The End, My Only Friend

Rating: 8/10 (21 May 2005)

There are many that will talk about how bad the previous two STAR WARS prequels were, as if there was absolutely no process of thought involved in either of them. Now, with REVENGE OF THE SITH, they are jumping up and down with acclaim.
I agree with this acclaim because SITH is the darkest, most violent and the most disturbing STAR WARS period. To say that it makes THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK come across like Disney cartoon would be an understatement.
Which brings me back to THE PHANTOM MENACE and ATTACK OF THE CLONES.
With all three films, we find ourselves wondering how could the cherubic, selfless child from THE PHANTOM MENACE turn into the reactive, borderline psychotic teenager with fascist leanings in ATTACK OF THE CLONES, to a genocidal brownshirt in REVENGE OF THE SITH.
I think that was best summed up by Hannah Arendt when she coined the word 'the banality of evil'.
In the guise of a science fiction fantasy, Lucas, with his prequels, has created an interesting meditation on fascism and the path to evil.
I hope that people will take the time to think about what he was created...