we are living in a golden age Star Wars Part 1 Renaissance. All of today's biggest stories date back to the days of the prequel trilogy and its stars.at least some of them— Back to the left and right. Ahsoka Tano is perhaps the most important character in the galaxy right now. clone wars' own zealous litigation Regarding the perceived failure of the first part. And few people are happier about it than Hayden Christensen.
“It has been an amazing experience. And it has been very heartwarming. Our journey together. Star Wars Over the past 20 years…it's been a tough journey, but where we are now is really meaningful to me,“ Christensen said. recently informed the empire In a wide-ranging interview about his time as Anakin Skywalker and back to being Anakin Skywalker, attack of the clones and Revenge of the Sithand now obi wan kenobi and Ahsoka. „I think these films hold up well over time. I feel like the work we did has paid off. Everyone who worked on these films has shown us what we're doing. We all thought we were part of something special. We all wanted to do our best work and we valued that very much. So now, seeing the response from the fans, That's really great.“
Christensen was the brunt of many complaints about the prequel's overall acting performance at the time, but he was probably only on top of it with Jake Lloyd. ahmed best Especially as an increased target of vitriolic abuse. But the cultural reexamination that has taken place over the past 25 years as the children who grew up watching the movies grow up to become adults. Star Wars This time, they will be even more eager to re-explore the legacy of cinema and return to their own ideas. Similar more mature eyes.For Christensen, the possibility of understanding what the prequels brought Star Wars It had been there since he first saw it.
„when Episode I ' came out and I was really excited because they were making something new. Star Wars, which was supposed to be Darth Vader's backstory. However, some friends were upset that the character started out as this young child. Then I saw the movie and loved it. It was everything I wanted and more. And I couldn't understand the disconnect between the movie I saw and the negative opinions in some reviews,“ Christensen continued. „In some ways, I think that kind of criticism comes from their own failure to suspend disbelief. If you're about to sit in a theater and the opening scroll says, 'Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away. ”, you are setting the stage that anything is possible. These people don't have to speak or behave the way we expect them to. And if you sit back and think you've figured out what's in line with our current zeitgeist, you're aiming for something else. ”
This is the cyclical nature Star Wars. We are already seeing this concept of expectations and reality is being widely applied The aftermath of the sequel trilogy, even nearly five years after its end, will be interesting to experience as that cycle moves further along and the current prequel renaissance fades from its greatest prominence. It will become a thing. Time will tell, just like with Hayden Christensen.
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