James Earl Jones On Playing Darth Vader

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    James Earl Jones discusses his experience performing the part of Darth Vader, particularly during THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
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  • @darrinbaker00
    @darrinbaker00 Před 9 lety +5467

    I would buy a ticket to hear James Earl Jones and Morgan Freeman talk about the weather.

    • @jceluniverso
      @jceluniverso Před 8 lety +66

      +Darrin Baker i'd buy a ticket to hear james earl say: I'M YOUR FATHER XD

    • @JurgenKrace
      @JurgenKrace Před 8 lety +15

      +Darrin Baker man this is hillarious

    • @user-zz7bi8ps6j
      @user-zz7bi8ps6j Před 7 lety +15

      and David Attenborough

    • @mandarkastronomonov2962
      @mandarkastronomonov2962 Před 7 lety +13

      You know what? I would too.

    • @tomblackstone482
      @tomblackstone482 Před 5 lety +11

      I remember way back when watching George C. Scott and Orson Welles talk about their favorite toothpaste.

  • @tyrantgregcagkaiju71
    @tyrantgregcagkaiju71 Před 9 lety +2232

    I don't think anyone could pull off Darth Vader's voice better than James Earl.

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 Před 5 lety +8

      Or Mufasa

    • @ishmaelforester9825
      @ishmaelforester9825 Před 4 lety +23

      He's Darth Vader's voice. James Earl Jones is Vader, he owns the voice.

    • @annapoornarasam2299
      @annapoornarasam2299 Před 4 lety

      Maybe brawny King fitness can do it

    • @moviemaniac9518
      @moviemaniac9518 Před 4 lety +1

      Without question

    • @tyrantgregcagkaiju71
      @tyrantgregcagkaiju71 Před 4 lety +4

      Ethan Schmid Not a bad choice, but his voice somewhat more intimidating, compared to Jones’, whose voice has a more MAJESTIC approach that is almost fitting for a ruler of an army.

  • @jossym
    @jossym Před 7 lety +1402

    For me, Vader was the result of the combined talents of both James Earl Jones and Dave Prowse. JEJ's voice is iconic, and you can't imagine it being any other way now, but also DP was brilliant in the suit. I remember reading an interview with him once, where he explained he had such little direction from Lucas as to how to move/point/stand etc, that he decided to just use some of the exaggerated mannerisms he had learnt during his bodybuilding days, such as the aggressive pointing and the way he stood with his thumbs tucked in to his belt. Between the two of them, they made a great character even more memorable.

    • @jamessibson7453
      @jamessibson7453 Před 5 lety +16

      Yes the Vader you saw in Ros and rogue one was too small!!

    • @rscristiano8
      @rscristiano8 Před 4 lety +6

      Jossy M indeed it was the both of the little things they brought to the table that made it magic

    • @TheJayrockerr
      @TheJayrockerr Před 4 lety +38

      I agree. Although I am a big fan of James Earl Jones. I don’t think David Prowse, is given enough credit.
      I read that interview, as well. Being a fan of bodybuilding. When I rewatched those iconic scenes. I could see what Mr. Prowse was talking about.

    • @scsi_joe
      @scsi_joe Před 4 lety +1

      Why wasn't James in the suit?

    • @TheJayrockerr
      @TheJayrockerr Před 4 lety +9

      J F -No offense, to James Earl Jones. It was just George Lucas’ intention to have a certain body type in the suit, and an actor with a certain type of voice, for the speaking parts. Of course, as the saying goes “The rest is history.”

  • @LuvThoseLadies
    @LuvThoseLadies Před 10 lety +537

    Having James Earl Jones play the voice of Darth Vader was a stroke of GENIUS!

    • @JaharNarishma
      @JaharNarishma Před 3 lety +2

      We're about 45 years after shooting now. I was born somewhere in the middle of that time.
      How big was Jones when he got the part? This was over 10 years after his debut on the screen. Was it really genius or was it a lucky happenstance?

    • @rodmanpactacrbryant
      @rodmanpactacrbryant Před 3 lety +1

      YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @orangefacedbuddah1776
      @orangefacedbuddah1776 Před 3 lety

      @@JaharNarishma it all came together through lucas,how ironic that he compltely messed up the films in the 1990s.A very similar thing happened with the film director richard donner,he directed the original superman in 1978.He made a masterpice of a movie,that was ruined by the greedy producers in the subsequent superman films.

