Revenge of the Sith doesn't disappoint
I expected a weak plot, bad acting, bad dialogue, and a kick ass smorgasborg of special effects. I got a plot that really satisfied, acting that moved me, and a kick ass smorgasborg of special effects.
Before going to this movie, it was well known who would live, and who would die. It's a bit like going to see Hamlet for the seventeenth time, you know the body count. I was moved by the way it played out. Hayden Christensen actually fulfills the role this time, unlike his geeky-teenager in love performance in Episode 2. This is Anakin Skywalker on the fine line between sanity and insanity. Natalie Portman is subdued as Padme, she has an adult sheen over her ever-in-love feelings. Ewan McGregor plays the role of Obi-Wan with even more Alec Guinness than before, and it's an amazing performance.
I think that it was wise, in the end, to film these stories in the order he filmed them. This was a fitting capstone to the movies, since we know how Vader is redeemed in the end, watching him fall is less scary, more dramatic.
I didn't catch 1138, but I saw the Millenium Falcon in the movie. The MF wasn't a unique ship, so what I saw could have been just another YT-3000, but since Episode 2 had a brief shot of an X-Wing being chased by Tie-Fighters, I'll go ahead and call this the MF.
Also, Republicans should watch this film, but you'll hate it. The political overtones are pretty blatant. George Lucas may not think that George Bush is a Dark Lord of the Sith, but there are strong implications that lust for power is what seduced Sidious and Vader, and the language they use is a lot like George Bush's. I expect Bill O'Reilly to make fun of all Star Wars fans and call Lucas an 'amateur film-maker with no talent.'
Before going to this movie, it was well known who would live, and who would die. It's a bit like going to see Hamlet for the seventeenth time, you know the body count. I was moved by the way it played out. Hayden Christensen actually fulfills the role this time, unlike his geeky-teenager in love performance in Episode 2. This is Anakin Skywalker on the fine line between sanity and insanity. Natalie Portman is subdued as Padme, she has an adult sheen over her ever-in-love feelings. Ewan McGregor plays the role of Obi-Wan with even more Alec Guinness than before, and it's an amazing performance.
I think that it was wise, in the end, to film these stories in the order he filmed them. This was a fitting capstone to the movies, since we know how Vader is redeemed in the end, watching him fall is less scary, more dramatic.
I didn't catch 1138, but I saw the Millenium Falcon in the movie. The MF wasn't a unique ship, so what I saw could have been just another YT-3000, but since Episode 2 had a brief shot of an X-Wing being chased by Tie-Fighters, I'll go ahead and call this the MF.
Also, Republicans should watch this film, but you'll hate it. The political overtones are pretty blatant. George Lucas may not think that George Bush is a Dark Lord of the Sith, but there are strong implications that lust for power is what seduced Sidious and Vader, and the language they use is a lot like George Bush's. I expect Bill O'Reilly to make fun of all Star Wars fans and call Lucas an 'amateur film-maker with no talent.'
posted by Josh English @ 8:20 AM
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