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He praised the edited content of episodes one, four, and six, which referred to as "the three weakest." He goes on to praise the removal of Reva's attack upon the Lars' homestead, stating that it makes the battle between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader, "more impactful," and the utilization of John Williams' music from previous Star Wars films, particularly " Duel of the Fates". Michael Green of Digital Trends gave the edit a mixed review. It doesn't make it the best Star Wars show I've ever seen, but the improvement is undeniable." Kate Harrold of GamingBible said, " has its own issues, but it certainly provides for a compelling experience and is definitely worth checking out."
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Cooper Hood (also of Screen Rant) called the edit, "fairly impressive." Raul Velasquez of GameRant said, "The gives a professional trim many Star Wars fans might have wanted from Disney in the first place." Cinemanía said (translated from Spanish), "the result is much better," and "Faced with such laudable work, any Jedi (or aspiring Jedi) would recognize that the Force is more powerful at hobbyist workbenches than it is in executive offices." Jonas Mäki of Gamereactor said, "It's well worth checking out…" YouTuber and critic John Campea described it as "fantastic," going on to say, "And by 'fantastic,' I mean the improvement over the show as it aired on Disney+.
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Colbert of Screen Rant listed five ways how the edit was better than the series in their opinion, from the story putting a bigger emphasis on the title character, Reva having a "more impactful" arc, the new music, the redone pacing, and the changes done to Darth Vader.
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The purpose of this was to quote, "do our best to keep this edit out of the hands of movie pirates." Reception Instead of instant access, viewers would need to have an account to view it. Patterson released the edit onto his website, but was removed from Google search results.
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Patterson also produced new shots, including one where a Stormtrooper asks Darth Vader for instructions was made within Blender and pieces of James Earl Jones' archive audio as Vader. Patterson restructured certain segments, such as the introduction of the character Nari was moved to where he encounters Obi-Wan in the desert before the scene where the Inquisitors arrive on Tatooine. He cut out most of the footage from episodes one, four, and six, including but not limited to the scene where Leia insults her cousin (but retains the following scene where her father tells her to apologize), the widely panned scene in which Leia is chased by bounty hunters in a forest, and the subplot where Reva attacks the Lars' homestead. In a TikTok video, Patterson presented the statement, "The Obi-Wan Kenobi series should've been a movie, and I have proof." Because of this, Variety and wrote that Patterson's edit "brings the project back to its origins." Screen Rant called it, "a glimpse at what could have been." ĭespite the show receiving overall positive responses from critics and audiences, some fans took issue with the "filler," writing, pacing, a "weaker" middle half, questioning if it negated established Star Wars canon, and if development hell affected the final product.

The show itself originally began development as a trilogy of films before transforming into a television series after the mixed reception and poor box office performance of 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story. Background įurther information: Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series) § Background Reactions to the edit have been positive overall from critics and audiences. Patterson has stated the edit is his quote, "own artistic interpretation of how these scenes could be strung together to make something that works better for me personally." He has also stated that he was not trying to undermine the work of the original creators in creating the edit. Filmmaker Kai Patterson's, creator of the edit, aim was to address "fluff," fix quote, "some of the ordering to some of the scenes just to make them more effective or impactful," "awkward pacing, whole scenes that ultimately amounted to nothing, goofy dialogue and directing choices," and Moses Ingram's character, Reva, to make her "more menacing." Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Patterson Cut is a fan edit of the 2022 Star Wars miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, in which its six hourlong episodes are condensed into a two-and-a-half hour feature film.
