Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith Movie
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The saga is complete.
A maturing Anakin Skywalker goes to the dark side of The Force and becomes Sith Lord Darth Vader. We experience the transformation in a dark, scary yet thrilling climax. The story here logically sets up the events of Episode IV, the original 1977 Star Wars movie in which Darth Vader goes to war against his own children, Luke and Leia.
| Ewan McGregor | Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| Natalie Portman | Padmé |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Mace Windu |
| Hayden Christensen | Anakin Skywalker |
| Ian McDiarmid | Supreme Chancellor Palpatine |
| Jimmy Smits | Senator Bail Organa |
| Frank Oz | Yoda |
| Anthony Daniels | C-3PO |
| Christopher Lee | Count Dooku |
| Keisha Castle-Hughes | Queen of Naboo |
| Silas Carson | Ki-Adi-Mundi & Nute Gunray |
| Jay Laga'aia | Captain Typho |
| Bruce Spence | Tion Medon |
| Wayne Pygram | Governor Tarkin |
| Temuera Morrison | Commander Cody |
| George Lucas |
7.90 out of 10 (109442 votes)
Visitor Reviews
pride of frankenstein
posted on 31 Aug 2009In this final installment of the prequel to his original trilogy, Lucas attempts to tie up his decade spanning spectacle and largely succeeds. This films is part III, so leads to the original, Star Wars of 1977.
As Lucas at some point made a decision to keep the series a children's fable, the series did not really grow with its audience (I and VI are aimed at the youngest audience). Though more adjusted dollars were made by III than the original Star Wars, this is because more people see movies these days. The current film milleau however, sees more films and more independent films gain widespread released. The sophistication and expectation of filmgoers today, as well as diversity of taste, likely surpasses that of 1977. Particularly as by 77 the downbeat early 70s films were giving way to escapism.
So this begs the question, how important is this film? I think the answer is not very. Star Wars had a profound cultural impact on 70s youth culture. III is just this year's summer blockbuster. Though there is oblique commentary on the War in Iraq if one listens creatively, this is mostly irrelevant and it seems this series has little to offer this day and age but entertainment value.
McDiarmid steals the show, as if this actor had been waiting 25 years to break out his cackling witch of an Evil Emperor. This reinforces the Wizard of Oz themes behind the trek of these archetypes in Star Wars. Oz's music is even played in II. There is also reference to Frankenstein, in a scene that is probably the highlight of the film. Such baroque exposition as McDiarmid's is needed to stand up to Lucas's effects, and once again, most of this film is devoid of soul. There is a half robot, half human General, who is killed when his shriveled delicate organs on some type of life support, are exposed. This is an analogy to Lucas's films themselves, all metal and no heart. McGregor seems tuned into Obi Wan, with a quiet reserve, faithful to the Jedi code of stifled emotion. But the actor who plays young Vader, is again better suited to an episode of the OC. At least there is no Jar Jar.
The dvd 'print' of Episode III is excellent, and possibly is an exact digital image. Reportedly, Episode II was released with full digital imprint, i.e. given the proper display equipment, what you see is the exact film broadcast in theatres, and is as detailed as the original film data.
the best and definetly the most emotional of the six
posted on 31 Aug 2009if you a star wars fan who wants pure emotion that is more akin to empire strikes back this is your movie if you want the most intense lightsaber battle in all the six films sence episode 1 this is your movie or if your just a casual moviegoer dont hesitate to like this film i highly recomanded dont listen to those iditioc reviews thinking episode III isnt as good as the original triology trust me it isnt that bad epispally episode 1 and 2 if the first three films are so bad then why did it made so much money in the box office it made $850 millon dollors worldwide for crying out laod 99.9 % of the fans love the prequels more then those evil proquel hatters did and lucas would'nt give a damn about it he already said star wars is his movie's not yours so overall if you ever like episode 1 and 2 despite those evil fans giving bad reviews about it then you denfinely going to love episode III it is worth it not to mention it finally tied all the loose ends so buy it you wont regret i promise you
FANTASTIC !
posted on 31 Aug 2009I have a hard time understanding why people love to complain about the newest Star Wars trilogy. Yes Jar Jar stunk, but I'll take him over the insuferable Ewoks any day of the week. Yes, the Anaking / Padme love story was pretty lame but the last hour of Episode II (from the moment they reach Genosis) is a complete knockout. As for the last episode of this trilogy, Lucas manages to leave you drained out from the emotion of things you pretty much new where going to happen anyway, which is quite an acomplishment.
Perhaps time will bring this trilogy a little justice, for some of us, the complete six episode saga will always be there to enjoy.
