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Multimedia => The Original Trilogy => Topic started by: Brian on March 11, 2008, 01:51 PM
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I remember as a kid, when I first saw the OT movies (ANH and Empire in particular), Vader really seemed like a "bad guy", and to some extent, "scary" to a little kid. Not the "terrifying" type of scary, but more like there's no question he's the baddest guy in the SW universe. Granted, the OT is a story of his redemption (ROTJ in particular), but overall there was no question he was the main SW baddie.
Did the portrayals of Anakin/Vader in the prequels change how you look at Vader at all? Does it make the character better/deeper, does it weaken the character and make him less of an imposing figure? Overall, did the prequels change your perception of Vader for better or worse?
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Not really. When I first saw Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back as a kid, he was definitely the baddest of the bad guys, but when he destroyed the Emperor in Return of the Jedi he became the tragic hero. The prequels just reinforced that.
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Changed mine. He went from a redeemable baddie in the OT to more of a tragically misguided figure in the prequels. You also get a feel for how set up he was by the Emperor - he didn't just decide to be a bad guy, he was heavily pushed in that direction by Palpy. When I see the OT now, I feel more pity for him than anything else.
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the prequels gave insight into Vader past, his frontiere between good and evil passed through anger, hate, love, doubt, fear, impatience, etc.
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The prequels are so different in tone and structure from the OT that I often think of them as to different properties. Therefore, I tend to pretend the prequels never existed, thus not effecting the way I think about classic Vader.