Critics Hate Star Wars

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2005)

For whatever reason, critics appear to approach Star Wars movies with a different mentality. Granted, many were justifiably jaded through the first two movies, but one has only to read The New Yorker review of Revenge of the Sith to see that many people just don't get Star Wars. It's something that's meant to be fun and exciting in the truest sense of the phrase. The characters themselves are reminiscent of the gods in an epic Greek poem, and their struggles are exaggerated to a level where they are almost primal, and relatable to all. Star Wars tells stories about good and evil, moral reasoning, failure and triumph. If the first two prequels faltered, it was because they missed these big themes (and a lot sucked in them too, I have to be honest). Revenge of the Sith is a booming canon shot success compared to them though, and compared to a couple of the original trilogy films. It is terrific, it is fun, it is just a simply enjoyable movie. Critics who snub this film have their pompous opinions running rampant- perhaps they should just watch a movie for enjoyment once, instead of looking for anything and everything to critique.