Quote Originally Posted by Sinnertwin View Post
Speaking of language, Alec Guiness pronounces Obi Wan differently in the scene where he rescues Luke from the Sandpeople
He alternates between the Wan sounding like that of padawan and twang
Always found that a bit odd *shrug*
Exactly. It's part of that Mid-Atlantic accent thing; Alec Guinness' Obi-Wan Kenobi has an American-influenced English accent. McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi started off by having a pure English accent, but has been gradually shifting towards including more American-like vowel sounds as his character approaches becoming Guinness' Obi-Wan Kenobi.

It's well known that McGregor himself was a fan of Star Wars as a kid; and it didn't hurt that his uncle (Denis Lawson) played Wedge Antilles in the Original Trilogy. As an aspiring actor, he must have also grown up studying speech patterns of various actors; and McGregor has always admitted that he draws inspiration from Guinness for the way that he portrays Kenobi. I just think it's amazing to see how deep McGregor is willing to dive into becoming Obi-Wan Kenobi; one cool thing about a fan of the original character playing the character.

The down-side of McGregor being a fan though is that he often ruined fight scenes while shooting the The Phantom Menace because he kept on making "Voosh voosh!" lightsabre noises like you do when playing as a kid. Lucas had to remind McGregor several times that the noises would be added in post and to stop making it himself. McGregor also admits that he does Force hand gestures when approaching automatic doors. (who hasn't done this? )