When Star Wars Ruins Your Career

[@PanteraEnjoyer]

literally played anakin the way george directed him to. he was playing an awkward teenager who had a very abnormal childhood full of trauma and grief

[@MajorCoolD]

Yeah like I DONT get why people were giving the Prequels so much shit. I mean yeah, sometimes the whole thing with Anakin and Padme seemed a bit arkward and cringe... but fuck we are talking about a 5 year age-gap where the half-Orphan and then later on full orphan boy is able to act on his childhood crush, despite it being forbidden by the Organisation that shaped most of his adult life and helped him hone his most powerfull and extraordinary skills. Then there's also the fact that Anakin was older than most Jedi when he was being taught, the fact he never had 'a father' as such and that Obi Wan was more like a big brother to him when he should've been something akin to a surrogate father. And we shouldnt forget that Anakin's freedom came with him having to abandon his mother. I mean if that isnt making you feel guilty and fucked up... As for Padme, for her well he's a cute/handsome boy/man, their relationship is forbidden and he is a man with exceptional talents and probably one of the potentially most powerfull Jedi in the entire GALAXY! Heck, I can see how this can have a certian allure to her. And heck, romances CAN be arkward for those outside of it I'd say! XD

[@PanteraEnjoyer]

@@MajorCoolD precisely, couldn't have said it better myself

[@grand_max66]

Issue was the script and his wooden acting for scenes where that shouldn't have been the case. Like his "I don't like sand" talk some how wins Padme over? Even after the Sand People killing?

[@nonegone7170]

@@grand_max66 That's what happens when people around Lucas say 'Yes, George' instead of 'No George, People don't talk like that'.

[@neighborhoodmusicsnob5517]

​@@grand_max66I'd say the script takes primacy in terms of fault. Hayden isn't the most talented actor but he tried.

[@ollianc8656]

he deserves such a big apology

[@dead8761]

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[@solomonq2470]

Yh from George Lucas and his shit directing. Don't get me wrong. Love George and his star wars. But the way he directed Hayden was atrocious

[@tronovonflidder775]

@@solomonq2470 No, from the fans. George Lucas didn't tell the fans to be utter shit and telling the difference between acting and dialogue. Nor did he tell them to be that fuckin' spiteful n' malicious.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

He did… years ago.

[@truesoulghost2777]

@@tronovonflidder775no. From the critics that started it and then it spread but yeah

[@MycketTuff]

Hayden also did the part of the emotionally volatile Anakin do well that people thought the actor himself was that awkward.

[@98reivax]

T H I S.

[@TimmWebbYT]

Yes

[@LegoAnimalCrossing]

Tragic

[@chrispyle2942]

He performed what *they* wrote to the best of his abilities imo.

[@AndrewKendall71]

Exactly. And exactly the same dynamic with Mark Hamill. Brilliant actor with tremendous range who didn't find great work outside of SW because studios thought they were going to get Luke and not Mark the actor.

[@LanceUppercut78]

One point of correction. Revenge of the Sith was NOT poorly received by fans. Most considered it the perfect redemption film for the previous two. It was massively popular.

[@AnHebrewChild]

I still think it was a very good movie.

[@peedfarded]

I was a kid at the time so I didn’t get to see the broader fan reception, but I do remember our little town’s theater was so packed out for episode 3 that they had to use both screening rooms for it. (It was a tiny theater and only had two.) And all the boys at school were obsessed with star wars for months after, bringing their action figures and stuff like that.

[@brianthomason5022]

I was in third grade during episode 1 I remember that because I had a classmate who turned into jar jar Binks for a couple months. ​@@peedfarded

[@Darksider13]

Not really. Where I grew up, I told folks 3 was great and I was the butt of jokes for it. Adults and other kids my age felt similarly. Come to find that even when I left for college, liking three was like a cringe take but that somehow changed over by the time I graduated suddenly liking three was "peak taste" and everyone had liked it all along. Now I'm talking to people I know IRL and TLJ is even getting the "Well Luke's arc wasn't that bad and it feels more grounded now in hindsight" conversations. SW fans (at least in my lifetime so far) can never make up their fucking minds.

[@officialrjowns]

@@Darksider13 you're just describing star wars move in the pop culture to mainstream

[@boreopithecus]

Portman and McGregor were already established before Star Wars.

[@Kymlaar]

And so many of his other co-stars, too.

[@jcdenton2819]

Honestly, I find Portman acting unbearable, I dropped Black Swan because of it, and she got an award for some reason.

[@ukog6048]

Natalie Portman was still a young actor

[@AsurasWrath164]

​@@ukog6048and still she was already established. She was young in "the professional"

[@mickhoward3954]

@@AsurasWrath164 although I love the movie, Jean Reno always takes the cake for me, you could make a movie alone on the shit that went down in and around that movie's release.

[@TheDrexxus]

Mark Hamill also didn't really have a movie career after Star Wars either. He eventually got into voice acting and after landing the role of Joker that cemented his reputation as a voice actor to get him steady work in that area, but his movie career died with Star Wars.

[@ryancraig6675]

which makes it ironic how he started to get more high profile, live action gigs after TFA

[@redacted2275]

But unlike Hayden Christensen, Hamill is a terrible actor: just compare the nuances of facial expressions of Luke and Anakin, for example... many people who hate "Revenge of the Sith" still give credit to how menacing Hayden as Vader pre-armour is.

[@TheMakerHimselfs]

​@@redacted2275 mark hamill a terrible actor ? You can't say he's a terrible actor when the rock,jason Statham and vin diesel exist 😂

[@kev3d]

@@TheMakerHimselfs Or Ashton Kutcher or Seth "huah huah huah" Rogan for that matter.

[@TheMakerHimselfs]

@@kev3d exactly,mark hamill is a great actor compared to all these "actors"

[@literatesasquatch]

I always felt his portrayal of Anakin as immature and brooding was spot on. He's training with kids probably half his age, and not allowed to interact with anybody you could consider a peer. And those who you might consider his peers look down on him cuz he started too late. What else would you expect from that character?

[@ivanhenderson31]

Good point👍

[@lordcaprisunthe2nd]

And he grew an ego because he was “the chosen one”

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

Exactly. There was also Anakin's visions that he'd lose his mother in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, and, later, Padme in Revenge of the Sith. Hayden's portrayal of that fear was also spot on.

[@jase276]

i... don't think that's anything he ever had a problem with. He didn't train with other younglings/padawans, he strictly trained under Obi-Wan. And we never saw anyone look down on him, especially not for his age. That's not how the Jedi do things. And in Episode 3, when the younglings run to greet him you can clearly see respect and admiration towards him. He was immature and brooding because he started training too late, like Yoda and Windu feared. He grew an attachment to his mother and never learned to control his emotions.

[@emoxvx]

Exactly. The people who complain about Anaking being "whiny" or "angsty" just want to see a Vader power fantasy. SW wasn't about power fantasies back then. And the films weren't nearly as hated when they came out. As with everything that's popular there's gonna be a group of people who hate it for no justifiable reason and SW fans are especially toxic and have been for a long time. Nowadays, every time anything new comes out you'll get a ton of "fans" saying "oh, it's woke garbage" or any right-wing talking points without actually adressing the projects themselves. Back then it was because they were expecting to see the OT again and when the films didn't match their expectations then somehow there must have been something deeply wrong with the films and not with the audience being stupid. The thing is that these criticisms of Hayden Christensen's performance and the character of Anakin don't come from these people engaging with the films themselves, it comes from the films not being what they expected. Their criticism is that the prequels weren't the films they imagined in their man-child brains for years before they came out. There was always negative talk online surrounding the films but when RLM dropped their """critique""" of Episode I, it was then that a lot of SW "fans" started shitting on the prequels as well. It's revisionist to say that "the critics" agreed the films were """bad""". Who were the critics in question that all agreed with this? Basement dwellers? There were critics who didn't like the films and there were critics who liked the films. The thing is, if you go read reviews of the films at the time, by far most of the criticism is concerning the individual's expectations, deep misunderstanding of the films and the rest of it is criticism of things that aren't in the films.

