Exaltingly dark

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2005)

The final star wars episode "Revenge of the sith" is mighty dark & undoubtedly the best of the prequels. We see how palpatine is successful on pulling anakin to his side away from the Jedi's, using anakin's rising fear of losing amidala. Of course Yoda's advice to anakin not to hold on to those he cares about isn't heeded as he slowly but surely slips into the force's dark side with flabbergasting consequences. We also get to see at last Darth sidious at work & there's a fantastic duel with Yoda near the end to show their skills matched against each other. The film tries to tie all the loose ends together, anakin's light saber which Luke gets a hold of in "a new hope", why was obi wan close to Luke, how were the Jedi's wiped out,which i hoped wouldve been more darker than it really was, how anakin is transformed into Darth Vader & why he wheezes all the time. I found that one question still mystified me,why or how did obi wan's body disappear when he was struck down by Vader in star wars 77 & how was he able to communicate later with Luke in episodes 5 & 6...qui gonn is mentioned by Yoda but how or what is never mentioned, nonetheless, i found this final ending of the saga to be quite dark, entertaining & beautifully made by Lucas considering Phantom Menace. Don't forget that star wars isn't a film for adults, its mainly a film for kids where adults can enjoy, Godfather it isn't!