Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
WARNING: SOME SPOILERS
5/5- An absolute amazing film. I saw it at 12:01, Thursday Morning. The first showing. The entire experience was different for me. For one, I’ve never been to a premiere like this before. People were dressed up, which I expected, and everyone was buzzing with excitement. We got there at roughly 9:45 to find an already filling up theater. Then there was the wait. It wasn’t too bad. But finally, the lights went out, STAR WARS flashed on the screen, followed by the preface. I got so excited, the theater cheered. Now I was expecting greatness. I know some were not due to the fact that some didn’t like I and II. But I did- though they weren’t as good as the originals. But this movie. It had the greatness I expected and more. From the begining- when they go rescue the emperor. The fight with Dooku. I was very into the movie. Kottke said it best- The movie pulls you in. You know what happens, but hope for a different outcome. When Palpatine tells Anakin he knows the Dark Side of the Force, and Anakin pulls his lightsaber out, you think “Fucking kill him!” But you know it isn’t going to happen. When Mace has the Emperor pinned, you want Mace to kill him but you know it wont happen. And even though you know the outcome, it doesn’t suck because of that. I won’t give away all the stuff, but just know that, just as Kottke said, you feel bad for Vader. It’s sad. But for me, Ewan McGregor stole the show. His performance as Obi Wan was flawless. You felt for him. He lost a brother. He had to fight Anakin even though he didn’t want to. And when he said “You were the Chosen One. You were my brother…” you hoped more than anything that Anakin, laying there, would come to his senses. But he doesn’t. As one of the best movies I have ever seen, I highly recommend you go see it. I will probably provide more on it after I see it for the second time. Rule of thumb- see a good movie in the theater 3 times. Once to know what happens, twice to analyze it, and the third time to appreciate it. Later.
