Must Dfend the End

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2005)

(Possible Spoilers, who knows) I felt compelled to right this comment after seeing how many people hated (yes, hated) this film. First I must be a true Star Wars fan, as I liked I and II a lot (though it's impossible to like Jar Jar). And I love this one, making it my favorite, with with VI and IV trailing behind. I'll get to the movie now. First we see how Anikan is now a Knight, a friend of Kenobi, and secret husband to Padme. We see the slow decline of power in the Senate, and Anikans rise to the Sith, etc. But I must answer specific pothole questions: First and foremost: why do some Jedi vanish? Answer: The studying of a Shaman of the Whils who found immortality through the Force. In the book for III, Yoda has a talk with Qui-Gon, who tells Yoda of his power. Qui-Gon didn't get all the details so he was in voice only. Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Anikan learned of this power, and became one with Force. Second: why so little Vader? Vader is not the central figure here: The Empire is. The formation of the Empire and the death of the Jedi, which brings me to: Why didn't Vader fight Jedi? We know he could kick there cans, and also, not all the Jedi were killed in the initial onslaught, remember the "agents of the Emporer" from IV being mentioned by Obi-Wan? Well, they helped. and a person who can lift an X-wing isn't going to be able to hide for long. Why is Anikans transformation so easy? Easy, easy?! The death of Qui-Gon, his mother, killing an unarmed man, slaughtering a camp of Tusken Raiders, slicing the hand of a Jedi Master, fear of his wife's death, frustration at the Senate? Easy?! It took Thirteen years of a turmoiled life to turn him, Palpatine's goading just put him over the edge. I've said my piece. To conclude: Powerfully acted, the dream of Lucas fulfilled. Long Live the Alliance.