Revenge of the Sith
May. 19th, 2005 07:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aruanI didn't not like it, but man. I could've done with a quarter less plot and, continuing a trend, somebody else instead of (the admittedly much less awkward-looking but nonetheless) Hayden Christensen as Vader, but overall, the last 45 minutes were the stuff Empire, unshaken from its pedestal as favorite, is made of. Comments:
- For the love of God, didn't the first two movies teach us all to take the pen away from George Lucas? God, the dialogue was worthless.
- The visual effects, however, were breathtaking. And they're getting much better with faking people, too. That lizard Obi-Wan rode? Amazing.
- And while the plot was kicky, Sith was way too much all in a single movie. And the way it all came tumbling down like a house of cards - sorry for the bad analogy, but it's the most accurate description of what happened. While great for dramatic effect, especially with John Williams' score behind it, the improbability that the Emperor could've had that many ducks in a row and willing to betray the Republic, the Jedi, especially that close to the end of the war, left me cold.
- So, okay, I get it, Anakin has mother-loss issues, can't lose Padme, yada yada yada, but come on. Come on! Betraying the entire Jedi Council? Killing his best friend and mentor? Believing that one man, a Sith Lord no less, has the interests of the galaxy at heart? I understand that last bit was a grand bit of self-confirming bias to justify his actions, but yeesh.
- Still can't swallow that Anakin didn't know Padme was carrying twins. Nope.
- Speaking of wee ones - the younglings! The younglings! [sob]
- I knew better than to watch any moment after Obi-Wan landed on that outcropping in the lava field, and yet, I didn't put my hands over my eyes until well after that point and didn't know better to keep them there for the entire scene. So scarred, and I don't mean Anakin.
- Obi-Wan is the woobie to end all woobies. I have such overwhelming amounts of sadness and love for him, it's making it hard to breathe. You were supposed to be the chosen one! And leaving him there! Waaah!
- Thing is, Anakin is the chosen one. He will destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force... just not now.
- Nice premise for the slashers at the end there, George. My gratitude is with you. And the end was good - it did tie everything together and set everything up to be just as it is at the beginning of A New Hope. It was satisfying in that respect, but the preamble was a little too everything Lucas has been accused of, and the fact that he seems to keep himself in the story even though it might not be to its benefit, well, that's not a very benevolent creator-ly thing to do.
Verdict: Too much Lucas, not enough Star Wars, but well-worth the price of admission to set up the best, which is yet to come. As in right now, tape's in the VCR. Laters.
- For the love of God, didn't the first two movies teach us all to take the pen away from George Lucas? God, the dialogue was worthless.
- The visual effects, however, were breathtaking. And they're getting much better with faking people, too. That lizard Obi-Wan rode? Amazing.
- And while the plot was kicky, Sith was way too much all in a single movie. And the way it all came tumbling down like a house of cards - sorry for the bad analogy, but it's the most accurate description of what happened. While great for dramatic effect, especially with John Williams' score behind it, the improbability that the Emperor could've had that many ducks in a row and willing to betray the Republic, the Jedi, especially that close to the end of the war, left me cold.
- So, okay, I get it, Anakin has mother-loss issues, can't lose Padme, yada yada yada, but come on. Come on! Betraying the entire Jedi Council? Killing his best friend and mentor? Believing that one man, a Sith Lord no less, has the interests of the galaxy at heart? I understand that last bit was a grand bit of self-confirming bias to justify his actions, but yeesh.
- Still can't swallow that Anakin didn't know Padme was carrying twins. Nope.
- Speaking of wee ones - the younglings! The younglings! [sob]
- I knew better than to watch any moment after Obi-Wan landed on that outcropping in the lava field, and yet, I didn't put my hands over my eyes until well after that point and didn't know better to keep them there for the entire scene. So scarred, and I don't mean Anakin.
- Obi-Wan is the woobie to end all woobies. I have such overwhelming amounts of sadness and love for him, it's making it hard to breathe. You were supposed to be the chosen one! And leaving him there! Waaah!
- Thing is, Anakin is the chosen one. He will destroy the Sith and bring balance to the Force... just not now.
- Nice premise for the slashers at the end there, George. My gratitude is with you. And the end was good - it did tie everything together and set everything up to be just as it is at the beginning of A New Hope. It was satisfying in that respect, but the preamble was a little too everything Lucas has been accused of, and the fact that he seems to keep himself in the story even though it might not be to its benefit, well, that's not a very benevolent creator-ly thing to do.
Verdict: Too much Lucas, not enough Star Wars, but well-worth the price of admission to set up the best, which is yet to come. As in right now, tape's in the VCR. Laters.