  • @Scarecrow545
    @Scarecrow545 Před 7 lety +316

    You can tell, too. His voice in Empire and Jedi is much more even and tempered, giving it a hypnotic effect (when he tries to convince Luke for example), as opposed to the 'military badass' voice of A New Hope.

    • @MrJsfingers
      @MrJsfingers Před 4 lety +19

      Scarecrow545 good pick up. ESB Vader always scared me the most as a kid.

    • @LoyaFrostwind
      @LoyaFrostwind Před 4 lety +26

      I also remember from an interview on CZcams that Hayden was trying to mimic the rhythm/cadence of JEJ's voice.

    • @darktempleful
      @darktempleful Před 4 lety +3

      Yes, you're totally right!

    • @orangefacedbuddah1776
      @orangefacedbuddah1776 Před 3 lety

      @@LoyaFrostwind a terrible st of films.

    • @yusefendure
      @yusefendure Před 2 lety

      Spot on

  • @DigginInTheCrates1
    @DigginInTheCrates1 Před 9 lety +315

    James Earl Jones is a national treasure

  • @captainn2094
    @captainn2094 Před 9 lety +315

    Thanks James Earl, you nailed the voice of Darth Vader. Nobody would ever come close.

  • @lrekt
    @lrekt Před 3 lety +750

    He sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger
    without his accent.

    • @rossbarr-scragg4076
      @rossbarr-scragg4076 Před 3 lety +13

      I hear this too!

    • @sRp517
      @sRp517 Před 3 lety +6

      r/Thanks. I Hate It.

    • @mkzone13
      @mkzone13 Před 3 lety +6

      I hope someone deepfakes this.

    • @JuanPablo-pg3vx
      @JuanPablo-pg3vx Před 3 lety +1

      Pif there is nothing to hate everyone loves Arnold's voice

    • @sRp517
      @sRp517 Před 3 lety

      @@JuanPablo-pg3vx I too, love both Arnold and JEJ. I hate that I can't unhear it now.

  • @Milordvega
    @Milordvega Před 6 lety +281

    Happy 87th birthday, Mr. James Earl Jones! The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant...next to the power of your voice!

    • @delightonailende620
      @delightonailende620 Před 3 lety +3

      That's his jab....

    • @firstptr3and10_
      @firstptr3and10_ Před 3 lety +4

      Is he almost 90, now? Wow

    • @12answersyt41
      @12answersyt41 Před 3 lety +2

      Damn COVID might get him too

    • @sylvestercharpentier4189
      @sylvestercharpentier4189 Před 3 lety +1

      @@12answersyt41 that happens im going postal, James does such an amazing job being the voice of vader, i hope we have him in life for many more years

    • @larry2281
      @larry2281 Před 3 lety +3

      We need a Vader movie while James Earl Jones is still alive. He’s not getting any younger.

  • @mhdunknown
    @mhdunknown Před 10 lety +67

    He's such a humble man.

  • @Sanguiluna
    @Sanguiluna Před 9 lety +148

    In a way, Star Wars and James Earl Jones was the very first time in film and television where an actor actually got formal recognition and praise for solely _voicing_ a character. At the time, voice actors were seen more as tools than proper actors and almost never got proper credit. Nowadays voice actors are more recognized and respected and some actors like Jennifer Hale, Steve Blum or Tara Strong have actually made commercially and critically successful careers out of primarily voice acting, but Jones was the first to really break that "glass ceiling" with Darth Vader. Indeed it's pretty telling that when most people think of Vader, the first actor that springs to most people's mind is not Prowse or Shaw, the men who were actually in the suit, but Jones, the voice.

    • @anobleroman8906
      @anobleroman8906 Před 9 lety +21

      Mark Hamill has also made a career off of voice acting, specifically voice the Joker. Btw Mel Blanc had a lot of respect.

    • @Prof_Tickles92
      @Prof_Tickles92 Před 9 lety +6

      Nolan Fultz Kevin conroy, and grey delisle too!