No woman no cry, man. I'm tellin' you.
posted on 30 Aug 2009(spoilers) I'll be the first to admit that I'm no Star Wars expert. I love the movies and I've seen them all, but I have friends who have such detailed knowledge about the mechanics and structure of the films and their interconnected stories that they make me feel like I've never seen any of them. That being said, I don't feel too bad about the knowledge coming as something of a surprise to me how much one woman played a role in the underlying conflict on which all six films are based. Bob Marley has never been so right (note: yes he has).There is getting to be more and more conflict about the special effects, in effects movies in general but especially in the new Star Wars films, because it is getting to the point where almost nothing other than the actors was really there on the set, everything was added digitally later. I tend to agree that the movies are still good despite being so reliant on special effects, partly because one of the people that I heard complaining and moaning about the special effects said that they were what drove the entire movie, there was no acting, no interesting characters, and no story. The performances I can agree with, although they were better in Episode III than in I and II, but no story? There's no story in Star Wars, are you joking me? Good God man, there's enough story in Episode III to make three more films!In keeping with what has been something of an increasing bar on the light saber fights since Episode I, Episode III manages to top Yoda's light saber fight from Episode II, which in turn had topped the one between Obi Wan, Qui Gon Jinn, and Darth Maul from Episode I. What I love about the big light saber scene in Episode III (although there are two, but I'm referring here to the first one), is that its effect is built upon the surprise of seeing one of the antagonists completely transform from a coughing and spluttering commander literally into a spinning and flashing machine of light saber inflicted death. Holy crap. The fight between Obi Wan and Anakin Skywalker was outstanding, too. In mostly all of the light saber scenes that I've seen since Episode I, I keep thinking that they should really go faster. Thhen Yoda did it in Episode II and Obi Wan and Anakin do it here even more. Nice! Speaking of which, how about the scene where they're out on that huge outpost sticking out over the river of lava, and lava splashes over the arm holding up the post, melting it and causing the whole thing to fall into the burning river. We get a long shot of the thing standing up on the lava, floating down the river as it slowly melts into the molten rock, and all you can see of Obi Wan and Anakin is their light sabers flashing and slicing into each other on the side of it. Doesn't there ever come a time when you stop and just start commiserating? As far as being the only Star Wars film that has ever been rated PG-13 rather than just PG, I think that the rating was deserved but also that the extra violence was justified as well. I imagine the end of the fight scene between Obi Wan and Anakin was most of the reason that the film got the harsher rating, but you kind of have to have something like that to really show a character transform from Annie Skywalker into Darth Vader, you know? Which, by the way, I actually liked the rise of Darth Vader better in the preview than I did in the movie – "Lord Vader…" "Yes, Master." "RISE." MAN that was good!Ever since I knew that the trilogy of prequels was going to be made I have thought that Episode III would have the most anticipation and would be expected to accomplish more than the other two films, because it is the one that leads into the original Star Wars film, and I was really interested to know how it would be done, because obviously no one can come back from the original film and play a younger version of themselves, and who would audiences accept as a different person to play Obi Wan Kenobi or Luke Skywalker?
May the Force sort of be with you!!!
posted on 30 Aug 2009Well what can i say. I was 5 years old when i saw A New Hope and it was something of great magnificance that did affect my life and movies forever. Just watched Revenge of the Sith and thought it was OK. But thats it. Don't know what to say as so many questions are filling my head and although i loved the first 3 movies id consider myself not to be a Star Wars book of knowledge but a few things bug me....a) At the end the Death Star is half built and Luke is 0 years old. Luke is say 15/16 years old in A New Hope and the Death Star is still not fully operational!! Who was building it!! If it takes that long then the emporer must have started building it about 40/50 years before that!!!! Did Darth and The Emps stand there looking at it for 15 years waiting!! In which time Leia grew up and got the rebel alliance together!!! I think there must have been some kind of strike and the Death Star workers downed tools for a year or two! b)Anakin turned to the dark side because of a bad dream and c)Padme died because basically she couldn't be arsed!! Leaving her 2 'special' children to look after themselves after fighting her way through the first two films!!! Like i say i enjoyed it, I'm not a star wars buff or whatever but these facts annoyed me alittle so thats why I'm on here. And as for the dragon thing OBI-Wan rides on, please, don't get me started!!!!
