Eyebrows VS No Eyebrows

I thought Sebastian Shaw looked better with eyebrows, but that is no reason to vote FOR eyebrows, because Anakin had them singed off on Mustafar.

Then again... the severe burns were on his back, and his face remained the least damaged. Very little damage, really. That's why I see no reason they could'nt've grown back.

So yes, I vote ROTJ Anakin with eyebrows.

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I think it's better to have his eyebrows gone.

 

I think it's better not to have bandwith theft replacement images

 

Well before the 2004-DVDs came out, one of the "fixes" I hoped/called for was the removal of Shaw's eyebrows. Even without having seen Anakin burst into flame in ROTS, we can plainly see he has burn scars on his face and head. The eyebrows would have been singed off and the skin melted over the pores, preventing hair from re-growing. It only makes sense, and I was glad to see the change.

 

If they have the technology to attach bionic limbs and assisted breathing apparatus, I'm sure a couple of tacked on furry caterpillars isn't beyond them.

 

Okay, but why would they bother? His face is scarred, his head is bald, he wears a mask... why would his surgeons or whoever bother to graft eyebrows onto his face? It makes no sense.

 

I know, I was being facetious. Put me down in the 'no eyebrows' camp.

 

This is something I don't mind. I don' think his eyebrows would survive the lava pit.

 

Crap, I just wanted his eyebrows gone, not the whole image!

 

Wait, did they take out is eyebrows in the SE or something? *is confused*

 

For the 2004 DVD they digitally erased his eyebrows. Oddly, this is one of the few changes that I never seem to hear anyone ever complain about.

 

I personally like the no eyebrows. Anakin's face was pretty burnt up. Not as bad in comparison to the rest of his body, but still not like a lighter burn. Without the eyebrows, it just adds to the image that this man has seen some ****ed up **** in his days. I mean, the scar on his head and face, plus the suit say that already, but you gotta think to have his eyebrows completely gone, it's just another battle scar for Vader.

Plus it was probably just easier for Vader- Trimming those badboys would not be easy

 

They got droids for that.

 

No eyebrows.

 

I gotta vote no eyebrows. That was one facial element that really didn't match up with his prequel features, and frankly, I thought they made him look older. Considering that they also upped the blue levels of his eyes for the SE, they were obviously concerned with making him look less un-like Christensen.

Anyway, I tried not to assume that all of his hair loss was a result of being burned, as he didn't really look that badly burned on his face. I like to imagine that he's had other adventures that contributed to his look - that he had a life between the prequels and the OT.

For all we know, he BICed himself to be more comfortable in the helmet.

 

Vader shaving his eyebrows is an interesting thought.

 

That crossed my mind since I work with a group that does haz mat responses. When you're being fitted for you respirator mask, you can't have facial hair. The guys keep razors at their desks, because if they get a call, they may have to remove the goatees before suiting up. Of course, eyebrows aren't a problem with masks, especially in a faraway galaxy.

Or it could be burns. Who knows?

 

It is much better with no eyebrows no matter what way you look at it Because...

1.)It makes anakin look a little bit younger and closer to the age he canonically was.
2.)It makes his face match up better to the way he was in ROTS becouse he clearly has had his eyebrows burnt off

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3.)There has been some people that say his face should be changed to look more like PT anakins but i think this was just the right touch and all that needed to be done to the scene because of the 20 something years of aging,bad burns, exc.

so all in all i think its just fine.

 

It's not a question of whether his eyebrows were burnt off at the time, it's whether the skin was scarred enough that hair wouldn't regrow. So, all depends whether you think he's bald because his entire scalp is covered with scar tissue or whether he just shaves because the helmet chafes.

... or maybe only part of his scalp is covered with scar tissue, like the part with the deep groove cut into it, and he shaves the rest to make it match.

 

I think its implied that his head is just like that after mustafar. George Lucas is not thinking weather or not anakin shaves his head hes thinking, we see him go into the suit baled and scared up in ROTS and when we see him take the helmet off hes bald, scared up, pale and aged almost 30 years in ROTJ. Thats it. and to make better continuity they got rid of his eyebrows and changed the color of his eyes to match ROTS and thats it. Its now perfect or as perfect as it could ever be. I really dont think we should question it anymore than that.

 

No, actually, it was along the lines of 23 years.

 

23 then. Its still a very long time.

 

Are you saying we shouldn't question it because it's perfect?

 

We should instead be debating about Hayden vs Sebastian. Just kidding.

 

It's overly rigid continuity, IMO. Anakin doesn't have to look exactly the same as he did when we saw him being put into the suit for audiences to accept that he's the same person. He's aged enough and had a stressful enough life that his appearance could change a fair bit and it would still make sense continuity-wise.