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My Revenge of the Sith Experience: Part 3
Wednesday, July 27, 2005

This is the final part of the details of my experience at a midnight showing. This post contains spoilers for the movie, you have been warned.

Now, the greatest moment is when Anakin and Obi-Wan fight, and Anakin finally assumes the role we've all learned to love: Darth Vader. However, the fight that leaves him legless, limbless and charred to death on Mustafar. Obi-Wan leaves him there, after calling him his brother and taking his lightsaber to give to Luke. Sidious collects the burning Anakin in a medical capsule and takes him to a ship, from there, droids work on him as he screams in agony and becomes the mechnical machine we know in the original trilogy. When Darth Vader takes his first breath through the mask, the familiar gasp, was breath-taking for everyone. This was the moment he was reborn and as he rises as the Imperal March plays in the background, you just sit there in awe in a mixture of pride, sadness and forlonging. You know his fate, yet, his fate has not yet been set. Irony is a wonderful tool in film.

The very end, when the twins are born, Padme dies and is taking back to Naboo is so sad. They make Padme appear still pregnant during the burial, that way Darth Vader will not know that the twins - of which he only knows of Luke - were born and hidden. It's so sad that she dies, though, she dies of a broken heart, and it's such a shame. Jar Jar Binks makes his final appearance in a Star Wars film (much to the happiness of many Star Wars fans, not me though, I'm a Jar Jar fan). You heard people yell when they saw his face, as a pallbearer, carrying Padme to her vigil.

Of course, there are many other scenes that just rocked. A battle scene between Yoda and Sidious in the Galactic Senate chambers was just awesome as they're throwing Senate docks at each other. Yoda truly could've defeated Sidious, but he just wasn't strong enough. The end, where they say that Qui Gon has become one with the Force in ways only imagined, and how Obi-Wan and Yoda will go train under him was a bit of a conundrum, but it felt well for later when Obi-Wan is killed by Darth Vader and disappears. It shows you that he truly did learn to become one with the Force.

There were just so many scenes that also tugged at your heart... such as when the Jedi are exterminated by the Clone troops they are fighting with once Palpatine changes their mission objective and declares all Jedi enemies of the Galactic Republic. Also, another very sad moment (and most likely the sole reason for the PG-13 rating) came when Anakin - now as Darth Vader in name only - storms the Jedi Temple and enters the council room to find the Younglings hiding. One comes out and asks what they are to do, because they are being slaughtered by troops, and Anakin merely turns on his lightsaber. Then, it fades to black. Very sad especially when Obi-Wan later learns it is Anakin who has turned to the Dark Side that murdered the Younglings.

I must give props to Jimmy Smitts and his role as Senator Organa. He did a brillant job potraying him in a light I always thought him to be held in. Very impressed by his performance as well as Sam Jackson as Mace Windu. I always liked Mace Windu and Jackson as him cemented my view of his importance in the Star Wars universe.

Overall, I truly feel this is the best film in the Star Wars saga. I could go on forever, see it yourself, and you'll understand why I want to see it 20+ more times.

The only bit I want to say about this game is about the second ending. When you beat all sixteen stages, you have the choice to fight as Anakin during the final battle. Take this chance to see the biggest "what-if" in the Star Wars universe. At the end, Anakin kills Obi-Wan and assumes his role of Darth Vader, without the mechanical body, by the side of Sidious. However, when he meets Sidious, gets his new red lightsaber, he kills him with it and takes control of the univerise. Talk about a kink in the entire series!

Revenge of the Sith will be released on DVD on November 1, 2005. Make sure to catch it then if you didn't get a chance to catch it in the theater!

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