Lucas Has Another “Greedo” Moment… or Two.

George Lucas must be getting senile in his old age.  I can’t come up with any other valid reason why he would see fit to make a change like this.  Perhaps, he simply has trouble remembering how the story plays out and needs additional cues to help him follow the scenes?  Maybe George went, “Was Vader actually trying to help Luke or was he just ticked off about his last performance review?”  I couldn’t possibly agree more with this commentary:

In the climactic Episode VI scene, Vader stands impotent to the Emperor’s crackling lightning-storm assault of his son Luke, The internal conflict seethes within him until, in a SILENT moment of brute strength and paternal love, he hoists Emperor Palpatine over his head and chucks him into the abyss. His decision to triumph over his blackened heart needs no emphasizing underscore. Two-year-olds comprehend his dilemma and need no further explanation. Now he screams “NO”—twice!

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There’s already a video of the sequence with the new audio synced up.  I’d say “spoiler alert”, but this doesn’t just spoil the scene, it’s a pure abomination.  See for yourself:

Though not nearly as bad as the above change, click the blastr link from the article to view the other “improvement” Lucas felt compelled to make.