major plot holes....

Rating: 5/10 (19 July 2005)

Yes this is the best of the three prequels. The special effects are as dazzling as ever and this time there is more story. The problem however, is the major plot holes. If you are not a big star wars fan, you may not notice but Luke and Leia's mother died instantly after she gave birth. In Return of the Jedi, Princess Leia talks to Luke about the memory of her mother, her "real" mother. I've heard other people say that in the new DVD versions of Star Wars, Lucas edited out this dialog. I don't know if that's true but if it is, its a lazy attempt to tie the original story together. After dwelling on this, I realized that this plot hole is not nearly as bad as the one in the original trilogy. Luke and Leia have a passionate kiss in Empire Strikes back and then we learn that they are brother and sister. Leia confronts this fact by saying "somehow....I've always known." Well maybe long ago in a galaxy far far away, people were not ashamed to have deep kisses with their siblings but that strikes me as a little odd. Also, what's the deal with R2D2's flying capability? This did not happen in IV, V or VI. Did he forget he could fly when Captain Antilles wiped away their memories? Well, I guess for the average popcorn-blockbuster-movie-fanatic this does not make much difference. it would not surprise me if one day, Lucas decided to re release all the movies in theaters with added scenes and all new plot twists that will continue to distort our imaginations of the story.