[@pamelajohnson9214]

The part that this video is missing is the fact that Hayden chose to take a step back from his career because he wasn't mentally coping too well with the large amount of fame being in SW garnered. That's why he bought a farm in the middle of nowhere in Ontario when episode iii came out. Hayden said during episode iii press that playing Darth Vader would be the biggest thing of his career going forward so he wouldn't bother trying to top that character because it was impossible. Also, he was offered big roles after SW but decided to go back to indie where he'd come from. He was offered Edward in Twilight before Robert Pattinson ( writer of the book series Stephanie Meyer actually wrote the character with him in mind). He also was offered Superman Returns. His agent at the time called him crazy for turning roles like that down. Hayden fired him. The only reason he did Jumper was because Samuel L Jackson asked him to (the studio fired the original lead Tom Sturridge two weeks before filming was starting). It's kinda like what happened with Josh Hartnett who also decided to step back from Hollywood after becoming overwhelmed by fame and has only now come back.

[@troysmith5749]

Why did Josh Hartnett step back? I only remember him from O and Wicker Park which were very entertaining but in a second hand embarrassment hilarious kind of way.

[@pamelajohnson9214]

@@troysmith5749 Career wise what happened was he was being offered huge roles like Batman that he kept turning down. He said he preferred smaller budget films like 30 Days of Night. This ended up making the major studios and his agent mad. He did not want to deal with the Hollywood politics and let them shape his career based on what they expected him to do. As a result acting became less fun for him. In his personal life as he got more famous he started having stalkers. Some guy showed up to one of his premieres with a gun saying he was Josh's real dad. Btw Josh was raised by his actual dad and stepmother so this guy was just a nutcase. He basically quit acting after that for a long while.

[@troysmith5749]

@@pamelajohnson9214 That was an amazing explanation, thank you. I didn't know all of that crazy stuff happened to him. I wonder how many crazy people would be bothering him if he took the Batman role.

[@pamelajohnson9214]

@troysmith5749 You're welcome! Yeah it was nuts. And that's only what was publicly revealed. So much probably happened besides that. I think if he took the Batman role it would've been 10x worse for him.

[@troysmith5749]

@@pamelajohnson9214 Which Batman was he cast for? The recent Batman or the Dark Knight version? I know Christian Bale said he regretted playing Batman. He said it's because of the suit being so uncomfortable but I think it might be more than that.

[@jovan.fitilj8491]

Bro had the worst agent in Hollywood

[@Aivottaja]

No, I think that would be George Lazenby's agent.

[@AllanRochez]

Facts

[@ghostdoom3218]

Crazy that people call the prequels scripts bad because of romance scenes, when legit the ot had incest kissing

[@Aivottaja]

I think the worst agent in HoIIywood, history is George Lazenby's agent during the 60's.

[@lotusinn3]

⁠@@ghostdoom3218It’s not like anyone praises those scenes though, so that’s no counter point.

[@alfredshort3]

Dude owns a county in Montana and enjoys farming. Got in, made money and left. Happy for him

[@WorthyGibbon]

He really just quit while he was ahead lol

[@peanutbutter7721]

I thought he moved back to Ontario?

[@kutter_ttl6786]

​@@peanutbutter7721Yes, he's owned a farm out in Uxbridge, ON since at least 2008, and that's his primary residence. He also just bought a new home in Altadena, CA so he can co-parent his kid. Never heard of him owning property in Montana.

[@davidjohnson5635]

Yeah I don’t get what people want from life

[@screamingatstars66]

He's a good man

[@TheRobloxianTacoLord]

Also his agent is terrible. Pick good scripts.

[@MrGittz]

That’s the real story this video didn’t cover, his agent fired him

[@falleneldor]

Some agents get kickbacks proping certain actors up and keeping others down. Hayden's career was sacrificed to propell whoever else was getting all his roles no doubt.

[@HilliIndustries]

Yes and no. The actor can read a script and still decide not to do the movie. I guess Heyden maybe didn't understand what a good script looks like. Just maybe of course. Like jack Nicholson said about his carreer: "You know how I sustained my carreer? Because i am a good writer." And this makes so much sense.

[@LANGIMATION]

Hayden said he loved star wars and acting as a craft and was just having fun and when star wars ​auditions came around he was not expecting to be selected but was just having fun being apart of it @@HilliIndustries

[@lukasprien4338]

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[@charge3808]

I think you forget the amount of kids who watched the star wars movies, who really loved them but didnt have a voice when the public talked about them. Now they've grown up and Hayden receives recognition from them

[@zepafox7793]

real

[@snarzetax]

Yes, this is me, right here. I LOVED the prequels and I'm not ashamed of it.

[@franaceituno9519]

Mee, 24 yo and anakin is my favorite character

[@JesseAnderson]

Exactly

[@Wisolkofficial]

Moral of the story: critics are a bunch of douch bags

[@adriana.5446]

Even to these days, even if the movies are bad as well

[@simhanssens7331]

And the viewers in this case tbh.

[@jesussilva201]

Well it wasn't the critics that destroyed and make fun of him on the Internet for almost two decades. The fandom played a big role on his downfall as an actor. Pretty sure other actors that worked on the franchise can relate to this

[@toomberrebmoot9244]

And so are Star Wars fans 😂

[@kassi4837]

😂 agreed!

[@OdinWright]

I'm actually appalled that he won razzies for AotC and RotS. NONE of the issues with his character were his fault.

[@Abdullah7536]

He played the character exactly as he should, but a lot of people are too ignorant to either realize or accept that

[@BloodDragon-rp4xc]

he literally played anakin so well that you can make an accurate psychology study between anakin and Vader, despite vader intentionally being a whole different kind of character. no suspension of disbelief needed, he actually delivers a realistic role, and some might call that a niche thing to enjoy but i think that has a lot of value

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

It was Lucas’ script. The script made his acting bad. To the fans at the time at least.

[@Wisolkofficial]

There wasn't even any issues, it was just a story that some people didn't like, because they wanted diffrent storys and not the story of Star Wars, but I haven't seen any fan remake of the trilogy, they're just Lady and angry..

[@BloodDragon-rp4xc]

@@Wisolkofficial literally. george even said maybe he couldve and probably shouldve written him better, but hayden did a good job, doing exactly what was asked of him, and that he was sad fans treated him that way. i feel like if the creator of a show calls you out for hating the actor(back then at least. cause if a creator called out fans it used to have a reason most of the time), ans even admits any issue with the character is their own fault(as in the writer, and not the actor) like... then its just not the actors fault

[@natesturm448]

Now imagine being Jake Lloyd. He got super fucked over and he was a literal child.

[@vitoc8454]

And outside the films themselves, Star Wars Kid. That poor boy was bullied *relentlessly* for his goofy lightsaber antics that made it into the early internet and went viral What sucks even more is that, if that clip had been released today, the Internet might have thought he was awesome.

[@proelitemode3666]

@@vitoc8454where can i find the vid bro??

[@vitoc8454]

@@proelitemode3666 just search "Star Wars Kid." It's the vid of the boy swinging a golf ball retriever pole around like it's a lightsaber

[@TMoney-wt1cw]

@@proelitemode3666are you joking or do you not know how to use the search bar?

