It's way past time we recognize his talents.
The Big Picture It was great to see the return of Anakin Skywalker to Star Wars as played by Hayden Christensen. The Chosen One appears briefly at the end of Ahsoka Episode 4, "Fallen Jedi," and teaches his apprentice Ahsoka Tano one final lesson in Episode 5, "The Shadow Warrior," while taking her through some key moments of her journey both before and after she left the Jedi Order.
For Christensen, that was surely a challenge, because the Anakin he played was written with a different intent than the one in The Clone Wars. The purpose of the Prequels is to show us how Anakin, a good person, falls into the Dark Side despite having the best intentions. The Clone Wars did have some dark moments with him, but was more intent on showing why he's the Chosen One and how good he is despite everything he does later.
Hayden Christensen Offers a Nuanced Look at Anakin Skywalker Crafting a complete portrayal of Anakin Skywalker isn't possible without contemplating his evil persona, Darth Vader. For a long time, people have debated whether Anakin and Vader could even be seen as the same person because they seem so different — Anakin is the greatest Jedi ever, as Dave Filoni puts it himself, while Vader is one of the most despicable villains in pop culture.
That's not the case in Ahsoka. Here, we can see how even his posture and facial expressions change between seeing his padawan again for the first time, the Clone War flashbacks, and finally lashing out at Ahsoka with changed eyes and a red lightsaber.
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