    • @theodorecarter6601
      @theodorecarter6601 Před 5 lety +3

      Sanguiluna I though the first was Mel Blanc

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 Před 5 lety +7

      @@anobleroman8906 like "father like "son" lol

    • @ukan1527
      @ukan1527 Před 2 lety +1

      @@anobleroman8906 not to forget him also voicing Fire Lord Ozai from Avatar

  • @Lalaxbo
    @Lalaxbo Před 8 lety +58

    James Earl Jones was one of the best things ever happened in Star Wars when he voiced Darth Vader and made the iconic voice we know today :)

  • @achmedlolol
    @achmedlolol Před 13 lety +6

    I had the fortune to speak with this man in person once, it was very brief and I cannot quite recall what it was about. But I swear, his voice vibrated in my gut

  • @SJMJ91
    @SJMJ91 Před 6 lety +5

    Probably the most memorable voice in cinema history.

  • @Nero68
    @Nero68 Před 14 lety +14

    One of the greatest voices in the world!

  • @Moggie-qn3pw
    @Moggie-qn3pw Před 3 lety +24

    I just love how JEJ was Luke’s dad AND Simba’s dad!! What a career!

  • @jazzthesoul
    @jazzthesoul Před 11 lety +9

    His voice is arguably the single element that made this saga from great to iconic

  • @queenfan45
    @queenfan45 Před 8 lety +18

    The fact that we get to hear him again is so wonderful.

  • @DrRocketLauncher
    @DrRocketLauncher Před 12 lety +43

    "We don't know what we did right" - Yeah that sounds like something Lucas would say.

  • @MMmmmmBobbert
    @MMmmmmBobbert Před 3 lety +5

    James Earl Jones is a phenomenal actor with great depth in his performances. But aside from his acting, his voice has the most Iconic sound of the past 50 years in my opinion. It’s commanding but gentle. Nobody does it like James Earl Jones. Classic. Next level.

  • @IceSpoon
    @IceSpoon Před 10 lety +191

    If I close my eyes...I swear I'm listening to Vader with the mask on.

  • @Guts-the-Berserker
    @Guts-the-Berserker Před 5 lety +12

    *Darth Vader was the culmination of Three talents to perform and Countless Talents to inform and reform.*
    David Prowse: MoCap is underrated as hell and despite a lot of anger over not being allowed to voice he did a fantastic job in spite of himself and his circumstances
    JEJ: Voice Over was phenomenal for sure and thankfully he had several people to give him examples and reasonings as to why Vader should sound slow, calculating, imposing, and powerful.
    Sebastian Shaw: Finally gave Vader a side rarely seen in which you felt pity but amazement at a fallen man coming back from the depths of evil and madness trying to finally do some good before dying. Also underrated.
    Behind these 3 AMAZING artists was an Entire Team that helped them achieve the most iconic vader look/sound/feel. The SFX team helped the voice sound even more machine and the added breathing sound effect that played EVEN WHILE Vader spoke at the same time further made him seem more like a machine since the act of breathing and speaking were (intentionally or unintentionally) made to be completely separate endeavors.

  • @ringmaster2500
    @ringmaster2500 Před 4 lety +2

    Always been a huge fan of James Earl Jones. Seems like a very humble and down to earth man with a great spirit

  • @gladecornelius
    @gladecornelius Před 2 lety +5

    The interview cut off a very cute thing he said. He told his son that he was the voice of Vader and his son looks up at him and said "Dad, how could you!!!?" 😂

  • @BortaMaga
    @BortaMaga Před 2 lety +3

    That explains from the behind-the-scenes standpoint why Darth Vader is always so calm and unemotional in the original trilogy, seeing him yelling plenty of times in the new Obi Wan Kenobi series is quite surprising and new

  • @simonvance8054
    @simonvance8054 Před 6 lety +3

    No-one could have done it better...his voice is iconic!

  • @bulle7
    @bulle7 Před 8 lety +11

    Voice God! His voice can build new universes.

  • @kurzackd
    @kurzackd Před 7 lety +16

    "You gotta keep his voice on a very narrow band of inflection... 'cause he ain't human, really." - nice!

  • @davidlcue
    @davidlcue Před 5 lety +12

    To me, James Earl Jones just said. "I'll do the voice however you want, as long as you pay me."

  • @genissefranklin796
    @genissefranklin796 Před 7 lety +5

    yea James Earl Jones u r awesome!!!!!

  • @romas1995
    @romas1995 Před 13 lety +1

    his voice is so warm and scary at the same time.