2nd best behind Empire!!!
posted on 29 Aug 2009With Episode 1 and 2,I still and always will enjoy them. the only problem is there is a sense of nostalgia missinf from them. "Revenge of the Sith" is every bit as good as Episodes 4,5,and 6. In my opinion, it's better than A New Hope and Return of the Jedi, but only slightly. The dialogue is vastly improved from episode 1 and 2, but at times its still pretty bad in many scenes,however, the acting is superb.Christensen,mcgregor and especially Ian Mcdiarmid,put on oscar worthy performances. If Sith doesn't win best visual effects... something is seriously wrong. The first time since Empire, we have strong supporting roles by Samuel L. Jackson,and Jimmy Smits. And the love story(between portman and Christensen) assists the story, the way Empire did,and doesn't overwhelm it like Episode II. Hayden Christensen's acting is far better than in Episode II,despite the fact that he is constrained to bad dialouge at times (as is pretty much everyone).He is the modern day James Dean. This is the most emotionally powerful and darkest,tragic of the six star wars films,(even Empire)and the second greatest behind Empire.It ties into Episode 4 very nicely, in the last 20 minutes. Whether its nominated for best picture or not, this is the best film of the year!, because of what it represents.
An amazing movie.
posted on 28 Aug 2009For a fan of Star Wars for thirty years, Revenge of the Sith was a must-see. I had done my fair share of research, spoiler reading, script downloading, book reading, etc for this, the epic third episode in one of the most amazing series of media, that I believed I was prepared for what George Lucas would throw on the screen. I was concerned that there would be images that my kids would fine disturbing, so I opted on bringing the ten year old (him being my oldest) and the two of us set out.Every flaw and disappointing feeling I had for Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones was forgotten about. Every worry regarding "fitting the puzzle pieces together" or "filling in all the gaps" was erased as well.The dialogue, the acting, the sheer scope of Revenge of the Sith was amazing causing this one to rise #2 on my Star Wars favorite list.
Can You Say Best Sci-Fi Movie Of ALL TIME?!?!?
posted on 28 Aug 2009People were expecting this movie to be a blast but I'm sure everyone still had a shred of doubt as well.No doubts for me anymore as I've seen it twice already.STAR WARS EPISODE III is the charm of the entire series.The audience actually cheered when the movie ended.Totally spectacular!Obi-wan was excellent.McGreggor really captures the character of the Alex Guiness Kinobi.The emperor was dynamic and smart in what I would call his career moment and would expect at least an Oscar nomination.The plot,special effects,acting and directing were fantastic.Those who actually believe the lies from some bashing I've seen on this and other websites need to get back on their meds.Count the 10s the 10s are honest in my book.I almost never give 10 to any movie 9 is usually as high as I go.This is the best sci-fi movie I have ever seen in my life and I saw the original star wars in the theater back in the 70s as a young boy.This may get BEST PICTURE.No Joke.This is the real deal.See it at the theater or you will wish you had.After you see the first minute of the movie you will know the Force is strong(est)with this one.George Lucas I humbly take back everything I ever said bad about you.You are a genius!!! 10... golden statue sold separately.
A Load of Sith: Stop at a bar for an hour beforehand and perhaps you'll enjoy this flick
posted on 28 Aug 2009After reading a glut of positive comments about this film prior to seeing it last night, I'll admit...the hype almost had me fooled. I thought perhaps I'd finally come away satisfied from one of the Star Wars prequels. Let me dispel your notions. ROTS is certainly the best of the 3 "new" Star Wars, but if you've seen the last 2 and have any cinematic taste, you know that isn't saying much. So, I felt compelled to add some "balance" to the range of opinions on this site. The reason this film is the best of the 3 is because it tells the story we wanted to see all along when we found out new films were coming. TPM and AOTC appear more futile than ever as mere filler to get to this point. The framework of the original movies remains strong regarding the transition of a major good character to an evil monster. Even the means by which this is accomplished is somewhat plausible (perhaps George had this in mind in the beginning). So the plot is reasonable, but that I think is because it rests so heavily on Stars Wars history as established by the originals. Unfortunately, the critical moment is too quick to be convincing. One second Anakin is restless and still struggling to do the right thing and the next he seems to have clearly made a choice. Of course the other reason the scene is not believable is because the acting is so dreadful. Even given some plot and 2 prior chances, our actors are still unable to provide convincing performances. All the moments that made you cringe in the last 2 are here, save Jar Jar. And here are some words you hoped you'd never hear a Star Wars character say. "I'm pregnant" "I can go on ahead to Naboo and fix up the baby's room". There remains no chemistry between Hayden and Natalie and although the love story is central to Anakin's demise - it can't work because the viewer does not believe that love is present. Granted, the script and dialogue are poor, but I can't understand why these people are getting millions for performances that are NO BETTER than a high school play. It's all been said before so let me complain about something else: effects.George should take a lesson from his characters and their corruption in the face of absolute power. The man did wonders in creating the effects business and the way it's done and now that the world is