(If seen the film, you have not, further do not go)
By Temple Stark, Casa Grande, Ariz.
Today, I watched the Revenge of the Sith.
My heart thumped and tears came to my eyes as the boomp-badaada-boomp boomp boomp boomp of the Stars Wars Theme started playing. This is the last one, the keystone of a story arc that has helped define and infiltrate the culture for 30 years.
Since I am one for anticipation, for delaying that which I can enjoy later so as to have something to look forward to in life, viewing this was somewhat of an oddity for me. I have many such aspects of enjoyment delayed so there will be a lot to think about, to work out and to occupy my life for decades to come.
But there are certain things that are not the same later in life. At the low end of this scale is seeing a film on a large silver screen (I also have not seen Return of the Jedi). It's a different experience that fills your entire vision and your entire mind if you let it.
I didn't quite let it in all the way. I took notes, a small additional amount of distance to another world. To another galaxy far, far away.
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The familiar scene of large ships and their small ship counterparts starts, "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith." Two Jedi Knights are in two ships that we are following; two who are sent to rescue Chancellor Palpatine.
Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Though sniveling as he is, Palpatine hardly seems worth saving. Except he holds all the power and the Jedi have pledged to maintain that power or rather pledged to maintain order.
Once the two land, battle scenes ensue as the two lay waste to enemies and survive the death of a thousand cuts - and a thousand ships flying through the busy air and 10,000 laser strikes that they avoid without thought.
....
"I'm not leaving without you, Master."
"This time we will do it together. (kill Count Dooku)
Skywalker: "I was just about to say that."
As throughout the film, five, 10 times there is reference to Anakin with a desire, with an intent to save the life of Obi-Wan. At one point, Kenobi is on Anakin's broad shoulders being carried away from a fight.
Article comments
1 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
Excellent, Temple, especially this;
"People, beings such as Jedi, who have the power to focus and use The Force, should be able to act better in conversations; they should by all logic be able to lie better and not come up with the clunky lines that plagued the love story here between Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala."
I'd never thought of that! Fantastic.
Great Spoiler warning too!
2 - swingingpuss
Palpatine's insiduous statement that Skywalker / Vader killed his pregnant wife (and presumably the baby inside that Anakin knew about) was a spine-breaking last stab into the heart, as if to say, "There's no going back now."
Here are some of my grouses against Lucas
a) How come Anakin did not know that his wife was carrying twins given the kind of advanced technology they had?
b)When Padme runs down the ramp to meet Anakin on that lava planet she looks barely three months pregnant and delivers twins way bigger than what her bulging womb was shown to be.
c) She never waddled...sacrilege !!
BTW, liked the review, T
3 - Temple Stark
It was the amazing in and out pregnancy to be sure.
Good point on the size of the babies as well - they were huge. also if the force WAs with her - how come she couldn't use it better to push out the kids.
There were other things I noticed - but I'm a big picture guy - no pun intended - who tends to look at story and how well the main points work.
The only part that did not work for me was the love-plot - though i have not seen Attack of the Clones where, I believe, much of that relationship is shown.
>>These exchanges of words do not help us seek the depth of their love
I need to change "seek" to "discover" I just discovered.
Thanks for the like words, both.
4 - Aaman
You also probably need to change "Stars Wars" to "Star Wars", methinks:)
5 - Jose
Disastrous. That was how I would describe my family outing to watch this movie. We got hung up in traffic, walked in a few minutes into the movie to a pitch black theatre, groped around the back row and fell into what were thankfully empty seats, our popcorn spilled all over. Then we got into the movie for an hour or so, when suddenly there was a huge gush of water from above us and ceiling tiles crashed down all around. People screamed, ran out, the lights came out, mass confusion. They turned the movie off, gave us back our money and we left dejected. So, I only half read your review, since I only half saw the movie, but I half agree with you. Jose
6 - Victor Plenty
George Lucas really owes Jose an apology.
7 - Temple Stark
I think if I had been through what Jose had been through i may not have liked the film as much.
:-)
Terrible.
8 - STEVEN
THI IS BY FAR THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9 - eriqo
You know, i started watching star wars in order just the other day. I don't know if anyone else felt this but its not a good feeling going from 'Revenge of the Sith' which was made recently to the fourth one which was made AGES ago. I didn't make it to the end ('Return of the Jedi', if i'm not mistaken). Can anyone fill me in on how it ends??
p.s Just because i'm writing here doesn't mean that i like star wars, I hate star wars, and i swear its not because my girlfriend has the hots for Anakin Skywalker(christensen...something)
10 - Maribel
It's about love, but it's sad that Anakin went from a gracious young man to a ruthless, arrogant person, just so he could save his wife from dying. Palpatine tricked him. Reminds me of the endtimes in the bible on Matthew chapter 24. Jesus said, Be compassionate just like your Father is(Luke 6:31-36). Recieve the charity of God or you'll spend eternity in the lake of fire.
11 - Kristen
I Like Anakin so much that I dream about him everyday and night