[@pietulahteinen5438]

​@@vitoc8454 do you mean the guy with the broom (or something) who was in late nights as a skit etc... Because jake loyd was anakin in EP 1

[@ImperfectGaming]

Dude says "Natalie Portman would also go on to have a successful career" and shows her in THOR????? LOL

[@croaxleigh]

And acting like she wasn't in 6 other movies before Episode 1 and 7 more before Episode 3 came out. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for a different movie the same year that Episode 1 came out, and was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA (and won a Golden Globe) for a different movie the year that Episode 3 came out. But they're acting like she was a nobody until after Star Wars

[@mishynaofficial]

Ironically, another space opera

[@jonah.donohue]

Are you densed? Do you know who Natalie Portman is? That's like saying Megan Markle didn't have a successful career

[@ImperfectGaming]

@@croaxleigh yeah she was 13 in Leon The Professional, was already mega successful at the time of Episode 1

[@LinuxPlayer9]

Probably the quickest footage he had available when making the video

[@oscars4608]

Hayden’s physical acting is amazing. He portrayed the anguish and conflict inherent within Anakin perfectly

[@Dylansvsp]

Yes, and people acted like Anakin being a monotone character was his fault.

[@leejimerson7582]

Well said.

[@gammadion]

Jumper though. It wasn't a super good movie, but it was a cool concept and he did really well in it.

[@kev3d]

It wasn't great, but it was fairly entertaining. I don't understand the hatred that it gets.

[@23GreyFox]

@@kev3d I don't get the hate either, i had my fun and wished for more.

[@SF-wm7zf]

Yeah, Jumper was good, I enjoyed the premise of the movie even if the bad guy's motive to hunt down the jumpers was not very good.

[@oregonxl]

ive actually watched it many times over the years

[@ALBINO1D]

Maybe people didn't give enough credit back then for acting the role well, even if they didn't like the character itself.

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

This is a hot take, but honestly this makes his role in Star Wars feel so much more real. He got screwed over by the people who were supposed to lead him. Just like Anakin.

[@Sammy-yq8ix]

Too deep comrade, too real, take this like please

[@maxabah7904]

Why is this so right...

[@abstract5249]

It's funny, but I remember everyone making fun of Anakin when the prequels came out. They said the character cheesy, his lines overdramatic but also stale at times, much like how Twilight's female protagonist is viewed today. Now it seems public opinion of Anakin has changed and people kind of feel sorry for him.

[@XaviosAedifica]

"It's like poetry, it rhymes..."

[@davemac9563]

@@abstract5249the idea of his character is good, but the execution wasn’t.

[@lyam656]

I feel like what people are missing about the acting of anakin is the fact that he is in his late teens in the second movie in the trilogy , George Lucas shaped each character based on age and their place in the film. The trilogy ultimately shows the build up from anakin , a trainee in the Jedi , innocent by nature to darth Vader , the exact opposite. It’s actually genius acknowledging the shift from good to evil in the show

[@CullodenCowboy]

When you perfectly replicate the monotone voice of Darth Vader and portray the awkwardness of a lovesick teenager, and are then critically derided for being too monotone and awkward.

[@booperdooperproductions2545]

I wonder what other examples there are of actors who played their roles *too* well, so even the critics missed the point.

[@Guava11534]

Yeah Hayden played his role well but man this was just not the direction Lucas needed to take Anakin in. He wanted Anakin to be too much like Vader when just doesn’t work thankfully he learned his lesson with the clone wars where he made Anakin more of a everyman hero who had definitely had a dark side to him but overall good person. In the clone wars you can see how this Anakin can one day become Vader but in the movies Anakin already acts like Vader with that monotone dialogue but now he’s a whiny awkward teenager. Don’t blame Hayden blame Lucas.

[@ghgvxcb8105]

​@@booperdooperproductions2545 Leonardo DiCaprio was chastised for how he played his role, though he played the character as it was written

[@CullodenCowboy]

@@Guava11534 I don’t blame either. I agree that TCW route was better, but honestly I don’t think Anakin sounding like Vader is an objective negative, I think people just didn’t get it.

[@Guava11534]

@@CullodenCowboy true people definitely didn’t get it but it also didn’t help it sounded really bad. Idk George to me has always been a master of telling this grand and epic story but when it came to smaller scale things like character arcs he definitely struggled. I rewatched the prequels last week and the clone wars because I was showing a friend who’s never seen Star Wars the movies. The jump that Anakin had from being best friends with Obi-Wan to being his biggest hater was so strange and sudden. That’s just an additional detail I noticed that was wrong with Anakin’s character in the movie.

[@RikkiLane]

Being Anakin Skywalker is more iconic than an entire career.

[@cryterion7770]

Yeah honestly. Suffering from success a little bit. but I guess if you aren't into it for the money and you really want to be acting for the rest of your life, then he did get kinda fucked over I'd be happy to live comfortably the rest of my life tho. Knowing I was THE Anakin Skywalker

[@vividcolorandrichaudio6134]

A bad Anakin.

[@RikkiLane]

@@vividcolorandrichaudio6134 Nay

[@vividcolorandrichaudio6134]

@@RikkiLane They took away any command, intrigue, or mystery from Darth Vader knowing that he did it all because he was thirsty for Natalie Portman.

[@tugsuutugsuu4281]

@@vividcolorandrichaudio6134 AND? thats a real life thing, real shit, u "ohh im not a simp" dum fu

[@KidFresh71]

He seems like the coolest and chillest guy. I wish him all success.

[@couponingjunk6423]

Amen!!! ❤

[@צמחישראלמרום]

you failed to do your research with one question in mind, "what was hayden own goal?" and he said this pretty clearly that he didn't want major films because he wanted to be with his family and not be engulfed by hollywood. he also literally bought a farm and lived on a secluded area because he like the quiet and peace. he was set for life after star wars, he didn't need to work for his entire life after that, if he wanted to. but he decided to keep acting on small films, probably for fun and the sake of it. I don't think he ever hated starwars, and he didn't even try to run from it.. it's just, star wars didn't effect who he was. and what he wanted was something else then be a famous hollywood star. probably was to just live a fullfilled and quiet life. which I think, he is more happier then 99 percent of hollywood actors.

[@Elfrida-ls2mo]

BS if True why did he become an Actor and already Star in Big Movies he got the Part Because he was becoming Noticed in Hollywood and He wanted more if he hates Movies Why did he say Yes to Playing the Second biggest Character on Earth or keep starring as DV his now only Character he is Nice but also A Creep Staring in SW Did Destroy his Acting Carrer for a Reason? He was Blocked for A Reason? Hollywood now Own Him The Asleep never see anything because they don't want to Let's hope he gets to act in something else

[@HoboTango]

Im sorry, dude made lead in Star Wars, is Canadian and is worth approx. 10 millions. I personally wouldnt dare call that a failed career. He's set for life with just 1 star wars movie. Not only that, but I read just now that he bought a farm and is educating himself on how to care for livestocks. He released a clothing lines inspired on his farm ( somehow). The dude is the epitome of success in life.

[@IMakeVideos019]

True

[@naimabaril5305]

Very true, but not successful in terms of the film industry unfortunately

[@jaaybee3926]

True but you got to admit he is ironically not at the full potential of success as he should have.

[@JonathanElfving]

Strange epitome

[@SpencerDaSilva-u5l]

I actually live pretty close to his farm. My friend used to be a ski instructor in the area and he met Hayden Christensen when he picked his kid up from ski lessons. Knowing that he picked up his kid personally makes his situation seem pretty chill. You know that most celebrities are too busy to spend that kind of time with their families. Knowing that he lives a pretty chill life where he gets to spend time with his family is kinda nice.

[@rosae7699]

People hated prequels and then there is me, who got interested in Star Wars thanks to them

[@chrishilton3626]

I was so excited to have a darth maul pencil case 😄 the year it came out

[@YooperHatesOhioState]

Both that and the OT got me hooked. ST turned me away

[@echoarts3366]

Yeap. I still vividly remember my bootlegged episode 3 my uncle's cousin recorded in a movie theater 😂

[@fakegeek5462]

Same

[@fakegeek5462]

@@YooperHatesOhioState ST? Star Trek or Sequels?

