CT Why did Obi-Wan choose to appear to Luke after he had almost become Wampa lunch?

Dameron · May 14, 2014

Yes, it works very well even though we don't know the "rules" as we might in, say, a Harry Potter or Naruto version of this event. Luke focuses to move the lightsaber, bests the Wampa, he's still in bad shape, Ben and then Han appearing -- I don't even really care that I don't know the in-universe reasons behind it.

Rickern · May 14, 2014

Darth Bradius said: ↑

The way it happens in the movie works really well storytelling-wise and cinematically. As mentioned it's clear that Obi-Wan led Han to find Luke just in time to save his life.

Also, note that the event that occurs right before all of this is that Luke uses the Force to call his lightsaber into his hand from the snow. It's possible that this is the first time he's been able to perform this trick. I don't think it's any coincidence that the events in this section of the movie unfold in this way and I'm sure that the point is that Ben and Yoda both felt the fluctuation in the Force when Luke accomplishes this, letting then know that Luke is ready for the next step.

It's all really vague and Force-y, but I think the logic is there in the story progression for sure.
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JediKnightOB1 · May 15, 2014

Why did Obi-Wan choose to appear to Luke after he had almost become Wampa lunch?

Because, if he decided to appear after Luke had been eaten it would have been too late. Of course, Leia would still have been number two.

bluesaber70 · May 24, 2014

Because Obi-Wan knew there was a bigger battle ahead.

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CT Why did Obi-Wan choose to appear to Luke after he had almost become Wampa lunch?

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