Movie vs. Book

Rating: 7/10 (27 May 2005)

Personally I was disappointed that the movie Revenge of the Sith left out some very important details about certain characters, and the emotional struggles involved that they elaborated on in the book.
In the book there is a longer struggle when Anakin has Dooku on his knees begging for mercy. Anakin is struggling between the Jedi way and his personal desire for revenge for losing his arm to the Count. In the book they show the struggle between what the good intentions and the bad that Anakin had, in the end of that struggle Dooku ended in having his head severed. But there is more of a show of Palpatine's influence on Anakin in the situation.
Also in the book a meeting of Senators, Padme, Bail Organa, and Mon Mothma, along with several others, were forming an Alliance of Senators against Palpatine. During these meetings an important piece of information falls on the Chancellor's table as he is drawing more power to himself, the Petition of Two Thousand. These two thousand, I believe, are probably major systems in the future Rebel Alliance.
They also never mention in the movie that Mon Mothma is forming an organization with the help of Bail Organa, that organization has much imprtance, for it becomes the Rebel Alliance.
Since they didn't have this in the movie they neglected to tell Padme's side of the story, therefore failing to effectively tell what drove the wedge between Anakin and Padme, which help lead him to the dark side of the Force, along with his quest for the power to save her from his nightmares.
It was a good movie and the end explained why Vader had to wear the suit. But in the story telling aspects they neglected to tell Padme's side of the story, failing to express her beliefs that the Republic was becoming a dictatorship.
It's your decision about how you choose to view th final installment of the Star Wars Saga, but to me, their neglect in telling the story of a vital part of the Saga if inexcusible. That's exactly what they did and it takes a large portion of the possible impact it could have had away in affect.