[@BloodDragon-rp4xc]

oh god, who knew a man that literally most people generally thought was a machine in lore, would be a troubled and emotionally unstable youth. like seriously you can make actual real world psychology studies on Haydens performance and how it could realistically lead into vader. i feel like thats pretty fuckin good. Anakin is angry all the time due to a shitty life that at no point wasnt shitty, and didnt ever get a break or have any help with coping with it that actually helped. i wonder how that'd effect someone. probably make em quick to anger and even a little whiney. one thing i am glad about, is in this age of even worse, empty, way worse, souless, godawful, soul sucking, fucking dog water movies, and much more of them, we have learned not to hate actors/actress' unless they themselves do something stupid. outside of the film. at least for the most part. i fuckin love hayden personally. anakin and his performance of him, really helped me a lot as a young kid dealing with similar pains and the struggle with the same emotions anakin has. and hes also just a really chill guy from the looks of it. as much as i do hate these new star wars shows, im glad that haydens getting the respect he deserved.

[@Caboose47]

Ahh, good to meet a fellow Vergil.

[@BloodDragon-rp4xc]

@@Caboose47 like wise son of sparda

[@TikkiYT]

Damn ur fucking spittin bro

[@sharp7j]

Of course a Vergil would write an essay about how awesome Anakin and Hayden were.

[@BloodDragon-rp4xc]

@@sharp7j yo you can call that an insult if thats the inent but like both characters are considered peak so cope

[@KatoZero]

Bro, critics are dog shit, people are ill... I love these movies and that what matters! Revenge of the sith is a event everytime i watch it again.

[@daveb4093]

Not sure why Jumper gets any hate. A movie about people teleporting doesn't have to strive to be the next Citizen Cain

[@c99kfm]

I watched it in the cinema, and the only thing I remember about it was how they wasted that potentially cool superpower on a crappy plot.

[@MadsterV]

@@c99kfm I expected a sequel after that introduction to characters and setting.....then I read that critics had trashed it. I still like it, not every plot has to be world-ending.

[@yuno_k]

It was a good movie ive read the next book a sequel wouldve been pretty good It wouldve been a much better tv show tho

[@nikoenciso01]

😂 you got it dude

[@tarantinoish]

It’s Citizen Kane

[@JoeStudd96]

For many, he IS absolutely the one and only Anakin Skywalker, one of the most iconic characters in all of pop culture, so he's done alright.

[@LUCKO2022]

David Prowse says otherwise. He played Vader in the OT Sebastian Shaw played Anakin without the helmet in Return of the Jedi. Both predate Hayden.

[@joeyanders5853]

I LOVE Hayden, but don't sleep on Matt Lanter my CW goat

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

Id be ok if I were in his place. Just take up a hobby and enjoy the ride you're given.

[@shotwell25]

@@LUCKO2022 and absolutely nobody on the planet thinks of anakin as those two.

[@BrassBoy-ot4sy]

Agreed. I don't like Sam Witwer's performance of him.

[@rockoman100]

The way this video ends is genuinely unhinged ,what the fuck

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

Either this was his first professional video ever or he did a Hayden Christensen on us.

[@MrDanMaster]

Sometimes, you need to accept when you’ve been beat

[@dilly2760]

I like it. There's a sense of finality to it. Better than a rambling conclusion that sounds like it belongs in a high school essay, like some tubers end up with.

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

@@dilly2760 Why are those the only two options XD

[@Plasmapause]

Well that's how life is. He couldn't escape his fate as Darth Vader, it's just become his character now.

[@JuanitaJones-cn7lx]

Star Wars didn't ruin his career. The Darth Fandom, who had their own expectations on how a young Anakin Skywalker should be, ruined it.

[@andrewyoung6484]

Takers was great. So was Jumper.

[@truesoulghost2777]

Yep

[@nickangelo116]

I liked Awake with Jessica Alba

[@xavierM.V]

Little Italy is good, its a great TV movie thats how it was made and its perfect for what it was made for.

[@es0teric76]

I enjoyed Jumper as a kid, but I understand how it could be considered pretty "rough" critically.

[@beasticle1199]

@@es0teric76 i can see where you're coming from for sure, but having just watched jumper a month ago, i still think it rocked for the time. could be the mid 00's nostalgia, but still, had an epic concept and good execution.

[@Macken-n9l]

Two names. Jake Lloyd (young anakin) and Ahmed Best (Jar Jar). Jake’s acting career was ruined by bullying and online threats from people who did not like or understand his performance. Even though he did nothing wrong and acted quite fine as a kid. Ahmed Best also did a great job as Jar Jar Binks. A character who was supposed inspired by Bugs Bunny and actually has a very important role in the Phantom Menace. Ahmed’s career afterwards while never officially ended was in turmoil as well as him even considering taking his own life at one point to the same reasons. Online threats and bullying. So I’m not surprised if Hayden Christiansen has had difficulty given the fact that OG fanboy fanatics bullied everyone to the moon back over the prequels. Of which was unjustified and uncalled for.

[@arachnophilia427]

to this day, i have no idea why people took it out on them. the script sucked. the directing sucked. were people just so unwilling to believe that lucas could mess up? we'd already seen the special editions by then.

[@Macken-n9l]

@@arachnophilia427 Ok, I agree that the hatred should not have been taken out on them. However, I disagree not because I’m unwilling to believe. But rather because the prequels as a whole are a great story about the fall of the old republic and rise of the Empire. And we as the audience have no right to tell the writer (George Lucas) how his creation should be. Not to mention there are more practical effects in the prequels than the origin trilogy. And the use of CGI was an artistic choice by George and used to a degree no movie had done before. George should be praised for that, because it was revolutionary at the time. And I’ve actually gone back and watched the films and the movies have a convincing storyline that follows Anakin’s slow descent to the dark side. If you want more evidence, go watch Anomaly Inc. Lastly, if you hate the prequels because you just didn’t like them, then fine. To each his own taste in films. But if you say that the films are objectively bad, I’d like to see your evidence and what the standard is for a good film. Which if we’re looking at storytelling alone. George’s prequel films hold strong. They each have a convincing plot, a strong conflict, characters that actually talk and grow, an overall theme, and a setting of where they take place. And here, I’ll link the first video I think you should watch from Anomaly Inc’s Revenge of the Prequels. He has a total of 16 videos (as of me writing this comment) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWeqlKacqJmmhtUsi=WfL8j7A8AYBDRqmE You should start with this one in my opinion.

[@GSal6]

Star Wars “fans” are the most toxic fans, I think, in pop culture.

[@demonking3673]

Good news: Ahmed Best is reprising his role as (Darth) Jar Jar.

[@amberbaum4079]

@@arachnophilia427 No, because people who do that are simple-minded vindictive a-holes and have borked human empathy antennas. They see the faces and hear the voices on the screen. So they target them. Director? Script-writer? What's that?

[@batmanultra7]

That was a heck of an abrupt ending 😭

[@eddyp483]

Yeah. There was an ad and I was expecting the final segment. Nope!

[@Jordan-sj2sj]

Yea I thought the same thing lol. A very abrupt ending to a video

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

Yeah could have done with a "like and subscribe"

[@batmanultra7]

@@CollegeDroputPowerpoints True, pretty key. That's what I do. Great video nonetheless.

[@Commander_Shepard.]

That's the entire point. lol

[@raphaellapointe9143]

4:23 How awful! And how dare they call him a supporting actor in the first place? Have they seen the damn movies? He's playing one of the MAIN ROLES for fuck's sake, not a supporting one. That's complete disrespect!!! If you ever read this Hayden, just know that you deserve way better and fans like me who grew up with the prequels love you and your work in these movies. The people who gave you this "award" committed a sacrilege! My friends and I paid $100 collectively for a picture with Ray Park at the Montreal Comiccon and we would surely have paid the same IF NOT MORE for one with you if you had been there. I really hope you get the recognition you deserve.

