Hayden Christensen doesn't deserve all the hate he gets for his role as Anakin
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Hayden Christensen attends a press conference for Attack of the Clones May 22, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan
“…create the linear bridge to Darth Vader, as well. So I tried to take as much from the speech patterns that Darth Vader has and sort of creating a very monotone voice.”
This reveals how much effort and thought Hayden put into his acting and portrayal of Anakin, even thinking about such details and nuances. It’s him basically keeping true to the Original Trilogy as much as he possibly could, going as far as immitating James Earl Jones’ speech pattern. It’s logical, really, because while the machine might have altered Vader’s voice the speech pattern would still remain the same. Smart thinking!
You don’t have to swallow your tears. You don’t have to hide how you feel or ignore your pain. You have to give yourself a hug, look yourself in the eyes, and say, “I’m sad and I’m angry and I’m hurting. And you know what? That’s okay. My feelings are valid. I’m not broken or crazy. I’m wounded. But I can heal. And I’m going to be okay. Maybe not today or tomorrow or a week from now, but sometime soon, this is going to pass. And until it does, I’m going to keep taking care of myself. I’m going to talk back to the negative voice making me feel small and speak to myself with kindness. I’m going to let myself feel my feelings and do self-care. And I’m going to treat myself like a friend. Because if there’s anyone who deserves my love and affection, it’s me.”