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After fighting in the
Clone Wars for three years, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) begins to head toward
the Dark Side of the Force. The shroud of the Empire falls as Chancellor Palpatine (Ian
McDiarmid) assumes more power, encouraging Anakin to explore the Dark Side. The Jedi
Council dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) to bring in droid leader General Grievous
after he unleashes a droid battle. And so begins the rise of Darth
Vader.
Really, this film needs no more introduction. Those who have
followed the Star Wars movies know where this one is going and what becomes of
Anakin.
The sixth and the final installment of George Lucas’ space
opera will please diehard fans and turn unbelievers into believers. The nostalgia and
power of a 28-year myth about Vader once more unites fans across the globe. It’s
good—and I mean really good. For the fans, this is closure, and it’s not going to
get much better than this. It looks great, it sounds great, and it’s got a great
non-stop story—from the intense hard action space battle between the Republic and the
Droid Army to the Grievous and Kenobi lightsaber duel, from the ending of the Clone Wars
to the jaw-dropping climatic Anakin/Kenobi fight.
Revenge of the
Sith is fantastic. Ian McDiarmid, Ewan MacGregor, and
Hayden Christensen steal
the show—with Christensen putting a complete stop to the press labeling him as a whiny
teenager in the last film (Attack of the
Clones). Although this is the story of Anakin Skywalker, it’s Palpatine’s
film. Never before have we seen the Emperor reveal a lightsaber to do battle…until
now.
But with pros, there are some cons. There are some plot holes in the
film, so be warned if you’re someone who likes to find fault with films—because you’ll
have plenty to pick at here. I believe there may be so many holes because Lucas intends
to fill them in the spin-off Star Wars TV series, splashing out
onto our TV
screens in 2007.
The dialogue is really corny in places as well, and
some of the special effects give you a good laugh—because they sound like a 10-year-old
making the sound effects while playing with his droid and Jedi figures. But if you’re a
true Star Wars fan, you’ll take all that on the chin—because, heck, it’s Star
Wars, and it’s always been made up of cheesy dialogue, corny scripting, and funny
special effects. That’s what makes it part of the legend we’ve enjoyed all these
years.
When The Phantom
Menace came out, I couldn’t sit in my seat for the whole film. I was there
inside it, fighting along. Revenge of the Sith brings that feeling back
again—though maybe this time you’re not fighting with the characters, urging them on.
You’re suffering with them. You do suffer with Darth Vader. He’s well portrayed this
time as more human than machine, and you understand how one selfless act turns a
promising Jedi Knight into a Sith.
One word to sum this film up:
intense.
Watch it, enjoy it, and take away from it the legend that united
us all back in 1977. For this is the last time, Star Wars comes to theaters from
a galaxy, far, far, away…
