Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith

Since the second Star Wars episode was so bad that all I remember were the useless Padme and Anakin scenes, I wasn’t really expecting much from Revenge of the Sith. I’ve heard that this movie ties up a lot of loose ends in the story but I never trust what people say until I’ve seen the said movie myself. Fortunately, I was in for a pleasant surprise.

Revenge of the Sith starts out with some twenty minutes of exciting lightsaber action, an incredibly adorable R2-D2, exploding planes, and a lot of mindless violence. I loved it. The rest of the story was amazing; it showed the origins of Darth Vader in a very vivid manner and left me with a better understanding of how the whole situation in the original Star Wars trilogy (which I love) came to be. What’s really interesting about the plot is that the becoming of Lord Vader is shown through the way people’s lives are affected instead of through his point of view.

There are only two things I didn’t like about the movie. First was that everyone’s acting–Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and especially Hayden Christensen–seemed awkward during the earlier parts. I couldn’t see the meaning of their words mirrored in their eyes, and even the tone of their voices came out sounding forced. Luckily the acting becomes a lot more convincing towards the latter end of the film. There are also around two or three useless Padme and Anakin scenes chock-full of cheesy dialogue and bad acting. Use this time to go to the bathroom or grab a snack.

However, even these minor irritations couldn’t ruin the whole movie for me. Revenge of the Sith would definitely be better with more believable acting, but I love it enough to watch it a second time in the theaters and maybe even grab the DVD. 4/5. Not recommended for non-Star Wars fans, aka stupid fangirls who just want to oogle at Hayden Christensen’s naked ass.

I want a lightsaber.