Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

How do you show the fall of a character that is said to be heroic? How does a film take someone who has the potential for good and has them take a hard turn into evil? The answer is this film, it isn't the best villain origin story I have seen, but it is certainly a pretty good one all the same.

The story concerns the end of the Clone Wars, the fall of the Galactic Republic and subsequent rise of the Galactic Empire, and, most importantly, the destruction of the friendship between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor, as the former becomes the sith lord known as Darth Vader. The story has the most bittersweet ending of any Star Wars film, I'd say, as most of the film is all about everything falling into evil and ruin, but with a small amount of hope at the very end.

This film is clearly the darkest of the Star Wars films up to this point, and while some of the acting can be hit or miss, and the fact that this movie has inspired lots of memes, the haunting and painful score by John Williams as well as the nightmarish performance of Ian McDiarmid as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine AKA Darth Sidious, who becomes the Galactic Emperor and turns Anakin over to his side in one of the craziest waiting games in the history of evil plans.

Another amazing part of this film is the fight sequences, the opening space battle at the beginning, and the fight between Obi-Wan and the droid commander General Grievous are both standouts, but they pale in comparison to the most well choreographed yet most heartwrenching fight of the lot: The final duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan. Everything is perfect here, from the music, to the intense emotions portrayed by the actors, to the fast paced lightsaber fight itself. This is the reason everyone stuck with the prequels, to see this, and it is worth it.

Overall, this is probably my personal favorite of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and even if it's not perfect, it has some standout moments. Also, the meme moments are pretty great as well, and make rewatches extremely fun for me. And, I'm serious when I say that I would suggest watching the final battle of this movie either on YouTube or in the film proper because of how well done it is.

Next time, we get to return to Hogwarts for Harry's fourth year. This time, he is entered into a deadly wizarding competition between Hogwarts and two other schools for ultimate glory, but the stakes continue to get higher and more dangerous as this story continues. See what happens when I review Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

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