Originally posted by: Tim Lehrbach
I thought the job they did with Shaw in ROTJ was excellent, If I look back on the original the, eyebrows look strange to me.
I guess if you dismiss the prequels you hate the fact Hayden's ghost is in ROTJ, but for those who didn't grow up with just seeing Shaw, it might be different, so I showed both scenes to 3 kids and asked them if the Shaw or Hayden Anakin ghost made more sense, 2 of the 3 told me that young Anakin made more sense to them since "the old guy" doesn't look anything like the Anakin they know, my daughter though Anakin would probably choose to look young instead of old, and my son suprised me by saying both made sense to him, I asked him which one made you feel better about the ending he said the new Anakin.
I didn't get into detailed questions about redemption, I just wanted their gut reactions.
I thought the job they did with Shaw in ROTJ was excellent, If I look back on the original the, eyebrows look strange to me.
I guess if you dismiss the prequels you hate the fact Hayden's ghost is in ROTJ, but for those who didn't grow up with just seeing Shaw, it might be different, so I showed both scenes to 3 kids and asked them if the Shaw or Hayden Anakin ghost made more sense, 2 of the 3 told me that young Anakin made more sense to them since "the old guy" doesn't look anything like the Anakin they know, my daughter though Anakin would probably choose to look young instead of old, and my son suprised me by saying both made sense to him, I asked him which one made you feel better about the ending he said the new Anakin.
I didn't get into detailed questions about redemption, I just wanted their gut reactions.
I agree with your analysis, I am not a Hayden hater though personally I do think someone maybe could have done a better job than him though he was alright in Sith to me, and like Sith
The problem I have with the change It seems out of order to me to replace a dead actor or any actor and it does change the story and the performance which I have commented on was bad and not fitting end to me IMO as it was a costume test not a filmed performance (and I always loved Shaw at the end) which won me over even less to the point with all these I said no more..., that have said issues apart i can accept Lucas reason which I am sure wasnt to sell more DVDs through the change, but it has created a lot of arguments about the redemption and the moral issue of wiping out an actors performance .