A Great Way To Finish Star Wars!

Rating: 8/10 (2 August 2006)

The final Star Wars has arrived, and what a great movie it was. Revenge of the Sith no doubt beats all the prequels and shows us a great story, but also a sad one. Anakin Skywalker descends toward the dark side and becomes one of the most menacing dark lords that the galaxies will see. A tragedy about a man that only wanted to save his wife but fell prey to a Sith lord and let greed and power ruin him. Anakin was only on a quest to save Padme but when he gained the power he was looking for to save her, he wanted more and forgot the whole reason he was trying to attain it. He begins to believe everything the chancellor (Palpatine/Sith lord) says and doesn't even think if what he is doing is right or wrong. He becomes brainwashed and very narrow-minded. He loses his sight of good, justice, and truth. Ankain turns his back on all those he loved and becomes Darth Vader. "The boy you trained, gone he is, consumed by Darth Vader (Yoda). It's an excellent story on how a good-hearted person can become deceived and tricked by government or politicians and become an evil walking monster. This story represents the fall of a hero-a hero I believe we have all grown to love over the past Star War movies. Episode III has tons of action, good story, and great music (John Williams does it again!). The battle between Anakin and Obi Wan is perhaps a good enough reason to watch the movie- one of the best battles on screen. One thing Lucas could have done better was focus more on Anakin's fall to the dark side. I feel that he could have shown more of what Anakin was going through and perhaps show the real torture in it. I would have cut down some action sequences and focused more on that (Example: The beginning with the space battle). But perhaps in today's world, action beats story. Although for me, I would have liked to see more of Anakin's deterioration of good and to see how he becomes the evil being that he is in episodes 4,5,and 6. Acting was much better then episode II, especially Hayden Christensen (much better job!). Script could have been better, some cheesy parts, but it was still good. Overall, it was great movie. Looks like the force is back with Lucas (well done!).