  • @saviitrius
    @saviitrius Před 12 lety

    omg thanks so much! :D i have it on my instant queue on Netflix so i can watch it right now. thanx again!

  • @cheowesley860
    @cheowesley860 Před 6 lety

    Happy birthday to the Legendary James Earl Jones!

  • @EvilMP5
    @EvilMP5 Před 8 lety +6

    Great actor and voice actor

  • @ryanwood7657
    @ryanwood7657 Před 2 lety

    Love James Earl Jones! The Darth Vader OG!

  • @stevenbrown1225
    @stevenbrown1225 Před 3 lety

    Bless this man!

  • @tobiasvosh3878
    @tobiasvosh3878 Před 4 lety +18

    I would pay to hear him say " You've burnt my Pop Tarts for the last time."

  • @leejaymarsh9021
    @leejaymarsh9021 Před 3 lety

    I could listen to James earl Jones,/ darth vader all day best voice ever

  • @zulawoo
    @zulawoo Před 13 lety +10

    When he said :"Scary as hell!" , I actually got scared myself!

  • @Velo1010
    @Velo1010 Před 3 lety

    Jones has the most fascinating and recognizable voices. Great actor, too. I especially like him in Coming to America.

  • @jeffreymeeks4051
    @jeffreymeeks4051 Před 7 lety +1

    I've always had strong hopes of possibly meeting him one day, he seems very relateable and humble.

  • @Forsparda
    @Forsparda Před 11 lety

    I could listen to his voice for hours

  • @Halbared
    @Halbared Před 2 lety

    Such a great snippet!

  • @KyloRen4238
    @KyloRen4238 Před rokem +1

    Happy B-day James Earl Jones. UR awesome legend. I love Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith, Rouge One: A Star Wars Story, Episode 4 A New Hope, Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back, Episode 6 Return of the Jedi, Episode 9 The Rise of Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Scary Movie 4, Click, Robots, The Lion King and The Sandlot. Disney movies rock... kids love action. I wanna see some action out there. Star Wars is my first favorite movie. All of them. I seen all Star Wars movies. I'll never stop watching or playing Star Wars. It mean family. Your a good wise man. May the Peace be with u Darth Vader. From Harlingen Texas. January 17, 1931
    January 17, 2023 through January 17, 3023

  • @nicholasdickens2801
    @nicholasdickens2801 Před 3 lety

    He has such an amazing voice. It’s truly gorgeous.

  • @AwashimaSeriLieutenant
    @AwashimaSeriLieutenant Před 11 lety

    i'm 21 and i was born in 1991 so the first movie i ever saw with good old james earl was lion king and then a couple years later i saw episode 5 when they had a star wars episode 4-6 marathon on tv

  • @HugoStiglitz88
    @HugoStiglitz88 Před 3 lety

    The last bit makes so much sense. I always noticed how much more emotional Vader was in episode iv compared to v and vi. This explains it

  • @zielonysnajper2105
    @zielonysnajper2105 Před 3 lety

    Thank you James for this masterpiece

  • @jjrj8568
    @jjrj8568 Před 7 lety +2

    his dialogue on R1 was superb : "My apologies!" cracked me up

  • @DarthWill3
    @DarthWill3 Před 13 lety

    We LOVE James Earl Jones!

  • @rustybuckets07
    @rustybuckets07 Před 11 lety

    I love this man.

  • @blofeld39
    @blofeld39 Před 14 lety +1

    Wow! Kershner told that first story on EMPIRE OF DREAMS! Awesome! :-)

  • @Rassamdul
    @Rassamdul Před 13 lety +1

    What a great voice!

  • @GrilloJ123
    @GrilloJ123 Před 13 lety

    my favorite voice in Hollywood, James Earl Jones!!!

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 Před 5 lety

    One of his best things that James did, I'll remember him as the voice of Darth Vader

  • @Davy.J.Y
    @Davy.J.Y Před 12 lety +3

    he was great in conan..!!!!

  • @Dizzylittlelord
    @Dizzylittlelord Před 12 lety

    i could listen to him speaking for days

  • @OmarioMufc
    @OmarioMufc Před 13 lety

    James Earl Jones is and will always be a legend! You are a Lord!!

  • @Manny4movies
    @Manny4movies Před 5 lety +1

    Love James Earl Jones I hang my autographed picture of him high, But I have to admit David Prowse was needed, he was awesome.. his walk of authority, his bulk built.. these two actors made Vader!!

