Yoda says fear ends up leading to suffering. This clip leads there, too.
Other than one sick pod race and a theory that one of the most hated characters in movie history, Jar Jar Binks, is a Sith, yousa already know the "Star Wars" prequels aren't very good. Well, now they're about to get worse.
After watching "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith," a Redditor noticed something you can't unsee. Apparently, George Lucas has a habit of morphing multiple takes into one shot, sometimes causing actors' faces to noticeably change mid-sequence. And the result is something like this ... (Focus on the edges of Hayden Christensen's hair, lips and nose.)
Yup. You catch that?
(If you're not seeing it, check out GfyCat for a larger version.)
As the Redditor explains, "It's a pretty subtle effect. But if you look around his ear, the hair noticeably fades in and out. Also check out the hairs on the forehead."
And just so you know it's not a trap, aka there's no screwy Internet magic happening on the image, here's the video of the exchange, which also shows Anakin's face doing the same weird shiz:
The online reaction was pretty much what you'd expect.
Some commenters joked how this was "the exact moment that Anakin turns to the dark side," while others lambasted the scene, adding comments like, "This is some lazy shit right here," or the more eloquent, "Holy shit."
As evidence this isn't just a one-time thing, another Redditor posted a video claiming a scene from "Episode II: Attack of the Clones" shows Anakin's right hand morphing into someone else's as he moves to touch Padme:
The original poster also added a video showing Lucas doing similar shot-combining in "Episode I: The Phantom Menace":
Ugh, the Force was not with these movies.
Though the changes seem pretty egregious, it should be noted "Episode III" came out more than a decade ago, and people are just really noticing this now. Also, some commenters did come to Lucas' defense, saying Disney regularly does editing like this and other directors such as David Fincher use similar techniques.
All solid arguments.
Perhaps if Fincher decides to make a bunch of terrible prequels to "Gone Girl," he'll get called out, too.
Sorry, Anakin. It's over. We have the high ground.
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