Revenge of the Myth
(Spoiler warning!!! DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET. STOP NOW!)
I saw Star Wars 3 today. I thought it was pretty good. In a way I was expecting more because it was hyped by everybody as being “sooo good”, even by those who did not like SW2. I did think it was better than Attack of the Clones, but not as much as I would’ve expected. The order of the first trilogy would have to be Revenge of the Sith > Attack of the Clones >> The Phantom Menace.
I did feel, though, that the ending of SW3 was a bit abrupt. All the loose ends were tied and whatnot but I still felt that it could’ve used a little more at the end. Specifically, Yoda tells Obi-Wan about a training/capability to talk to Qui-Gon and then it goes nowhere! What a disappointment. I was really looking forward to something more.
I felt that the Hayden Christensen (is that his name? I’m too lazy to check.) who plays Ani/Darth did a better job. I did read, though, that he was told by Lucas to withhold his dark side and come off as cold and stifled in SW2 so I’ll forgive him for that. He definitely seemed a more believable character in this one. The same can be said for Princess Amigdala who seemed completely asleep throughout 2.
I felt disappointed that Yoda gave up so quickly. I mean, yes, yes, I know that he’s supposed to end up on Dagoba, but I have such high respect for him. I mean he’s supposed to be like the shiznits of the Jedi’s and yet the dude can’t seem to win a fight to someone who possesses dark side powers (Count Dooku in SP2 and The Emperor in SP3). Given that Anakin beat Count Dooku, does that mean that Darth is superior to Yoda?
I liked how they showed how Darth ended up in the decrepit state he is in SP4, but it was kind of lame that Obi-Wan did just not bother finishing him off. I mean you chop off his legs, you watch his skin melt and hair burn but you don’t finish the job. What is UP with that?!
The space fight scenes are total eye candy and much appreciated. Plot-wise there was not much room for twists which is understandable. I liked how the story of Darth was told and how he turned to the dark side. I did wish there was a bit more complexity to it.
Overall, I liked it a lot. I wouldn’t mind if someone made an episode 7, 8, 9. I think it would be cool if someone else directed it, though.
Btw, I heard there’s going to be a TV show for Star Wars. My bets are that it’s going to suck big time. Big time.
May 24 2005 05:08 pm | Uncategorized
May 24th, 2005 at 8:03 pm
I think they need to have an Episode 3.5 to explain how the Rebel Alliance begins. Was watching Episode 4 and they are already at war with the Galactic Empire. How did this happen?
May 25th, 2005 at 9:39 am
I’m thinking that’s what the TV show might be about.
May 25th, 2005 at 12:03 pm
I also disliked the fact that at the very end all of the Empire people were wearing new uniforms. Where the heck did those uniforms come from?! It’s not like a lot of time passed - luke was still a little baby (assuming that was the same time as the last scene with vader). This is consistent with the annoying tying up of loose ends comment.
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