REVIEW MOVIE
20th Century FOX
The Jedi attmept to rescue Chancellor Palpetine in the opening scene of “Star Wars” Revenge of the Sith.
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BY MEGAN DANGERMOND Daily Titan Staff
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is the final installment of the prequel series chronicling the saga of young Anakin Skywalker’s path to the Dark Side. Obi-Wan Kenobi, still full of witty banter in a powerful performance, shows off his best fighting skills in this installment. Obi-Wan takes on General Grevious, armed with four lightsabers, and a newlyminted Darth Vader, whose catlike fighting skills are amplified by his new-found freedom to hate. Anakin, the cocky boy who loves to whine and play war, becomes dangerous because of his confidence in his skills and his inevitable
path to the Dark Side, guided carefully by the questionable Chancellor Palpatine. Skywalker quickly spirals out of control after Palpatine admits he knows a way for Anakin to save his wife, Padme, from a terrible fate. This third installment of the epic trilogy is truly Skywalker’s story. When he declares allegiance to the Sith lord, his desire for glory is overshadowed by his dependence on his lover, his only thoughts being of the need to save, keeping with his promise to Padme in “Attack of the Clones” that he would learn to keep those he loves from dying. He has his best lines toward the end of the movie, before a dramatic fight scene that ends in the most painful way imaginable, which
helped earn ROTS the PG-13 rating along with reported slaying of ‘younglings’, not actually seen in the movie but disturbing none the less. The star-crossed lovers, Anakin and Padme, seem almost cheesy in a couple scenes, filled with lines beautiful enough to make a Jedi blush, but coming out awkwardly, like Padme’s “Hold me like you did by the lake…” or Darth Vader’s anguished cry of “Noooooooo…” upon finding out her fate. However, their relationship and shared dialogue, however, find redemption in strife, with Anakin’s manipulative nature really taking root when he switches to the Dark Side and the love-blinded Padme finally seeing, but too late. R2-D2 had one of the best performances in his career, kicking butt early in the movie and branching out his skills while helping the Jedi save the chancellor. C-3PO had a smaller part, keeping watch over the pregnant senator as she watched her husband’s descent with clouded vision. Darth Sidious seemed almost an imitation of his dark self in the original trilogy. The cackle, creepy in the originals, is almost comical, although seeing the old man kick Jedi butt makes up for it. Yoda is at his strongest, kicking trooper butt before having it out with the Sith Lord in the Senate chambers. There are no Ewoks in this one, but my love for furry things in Star Wars movies was fed by an army of Wookies, with a Tarzan-like cry early in the battle. The best part in this dramatic must-see is that Jar Jar Binks, visible twice in the movie, has no dialogue.
Daily Titan May 23, 2005 WRAP-UP
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