A modern Tragedy

Rating: 9/10 (30 May 2005)

This film completes the circle and is as powerful as watching a Shakespearean tragedy as the story powers its relentless way forwards toward the helpless destiny of its protagonists.
Othello, Romeo and Juliet combine with lasers, spaceships and and the Force into this awesome spectacle full of eye-burstingly fast fight sequences, tragically polarised ideology and gripping psychological and moral self-doubt before, like any good tragedy, the story comes to its inevitable, sad, bitter, combustible conclusion. We can only hope for a New Hope!
An outstanding set of films for generations to enjoy and learn from.