The destruction of the second Death Star, and the “demise” of Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) and Darth Vader (Dave Prowse/James Earl Jones)–the latter having finally received his redemption arc while dueling his son Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)–resulted in the battle for the galaxy far, far away coming to an end. For the 2004 DVD release of the Star Wars original trilogy, Return of the Jedi removed Sebastian Shaw as the Force ghost of Anakin Skywalker and replaced him with Christensen. “Anakin Skywalker, once again” suggested that for years, since his birth as Darth Vader, he has not been the same Anakin that learned the ways of the Force under Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Kenobi, and later led armies in the Clone War (as seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars).
Author: Thomas Hitchen
Published at: 2025-07-02 21:21:08
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