I'm Still Here--Anakin and Obi-Wan

Hello, everyone! My overactive mind has analyzed the heck out of this song's lyrics and applied them to Star Wars. If you have no desire to hear my thoughts on that, I suggest you just watch the video and ignore the rest of this. However, if you're interested in what was in my mind when I made this video, read on for my take on how the parts of this song relate to both Obi-Wan and Anakin:

One of the main problems with Obi-Wan and Anakin's relationship, in my opinion, was that while they cared for each other very much, they could never be quite what the other wanted: Obi-Wan was never going to be as obvious about what he felt as Anakin would have liked, and Anakin was never going to learn to live life with the sort of mindset the Jedi promoted. Everything about Anakin that really made him who he was always seemed to be condemned by the Order he was a part of (emotion, love, attachment, etc.).

So, in hearing this song, there were many bits of it that really made me think of Anakin (mostly the verses themselves, although there are some lines in them that seem more like Obi-Wan). That whole idea of things being suppressed, words he couldn't say, how everything people wanted from him was something he couldn't be, trying to be something else in order to make someone proud--it all kind of seemed like him. All of it also seemed pretty in line with the sort of thoughts I think he'd have toward Obi-Wan.

The chorus made me think mostly of Obi-Wan. Anakin fell and betrayed him, but Obi-Wan never really understood what happened to his friend, I don't think. He certainly didn't understand or agree with Anakin's reasoning, and he believed that those incorrect beliefs led to Anakin's downfall, a decision which couldn't be taken back, and which snuffed out Anakin's light. Whatever the reasoning, Anakin was gone, and Obi-Wan was the one still there, though he had no way of knowing if Anakin even still existed, and eventually he came to the conclusion that he'd been consumed by Vader ( though in my mind, because I'm sappy like this, I like to think he held out some sort of hope that Anakin was still there somewhere). So, in all the years between Anakin's fall and Obi-Wan's death on the Death Star, things kept changing and moving on--things like Luke's growth--and even though Anakin was gone and couldn't see it, Obi-Wan was still there, wondering where Anakin went and mulling over the uncertainties of exactly what happened.

And then, of course, there's a happy ending, because Obi-Wan is still there, waiting, when Anakin finally comes back to the light in the end. Because he's always still there. Anakin left, but Obi-Wan didn't. And it pays off in the end, because his friend comes home.

Anyhow, pay close attention to the lyrics, because they play a very big part in this video.

Did I put too much thought into this? Probably, yes, but I'm on Christmas break from college, and I've got a little time. Blame it on that. Thanks for watching. :)

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Star Wars
• Obi-Wan

[imaginationtheater89]

I loved your explanation of the relationship between Obi-wan and Anakin and the way that you portrayed it in the video.

[3yesac3]

@imaginationtheater89 Thank you! I suspect that a good deal of the time I do over-think things, but I enjoy making these videos, so I suppose it's all right. :)

[Corni378]

Any video by you is amazing. I love the way you took the time to think this out: It's a lot like me. But, the difference being, I over-think things until my head hurts.

[3yesac3]

@Corni378 Thank you! But, yes, over-thinking can do that.

[anakinskywalker0519]

That was realy good... i loved how u showed the bnd between anakin and obi-wan...and nice explanation...

[jediforceflow]

opps i mean awesome video

[jediforceflow]

@TheDragonOfPoe

[TheDragonOfPoe]

Don't close the blast doors...to your heart, Obi-Wan <3

[MissCrimeFan]

Oh Blast, I wanted to make the same video with the same song ... Anyway, I think you made it great and I couldn't even make one like this... I love it, really and your explanation of the friendship between the two is exactly right; I have to agree. I never thought about it that way – that Anakin expected more of Obi-Wan and Obi-Wan 'less' of Anakin (I hope you understand what I mean ...). But yeah, you're right! :D

[Humpiey]

Wats the songs name?

[sAnnyguy]

Very good Video! Its a new favoutite video but how is the song name?

[maglight6]

what can i say... AMAZING!!!

[f4lconwing]

Cont'd: I love your editing, the clips chosen go really well and are set to the rhythm of the music perfectly. Special mentions: love how the view of the stars in space flows into the clip of Obi-Wan walking through the 3D image of all the systems; the outline of them fighting amidst the lava with them smiling together in the background (just enough to look awesome before flickering fully between the scenes and neatly avoiding being tacky). Verdict: I am entranced, I love this vid - favourited!!

[f4lconwing]

This is such an amazing video! I love the song choice, it fits perfectly and I've fallen in love with it and listened to it a million times, picturing this video as I do. Your interpretation of their relationship is perfect. My heart always aches watching the movies because Obi-Wan and the others are trying to get Anakin to let go of his attachments but are unable to understand that it's his love that drives him. Ironically, the most detached we see him is when he is Vader in the originals.