[@johnhodges2760]

I laughed when Natalie Portman's successful acting career was mentioned with a clip of Thor: Love and Thunder on display 4:48.

[@Doncroft1]

Yeah, that's probably the worst film she was in.

[@Green_Pix-L]

​@@Doncroft1Damn.

[@HesStoned]

That movie was god awful

[@Omallo-qp4oi]

Unironically the only movie that has ever made me want to leave the cinema mid-projection

[@SpiderGuy325]

Yes, L&T was God awful, but Natalie's role as Thor managed to be the one highlight and saving grace of that abomination. And the overall point he was making is that Portman still went on to have more work in the industry and relative success compared to Hayden Christensen.

[@myekyl7448]

of course it was Shakespearean its called a space OPERA for a reason.

[@CaulayMaculkin]

What does Shakespeare have to do with opera?

[@myekyl7448]

@@CaulayMaculkin holy shit 😂 it means it’s overdramatized on purpose. Its not supposed to be a Christopher Nolan movie.

[@LecherousLizard]

Star Wars is basically a high fantasy in space.

[@musayibghani3986]

Erm dude, did you watch the OT it was a fun space opera with themes of growing up. Not the cg garbled mess of the PT, it was a terrible trilogy. But I don't agree with the abuse the actors got.

[@ElizavetaPolianitskaia]

@@CaulayMaculkin thanks for giving me an idea for the research - music in Elizabethan era’s theater (cuz the music of this time was great and very evaluated, but I’m not sure if it’s any similar to opera, which was invented later in Italy, but still, ……….. so thanks!)

[@Stirrups]

TO BE FAIR -- The only actor from the OT who was able to establish themselves as any kind of household name was Harrison Ford. -- Outside of Alec Guiness, who was already a name to classic film fans. You could argue Mark Hamill as a VO actor, but you have to already be into VO to know the roles that he's played -- not exactly general public knowledge.

[@berranari1]

That's exactly right. But I know that Mark played Pamela Anderson's uncle in VIP. He was the live action Trickster, but that was because he was already the cartoon voice of the Trickster. But it was nice to see him in both of those roles. But yeah this whole video is not good. I think it's a typical KZbin, look at this, I am discovering something that is not really a thing. Hayden had a better than average career as a film actor. Wait he said Chris Evans is always going to be Captain America? What is he born yesterday? I saw him as Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four and in the trailer this nurse said "he was hot". 😂

[@berranari1]

I could have done the same thing with Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams. But I don't agree with the whole point. I agree with you. The video is stupid in my opinion. If you look at a few hit movies you will find that there are many actors who have appeared in less than Hayden Christiansen. And sometimes it is because of certain problems and incidents. Sometimes they choose the wrong people, and they don't have the money or the timing is bad. Like why Katie Holmes is in one Batman movie and not the other one. That's because of the schedule apparently. But that is more interesting than this Star Wars video. Just for the views. 😒 But you're onto it. 👍

[@srujan00]

But would Ford have been as famous if Tom Selleck played Indiana Jones, as Lucas originally wanted?

[@gbonkers666]

But I'm pretty sure that when you were in three of the top blockbusting movies (that was when the term was first invited), you didn't have to work.

[@croaxleigh]

The entire premise of this video only works if you ignore the fact that the same thing happened to Mark Hamill. After Return of the Jedi, he didn't have another film role for 6 years and only managed a few TV roles in that time. When he did start getting roles again, they were mostly bad B movies and one-off TV roles until he went for voice acting in the 90s. He's even said in interviews that it was hard to get work after Star Wars because even though he'd done a lot in his career, casting directors would flat out tell him that he was Luke Skywalker and that's all he'll ever be.

[@obsidiancat1217]

"terrible dialogue" while giving examples of some of the hardest lines in the series

[@noahlanphere]

it was terrible dialogue, sure there was some good lines, it doesn't change the fact lines like "I don't like sand' exist.

[@jamesclawson9243]

​@@noahlanphere Exactly, why wasn't that used as the example

[@dressionep]

@@jamesclawson9243 same i genuinely didnt understand that

[@Robert-ug9zj]

@@noahlanphereWhats wrong with I don't like sand??

[@lepidus2918]

@@Robert-ug9zj The line was coarse, rough, and irritating, and it gets quoted everywhere.

[@InstantClassic830]

Boomers Hated Anakin, Millennials grew up loving Anakin, Gen Z giving Hayden the love he deserves

[@noahlanphere]

*gen x.

[@bagofsteel9152]

Hey you Gen Z kids stay in the sequel trilogy where you belong!

[@kevinskywalker5539]

​@@bagofsteel9152, that makes no freakin sense. Gen z is from 1997 to 2012. The "sequels" came in 2015.

[@bagofsteel9152]

@@kevinskywalker5539 Look I was just having fun, but also it has nothing to do with matching the dates in that fashion. Gen Z were kids and teens when the Sequel Trilogy came out, just as Millennials were kids and teens when the Prequel Trilogy came out. Anyways Kevy Kev, we're in the same boat as far as I'm concerned. We both missed out on the Original Trilogy theater releases that Gen X got in their youth. Also maybe you can clarify for me, but why did Gen Z choose to bring back "slay" instead of "rad?" I mean you guys had like a whole buffet of slang to choose from and that's what you went with? Please bring back "rad" for me Kevin, I know you can do it. Edit: Typo

[@kevinskywalker5539]

@@bagofsteel9152, I'm gen z, when i was a kid, seeing the prequels. And it's always been rad to me.

[@booperdooperproductions2545]

Hayden deserved better. He’s a good actor.

[@JimmyJames10-k7v]

No he’s not

[@That_No_Drama_Lama]

@@JimmyJames10-k7v liar

[@Externiity]

@@JimmyJames10-k7vloud and wronggg

[@Plant20]

@@ExterniityIf he’s a good actor why didn’t he get any decent movie roles?

[@srujan00]

He was good in Shattered Glass

[@hugoclarke3284]

I love how this is like a documentary and the last line feels like a meme. Totally caught me off guard, great job!

[@Swordmaster905]

Example B: Daisy Ridley

[@donaldthescotishtwin]

C: Mark Hamill

[@camber_courtney5250]

I feel bad for her. She was a talented actress, in movies that had almost everything going for them. Abrams and Johnson failed her.

[@DrRhyhm]

@Vilgax00 now he is. He didn't have on screen roles or very very rare til 2010

[@BlueTyphoon2017]

@Vilgax00what where abrams plans? I don’t there even was a plan going into the sequels.

[@hoodedk9955]

No hate on the actress herself (we learned our lessons with the actors for Jar Jar and Anikan), but I'll never watch something directed by Rian Johnson again lol. Dudes garbage

[@Tarquin23]

I do think his tone, appearance and presence is very specific and not one that is particularly relatable. He’s a bit awkward sounding, and doesn’t come across as an ‘every man’. With that said, I do like him as a person and his performance - in the context of the Shakespearean Star Wars prequels - has grown on me.

[@tvvistedv3nom26]

That’s how Lucas wanted him to sound and he tried to be more monotone in the 3rd film to sound closer to Vader

[@Tarquin23]

@@tvvistedv3nom26 I understand, but I don’t think it works to make him fully I to the Vader we eventually see in ANH. It got the impulsive and aggressive nature across, but I don’t feel like Anakin in Episode III leads so well into Vader in Episode IV. Coupled with how we see him at the end of RotJ, I think Hayden’s mistake is making him too monotonous - the machine he’s hooked up to was meant to have explained that away

[@BlackHoleSoul13]

He was amazing but his character had Asperger's

[@Charles21_harris]

Those two movies are years apart his personality could have changed ​@Tarquin23

[@SonOfTheChinChin]

​@@BlackHoleSoul13 anikan had bpd. he reminds me of my ex who wants power

[@CheapCheerful]

I like Hayden Christianson. I don't know why, he just doesn't seem like the usual Hollywood jerk. I hope he's found something in life that can bring him happiness.

