[QUOTE="k_smoove"][QUOTE="villa4europe"]i dont get it, in the original anakin would have been about 50 if not older when he's a ghost
in the remastered its 19/20 year old anakin
why didnt they just leave it be and show anakin as an old man? if anything using hayden christianson makes less sense
Darth_Tyrev
My cousin is a hardcore SW fan, and he told me that it's there to symbolize that the real Anakin died at that age, and from then on, he was corrupt and became Vader. Or something like that; it was a while ago.
Yeah, that's what Lucas claimed. The real reason is that Lucas and team were bored and wanted to add even more effects to the movie, so they decided to replace the original actor... just because they could. Seems like that's all Star Wars is about now... adding a whole bunch of special effects and changes, then claiming them as "artistic decisions".
That's what Lucas claims, but according to the direct dialogue of the film, Luke says to his father 'It is the name of your true self, you've only forgotten. I know there is good in you, the Emperor hasn't driven it from you fully.' Anakin clearly did have said good in him to save Luke from the Emperor. When we see David Prowse as Darth Vader in the scene where he dies, he is able to make peace and become one with the Force (allowing him to appear 'ghost-like' in on the Endor moon and connect with the physical world). It makes perfect sense to leave David Prowse in the scene, rather than replace him with Hayden Christensen.
And while some of the unnecessary changes to the OT were artistic decisions, it was more for continuity. Supposedly.
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