#STAR WARS 3 MOVIE#
The dialogue throughout the movie is once again its weakest point: The characters talk in what sounds like Basic English, without color, wit or verbal delight, as if they were channeling Berlitz. To say that George Lucas cannot write a love scene is an understatement greeting cards have expressed more passion. His reaction is that of a nice kid in a teenage comedy, trying to seem pleased while wondering how this will affect the other neat stuff he gets to do. Anakin has a rendezvous with Padme ( Natalie Portman) they were secretly married in the previous film, and now she reveals she is pregnant. The way Anakin approaches his choice, however, has a certain poignancy. Anakin is tempted to go over to what is not yet clearly the dark side in a movie not distinguished for its dialogue, Palpatine is insidiously snaky in his persuasiveness. Who to choose? McDiarmid has the most complex role in the movie as he plays on Anakin's wounded ego. The council distrusts Palpatine and wants Anakin to spy on him Palpatine wants Anakin to spy on the council. There is a close call in an elevator shaft, but where are the guards and the security systems? And why, for that matter, does a deep space cruiser need an observation tower, when every porthole opens on to the universe? But never mind.īack within the sphere of the Jedi Council, Anakin finds that despite his heroism, he will not yet be named a Jedi Master. In the spirit of all the "Star Wars" movies, this rescue sequence flies in the face of logic, since the two pilots are able to board Grievous' command ship and proceed without much trouble to the ship's observation tower, where the chancellor is being held.
Grievous (whose voice, by Matthew Woods, sounds curiously wheezy considering the general seems to use replacement parts). As Yoda sadly puts it in his inimitable word order: "The boy you trained, gone he is, consumed by Darth Vader."Īs "Episode III" opens, Anakin Skywalker ( Hayden Christensen) and his friend Obi-Wan Kenobi ( Ewan McGregor) are piloting fighter craft, staging a daring two-man raid to rescue Chancellor Palpatine ( Ian McDiarmid). What we discover in "Episode III" is how and why Anakin lost his way - how a pleasant and brave young man was transformed into a dark, cloaked figure with a fearsome black metal face. In an effort to maximize your efficiency, we've recapped the entire movie in under three minutes, which should give you plenty of time to watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars for a much better portrayal of Skywalker's slow descent to the Dark Side.That Anakin Skywalker abandoned the Jedi and went over to the dark side is known to all students of "Star Wars." That his twins Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia would redeem the family name is also known.
It's easily the best part of the film because, while the story is classically tragic, the execution comes up short.
Though fans got a taste of CG Yoda in action in the previous film, this installment features quite a bit of the lightsaber-wielding, Force-mastering Jedi legend. A wedge is driven between the Skywalker and Kenobi, fostered by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who is much more than he claims to be. This film comes after the start of the galactic conflict known as the Clone War and sees the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker embroiled in a conflict between the Republic and the Separatists. Wrapping up the prequel films edition of our Star Wars video recaps is this under-three-minute catch-up for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.