[@chipperripper0896]

He did, his kid!

[@tylere.8436]

he has a farm, so that would be automatically fulfilling, away from the chaos and noise of Hollywood.

[@EatTheHomeless674]

I hate when people confuse bad dialogue for bad acting🤦‍♂️

[@claraxani9388]

You forgot to mention, Hayden was also nominated for a Golden Globe in 2001, before Attack of the Clones, for "Life as a House". He's now back in Star Wars, he's redeemed himself, he was amazing in Kenobi and Ahsoka, people are excited to see him and I'm sure now his new movies wouldn't flop at the Box Office

[@narrowstone5363]

I'm literally only gonna watch kenoobi and ahsokah now because he's in it, thanks for this comment

[@kimicrewe4443]

@@narrowstone5363both shows are pretty shit quite literally carried by the Hayden Christian celeberity appearance

[@You-Tube-n5k]

Downside is that Kenobi and Ahsoka were chewed up pretty badly by Star Wars fans. But yeah, he's honestly really good in them. He has a lot of screen presence and whatnot. Tbh, I think those shows have some pretty good performances despite their flaws.

[@You-Tube-n5k]

@@kimicrewe4443 Tbf, Ewan Mcgregor's performance is amazing too.

[@jase276]

I don't think he ever needed to redeem himself. He's always done his job.

[@MontagoDK]

Mark Hamil also almost have no other roles afterwords. He did a ton of voice dubbing instead.

[@amaneyugihanako-kunofthesi8849]

With the Joker being one of his most famous Voice acting roles

[@i_i8924]

He had that car accident that hurt his boyish look

[@pineapplepizza4016]

Yup, he found a new career in voice acting.

[@vitoc8454]

Yeah but looking at his voice acting resume, it seems like this guy was 90% of people's childhoods (INDEPENDENTLY of Star Wars)

[@Fridgemasters]

And he is one of the best damn voice actors of all time.

[@ahanlon9315]

He deserves so much more love in the industry. He's a great actor and a genuinely kind guy from the times I've met him at conventions. Bad writing will make even the best actors look awful. Hell, Christopher Lee was an amazing actor and even I felt the script held him back a lot, especially when you compare it to his role as Saruman.

[@teddykazandjiev]

His Darth Vader moments in RoTS are amazing. The way he looks at those younglings before he ignites the saber. The way he talks to Padme and Obi wan. The way he fights. Overall in RoTS he was amazing. AOTC he did have some cringe moments but again, none of it was his fault. In fact I don't even blame George Lucas because a slave being awkward and cringey when talking to his crush is realistic. Same slave being an emotional wreck is also logical. Fortunetely, Hayden is getting the love he always desserved. He is being appreciated. As a teen I would defend him from all the haters and it's funny some of those hatters now act as his biggest fans. My only two regrets are that he endured so much unneeded stress and that we didn't get to see him in more movies. I also watched Jumped. It was a cool movie (nothing mindblowing but definetely cool) and Hayden played it really well.

[@ChristianPierce]

its good to know star wars fans havent changed one bit, dude said he deserves a public apology from geroge lol

[@evanmcclure6212]

They say the same thing now about every new show. When Filoni makes his movie people are going to throw a fit

[@justjamie5006]

@@evanmcclure6212it makes it so hard to be a fan

[@revengeofthesith.]

Why does George owe him an apology? I don't think Hayden is mad at George whatsoever

[@JackAttack-fb4jd]

@@revengeofthesith.No a fan said that George owed himself the apology after seeing the Phantom menace for the first time

[@evanmcclure6212]

@revengeofthesith. he's not talking about Hayden getting an apology reread it lol his wording is a little weird tho. He's referring to that fan who said he wanted an apology from George after the phantom menace

[@CoolPandaTheMovieNerd]

Hayden Christensen played Anakin Skywalker perfectly. Think about it. Whiny- ” It’s all Obi-Wan’s fault, he’s holding me back!” Luke Skywalker “but I was supposed to go to Tashi station to pick up some power converters!” Hasty and impatient- “I have to go to tatooine to save my mom” Obi-Wan: we’ll take him together Anakin: no I’ll take them now! Luke: I have to go to cloud city I can’t get the visions out of my head! Palpatine: you killed Padme! Anakin: noooooooooooooo Darth Vader: I am your father Luke: nooooooooooooo

[@trueart7411]

brooo... great point!

[@rector0455]

If you only knew the powah of one.. The powah of two.. The powah of... Maaaaannnnnnyyyy

[@elijahknox4421]

That's the writing. It's Hayden's job to make us believe this is what Anakin is like

[@CMADE]

@@rector0455 The powah of femiiiii

[@dean.mcmxcvi]

I loved the prequels 😭😭 but they’re what I grew up with. The original trilogy was before my time. I think that’s why I’ve never understood the prequel hate (nor did I even know about it until like two years ago lmao)

[@agoosecalledxaro6679]

I love the prequels. I think they're better than the first three. Regardless, we can all agree that Disney Star Wars sucks, and we should not consider it Canon.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

It’s interesting that Prequel Fans had no idea the Prequel Trilogy was hated for nearly two decades. I grew up in the transitionary period between the Prequel Era (1999-2005) and the Sequel Era (2015-2019), so I was aware the Prequel Trilogy was hated by Star Wars Fans and a lot of people, at a very young age. Which is ironic, because I grew up with Dave Feloni’s Clone Wars which feels like a better version of the Prequel Trilogy while also enhancing that trilogy. So I guess I’m basically a hypocrite. Honestly, the Prequel Hate was basically the Millennials/Gen X’s equivalent to the Sequel Hate that’s been going on since the Last Jedi. A lot of the same problems that we Gen Zs have towards the Sequel Trilogy (Mostly) are pretty much the same as how the Millennials & Gen Exs had towards the Prequel Trilogy. For me though, both trilogies have its ups & downs.

[@starlit_hawser11]

Only two years ago? Have you been living under a rock?!

[@peterlewis2178]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudios I was born the year The Phantom Menace released, and yeah, I was hyper aware growing up that (what seemed like) everyone hated the prequels. I've always been a very independent thinker, and I don't cave to peer pressure, so I always really liked them, but it felt like I was the only one, and whenever I expressed that I thought they (or Hayden Christenson) were good, people treated me like it was because I was a kid and didn't know any better. It felt so patronizing, and I hated the vehement prequel hate so much.

[@kydenrax904]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudios Yeah honestly give people a chance to grow up with the sequels (and give them a clone wars style treatment to enhance them) and you will have people in 8 years denying that there was any hate. I kind of just wish we as Star Wars fans now just accepted there are some we don't like and that's okay, just watch and live with what you enjoy and be happy other people are enjoying what they can.

[@zzodysseuszz]

3:18 the dialogue is literally nothing different than the originals and the people criticising it had no idea what they’re talking about

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

It’s trash my guy

[@AsterionH]

Jumper was such a good movie. It's a shame they didn't continue that franchise.

[@FloppaBreaker]

Technically they did, actually. It's a KZbin series called Impulse, 2 seasons, really good.

[@onelefthanded6928]

​@@FloppaBreaker never knew that gotta check it out, tq

[@ninjanibba4259]

Jumper was not good

[@grants7390]

@@ninjanibba4259 that's just an opinion. it may be a common opinion, but it doesn't mean someone with a different opinion is wrong.

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@grants7390 stop coping, the movie isn’t good

[@You-Tube-n5k]

Hayden Christensen has honestly been such a good sport about all of this. He's really been dealt an unfair hand when it comes to movies that he was casted in. Tbh, I don't even think his performances are all that bad, a lot of this is down to the directing and scripts. And even then, I really liked Jumper, and I'm excited to watch Takers. Here's to hoping he gets casted in more movies that get critical success, because he deserves it quite frankly.

