of the original trilogy using Forest Gump style editing technology to replace Alec Guiness with Ewan Mcgreggor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonimator Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Some people just don't age all that well. Plus fighting on the front lines of a war for a bunch of years, then living in a desert probably didn't help. Yeah, lots of factors can contribute. Qui-Gon was, I think, supposed to be older in TPM than Obi-Wan was in ANH. But he looked way younger. When my grandmother was 83, we went to lunch and there was a birthday celebration a couple tables over for an 80-year-old woman. You'd think she was celebrating her 90th, she looked so much older than my grandma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechavomit Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 If I'm not mistaken, Palpi is supposed to be 50-ish during the Clone Wars. And that is considering the fact that humans in SW live up to 120 years. So yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscad Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Acording to wookiepedia (BBY = Before Battle of Yavin. 1st Death Star battle) 57 BBY Obi Wan is born 46 BBY Padme is born 41 BBY Anakin is born 31 BBY Lando is born 29 BBY Han is born 19 BBY Luke and Leia are born 19 BBY "Darth Vader puts his last clothes" So Sir Alec Guinness is supossed to have 57 years in A new Hope (he had 63 in 1977) Desert treated him bad. But Vader was 41 so ..... Dark Side treated him even worse. If I recall correctly Sir Alec Guinness was only 60 when he played Old Ben. I could be mistaken though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscad Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) If I'm not mistaken, Palpi is supposed to be 50-ish during the Clone Wars. And that is considering the fact that humans in SW live up to 120 years. So yeah... Did you know Count Dooku is older than Palpatine? Here is Palpatines page: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Palpatine Here is Obi-Wan Kenobi's page: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Obi-wan_Kennobi I have a theory as to why Ben looked older than he really was: Stress. You couldn't have gone through what he went through and come out unscathed, nearly everyone he knew was killed and the person that was like a brother to him was largely to blame. I am too lazy to do the math, I just got home this weekend from college so you guys can figure it out Edited February 24, 2012 by Tuscad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechavomit Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Did you know Count Dooku is older than Palpatine? Dooku was over 80 during that time =) But Vader was 41 so ..... Dark Side treated him even worse. Vader looked GREAT for a burn victim... Surprisingly great. Edited February 24, 2012 by Mechavomit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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