Read this: The Revenge Of The Sith's Force ghost mystery has been solved
The so-called Force ghost behind Anakin during his climactic lightsaber duel in Revenge Of The Sith finally has an explanation.
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For nearly two decades, fans have watched Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge Of The Sith and wondered, “Why did someone program General Grievous with asthma?” After that, they ask, “Is a Force ghost behind Anakin Skywalker as he fights Obi-Wan Kenobi aboard his lava skiff?” It’s a goof that only the most eagle-eyed fans could spot. For half a second at one hour 59 minutes and 1 second, a face appears behind Anakin as he leaps over Obi-Wan Kenobi during their climactic lightsaber duel on Mustafar. Fans, the most devoted and patient Jedis in the galaxy, began pointing out the face in 2015 but could not determine what it was. Was it an Easter egg or a Force ghost in the machine? One ILM employee was determined to find out.
On his blog, FXRant, Todd Vaziri, an ILM veteran who worked as a compositor on Revenge Of The Sith, explained how he scoured the Lucasfilm archives and found the footage he was looking for. His story, written by Ian Kintzle and published in the program for Star Wars Celebration Japan earlier this month, sees Vaziri investigate “terabytes of unaltered greenscreen photography that hasn’t been touched in years” before happening upon the answer.