at his feet with the power to do just about everything thanks to CGI: that's exactly what he does. And it's too much! Many of the comments here rave about ILM and the effects and I should say first off that I don't want to disparage their effort. I know that a tremendous amount of time, love and computing cycles went into this film. But how much visual garbage do you need? There are so many little droids and so many ships in the fight scenes that it's meaningless. There are doodads everywhere. Even in the end, in the middle of a critical fight between Obi-Wan and Anakin, a little droid pops its head in and watches for a second then leaves. What in the world is the point of that? To distract you from the terrible acting? Not only is there too much noise and commotion, the characters are too weird. Since models are no longer needed for effects shots, nothing is grounded in reality. The original series showed us creatures and worlds that were spectacular and imaginary, but you could still get your mind around them. Here that is no longer the case. If you witness the ridiculous lizard-like creature that Obi-Wan rides as he battles Grievous, you'll know what I mean. The CGI is way over the top and if this is what it takes to entertain the MTV generation, then "No, thank you." Final observation. The political overtones of the movie are apparent. If you cringe when you hear Ewan McGregor cry out that he's loyal to the republic and to "DEMOCRACY!" you'll know what I mean. Another reason that the movie didn't work for me is that we've come full circle. My girlfriend expressed it like this... In the original trilogy, the Empire is the British and the rebels played on all of our underdog American revolution ideals. Now, Lucas would have us believe that America is the republic that becomes the Empire in the midst of an unnecessary war to distract us. Again, no thank you.I know this probably won't save you from giving your money to George. It's the final new Star Wars movie *Thank God* and you'll probably have to see it. It's a testament to the strength of the original trilogy that so many people will endure this crap just to catch a brief glimmer of the magic of the original Star Wars.
my personal review
posted on 28 Aug 2009After viewing the latest and final installment of the Star Wars saga, The Revenge of the Sith I found myself contemplating what I actually thought of the film. I have come to a number of conclusions, both good and bad. First, from an entertainment perspective, I found the film to be really enjoyable. By far, the action and fight sequences were better than episode one and two. The film did also answer some of my burning questions as to why certain things happened in the original series.Now on to the negative aspects of the film. My biggest beef was the fact that Anakin's turnover to the dark side was very sudden. I felt that Lucas should have depicted more raw emotion other than the occasional tear from Anakin. I felt that he did not contemplate his decisions, he just decided to turn once he said "what have I done" in response to Mace Windu's death.I also found Padme's death unnecessary. Although Anakin does have a premonition, I found that the "lost the will to live" aspect quite dumb. Why did she lose the will to live when she knew Anakin still had good left in him. Upon discovering the passing of Padme, Darth Vader does the worst "nooo" in the history of Star Wars. I found that to be unnecessary and he should have depicted more emotion. To me, he turned to the dark side for nothing because Padme died anyways despite his effort to save her from death. So what now? Something should have been said about that. I enjoyed the parallelism between Yoda and Sidious and Obi-Wan and Darth Vader's fights. I also liked the parallel between the birth of Luke and Leia and the transformation of Darth Vader unsuited to Darth Vader suited.Overall I enjoyed the episode and I am sad to see the saga come to an end. I can't believe after almost 30 years it is all over.
Lucas Finally Gets It Right
posted on 28 Aug 2009Third time is apparently the charm for Mr. Lucas, because "Revenge of the Sith" finally, FINALLY, feels like a "Star Wars" movie. "Attack of the Clones" was tons better than "The Phantom Menace," and even "Menace" improves as part of the entire series when it doesn't have to stand alone, but "Sith" is the only installment in the new trilogy that deserves the "Star Wars" brand.With "Sith," events start to feel like they actually matter, and the elaborate but hopelessly dry plot lines that dominate the first two movies begin to coalesce into something resembling a story with resonance. The Emperor's rise to power and the way he creates a dictatorship while giving the impression that he's preserving democracy feels right, and there's an intense momentum to this film as the dark powers insidiously take over that the previous two films seriously lack.The acting is still woeful, with the exception of Ewan McGregor and Ian McDiarmid, both able to make George Lucas's terrible dialogue sound better by virtue of their British accents alone. Hayden Christiansen continues to play Anakin as a petulant teenager; he's at times embarrassing in his attempts to convey a demented mind spiraling downward. But in a way, it makes sense that Anakin would be an immature brat at his most impressionable, easily influenced by Palpatine while his still young mind is transparent. So in effect, Christiansen's poor performance accidentally ends up working for the character. And nothing can be said about Samuel L. Jackson's performance, other than that a great drinking game could be made out of it: everyone has to take a shot each time Jackson looks like he'd rather be doing anything other than appearing in a "Star Wars" movie."Revenge of the Sith" makes the entire prequel trilogy, whatever its faults (and there are many), worth the time it takes to watch them.Grade: A
why this film is so good!
