Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Film Review
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is directed by George Lucas and stars Ewen McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson and Christopher Lee.
Plot
Three years into the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor’s new apprentice, Darth Vader. Most of the Jedi are destroyed, as Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Master Yoda (Frank Oz) are forced into hiding. The only hope for the galaxy are Anakin’s own offsprings, the twin children born in secrecy who will grow up to become heroes.
Review
I will say that this is the best of the prequel trilogy by default. There's some political talk, but it's not most of the movie like The Phantom Menace is. And the romance is slightly better than Attack of the Clones. Oh, and Jar Jar's only in it for less than a minute!
Let's start off with some positives: The cast is better in here than the other two. Hayden Christensen isn't a good actor, but he's better in here than Attack of the Clones.
I think that this is the best Ewan McGregor has been as Obi-Wan Kenobi. I heard that they're making an Obi-Wan solo movie, I'd like to see him come back in that.
The other cast, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, Christopher Lee are good here.
General Grievous is the best character in the movie and one of the best characters in the entire trilogy alongside Darth Maul.
One scene that's good is the Emperor (Ian McDiarmid) executing Order 66, where the Clones turn against the Jedi, that truly was one of the better scenes in the movie.
Another good scene is when Luke and Leia are born, but creates a big plothole.
Let's not forget the high ground. It does make sense in context, but it still sounds silly. You can take anything Obi-Wan says and make it into a meme.
There are a lot of memes made from this movie, you can see some here.
I'm sure there are more but I can't really think of any right now.
Let's get into some negatives.
There are some inconsistencies in this film like there are in the other two. I will list some and I will link the TV Tropes page.
In the deleted scenes in Attack of the Clones we learn that Padme has a living mother and sister on Naboo. So when Yoda and Obi-Wan are talking about what to do with Anakin's children, they don't think about Padme's family? Luke has no relation to Owen, who is Anakin's step-brother. They had to tie it in to Episode IV somehow. Well then again, Palpatine was born on Naboo, so I think he would probably know.
How long is the timeline in this movie? Because Padme tells Anakin she's pregnant on Corusant and then delivers Luke and Leia at the end of the movie and she does not look nine months in and this movie does not feel like nine months.
After the fight on Mustafar, Why does Palpatine keep Anakin as an apprentice? Wouldn't it be easy to just let him die and then find a new apprentice? Then again, Anakin knows how Jedi think, making it easier to track down Jedi who escaped Order 66. He is powerful and already has plenty of military experience. He's trained in the Force, and he is willing to kill Palpatine, at least until Return of the Jedi. And if he just left him we wouldn't have the Darth Vader we had in the 70's and 80's.
Why exactly did Obi-Wan just pick up Anakin's lightsaber? I guess he knew that in 19 years he would give it to Luke.
Shouldn't the balcony that fell on Obi-Wan during the fight with Count Dooku broken something? Because he sure is ok after having it lifted off of him.
Anakin says "if you're not with me, you're my enemy" and then "Only a Sith deals in absolutes". That sounds like an absolute, so Obi-Wan is saying that he's a Sith.
No.
I also did like the ending despite some complaints I made. What I liked about the ending is that after Luke and Leia are passed down to their adoptive parents, despite the galaxy being taken over by evil, there is still a new hope for it.
In conclusion, this is the best of the prequel trilogy by default. It's not one of the best of the series, but I can see myself watching it again. And if there's something good we got from the prequels, it's the Lego Star Wars game for the PS2. This one.
Stay tuned for my review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story tomorrow.
7/10
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