Vader was always there, it was just a matter of him being changed from the original actor to Hayden Christensen because he was more recognizable.
But in context, it doesn’t seem to make much sense. Why does Darth Vader age down, while Obi Wan is still Alec Guinness instead of Ewan McGregor? If it’s supposed to be reflective of the last time he was “good”, why isn’t it him at the moment he decided to save his son and kill the Emperor?
There’s a couple of things people who don’t like it criticize. For one, the Christensen footage is from an early test for Revenge of the Sith, so he’s just weirdly glowering at the camera because he wasn’t thinking about this moment when it was filmed. That’s also why it’s just Hayden’s head comped onto Sebastian Shaw’s body.
Then there’s obviously the question of … why Hayden Christensen at all? The implication is that the “real” Anakin Skywalker died decades ago and was replaced by Darth Vader, which kind of runs counter to the idea that he was ultimately redeemed by his love for his son as presented in the original cut.
Then you’ve got the fact that it kind of makes the original trilogy nonsensical in standalone. If you come to Star Wars and watch 4-5-6 first, there’s some random guy you don’t know at the end. It forces you to watch at least 1-2 and probably 3 first, or do something wacky like the Machete order (4-5-2-3-6), just so that the ending makes sense.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, I don’t like it myself. But I don’t care because I’ve got the Despecialized editions, so Maclunkey it up.
Actually he said in a relatively recent interview that his mother shielded him from the backlash. He didn’t see any of it until decades later. In the meantime he battled very serious mental health issues that were unrelated to Star Wars.
But Star Wars fans could almost claim responsibility for the suicide of Ahmed Best. He acted the shit out of Jar Jar and only earned hate for it.
By my grandfather’s Betamax, Star Wars (IV) does not contain a scene with Jabba the Hutt, and there’s no extra ring when the Death Star explodes, plus all the other nonsense additions.
As a kid in the 80’s I watched the trilogy on tapes recorded OTA, and got annoyed when the fouled DVD releases started showing up.
Wait, is that what the controversy is all about? They just updated the character with the new actor?
I thought it was more about them putting Vader as redeemable.
Vader was always there, it was just a matter of him being changed from the original actor to Hayden Christensen because he was more recognizable.
But in context, it doesn’t seem to make much sense. Why does Darth Vader age down, while Obi Wan is still Alec Guinness instead of Ewan McGregor? If it’s supposed to be reflective of the last time he was “good”, why isn’t it him at the moment he decided to save his son and kill the Emperor?
There’s a couple of things people who don’t like it criticize. For one, the Christensen footage is from an early test for Revenge of the Sith, so he’s just weirdly glowering at the camera because he wasn’t thinking about this moment when it was filmed. That’s also why it’s just Hayden’s head comped onto Sebastian Shaw’s body.
Then there’s obviously the question of … why Hayden Christensen at all? The implication is that the “real” Anakin Skywalker died decades ago and was replaced by Darth Vader, which kind of runs counter to the idea that he was ultimately redeemed by his love for his son as presented in the original cut.
Then you’ve got the fact that it kind of makes the original trilogy nonsensical in standalone. If you come to Star Wars and watch 4-5-6 first, there’s some random guy you don’t know at the end. It forces you to watch at least 1-2 and probably 3 first, or do something wacky like the Machete order (4-5-2-3-6), just so that the ending makes sense.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, I don’t like it myself. But I don’t care because I’ve got the Despecialized editions, so Maclunkey it up.
What’s the point of the machete order? Is 2-3 interspersed before 6 like a flashback or something?
But Vader is a random guy you don’t know in the original too
The internet. Star Wars fans. Millennials.
Pick one.
I honestly have never met a millennial who cares about star wars, this is our parents drama.
My brother. Millennials were literally responsible for ruining Jake Lloyd’s life. Those entitled cunts have a lot to answered for.l
Actually he said in a relatively recent interview that his mother shielded him from the backlash. He didn’t see any of it until decades later. In the meantime he battled very serious mental health issues that were unrelated to Star Wars.
But Star Wars fans could almost claim responsibility for the suicide of Ahmed Best. He acted the shit out of Jar Jar and only earned hate for it.
Ahmed Best isn’t dead by the way.
That’s what the “almost” indicates. But he wanted to commit suicide. He was talked down if I recall correctly.
By my grandfather’s Betamax, Star Wars (IV) does not contain a scene with Jabba the Hutt, and there’s no extra ring when the Death Star explodes, plus all the other nonsense additions.
As a kid in the 80’s I watched the trilogy on tapes recorded OTA, and got annoyed when the fouled DVD releases started showing up.