DVD | Revenge Of The Sith

The galaxy is weary after three long years of war. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have become legendary heroes in their campaigns against the droid forces of the evil General Grievous. Anakin and his secret wife, Padme Amidala, have been separated for months, and he finally reunites with her to learn that she is pregnant. He is plagued by visions of her dying in childbirth, haunting images of a possible future. Anakin is determined to stop her from dying, no matter the cost. This leads Anakin down a dark path to commit terrible deeds. Obi-Wan Kenobi must face his former apprentice in a ferocious lightsaber duel on the firey world of Mustafar. Blah, blah, blah.

I used to be a Star Wars fan, and thought highly of George Lucas, but that was when I was younger, and Star Wars was a visionary movie. A ground breaking visual feast that set Hollywood ablaze. Lucas was pushing the boundaries of what could be done, and was inventing some of the best visual effects that have far reaching implications for today’s movies.

But then he decided to do the prequels. The world had moved on, but George hadn’t. Both episodes 1 & 2 were massive disappointments (to me anyway) but rumour was that he’d got it right with Episode 3: The Revenge Of The Sith.

Sadly the rumours were wrong. This was no better. Cardboard cut outs could act with more character than the small ensemble of actors in this movie. But you can’t blame the actors too much, it must be hard to try and act a scene when there is no scene. Nothing but green screen. Lucas’ over reliance on computers that so blighted the first two, now destroyed any hope of a decent final movie.

Sure the computer graphics are stunning. But they are all too perfect, and the inability of any actor to really be able to grasp the idea of acting on non-existent sets, with non-existent characters, destroys the story. I could go on but I won’t, it’s to easy to pick apart Lucas’ terrible decision to not use real sets or models.

And because it’s a sequel, the main fight scenes, the ones that should have had you on the edge of your seats, were about as exciting as watching paint dry. Sadly, knowing that both people in a duel to the death actual survive till the next movie kinda takes all the excitement away.

But it’s not all doom and gloom for the Sith. If nothing else, the movie answered all those nagging question we had about Darth, Luke and Co. And it showed in spectacular form how dangerous a mix power without character is. As the ever powerful Skywalker was lead astray by the subtle leading of the dark side, it was easy to see that a life grounded in Godly character is the only thing that’s going to keep the dark side at bay.

So basically, if you liked the first two, you’ll probably love Sith. If, Iike me you wish that Lucas had either left the franchise alone or given it to Peter Jackson, then you’ll hate it.