posted on 27 Aug 2009Before people say whats the point of writting a review before the film has come out, I already know the story plot, but I will not say anything.This film is going to be the BEST star wars film ever. It has a minimum of 5 lightsabre duels, the clone war battles, the eradication of the jedi, the rise of the sith and loads of stuff. Just one more thing, yes yoda and sidious are going to have a very violent lightsabre duel.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
posted on 27 Aug 2009*** MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ***
The series started in 1977 is finally completed with "Sith". It is no secret what happens -- Anakin becomes Darth Vader, Darth Sidious becomes Emperor, the Jedi are killed -- the bigger questions are why and how. George Lucas manages to tie up enough loose ends to satisfy, and "Sith" is one of the better films to bear the name "Star Wars".
The movie opens Obi-Wan (McGregor) and Anakin (Christensen) attempting to save the kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine (McDiarmid) from Count Dooku (Lee). Not all is as it seems, and soon the Jedi have their eyes on Palpatine. They fear he will prolong the war to retain power. Meanwhile Anakin is having nightmares of Padme (Portman) dying. Soon, Darth Sidious is taking advantage of both these situations to acquire a new apprentice in Anakin by promising unlimited power.
"Sith" is not a happy movie. The film is darker in tone than every other "Star Wars" movie that has come before it, and the PG-13 rating is well deserved. Fortunately, that is what most fans want. There is loads of action from beginning to end, including the long light saber battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan and another battle between Darth Sidious and Yoda.
Unfortunately, the movie is plagued by the poor acting that has been evident in the previous prequels. The only standouts are Ian McDiarmid and Ewan McGregor. McDiarmid is both reserved and dignified, and over the top evil as necessary to the story. He is the glue that has held the prequels together, and has lent some class to the acting. McGregor looks and sounds more like Sir Alec Guiness, and his pain in palpable when his best friend betrays him.
The effects are astounding. Every inch of the screen is filled with something to see, all the time. The story really delivers as well. Filled with lots of tie-ins to the original series, "Sith" really bridges the gap between Episodes I-III and Eposodes IV-VI.
My biggest complaint is the appearance of the dark attired Darth Vader. The whole movie leads up to this point, and what we get is a bit disappointing. Comparisons to Frankenstein are not entirely off, and that is not a good thing.
In the end, it is a heck of a ride, and a fitting conclusion to a series that has captured the imaginations of many for 27 years. Lucas has said that he will not make Episodes VII-IX, but only time will tell. Until then, we have a complete tale of the rise, fall, and redemption of one of the biggest villians of the 20th century. I highly recommend seeing this film and all the "Star Wars" films if for some reason you have not. Thank you Mr. Lucas.
There Should Be More Documentaries! Since It's The Last Movie!
posted on 27 Aug 2009There should be more Making of Star Wars documentaries on the Special Features Disc! Within A Minute would be greater if it weren't working on one sequence of the movie. Most of the Web Documentaries [...], and one deleted scene wasn't finished but had only animatics which is a little dissapointing, because all the previous deleted scenes were all complete. Besides the Special Features, I love the DVD! Buy it, or die. Buy this DVD, it's the only way(you'll live!)
Good not great
posted on 26 Aug 2009Being a large economy sized nerd I saw the midnight opening. I found the action to be excellent and it is a far better film than Episode I. That being said I thought there were a number of holes in the story and I thought that much of the plot was too simplified. I felt like Anakin's relationships all seemed forced, that his turn to the dark side was unbelievable at best (actually more laughable), and that storyline was rushed at times to crowd in more action. Of the three new films I'd say two was the most enjoyable, but this is a decent installment. The weak point here was definitely the writing with some of the acting also being a bit weak.Anakin's journey from the Jedi to Sith is too abbreviated, his motivation seems insufficient, and his first act as a Sith is more heinous than anything Darth Vader ever did in the three original films from a point of sheer hands on up close evil.
