I hate this change more then Greedo shooting first, and it also makes no sense! Think about it, Lucas says that Anakin supposedly died in ROTS, and it was the Darth Vader who polluted his soul for Episodes IV, V, VI, and that is why he comes back as a young Hayden instead of an older Shaw.
I would ask Lucas, who is conflicted the whole ROTJ movie? Older Anakin! Who saves Luke and kills the Emperor at the end of ROTJ? Older Anakin! Who says to Luke, "Tell your sister you were right"? Older Anakin! Hey George, THEY ARE THE SAME PERSON!!!!!! Older Anakin was the one who redeemed younger Anakin, so it is only fitting that he stands there next to OLDER YODA and OLDER KENOBI! Not only a dumb looking change, but it makes zero sense.
What made zero sense is that Older Anakin's ghost had skin, hair and all his limbs in place when he should've been a limbless burnt toast like he was at the end of EP3. Plus, Anakin did actually die in EP3 because if you listen carefully during the scene where Anakin is about to have the Darth Vader mask put on him, the heart moniter stops beating once the mask is on and then it starts up again when the helmet is put on.
Originally posted by Forcewielder
What made zero sense is that Older Anakin's ghost had skin, hair and all his limbs in place when he should've been a limbless burnt toast like he was at the end of EP3. Plus, Anakin did actually die in EP3 because if you listen carefully during the scene where Anakin is about to have the Darth Vader mask put on him, the heart moniter stops beating once the mask is on and then it starts up again when the helmet is put on.
If Anakin died in Episode III, then who is conflicted all through Episode VI? This is where Lucas really screwed up and now it doesn't make any sense, cause they are the same person: Vader = Anakin, and all Darth Vader is, Anakin's alter ego after the fight on Mustafar, not a new person.
As for why doesn't Anakin appear limbless and burnt in 1983 ROTJ version, because it was established sitting there next to Yoda & Kenobi, that all scars are gone and you have made it as a force ghost. What is also established is that you appear as the age you DIED, so it looks pretty ridiculous now that Anakin, who was a bad guy at one point and killed younglings, jedi, and choked his wife, gets to appear as a 20 year old stud, while Kenobi, the consumate good guy, gets to appear as an old crusty man. Yeah, that's fair!
Originally posted by Forcewielder
What made zero sense is that Older Anakin's ghost had skin, hair and all his limbs in place when he should've been a limbless burnt toast like he was at the end of EP3. Plus, Anakin did actually die in EP3 because if you listen carefully during the scene where Anakin is about to have the Darth Vader mask put on him, the heart moniter stops beating once the mask is on and then it starts up again when the helmet is put on.
What BS... If someone gos clinically dead for a moment, it doesn't mean he's a totally different person when he's resurrected. Shaw should have been at the end of ROTJ, not Hayden.