Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

First post in a while, but I just wanted to write some thoughts I posted at Futuremark about this movie... may add more as I think of them, maybe after I watch the movie a second time.



I was kinda shocked coming out of the movie. It was a great film, but it was much different than all the rest. Very gloomy and dark. Right from the start you can feel a sense of forboding that follows through to the end of the movie.
Obi-Wan fighting Grievous felt kinda tacked on because it was supposed to be tacked on. The only reason Obi went to fight him is because Palpatine told the Jedi where he was. They didn't have to kill him really (trade fed guys were already ready to leave after Tyrannus' death, others would follow). The point was to get the council not to send Anakin. That way A) Anakin's teacher/brother is gone so Palpatine can have his way with him, and B) Palpatine made it sound like Anakin was the right choice to go, and when he wasn't sent, Anakin was angry, just as Palpy wanted.
My only real gripe with the movie was the dialogue. Some of the scenes had shitty lines, others had shitty acting, but this is Star Wars after all, and that is to be expected. And whoever said that this shows Lucas's weakness as a writer and director is obviously new, and doesn't realize that this is the same in every Star Wars movie, and that these movies have made Lucas [b]BILLIONS[/b] of dollars...
Padme was poorly done in this movie though. She went from being a fearless fighter in Eps 1 and 2 to simply being a plot device here. She just sat around while everything happened around her, like a piece of meat sitting on a sidewalk that everyone just walks around. It was annoying, but it fit with the movie, so I guess it's ok.
Overall though, Anakin's slide to the dark was well done. I was annoyed that it wasn't a "click" and more a slow decent, but I think it worked out great in the end, and his internal conflict is evident right up until he gets worked by Obi-Wan. It also sets the stage nicely for Ep 6 when Luke can still feel the conflict within Vader on Endor. Cool stuff. It's nice that good and bad isn't so easily discernable in these movies, and that there are varying degress of good and evil. Move complex than I expected out of Star Wars, but most welcome.



More added later:

I think he realized that he crossed a line and that the Jedi would simply kill him for killing Mace. Anakin's powers are incredible, and allowing him to get away will killing a Master would not be allowed. Having someone that powerful being tempted by the dark side is too dangerous, as the movie shows.Also remember that this movie revolves around the fact that Anakin will do absolutely ANYTHING to keep Padme from dying. Palpatine says that he can give Anakin the power to prevent death, Anakin believes him and submits willingly. Once this choice is made, you can see how the dark side quickly begins to corrupt him, so that by the time he and Obi-Wan are fighting, he no longer sees the Jedi Order as keepers of the peace, but ruthless power mongers.It is such beautiful irony when Palpatine tells Anakin that he killed Padme (this after he gets the suit). He caused the very thing that he sold his soul to prevent. The internal conflict is so perfect at the end of this movie, and sets the stage for Anakin's final coup de grace against Palpatine in Episode 6. Holy shit, the more I write about this movie, the more I want to see it!