Brilliant End to a Saga That Rivals the Greek Tragedies
posted on 26 Aug 2009Although we all knew how it was going to end, the drama that leads up to Skywalker's transformation is tremendously passionate and powerfully acted on-screen. The movie has the philosophical undertones of A New Hope, as well as Shakspearian drama and Eastern mysticism. Most importantly, the viewer develops compassion for Vadar as we begin to see that his descent into the dark side is a result of his violent, unfortunate and sad past, and his tremendous love for Padme. As Yoda explains, it is through the fear of loss that we unintentionally walk the dark path, and this is what becomes of Annakin Skywalker. His love and compassion for Padme, and his fear of losing her the way he lost his mother, forces him to protect her by any means and ultimately leading to his own demise. In a Romeo and Juliet twist, all is lost.Lucas' Star Wars saga is one of the greatest in human history. It is every bit as good as Oedipus Rex, anything Shakespeare did, and will be remembered as the finest story ever told on screen. I am simply in awe of what he created over the last 30 years.
Epidode 3 successfully completes the saga
posted on 26 Aug 2009Finally! The caliber of Star Wars I remember as a kid is back. This time, though, the bad guys win. The story of Anakin's fall is much more compelling than his rise in the first two episodes. Although his romantic scenes with Portman are a bit weak, Christiansen does a believable job as the dark lord of the sith. Ewan McGregor stands out in this episode. He and Yoda(one of the best performances even though he's digital) make for interesting characters as they try, unsuccessfully, to stop the republic's transformation to an empire controlled by the sith. Palpatine's seduction of Anakin makes you want to scream at him not to listen even though you know the outcome in advance. The Vader/Kenobi battle on the lava planet is everything it was built up to be. Applying the Jedi code that Anakin could not achieve, Obi Wan walks away from his horribly injured former friend. As Yoda told Anakin earlier in the film, " Learn to let go". Vader's Frankenstein like emergence in his new form was a bit much but overall it was a great film experience. Everything falls into place to set up episode 4. kudos!
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Last of the old Jedi, first of the new (MAJOR SPOILER)
posted on 31 Aug 2009Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith was a spectacular film with major battle sequences and riveting lightsaber duels. It begins with a 20 minute heart pounding dogfight in Coruscant's atmosphere where both heroes Skywalker and Kenobi are flying Jedi fighters and blasting Vulture droids,buzz droids and attacking separatist ships with the assistance of the clones in arc-170's and republic warships. It continues inside the Trade Federation flagship Invisible Hand, where both the political leader and military leader of the separatists are: Count Dooku and General Grievous. Also to note that this is a rescue mission for Supreme Chancellor Palpatine is a prisoner of the separatists, he's chained to a command chair on the flagships bridge.
The first of 5 lightsaber duels takes place here on this bridge as heroes Anakin and Obi-Wan face Count Dooku in battle. Ultimately it comes down to Skywalker and Dooku after Kenobi is knocked unconscious. Dooku is most certainly overconfident but what he senses(and this can only be understood from reading the book) is doubt in his own ability, that somehow Skywalker has mastered his fear and that the Dark Side is prevalent within him. Anakin cuts Dooku's hands off and possesses both his and Dooku's lightsaber,and holds them like a scissor against the count's throat. "Kill him!Kill him now" voices Palpatine. Anakin doesn't want to for the count is unarmed literally, but the Dark forces surge within Anakin and it makes him very powerful, he beheads Count Dooku. Anakin can't fathom what he's done, but Palpatine tells him reasonably that Dooku was too dangerous to keep alive. Anakin buys into this but escaping this doomed ship with the chancellor is top priority.
After being captured by Grievous, it's R2-D2 to the rescue, Grievous despite being an interesting new villian, is nothing short of a coward and flees the doomed ship, and making sure that he jettisons all escape pods so that the heroes are stranded. In the end Anakin using the force is fully capable of landing the spacecraft or more accurately half of the craft. It's Anakin who takes the glory from the cheering crowd,though he wanted Obi-Wan to join in the merriment,however, Obi-Wan was never much the glory hound.
IF YOU LOOK REAL HARD DURING THIS SCENE WHEN ANAKIN AND OBI-WAN'S TRANSPORT TOUCHES DOWN, THIS BEING RIGHT BEFORE OBI-WAN ENCOURAGES ANAKIN TO TAKE A BOW FOR HE HAS EARNED THIS GLORIOUS DAY, JOINING THE CHANCELLOR AND SENATORS,ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER A VERY FAMILIAR LOOKING FREIGHTER CRUISES INTO THE SCENE AND LANDING ON ONE OF THE PLATFORMS IT'S,"THE MILLENIUM FALCON."