    • @TheJayrockerr
      @TheJayrockerr Před 4 lety

      Manuel DaSilva -Exactly. It was a combination of the two.

  • @filimongalogavros5301
    @filimongalogavros5301 Před 5 lety

    James Earl ' s voice is so soothing and wise . . .

  • @creepshowcrate
    @creepshowcrate Před 9 lety +40

    Check out the audio Bible (King James Version) with James Earl Jones reading the entire New Testament. Nobody better for that than Jimmy Vader.

    • @nikolytt
      @nikolytt Před 9 lety +20

      Black Death 1347 nah, I'm not that much into fiction. Star Wars is good tho

    • @maxfrankow1238
      @maxfrankow1238 Před 9 lety +16

      purpledinosaurus Really? You're going there?

    • @nikolytt
      @nikolytt Před 9 lety +1

      Max Frankow where? to a galaxy far far away?

    • @maxfrankow1238
      @maxfrankow1238 Před 8 lety +14

      No, going to where you're making yourself look like a jackass.

    • @maxfrankow1238
      @maxfrankow1238 Před 8 lety +6

      No, I'm the guy who's trying to be respectful in the face of bigotry, but nice try.

  • @Bribickhed6
    @Bribickhed6 Před 12 lety

    wow its so cool to see him talk. i can hear vader and mufasa perfectly. when he says we dont know what we did right at 0:45 he sounds alot like mufasa especially when he says "right"

  • @SlinkVI
    @SlinkVI Před 13 lety

    OMG I LOVED lion king when I was a kid and now Im star wars geek, what a Quencidence

  • @stevenbaer4979
    @stevenbaer4979 Před 3 lety +3

    In 1977 when Star Wars came out, I was almost 10 years old. My most favorite character is Darth Vader. He's so evil, wicked, a former Jedi, and everyone favorite villain, when he died in 1983 in Return of the Jedi, people actually mourn. James Earl Jones will always be the voice of Darth Vader on Star Wars. That's only part of the actor James Earl Jones, he played other movies and cartoon voices as well?

  • @Daver869
    @Daver869 Před 13 lety

    I would LOVE to see and hear James Earl Jones and Ted Williams having a casual conversation!

  • @jackearhart4265
    @jackearhart4265 Před 3 lety

    RIP to a LEGEND

  • @DIGITALSCREAMS
    @DIGITALSCREAMS Před 11 lety +1

    A great actor...and nice guy.

  • @leftcoaster67
    @leftcoaster67 Před 9 lety +4

    Please someone get him to play King Lear, and film it. That voice reciting Shakespeare. Eargasm!

    • @vbartos1983
      @vbartos1983 Před 9 lety +1

      They did. They filmed a production of King Lear in Central park many years go with Mr. Jones as the lead. It was on Netflix for awhile, I'm not sure if they still have it. I did watch it though.

    • @DwyerArts
      @DwyerArts Před 9 lety

      I actually watched the production when I was in high school in 1979 - I could not believe I was hearing Darth Vader do Lear!!! It was a stellar performance as I recall!

  • @noxchance
    @noxchance Před 12 lety

    AMAZING tribute their

  • @elindigeno1215
    @elindigeno1215 Před 3 lety

    Amazing voice.

  • @br4dgr4y
    @br4dgr4y Před 3 lety +1

    What a voice

  • @FreddieCuellar
    @FreddieCuellar Před rokem

    The man is a LEGEND!!!

  • @BIGSAM-O-A
    @BIGSAM-O-A Před 11 lety

    thank you James earl jones, thank you

  • @jamesmuthiani5680
    @jamesmuthiani5680 Před 3 lety +10

    He'll always be king of Zamunda and Mufasa

  • @emikolve86
    @emikolve86 Před 11 lety

    awesomeness

  • @saviitrius
    @saviitrius Před 12 lety

    I love the way he said "subtle". :3

  • @forwhat7435
    @forwhat7435 Před 3 lety +4

    my dad was as captain on a flight that James Earl Jones was taking, his copilot wanted to get James to say, "Luke I am your father!" but my dad was like he prob just wants to be left alone.

    • @musahussaini6036
      @musahussaini6036 Před 3 lety

      Liarrrrrrrrrrrr

    • @forwhat7435
      @forwhat7435 Před 3 lety

      @@musahussaini6036 ?