[@abrahamlincoln1600]

Jumper was actually one of my fav movies growing up.

[@shaneilellis9832]

Me too.

[@notjohncena6492]

Same

[@SPANKYHONEY]

The way anakin is in the prequels makes sense a lot for how darth vader acts the og trilogy

[@The-Emerald-Phoenix]

jumper was amazing

[@ChristopherP]

Same

[@tikvision]

It sucked. Big time

[@Obiwanrollmeone]

Bro… I love Hayden and Jumper was one of my childhood movies, but saying it was amazing is a big ass reach. It was mediocre at best. Ppl need better taste

[@lindildeev5721]

Amazing, I don't know but interesting, definitely. It shows that the "super-scenario" is very unlikely to happen: if they get super powers, most people will use them to fix their lifes and grant them some extras, not to make the world a better place.

[@Feybred]

agreed, i have to disagree with the nay-sayers, jumper was fun and it did a great job of showing what every young man would love to have; money, freedom, young, attractive, and the ability to go anywhere in the blink of an eye. sure some parts could have been better, but it was just cool, a movie one could put on for that comfort while doing other things, or sleep to.

[@nightfire_CSGO]

on the 0.00000000001% chance Hayden sees these comments, I understand pride as an actor but I hope he knows how important and amazing of a job he did. Fuck the critics, fuck the prequel haters, Hayden as Anakin had more cultural impact than 99% of artists ever will. Him, Ewan and Natalie are GOATS.

[@BocchiSite]

This

[@Shadowx011]

Thanks…this is Hayden and your post has motivated me to start an idea for a “Looper” part 2.

[@propelledgaming9441]

Jumper is unironically one of my favorite movies I think its great.

[@baeber]

yeah I'm with you there I loved it

[@kyleberlin6990]

It was a good movie. Very entertaining

[@SeanNH94]

y'know it's nice he finally was appreciated, he didn't deserve that hate back then

[@Jalcordoba]

Ok this video did not end well

[@gannonsmith5807]

Forreal I'm glad i wasn't the only one baffled at the last few seconds. I was like wait, that was how you ended it?!?! 😳🤨

[@lanthelancer]

Yeah, it was a bit abrupt and depressing. This guy still has less than 1k subs though so he’s still learning, he’ll figure it out the next time.

[@Stuntmachine14]

The ending bleak and cynical af

[@alang.bandala8863]

Hey slick! ​@slick8232 You are they guy from the edits!! What are you doing here?

[@kylefry8980]

fr the way i saw it was hayden finally stopped making movies just to advance his career by trying to make blockbusters and got to do more independent stuff to grow as an actor, and he gets the best of both worlds by getting to be in star wars again! very cynical ending

[@argirismichalostamos6191]

Fuck the critics, I love the dude! He is an awesome actor!

[@Nikl1296]

I actually LOVE that Hayden has such a deep respect for acting! He wanted to take roles that would help him grow as an actor and not for the money and you can even see when he returned as Anakin in Ahsoka, he's still grown as an actor! I'm excited to see what roles he does next. Kinda reminds me of Robert Pattinson, you can see the respect for acting and dedication is there.

[@kylewarren5268]

I thought Hayden nailed it perfectly in episode 3. So much emotion in his face. All the hate and rage and sadness for his choices. Just absolutely fantastic I thought. It's my favorite star wars movie ever. Anakin fell HARD.

[@Alpha_dogg1]

And this is exactly why I am so beyond grateful was born in 1995 and got to enjoy these films in all their glory and advertisements growing up with no internet and no criticism and no outside negativity. I got to be a kid which is what these films were made for

[@MikMoen]

That Fans that redeemed him as an Actor in Star Wars were the ones that fell in love with his character in The Clone Wars TV series, and because of that new found appreciation, allowed people to look back at the Prequel films with a new understanding.

[@vitoc8454]

It arguably also helps that "Prequel Memes" became a thing and the internet turned basically every scene (hell, almost every *line* ) into a gag. Enjoying the movies "ironically" eventually ended up becoming unironic enjoyment.

[@meh.96]

Also the sequel is utter garbage that made fans thought to prequel, "Perhaps I treat you too harshly".

[@LilacSreya]

It's the culmination of multiple factors at the same time - 1. Some were too young at the time of movies, they only found a voice now. 2. Haters were louders than likers and drowned the positive voices. 3. And, as in my case, only were introduced to Star Wars recently. Force Awakens was my first Star Wars media. I like Hayden and the prequels most (I don't like the CGI cartoon show much nor their version of Anakin).

[@VinVonVoom]

​@@LilacSreyaI think it also has something to do with a lot of the hate for the movies being so mean-spirited and well cringe. I see the same thing happening with the Sequels now, more people are saying the sequel trilogy is good because the people who are super invested in hating it are really obnoxious.

[@VinVonVoom]

​@@LilacSreyaI think it also has something to do with a lot of the hate for the movies being so mean-spirited and well cringe. I see the same thing happening with the Sequels now, more people are saying the sequel trilogy is good because the people who are super invested in hating it are really obnoxious.

[@katlyndobransky2419]

I always found the prequels to be sooo Shakespearean. They have a special charm that other movies don’t have. I feel like critics just wanted the prequels to be just like the OT. That’s why they loved the sequels while fans grew tired. Most of the prequel hate was from the media. It’s a shame Hayden was treated so terribly

[@davemac9563]

Naa, they were just bad. Shakespearean doesn’t make it good. Execution also matters.

[@VinVonVoom]

​@@davemac9563The execution was brilliant in a ton of ways, you can obviously find problems here and there and if they're deal breakers for you there's nothing wrong with that (I know plenty of people who can't stand ESB because they can't get past the creepy Han-Leia romance). Some people just value different things in movies and that's fine.

[@tylere.8436]

I only like RotS. PM and AotC are so BAD. I also loved the two Clone Wars cartoons.

[@Parallax-ec4ik]

People will blame actors like if the actor wrote the character dialogue

[@tikvision]

Remember when people were actually excited by starwars? I don't. My last time was rogue one.

[@balecalduin1993]

Pepperidge farm remembers

[@connorgarvin2056]

I mean I was excited for ep 7 and 8(before I saw it), 7 cause it was the first star wars in a while and 8 because 7 was decent enough that I had excitment as to were it could've gone, Mando was really enjoyable too, aswell as Ashoka for me, but I was a huge rebels fan

[@cranshawmccaw]

@@connorgarvin2056LOL

[@FunFacts1212]

@@connorgarvin2056last time I was truly excited for Star Wars was actually not long ago, it was for S3 of Bad Batch, and despite controversy, I loved the show and still do.

[@carno.5911]

I mean the original starwars was already not truly a masterpiece in writing & such. "A new hope"s storytelling felt kinda wooden. The Build-up of some story stages to the next one lacked some propper transition. Part 2 & 3 were solid but also not really overwhelming. What is one who tries to build further on it's movie legacy suposed to do? It just stood out at it's time, which is something you can't really recreate nowadays. There is other & often better space opera in books & comics, which would be nice to see on cinema as well, but sadly hollywood regulary fails at atttempts of doing so.

[@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy]

0:15 I told you to take a seat, young Skywalker.

[@leeingleton2691]

Shattered glass was an incredible performance, and it's a real hidden gem of a film.

[@voidmind]

0:48 Nathalie Portman was already an internationally known actress before she played in Star Wars.

[@EclipseHedgehog]

reminder that Hayden's acting wasn't even on redlettermedia's critique list when doing those prequel reviews. Even "Mr. Plinkett" described him as doing fine with the material given to him, "he's not a bad actor kids, leave him alone."

[@JR-kx3jr]

Indeed. We know Portman and McGregor are good actors, but they’re often just as awkward and wooden in the prequels. Lucas should have just provided the general plot and let someone else write and direct.

