Ahead of Obi-Wan Kenobi's release, Hayden Christensen has defended the campy dialogue in the Star Wars prequels.
In an interview with The Guardian, Christensen came to George Lucas's defense in regards to the arguably strange choices of dialogue given to the characters in the prequel trilogy.
“George Lucas creates such a unique world where everything is so specific, from the way these characters look and the way that they talk," the actor said. "And I feel like sometimes people lose sight of that and they expect them to speak the same way that we speak – and that’s not what we were going for.”
Despite initially receiving criticism for his portrayal, Christensen still jumped at the opportunity to reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in both Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka. “I guess the impression that I got from George Lucas was that if they don’t like them, then they don’t ‘get’ it – and that was good enough for me," He explained. “It was a no-brainer. In a heartbeat. When I got the call, I was instantly elated...I was just so excited to get to come back after all these years.”
