Return of The Jedi ending - Britmovie

Marky B · 14-11-2007, 12:07 PM

Last night at work,I was talking to a colleague about Return Of The Jedi and she told me that the scene right at the end where the ghosts of Joda,Obi Wan and Anakin Skywalker appear before Luke,had been altered. In the original cut,veteran British actor Sebastian Shaw was revealed to be Anakin Skywalker,aka Darth vader,and he also appeared as the "ghost". Now,they have removed Shaw's image and replaced him with that of the lad who played Anakin Skywalker (I forget his name) before becoming the evil Lord Darth Vader.
I think it is a bit of an effrontery to discard an actor in such a way. Although,he wasn't in the film that long,for over twenty years you just saw Sebastian Shaw as being the face behind the mask (no disrespect to Dave Prowse) and the young lad's appearance doesn't seem fitting somehow.
Oh.well,that's my Wednesday afternoon rant.
Ta Ta
Marky B

Harleybloke · 14-11-2007, 12:44 PM

Glad I have the original.......albeit in VHS!

Wolfgang · 14-11-2007, 02:27 PM

I watched last half hour of this on Sunday and am 99.9% convinced it is Sebastian Shaw. Those special editions are horrendous anyway - especially in Return of Jedi when it cuts away from all that model work and quality set design to pan through some CGI vistas.

dremble wedge · 14-11-2007, 02:57 PM

In the version they showed on ITV it is still Sebastian Shaw but in the latest version available on DVD he's been replaced by Hayden Christensen.

Details on the various versions can be found

here

I think they also inserted Ian McDiarmid into The Empire Strikes Back

Moor Larkin · 14-11-2007, 04:03 PM

Now you see them. Now you don't.....

14-11-2007, 12:07 PM	#1
Marky B is Is still looking for a change in career Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Billingham,Cleveland Posts: 3,763 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (0)	Return of The Jedi ending Last night at work,I was talking to a colleague about Return Of The Jedi and she told me that the scene right at the end where the ghosts of Joda,Obi Wan and Anakin Skywalker appear before Luke,had been altered. In the original cut,veteran British actor Sebastian Shaw was revealed to be Anakin Skywalker,aka Darth vader,and he also appeared as the "ghost". Now,they have removed Shaw's image and replaced him with that of the lad who played Anakin Skywalker (I forget his name) before becoming the evil Lord Darth Vader. I think it is a bit of an effrontery to discard an actor in such a way. Although,he wasn't in the film that long,for over twenty years you just saw Sebastian Shaw as being the face behind the mask (no disrespect to Dave Prowse) and the young lad's appearance doesn't seem fitting somehow. Oh.well,that's my Wednesday afternoon rant. Ta Ta Marky B __________________ I once shot an elephant in my pyjamas - how he got in my pyjamas,I'll never know

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dremble wedge is scared of Tuesdays Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: derbyshire Posts: 1,421 Country: iTrader: (0)	In the version they showed on ITV it is still Sebastian Shaw but in the latest version available on DVD he's been replaced by Hayden Christensen. Details on the various versions can be found here I think they also inserted Ian McDiarmid into The Empire Strikes Back Last edited by Steve Crook; 14-11-2007 at 03:42 PM. Reason: correcting url

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14-11-2007, 02:27 PM	#3
Wolfgang has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 599 Country: iTrader: (2)	I watched last half hour of this on Sunday and am 99.9% convinced it is Sebastian Shaw. Those special editions are horrendous anyway - especially in Return of Jedi when it cuts away from all that model work and quality set design to pan through some CGI vistas.