10 Star Wars Moments You'll Never See Again

7. Puppet Yoda - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars The Phantom Menace Puppet Yoda
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Here's another change that's actually a bit less controversial than it might at first seem.

If you saw The Phantom Menace in the cinema or watched the earlier home video releases, Yoda was actually portrayed as a physical puppet for the most part, but dissatisfied with the results, Lucas opted to replace him with a digital double from the 2011 Blu-ray release onwards.

It's an interesting choice - though Star Wars fans generally do bang the drum for the original, charming puppet Yoda, in the case of The Phantom Menace the puppet really doesn't seem up to snuff, and clashes harshly with the film's pervasively digital aesthetic.

As such, while not everybody loves the CGI Yoda throughout the prequels, this is one alteration which isn't exactly infuriating, even though many surely wish the puppet version was still readily available without seeking out a 20-year-old DVD.

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