The best in the series

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2020)

After having seen episode 9 on the big screen I just had to come back to this, the best of the Star Wars movies, to give it a massive thumbs up. Although we knew that Anakin has to turn into Darth Vader here, the drama surrounding it is breathtaking. The intensity of a scene with nothing else than a guy waiting in a room. The twisted righteousness of the Jedi, the political trickery of Palpatine and a character lost and torn apart by love, fear and conventions of society. It really is great drama and on top of it is great action. It shows how Lukas has matured and if you are honest, none of the original trilogy did even come close to this.
After having seen it again I can almost forgive Lucas for having sold the soul of it to Disney. Revenge of the Sith completes a good story arch in a non-cronological manner. And if you must have a happy end, you can follow it up by watching IV, V and VI.