agony of Darth Vader

Rating: Null/10 (3 June 2005)

I just saw Revenge of the Sith yesterday, and although it's just a story, it's hard not to be touched by the events seen on screen. For me the point of the film (possibly the whole Star Wars set of films) is the transition of Anakin into Darth Vader. Anakin becomes twisted because he want's to protect the one he loves. I thought the transition was totally believable until the bit where he cut's off Samuel L Jacksons arm in a bid to uphold the Jedi way. He is distraught when the consequences of his actions become clear to him, yet he immediately gets on his knees in front of the evil sith lord/emperor. I didn't really get why he would do that, having been a good guy for so long. It's hard to hate Darth Vader after realising how he came to be and how he is so tortured. It seemed to me a very good but sad story. I'm going to watch episode 4 again now. I was about 5 when i saw it the first time, in a cinema that has since been demolished and is now a Mc Donalds.