After this epic beginning the tale will journey in separate directions for different characters. Anakin is told by the Chancellor that he is to be his personal representative on the Jedi council, an unheard of move that disturbs the Jedi for they believe the Chancellor is not to be trusted. A shroud of the Dark Side looms like a cloud over Palpatine, the Jedi uncertain whether he's the Sith master or under his guise of power will not grant Skywalker the rank of master, and furthermore a request is made to Anakin by Obi-Wan on orders of the council, to spy on Palpatine. Something that disturbs Anakin's physical and mental status. For he believes truly that Jedi don't spy, they don't skulk about like a thief in the night. In a stirring descision, Anakin visits the Chancellor while he's attending a sort of theatrical opera or something or other, and Palpatine discerns the truth from Anakin's emotional state,"So they sent you to spy on me." It is here when Palpatine preys on Anakin's emotional state, for the fear of losing his beloved Padme to death's untimely calling. Palpatine tells a tale which he eventually reveals later on to be true about a Sith Lord, Darth Plagueis "The Wise" a powerful warrior who had discovered a way to bring those deceased back to the living. However, most ironically he couldn't save himself from death as he was murdered in his sleep by his apprentice, which later on we learn that Darth Sidious/Chancellor Palpatine was his apprentice.
As Anakin is waffled with confusion and after a visitation with Yoda who tells Anakin what he doesn't want to here, namely to let go and that everything eventually dies, even stars die out, young Skywalker tenders a leaning towards Palpatine's teachings.
Yoda will leave Coruscant, a pivotal descision that will take the powerful Jedi Master to Chewie's homeworld of Kashyyk to aide the wookies in their struggle against the Separatists.Yoda will go with an army of clones. This was a move designed specifically to force the Sith Lord to reveal himself now that Master Yoda was far away from Coruscant.
After learning the whereabouts of Separatist military leader General Grievous on the planet Utapau Obi-Wan was unanimously chosen by the council to lead the sole charge in destroying him. Anakin grew frustrated and believed that he should have been sent instead. But in yet another pivotal move, he was to remain on Coruscant.
Obi-Wan arrives in Utapau, a strange planet with hollowed out caverns and confronts Tion Medon, a frightening alien who welcomes Kenobi and with a veiled undertone reveals that his people are being held hostage by the droid army. The Separatist leaders are hidden within this planet. Grievous receives a message from Sidious, he's to instruct the Separatist leaders including Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray, that they are to venture to the lava planet of Mustafar where they'll be safe. The second lightsaber duel soon begins between Kenobi and Grievous.
Grievous with four arms is fully capable of wielding a lightsaber in each one. Count Dooku taught him how to use them and he's the first non-Jedi or Sith to fight in a lightsaber duel in any Star Wars movie. An incredible battle with Kenobi ensues, at one point Grievous is rotating two lightsabers so fast that they look like propellers with him about to lift off. Obi-Wan charged with the force slices away at two of Grievous' arms and eventually when the clone soldiers arrive and battle with the droids, Grievous seizes the oppurtunity to escape. At one bizarre point he changes his biodroid body into an arachnid, really creepy. Obi does battle with Grievous bodyguards and pursues the general atop a Boga not unlike a Dewback, except with birdlike feathers adorning their lizardlike face and their strange honking. When Kenobi finally reaches Grievous who's about to escape in his ship, Kenobi confronts him, minus his lightsaber which he dropped along the way(hoping that Anakin wouldn't find out about that, seeing the fact that he always got on Anakin's case for losing his lightsaber or for it being destroyed) faces Grievous for the last time, foolishness on the generals part in not finishing off Kenobi quickly allowed Obi-Wan to do the unthinkable, He uses a blaster! And promptly fires at the exposed mid-section of General Grievous and seconds later Grievous implodes with a fury of death. Now the military leader of the Separatists is dead.
On Kashyyk, Yoda overseas a battle between the wookies and the droid army, on Coruscant a communication to Mace Windu by Obi-Wan lets him know that Grievous is dead. Anakin is witness at first hand to a dark revelation by Palpatine the Supreme Chancellor of Coruscant and the galactic republic that he is the Sith Master, Darth Sidious. After Anakin with his blue lightsaber inches away from Sidious's face fails to take him down, conflict is tearing the insides of young Skywalker. He leaves and tells Master Windu, who isn't shocked, but who is extremely hesitant about facing the Chancellor by himself, three other Jedi Masters will accompany him, Saesee Tinn, Agen Kolar and Kit Fisto. Yet, Anakin is told by Windu to remain at the Temple, this was an unwise move by Windu for when Anakin does arrive he doesn't see a fully powerful Sith but rather a weak old man about to killed without trial by a Jedi. That is the moment when balance will be brought back to the force. But before that the confrontation between a Sith Master and four Jedi Masters.