    • @musahussaini6036
      @musahussaini6036 Před 3 lety

      @@forwhat7435 ur lying u have no proof

    • @forwhat7435
      @forwhat7435 Před 3 lety +2

      @@musahussaini6036 I don't... but its pretty common for actors and actresses to fly public as most do not have a gulfstream lying around.

    • @Crimpleyy
      @Crimpleyy Před 3 lety

      @@musahussaini6036 stfu

  • @LITTLE1994
    @LITTLE1994 Před 3 lety

    Damn, he has a POWERFUL voice. This great man is 89, now. Hope he keeps going for longer.

  • @GreenCollegeMan
    @GreenCollegeMan Před 13 lety

    James Earl Jones is AWESOME!

  • @aigen56
    @aigen56 Před 7 lety +2

    "You may take Captain Solo to Jabba the Hutt after i have Skywalker". My fav James Earl Jones line from ESB voicing Darth Vader.

  • @infinightsky
    @infinightsky Před rokem

    Beautiful man!

  • @Ogrematic
    @Ogrematic Před 3 lety

    Legend.

  • @mcjohn117halo7
    @mcjohn117halo7 Před 3 lety +2

    Why am I just finding this video now?

  • @natalieps2387
    @natalieps2387 Před 4 lety +1

    Jones & irons have the best voices ever. Disney was brilliant to cast them as brothers doing mufasa & scar. That is still the greatest animated film of all time.

  • @fredericjuliard4261
    @fredericjuliard4261 Před 7 lety

    Thx.

  • @ohb464
    @ohb464 Před 3 lety +27

    Did anyone come from the Darth vader's real voice video on their recommended?

  • @Saufm
    @Saufm Před 12 lety

    @MJCrest thanks a lot

  • @JayKhwaja
    @JayKhwaja Před 11 lety +1

    James Earl Jones, Frank Welker & Peter Cullen, the best in voice over acting!

  • @arielkantor1081
    @arielkantor1081 Před 2 lety +1

    Imaging vader speaking while his actor talking here makes such a pleasant, humble vader. I have a bad feeling about this

  • @darthvader8735
    @darthvader8735 Před 5 lety +1

    David Prowse may have lent his body to incorporate ME, but my SOUL is in the voice of James Earl Jones.

  • @joseluismartin1801
    @joseluismartin1801 Před 5 lety

    Gran actor,para mi siempre será recordado como Thulsa-Doom

  • @TheArcher101
    @TheArcher101 Před 12 lety +1

    I've met Dave Prowse, really nice guy

  • @king--kang.
    @king--kang. Před 9 lety

    legend !

  • @rsantos2
    @rsantos2 Před 4 lety

    while scrolling down to read comments, I picture Vader in my head

  • @M4levolence
    @M4levolence Před 14 lety

    thats a true hero!

  • @hrocket9448
    @hrocket9448 Před 3 lety

    Woah. His voice is so deep

  • @AmericanThunder
    @AmericanThunder Před 13 lety

    He has an awesome voice.. And I can't believe how old he's getting.. damn.

  • @DarthWill3
    @DarthWill3 Před 13 lety

    @Heylilvelvet I heartily agree with you, dude!

  • @ComicAcolyte
    @ComicAcolyte Před 2 lety

    This man's voice is the sound of my childhood.

  • @taylorhensel4044
    @taylorhensel4044 Před 3 lety +1

    1:07: THAT right there is one of the reasons why people have a problem with Hayden Christensen’s line delivery. Lucas wanted to keep Darth Vader’s inflection on that narrow band to promote the idea that Vader’s murderousness and dependence on his suit to keep him alive had all but drained him of his humanity, hence Kenobi’s line in “Return.” Makes sense, given that Vader has been Vader for longer than he was Anakin Skywalker. However, for some reason, during the prequels, Lucas seems to have insisted that Christensen’s inflection match Jones’s, despite the fact that Anakin is still very much human, and that Christensen doesn’t have as commanding a voice as Jones. Hence the stilted, “wooden” way Christensen delivers his lines. This is why I have so much sympathy for Christensen and so much respect for Jones; it can’t be overstated how Jones’s delivery and voice was able to make Lucas’s shoddy, B-movie villain dialogue so memorable and menacing.