George Lucas Already Confirmed Obi-Wan's Big Anakin "Lie" Was Right

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Obi-Wan Kenobi lied to Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, but his explanation in Return of the Jedi is proven right by George Lucas. Kenobi explained to Luke that Darth Vader “betrayed and murdered” his father, Anakin Skywalker, which Luke believed until the Sith Lord famously revealed the truth in The Empire Strikes Back. While Kenobi’s description of Anakin and Darth Vader being two separate people was a lie within context, Lucas shared Obi-Wan’s point of view, demonstrating this in his 2004 DVD special edition of Return of the Jedi.

The Star Wars film series was initially made with Obi-Wan’s description being true from all points of view, with even The Empire Strikes Back’s first story treatment confirming that Anakin and Vader were separate people. It wasn’t until Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan revised Leigh Brackett’s story that Darth Vader’s identity as Anakin was added, becoming one of cinema’s most famous plot twists. This allowed Return of the Jedi to give Luke and Vader astoundingly compelling character arcs, with Luke seeking to redeem his father as he fights his own internal battle with the dark side of the Force.

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Thanks to sentiment rather than might, Luke redeemed his father, who killed Emperor Palpatine but was mortally wounded in the process. In Return of the Jedi’s finale, Luke saw the Force ghost of Anakin Skywalker looking on alongside Obi-Wan and Yoda, but the 2004 DVD special edition (and all subsequent re-releases) replaced Sebastian Shaw with Hayden Christenson, proving that George Lucas saw Anakin and Vader as different people. In subsequent interviews, Lucas explained that the change not only connected the original and prequel