Best Served Sith

Rating: 9/10 (28 July 2005)

Revenge is a dish best served "Sith." Consequently, audiences soon realized the "Empire" was a force to be reckoned with back in 1980. A word to the wise: Read the book after you see the movie because the latter never usually lives up to expectations. Viewers are not sure what the character is thinking at that practical moment unless their watching a Scorsese or film noir. The motion picture and graphic novel--hence the name & nature--dramatize parts compared to the film-based novel. For instance, Anakin (Hayden Christensen) Skywalker maims Mace (Samuel L. Jackson) Windu instead of simply "knocking his lightsaber aside." On the contrary, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) persuades Young Skywalker--with the greatest of ease--to decapitate Count (Christopher Lee) Dooku. The cloaked creator loses his novel enthusiasm on-screen--even at the sight of Vader's first steps. George Lucas gets the parallelism right; sadly, the scene is a little trite. Rest assured, Lord Sidious does not scream, "It's alive!" Lucas masters the art of insinuation since most feel 99 percent confident Sidious killed Plagueis. For a long time, die-hard fans were led to believe the power of the dark side from within caused the Emperor's deformity. Come to find out, the culprits are his Force lightning and Master Windu. Darth Sidious disfigures himself within 28 seconds of electrocution. Near the end of "Jedi," Luke (Mark Hamill) Skywalker maintains his boyish looks after a total of 45 excruciating secs. Georgie-boy, that's what's called a discrepancy. In spite of smite, the lack of criticism implies concord in the unspoken elements that complete the saga. Crowds, far and wide, must journey a short way to revel in the monumental movie. Grieve for Gen. Grievous (Matthew Wood), the once-cybernetically-sustained Kaleesh saves the life of a being that sought to destroy him. Shame, shame, the people know his survivor's name--the one who's "so uncivilized." Nothing discreet comes of Anakin & Padmé (Natalie Portman) sharing the same quarters, yet none are the wiser regardless of the hour. Coruscant residents need to restructure neighborhood watch rather than their government. "Revenge" prevails as one of those seven deadlies humankind gladly embraces on a daily basis. If you allow yourself, anyone (including the best) is susceptible to the dark side. For the hard of head, love is sacrifice--learn from the mistakes of Poor Little Anni.