DarthVenom Posted June 12, 2002 Share Posted June 12, 2002 I was wondering how Anakin can have a New York accent in Ep2 which has apparantly changed by episode 4 to a british one as Darth Vader?! (it cant be the mask as he still has one in ROTJ when it is removed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotionMan Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Ahh ...the sith are a mysterious bunch;) Dont question the power of the dark side my son.* *Translation=I dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norin Radd Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by DarthVenom I was wondering how Anakin can have a New York accent in Ep2 which has apparantly changed by episode 4 to a british one as Darth Vader?! (it cant be the mask as he still has one in ROTJ when it is removed) Hayden Christensen, Anakin in Epsiode II, is Canadian. In Episode IV, James Earl Jones, who is American, was the voice of Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker. In Episode VI, it was James Earl Jones' voice, until Luke removed his mask, then the actor you saw, who spoke, was the late Sebastian Shaw, who is from the United Kingdom. The actor in the suit for all 3 films(except the part in ROTJ I mentioned above) was British bodybuilder David Prowse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Monk Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Being surrounded by Brittish Imperial Officers for 18 years'll do that to a guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestril Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 He doesn't really have a Brittish accent when it comes off...it's actually kind of hard to say, since he's weezing and dying... also he doesn't have a New York accent in Ep 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by Jedi_Monk Being surrounded by Brittish Imperial Officers for 18 years'll do that to a guy :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: The grinnin guy says hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaster21801 Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Vestril's right once again... And Christensen has kind of a bland "teenager" non-accent type of accent... Anyone who knows American teenagers will probably know what I'm talking about... or at least teenagers from larger towns or more wealthy families... And actually, that one guy is kinda right about the British accent... if you're surrounded by em, ya start to talk like em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVenom Posted June 13, 2002 Author Share Posted June 13, 2002 Its definately english when the mask comes off (england has many different accents) ive just watched it... Might have got the New York bit wrong though, so can that bit! Ever noticed how every sith speaks british? i guess they sound more sinister! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaster21801 Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Yep, gotta fear those bloody Brits what with their bad teeth and sinister accents... Sorry, ethnic slur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestril Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by DarthVenom Its definately english when the mask comes off (england has many different accents) ive just watched it... Might have got the New York bit wrong though, so scrub that bit! Bah, teenagers.... Ever noticed how every sith speaks british? i guess they sound more sinister! It's a light brittish accent, not very solid and distinct (I grew up around brits, I know a variety of the accents, this was very light). I think you're mistaking the formality of his sentence structure for a heavy english accent. It's there, but to a degree that's easily acountable for many years surrounded by people with English accents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotionMan Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by DarthVenom Ever noticed how every sith speaks british? i guess they sound more sinister! It works for C-3PO;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVenom Posted June 13, 2002 Author Share Posted June 13, 2002 Yea, most of their goverment look like Sidious! (kidding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by Jaster21801 Vestril's right once again... And Christensen has kind of a bland "teenager" non-accent type of accent... Anyone who knows American teenagers will probably know what I'm talking about... or at least teenagers from larger towns or more wealthy families... And actually, that one guy is kinda right about the British accent... if you're surrounded by em, ya start to talk like em. I'm an American Teenager, And I aint got no dawg on horse nosslen accent! *spits in bucket, fixes overalls* the grinnin guy says hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaster21801 Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 ROTFLMAO!!!!!! I'm from SC... and I hear a few of those accents, but in my town/city, most teens have that bland "non-accent" that I'm talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVenom Posted June 13, 2002 Author Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by MotionMan It works for C-3PO;) Reminds me of that episode of the simpsons when they had R2 and 3P0 in a wrestling match as the 'homosexual robots from starwars' v errr cant remember... anyway lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Monk Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 the 'homosexual robots from starwars' vs/quote] The Cylons from Battlestar Galactica... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Your from South Carolina?!?!?!?!? Im from Georgia(seriously) I thought I was the only Star wars fan in the south. grinnin guy says hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVenom Posted June 13, 2002 Author Share Posted June 13, 2002 thanks jedimonk, that was killing me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norin Radd Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 GEORGIA and SOUTH CAROLINA?!?!?!?!?!?! Ugh. . .Southerners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xX-Ender-Xx Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by obi-wan13 Your from South Carolina?!?!?!?!? Im from Georgia(seriously) I thought I was the only Star wars fan in the south. grinnin guy says hello Your joking right? There is nobody you know that likes Star Wars down there.... That sucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by xX-Ender-Xx Your joking right? There is nobody you know that likes Star Wars down there.... That sucks... everyone I know thinks I'm a geek Because I like STar WArs/Trek. But, hey, They are the ones missing out. Not me. grinnin guy says hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted June 13, 2002 Share Posted June 13, 2002 Originally posted by obi-wan13 everyone I know thinks I'm a geek Because I like STar WArs/Trek. But, hey, They are the ones missing out. Not me. grinnin guy says hello. You are a geek. Mostly cause of the Star Trek though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methedrine Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 It was on the official site ages ago that mostly British actors were cast as the bad guys on purpose (Captain Needa, Admiral Ozzel, Admiral Piett, Moff Jerjerrod, Grand Moff Tarkin, Count Dooku) because it was thought that a British accent "might" bring more menace to the character. Some say it worked, some don't. It is also no coincidence that most of the protagonists of these films are Americans/Canadians. FYI, when ep4 was originally filmed, David Prowse (Darth Vader) spoke all his own lines. James Earl Jones was only brought in because David Prowse has a Birmingham accent and it didn't sound right for a Dark Lord of the Sith. Pretty good decision IMO. Ray Park also spoke all his lines in ep1 and his lines were redubbed because of his cockney accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natty Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 Don't forget Obiwa, Ewan McGreogor is Scottish but thingo was English, oh crap I've forgotten his name and now I'm gonna get abused for it- I'll remember later, you know who I mean, old Obiwan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natwa whitta Posted June 16, 2002 Share Posted June 16, 2002 aghh! southerners! Waita minute! I'm new here, and from Alabama! *disclaimer* "no, she's not my cousin, and yes, that's my tractor modified like a tie fighter." besides, I was raised in arizona, so gimme a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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