People saying they see Hayden when they watch the OT is surprising (well, ROTJSE aside). I find it impossible to reconcile his portrayal with the Vader character. Which is actually a failure on Lucas’s part, as his goal was to make you think of Anakin when watching the OT. But the portrayals are so disparate so as to practically be two completely different characters with very little in common. I find it as hard to see Hayden when I look at Vader as the other way around, even though it’s not supposed to be that way.
So no, thankfully Hayden does not ruin the OT for me. I don’t even know how that’d be possible.
I do not think anyone said they see Vader as Hayden in terms of character. The point was that memories of PT subconsciously pop up while watching OT and it can be annoying. A nice example where it happens is when Obi-Wan tells Luke about Jedi, Republic and Clone Wars.
I don’t know, maybe some people have really weak brain processing and their neural networks do not associate things that well. Even though it has been 10-15 years since I saw PT, it was a “traumatic” experience and memories are particularly strong.
When I’m eating real crab, I’m not thinking of imitation crab meat because I ate it two months prior.
Right. When I’m eating a great burger, thoughts of yesterdays lunch from McDonnalds won’t spoil the meal.
Hell, if anything, it’ll make me enjoy the quality burger even more.
I will readjust this analogy to be correct for the given example. Imagine ordering a burger and someone put shit inside it without you noticing it and then you notice it while you already ate half. It would be a traumatic memory and I guarantee you will be reminded of it whenever you see a burger or even just hear a word “burger”.