Revenge of the Sith

[juldea]

**1/2 andor B-

The action sequences were quite awesome.

But I've reread The Invisibles this week, and so I think I was just tuned in for cerebral stories. Which this wasn't. This was an Action Film.

I didn't really get Anakin's motivations. I didn't FEEL them. I guess that's just Hayden Christensen's acting, though. Or maybe my lack of seeing enough of the animated Clone War series. Like, how can one go from protesting how good the Jedi are, to killing kids, in a matter of days? It just didn't reach me.

I did cry. During the slaughter of the Jedi, during Padme's revelation of what Anakin has become, and especially sobbing during the final scenes with the placement of the children. The Tattooine imagery was too much of a connection to Episode IV... *sigh*

Yoda remains awesome.

Dude, the fights were just great. And often. ;)

I was especially pleased with the final battle between Anakin and Obi Wan, and Obi Wan's emotional outburst at the end. THAT, I could feel. "I loved you!"

Also, great line:
"This is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause."

Comments

[tlluria.livejournal.com]

i believe my biggest peeve had to do with a conversation between Luke and Leia at the Ewok village about Leia's "real mother."

i loved the interactions between Yoda and Chewie, especially where Yoda scampers up Chewie's outstretched arm onto his shoulder. there was something wonderfully touching about that.

and yes, Kenobi's last words to Anakin were heartwrenching.

i just came from watching it, i'm still digesting it ...

[juldea.livejournal.com]

i believe my biggest peeve had to do with a conversation between Luke and Leia at the Ewok village about Leia's "real mother."

nodnodnodnodnod that bothered me a lot too, I just forgot to post about it. I remembered when I was lying in bed but didn't want to get back up and edit my post. ;)

checkin my facts ...

[tlluria.livejournal.com]

I mentioned this in my less and less cohesive post about ROTS . . .

Princess Leia: Luke, what's wrong?
Luke: Leia, do you remember your mother? Your real mother?
Princess Leia: Just a little bit. She died when I was very young.
Luke: What do you remember?
Princess Leia: Just... images really. Feelings.
Luke: Tell me.
Princess Leia: She was... very beautiful. Kind, but sad. Why are you asking me this?
Luke: I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her.

Okay. Now based on my refreshed memory of the actual dialogue, I believe that a force sensitive child (especially one with a dad like Anakin) could register these types of memories from Mom.

Why Leia and not Luke? Well, why not? We never really know how powerful Leia could be in the force as she chooses not to pursue it the way her brother does.
She does however become a skilled senator and diplomat and one could speculate that she was always using her force abilities in that sense, she wasn't just following Bail's (and unwittingly, her mother's) footsteps. Her ability to read other people no doubt helped her seal deals and possibly also enabled her to read her mother either in utero (which later Jacen and and Jaina did as well) or in those few moments that she was held for Padme to see and name.

Or, not stretching quite so far, Leia was the one who actually grew up with someone who knew and helped Padme. When you're young that sort of information can easily be assimilated as "memory."

Anyway. I'm more okay with that now. I want to see it again so that I can see it without the frustration of "yeah, but Leia said . . ."

Re: checkin my facts ...

[flyingindie.livejournal.com]

I think this is probably correct, but a possible alternative could be that Leia's adopted mother died young. Of course her adopted mom would be sad; her daughter's real father was out killing people and taking over the galaxy.

I had that thought too

[tlluria.livejournal.com]

And it was accompanied by the thought as to whether George Lucas gave that particular detail as much consideration. ;P

Re: checkin my facts ...

[juldea.livejournal.com]

But Leia knew she was adopted... or at least she knew she wasn't Bail's daughter.