Now in the book when Palpatine was confronted by Mace and the other Jedi, he recorded the conversation and later played it back to the Senate, when they heard it it seemed like the Jedi had gone insane, wanting to kill Palpatine and take control of the Senate. It was altered in the movie, it would have been cool had they followed the book, be that as it may Mace tells Palpatine," Your under arrest Chancellor" 'Are you threatening me Master Jedi' and then bedlam, Palpatine's blazing red saber first connects a death blow onto Saesee Tinn, then Agen Kolar and finally Kit Fisto in what appears to be a matter of seconds. This being the first time Palpatine has excercised a lightsaber in battle against the Jedi, and defeats three Master Jedi in mere seconds, talk about confidence. Though in the films third lightsaber duel his struggle to take Windu will not be easy, for Windu is a Korun Master and has a style all his own. When Anakin comes on the scene Palpatine's weapon is lost and flat on his back where Mace Windu is brooding over him about to end his life. Palpatine pleads with Anakin and begging Master Windu for his life.
This is the moment where balance shall be brought back to the force. Both adversaries are confident that young Skywalker is on their side. But only one he chooses, the choice is not easy but at first it does not seem deliberate, when Mace tells Anakin that it's to dangerous to keep Palpatine alive Anakin disagrees and believes that he must stand trial seemingly because he's the accused and not the executed.All the while Palpatine's force lightning is shooting out at Mace, and he's using his lightsaber to deflect it and the lightning comes back to Palpatine and scars his face hideously, the same hideous face from Return of the Jedi.Now we know how that came about. Neither combatants can holdout much longer.This is when Palpatine preys on Anakin's weakness for life. "You see the Jedi wish to destroy me, their assassins, who will it be, I can save her and I can teach you how to save her. But if I'm dead you'll never procure this power" Then, a searing pain radiates through Mace's body, for Anakin has cut Windu's arm off. And then after an incredible cacaphony of screaming from Mace, Palpatine seizes the moment and force lightning blazes away from his detestable finger tips into Mace's body, crippling him with severity, and with the Chancellor's window already detroyed from battle his force lightning lifts windu off his feet and he is cast out into the nights sky of Coruscant, plunging forever, forever. Mace Windu a Jedi Master, leader of the council, went out in a blaze of glory. I salute you.
Anakin sick for what he's just done weakly surrenders the Jedi within to Palpatine and joins him willingly to allow his being a life altering state to let the Dark Side of the force embrace his life, forever. Now the familiar robe of Sidious enshrines Palpatine and while Skywalker kneels before him Palpatine calls the Dark Side to embrace his new apprentice. Rise, rise my apprentice, Anakin Skywalker is no more for his temper of evil has ended young Anakin's life and now he will
join me as " DARTH VADER " Darth is the title of all Sith lords though we never learn about the origin of where the name Vader derrives from. (Maul, Tyranus and Sidious are easy to understand, Maul was basically an apt name for the Zabrak,to maul is to beat or bruise simply to hammer hey that's my name like a spike. He was flat out a mauler, from Tyranus one could say tyrannical, and Sidious was insidious which means treacherous. But what is the origin of the name Vader? Was it an ancient warriors name?
We learn that the Clone Wars, soon to be ended, were not about the Separtist movement, that was engineered by Palpatine, the Clone Wars was only about one thing, the extermination of the Jedi Order. During the wars three years many Jedi have already died. And now the rest would follow when Palpatine executed order 66. A command to all clones that the Jedi were now an enemy to the Republic. The clones simply didn't obey because the Chancellor had spoken but because he awakened them for their designed and outright purpose. It had to do with a chip implanted in their brain. Now they would only follow the words of Palpatine because he had direct control over these creations and no one else had that power. Only his command could drive them for his greater glory.
In heart rendering scenes we witness the deaths of Jedi, and most disturbing of all Darth Vader's purge of the Jedi Temple. The younglings, it is very sad and it hit me harder than I could have realized when the Jedi were hunted and killed, but most of all the children. To see that was sickening, this is the very reason for the pg-13 rating. IF YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, WAIT UNTIL THEY'RE OLDER. THEN THEY MAY UNDERSTAND, AND NOT UNTIL THEN.
Only two Jedi will be left, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda. Palpatine who before the Senate will tell them that it is the dawning of a new era, this is to be the birth of an Empire. The First Galactic Empire with he as the Emperor. Darth Vader is ordered by the Emperor to go to Mustafar and end the war by eliminating the Separtist leaders Gunray and company. Vader's mistake is upon visiting Padme he tells her where he's going. Because later on when she refuses to tell Obi-Wan where he is, he hides amongst the darkness and stows away aboard her ship while she sets a course for Mustafar.