[@EclipseHedgehog]

@@JR-kx3jr or at least a better acting director. but no charismatic actor can make the sand dialogue sound good.

[@jcdenton2819]

Well, that is exactly what happened to Carrie Fisher before Hayden.

[@rector0455]

Mark Hamill too. Yes yes I know The Joker VA and 🐓-knocker wow how could I forget such an epic career. 🙄 Meanwhile Harrison Ford became one of the most successful action movie stars of all time. I mean, does anyone look at Indiana Jones and go... "Wait that's Han Solo, this is weird!"

[@MadsterV]

@@rector0455 exactly. It's not the movie.

[@levi8781]

And now it’s happening to Daisy Ridley (Ray Actress) I’m sensing a pattern here

[@gusandthetv]

He was the perfect Anakin for the backstory Lucas wrote, just not the Anakin the audience expected based on the OT.

[@c99kfm]

This, I am willing to grant. I must assume that the Anakin we got matched Lucas' vision, which meant Hayden as an actor did what Lucas wanted him to do. Unfortunately, it wasn't what a lot of us wanted to see - even if teenage Anakin was vastly more bearable than pre-teen (Lloyd), he was still stiff and unnatural in a way we have seen in no other Jedi with even minimal training, much less one who would become Vader.

[@blake504]

he literally played the character exactly how it was written, the storyline shows the pain hes gone through to become this ruthless cold villian

[@idek6652]

and to think everyone loves him for his role as anakin now, feels bad man 😢

[@imnotlikeanyone]

People wanted to see Darth Vader as a teenager and didn't liked him acted like a teenager

[@theinnerlight8016]

No one wanted to see Darth Vader as a teenager. Ever.

[@imnotlikeanyone]

@@theinnerlight8016 well, that's how the second trilogy was sold and yet people went to the movie theater for episode I

[@rector0455]

​@@theinnerlight8016Bruh you lie so bad. Without the prequels, Star Wars is only half complete. George conceived it as a set of trilogies, and intentionally left the prequels for a point down the road where he hoped technology would improve to allow him to do them right.

[@gballdadon312]

@@theinnerlight8016so what, have EU movies instead? Lmao

[@Pneumanon]

@@rector0455 That has nothing to do with seeing Vader as a teenager.

[@fireteamblue]

2:55 Hey genius I already have tinnitus I don’t need you piping 12KHz into my ear thanks

[@bajes328]

I don't know why but I laughed my ass off at this. You're not wrong.

[@emilio-7557]

Bro fr😂

[@dawnieb.7394]

OMG it hurts like hell with earbuds. WHY people put this in their videos I'll never know.

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

Type casting? i mean he went from a bad guy to a good guy. Jumper is one of the most fun films out there. I like the idea and story of it.

[@LingeringWont]

It's crazy how normally he sounds so much like Matt Lanter's Anakin in his talk with Diego Luna

[@tylere.8436]

Aging and getting back into the role through the Clone Wars series will do that.

[@eggnorman]

2:52 nah that pierced right into my fucking brain, I thought I was having a major tinnitus episode

[@TheeCapN]

I hate it when someone makes a shit editing choice. Nothing good can come from it. You point it out it gets ignored or mocked. The video definitely won't get fixed and re released. It will continue messing with people for ever.

[@Aeshhhh]

@@TheeCapN I think it was on purpose

[@tickletorture]

@@TheeCapN Yeah, it was an interesting video but I didn't like the editing. Felt kind of pretentious in general, like one of those Danny Boyd videos.

[@tickletorture]

@@TheeCapN Also, actually he could go into the KZbin editor and edit that part out. He probably won't though.

[@Sphendrana]

That's the point where I stopped watching. I fucking hate when people do this shit. I am not an old fart yet, I can still HEAR that shit, and I have a fucking HEADACHE NOW. Headphones users be damned amirite? Worse if you use earBUDS.

[@Enjoyurble]

Mark Hamill's biggest acting gig besides Star Wars was...Guyver? Which is obviously legendary, but being big in one series doesn't automatically translate to stardom elsewhere. Obviously, he found what some people might even consider his true calling in voice acting, but yeah. Even if you take out Star Wars, Hayden's career is something most actors would love to have. It's not "great", but he constantly had the opportunity not only for steady work but to pick a lot of his projects, a lot like Daniel Radcliffe (although it would have been nice if he got as weird with it). The more interesting thing is how, according to IMDB, he, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman all started getting gigs in the industry in 93/94.

[@yeahbutthendragons152]

Mark Hamill is probably one of the most famous examples of someone who gets type cast in roles not at all like their most famous one - cartoon super villains in voice acting

[@NeverSunnyBand]

Mark Hammill's biggest acting gig after Star Wars is as the animated Joker and he was perfect

[@anakeenskywalker6007]

Dude he rocked at being the voice of Bruce Timm's Joker from Timmverse of Batman lol. He also was the voice of Ozai on ATLA. Mark has a bigger roles pool for sure.

[@DavidShort-u7n]

Have to respect him for trying out multiple genres. He actually took risks and made efforts which is more than most of us.

[@YourPalKindred]

Dude I though Hayden did such a great job portraying Anakin. It's criminal that he didn't land more roles. Anakin is one of my favourite characters from SW *because* of his acting.

[@nothingman759]

and he is such a down to earth guy too, feel bad for him

[@RogueJyn]

I never had issues with Hayden, nothing but love for him on my end. Grew up watching the prequels, and was genuinely excited to see him come back to it after all these years. His parts in Ahsoka and Obi Wan were amazing!

[@iaketano6024]

He deserves sooo much better, he deserves soo much credit. Like idk how ppl were back then, but looking at it now, he was an amazing actor in Episode 2 & 3, especially in 3. I love him

[@gonzy897]

I love Shattered Glass! I think that movie is his best acting performance!

[@DanandJoeMusic]

Completely agree, it's one of my favorite modern dramas. Nice to see another fan.

[@6thgraderfriends]

He's even better in Life as a House.

[@NyolateAMV]

Pretty darn good movie!

[@ecci0261]

It’s a shame what happened to him. Especially considering how younger generations absolutely adore his performance as Anakin. Probably because they never had that prequel hype so his performance wasn’t as damaging.

[@fizz9698]

Real

[@Blade_Sensei]

He deserves the biggest apology in the galaxy bro

[@burbankerr44687]

great video bro! I love the music from baby driver 😁

[@docker4671]

mark hamill was never in anything i can remember aside from voicing the joker

[@balecalduin1993]

Wing Commander was a great series of video games

[@baki484]

Ozai in avatar the last Airbender.

[@connorgarvin2056]

he did what hayden should have done, he knew his face was taped all over star wars, so he delved into voice acting, he did a couple shows here and there, the flash, BBT (just as himself lmao) but knew he wouldnt be able to hit the blockbuster films again without luke casting a shadow over him

[@owenmahan2854]

Regular Show

[@haydenrhead7692]

He’s been in tons of animated shows, the Joker, Skips from regular show. He even played chucky in the remake

[@playerioik6101]

He epitomizes the phrase "suffering from success."

[@Supuri_]

The thing is about becoming a huge star due to a super popular role, is if you haven't been established as a known actor before that, you are screwed. At least, you won't be able to escape that role. You used Chris Evans as an example but he was already established as a known actor before captain america. For example, I knew him from scott pilgrim but he also had a lot of other roles that were somewhat known.

[@thearcanamodernau8130]

There are some exceptions though. Robert Pattinson managed to escape the aftermath of the Twilight franchise (which was arguably worse than the Stars Wars prequels) to the point almost no one remembers he was in it. He went from Twlight to Batman in less than a decade

[@pxl_shoot3r602]

Yeah. I don't know why he thinks this is exclusive to Star Wars. It happens in every franchise.

[@jonmurphy4889]

Jumper and Takers are both great films with great casts