I mentioned the Disney+ version because every attempt to find the clip online to screenshot the lenses are solid black. I’m not sure which version is on Disney+ aside from it being the updated version with Greedo shooting first and whatnot.
I've heard there were some re-edits to the Disney+ version. Not sure exactly what is different but I guess this is one of them. I kind of wonder if they cribbed it from the despecialized edition lol.
I have the original on VHS and the despecialized edition. You can see his eyes in those versions as well, it's just less clear because of the lower video quality.
You can actually see his eyes like this in a few other scenes where the helmet is turned this way, like when he speaks to Tarkin in the control room and is pacing back and forth.
I think its cooler this way, just a little flash of his humanity while he hunts his son down. Then again, the special editions added both a lot of cool stuff and a lot of awful stuff, but overall I think I like them more.
But they did realllly fuck up ROTJ which is my favorite star wars film.
I’m With you. I like some of the additions. But like, whyyyyy change the Ewok party song just why? Who asked for that? Things like that. Really it’s that and the fuzzy singer guy in jabbas palace. The rest I’m fine with.
You can see it in every release of the film. But on most of the previous masters, the shot was slightly darker so his eyes were more difficult to see (especially on the 2004-2011 scan). The 2020 4K Blu-ray master (also the same version on Disney+) has different color timing, so shots like this are a bit brighter and more clear.
Here's a screenshot from the 2011 Blu-ray (2004 film scan):
[https://i.ibb.co/wRJrKss/vlcsnap-2023-03-29-00h43m03s852.png](https://i.ibb.co/wRJrKss/vlcsnap-2023-03-29-00h43m03s852.png)
And here's the same shot brightened up a bit:
[https://i.ibb.co/MRLKp1g/brightened.png](https://i.ibb.co/MRLKp1g/brightened.png)
Rare sighitng of David Prouse.
Who? Everybody knows Hayden Christensen is Darth Vader. /s
It's James Earl Jones numbskull
That guy from Big Bang Theory? That episode was funny as hell when he and Sheldon annoyed this chick. Dunno her name
It was like that back in the day too
I mentioned the Disney+ version because every attempt to find the clip online to screenshot the lenses are solid black. I’m not sure which version is on Disney+ aside from it being the updated version with Greedo shooting first and whatnot.
The lenses are actually red, and the red light is the reason we can see through them
I've heard there were some re-edits to the Disney+ version. Not sure exactly what is different but I guess this is one of them. I kind of wonder if they cribbed it from the despecialized edition lol.
Harmy's Despecialized uses the official 2011 Blu-ray masters for the vast majority, only filling in the altered shots. This was not one of them.
Don't call me hateful when celibately you call me that.
What
It’s a bot quoting Ahsoka
I don’t remember her saying that, and why is she blue?
Idk man
I have the original on VHS and the despecialized edition. You can see his eyes in those versions as well, it's just less clear because of the lower video quality. You can actually see his eyes like this in a few other scenes where the helmet is turned this way, like when he speaks to Tarkin in the control room and is pacing back and forth.
I also noticed you can see them during the “What?!?” When the falcon shows up, it’s just a much quicker shot.
This scene is why Vader's face has an eyebrow in Rebels.
Is it really? Great detail, Filoni!
Unfortunately not, the animators found it difficult to convey emotion without eyebrows, so they just gave Vader eyebrows.
And I'm glad they did, the scene is iconic at this point. An eyebrow is not that big of a deal.
I completely agree!
Eye brows killed my family. What do you say now to eye brows not being a big deal? “Killed by eye brows they were, sad I am. Mmmm, quiet side, yes..”
This is just a fucking lie what, its so you could read Vader’s expressions better
pretty sure it’s because he had eyebrows in rotj, but those got edited out in later releases
It's not. It's based on Vader's original face reveal in Return of the Jedi, where he originally had eyebrows.
I might be thinking of Vader's eye in the series finale of the Clone Wars
He had eyebrows originally in ROTJ before the special-weshial editions.
They added so much CGI to that cut but couldn’t black out his eyes? LOL
I think its cooler this way, just a little flash of his humanity while he hunts his son down. Then again, the special editions added both a lot of cool stuff and a lot of awful stuff, but overall I think I like them more. But they did realllly fuck up ROTJ which is my favorite star wars film.
I’m With you. I like some of the additions. But like, whyyyyy change the Ewok party song just why? Who asked for that? Things like that. Really it’s that and the fuzzy singer guy in jabbas palace. The rest I’m fine with.
Gotta get those theatrical version DVDs. My dad had them when I was a kid, but they might not sell them anymore
The lack of Sith or Blue eyes makes it uncanny
You are definitely British
Is this only on the international version or something?
No, it's just that Brits have a tendency to apologise. It was meant to be a joke.
Close I’m Canadian :P
Lmao I was about to say that stereotype was about canadians
Sorry :P
No i’m sorry. Proceeds to have a door stand off.
So, a colony of brits, yeah i would say close.
So basically everyone then?
OH BRITANNIA! BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES
Yeah sorry we Kiwis also apologize all the time.
Ah, our next-door neighbours. How ya goin, mate?
Chur cuz, good ta see ya.
Can’t be british, they spelt apologise incorrectly.
Colonial teachings i suppose
Could be going for Oxford spelling
I thought that was a Canadian thing? Also maybe you guys just don't apologize enough
Man I can’t unsee it now
The actor looks so done with this, lmao "I just want to finish the shoot so i can go home"
One of the few things the Special Eds should have corrected, but nah, 4 minute Sy Snootles music video in ROTJ is more important.
It’s always been like this on every version
You can see it in every release of the film. But on most of the previous masters, the shot was slightly darker so his eyes were more difficult to see (especially on the 2004-2011 scan). The 2020 4K Blu-ray master (also the same version on Disney+) has different color timing, so shots like this are a bit brighter and more clear. Here's a screenshot from the 2011 Blu-ray (2004 film scan): [https://i.ibb.co/wRJrKss/vlcsnap-2023-03-29-00h43m03s852.png](https://i.ibb.co/wRJrKss/vlcsnap-2023-03-29-00h43m03s852.png) And here's the same shot brightened up a bit: [https://i.ibb.co/MRLKp1g/brightened.png](https://i.ibb.co/MRLKp1g/brightened.png)
He looks so tired
NOW THIS IS POD RACING