In Theaters: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
George Lucas and his magicians at Industrial Light and Magic have finally served the last course of the Star Wars saga and it is the best course yet. This two and a half-hour epic gives us the closure to a trilogy that started back in May of 1977. Who could have predicted that movie fans would have waited so eagerly for so long to learn why Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vadar. For whatever reason, we all waited and the payoff was worth the wait.
Revenge of the Sith starts with a bang and Lucas makes it clear right away that any kinks in the CGI have been corrected and perfected. Every shot in the opening sequence is realistic looking and believable. The canvas of the opening sequence is so sharp that I almost got distracted from the action while looking at the background. Lucas pulled out all the stops for the opening to the point where it felt like an entire action movie.
From there we get to follow Anakin and Obi Wan as they “buddy movie” their way through the ongoing struggle in the galaxy. A struggle of course that eventually divides them and pushes Anakin to the dark side. Ewan McGregor plays Obi Wan with a playful tough guy edge that works well and endears us even more to the character. While we respected and revered Alec Guiness as the elder Obi Wan in “Star Wars”, we actually like McGregor as the wise cracking Obi Wan. Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker was just enough. Christensen was at a great disadvantage here because we all know what avenue his character is going to take. No matter what the conflict involved, we knew eventually he would turn to the dark side. Christensen however did enough to sell me on the fact that he was a troubled young man that eventually would become the darkest of the Sith Lords.
Like most of the Star Wars films the acting and dialogue isn’t an issue. Lucas is heavily critiqued for the unrealistic and flat script in the Star Wars films ( the best example is in Return of The Jedi when Luke tells Leia that they are brother and sister and Leia responds “ I know”). The script isn’t much better here but that’s not the point, the movie is fun, action packed and provides the finality that was needed in this saga.
Despite the obvious plot holes (why doesn’t Obi Wan remember R2D2 in “Star Wars” when they fought side by side in “Revenge of the Sith”) wooden acting and in some spots erratic pacing Revenge of the Sith delivers…big. Thoroughly enjoyable and worth seeing on the big screen Revenge of the Sith is the first summer blockbuster of the 2005 season. No competition is in site until Speilbergs “War of the World” comes along
Revenge of the Sith starts with a bang and Lucas makes it clear right away that any kinks in the CGI have been corrected and perfected. Every shot in the opening sequence is realistic looking and believable. The canvas of the opening sequence is so sharp that I almost got distracted from the action while looking at the background. Lucas pulled out all the stops for the opening to the point where it felt like an entire action movie.
From there we get to follow Anakin and Obi Wan as they “buddy movie” their way through the ongoing struggle in the galaxy. A struggle of course that eventually divides them and pushes Anakin to the dark side. Ewan McGregor plays Obi Wan with a playful tough guy edge that works well and endears us even more to the character. While we respected and revered Alec Guiness as the elder Obi Wan in “Star Wars”, we actually like McGregor as the wise cracking Obi Wan. Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker was just enough. Christensen was at a great disadvantage here because we all know what avenue his character is going to take. No matter what the conflict involved, we knew eventually he would turn to the dark side. Christensen however did enough to sell me on the fact that he was a troubled young man that eventually would become the darkest of the Sith Lords.
Like most of the Star Wars films the acting and dialogue isn’t an issue. Lucas is heavily critiqued for the unrealistic and flat script in the Star Wars films ( the best example is in Return of The Jedi when Luke tells Leia that they are brother and sister and Leia responds “ I know”). The script isn’t much better here but that’s not the point, the movie is fun, action packed and provides the finality that was needed in this saga.
Despite the obvious plot holes (why doesn’t Obi Wan remember R2D2 in “Star Wars” when they fought side by side in “Revenge of the Sith”) wooden acting and in some spots erratic pacing Revenge of the Sith delivers…big. Thoroughly enjoyable and worth seeing on the big screen Revenge of the Sith is the first summer blockbuster of the 2005 season. No competition is in site until Speilbergs “War of the World” comes along
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