They are not retouched in any way, yet still contain the same image. The original contact sheets from the photo shoot attest to this. The current theory is that the instant the photo was snapped, a piece fell off the Threepio costume, and just happened to line up in such a way as to suggest a bawdy image.
The untouched archive photo shows the image just as it appears on the card. “… appears that the extra appendage is not the work of an artist, but rather a trick of timing and light. According to the Lucasfilm-endorsed explanation, a piece of the costume became loose at the precise moment the photo was taken, lending the character the appearance of mechanical arousal:
In 2007, the official Star Wars website explained that the image was nothing more than a fluke.
0 kommentar(er)
