_Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith_

[semperfiona]

Short review: I generally agree with ohari. Better by far than
Ep.I or Ep.II, but not on a par with Ep.V or Ep.VI. I'm not sure I'd
give it equivalent rating to Ep.IV either. Lucas's dialog evinces a case
of terminal Tin Ear Syndrome. But lots of juicy explosions and much less
of the feeling I'd had watching Ep.I and Ep.II that he had created
nothing more than a pastiche of the other three movies.

I do think there were some problems, though. Some of them may have been
caused by Lucas having written himself into a corner because he had to
make certain things happen that we knew from the prior movies.

I just couldn't believe that Anakin Skywalker would turn to the Dark
Side so quickly. "Oh no, what have I done?...I will do anything you ask,
master." The set-ups for his turning make sense to me.But I'd have had
an easier time buying it if he'd struggled with the decision and if he'd
had a harder time with what he was asked to do. "Tormented but good"
doesn't go to "pure evil" directly; there should have been a passage
through "tormented but trying to obey Palpatine". Also, while I believe
he might choose the Dark Side to prevent his wife from dying, why did he
then turn around and try to kill her?

And is it really the Jedi way to leave anyone to burn to death, let
alone someone who had been your closest friend?

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[odosonata.livejournal.com]

And is it really the Jedi way to leave anyone to burn to death, let
alone someone who had been your closest friend?

THANK YOU!! I have a hard time with that too.

[curgoth]

Kenobi doesn't follow the Jedi way very well anyway - he fights best when he loses his temper (Darth Maul), he trains someone he shouldn't, and clearly isn't listening to the right instincts.

[semperfiona]

Word.