howdy thar

i just rewatched the opening sequence of revenge of the sith and i know the film showing anakin and obi-wan’s starfighters flying completely in sync is meant to show the “two halves of a single warrior” aspect of their relationship but christ on a cracker look at these two insufferable bitches just twirling like some glorious synchronized space swimmers in the middle of a fucking battle for no apparent reason like can u fuckin believe how Extra they are while they’re supposed to be on their way to save the chancellor of the republic

p s fucking a : obiwan is not anakin’s dad, was never his dad, never acted like his dad, never tried to be his dad. mentor does not equal dad. teacher does not equal dad. trainer does not equal dad. jedi did not have nuclear family units. those earth-centric, human labels have only ever applied to situations which attempt to get non-jedi to understand their closeness (i.e. ahsoka calling anakin her “brother” in order to get the martez sisters to understand something that is otherwise indescribable and unexplainable to someone outside of the order. or, say, “you’re the closest thing i have to a father” when obiwan was in his most puffed, overcompensating i definitely don’t know what i’m doing phase while anakin was young, created by the force who was taken from his family at a late age, clinging to labels as he fumbles to detach and grow). think communal. think bonded by trauma. think the loss of both of their master, qui gon. think all-encompassing tie to each other through fate, training, insecurities and war. think george lucas quoted saying he created vader and obiwan to be the dark and light fathers of luke. think of obiwan being the backbone of the entire skywalker family.