Saturday, May 28, 2005

Absolute Sith!

Well, it's finally done. I've seen my last Star Wars movie for the first time. The other night my wife and I went to see Revenge of the Sith. I would have to say, I enjoyed almost all of it. The effects were well done, the Saber battles exhilerating, the story tied together rather well to the old trilogy...overall it was a thrilling experience.

If I could narrow my dissapointments down to 2 aspects, it would be 1) It ended. I wanted more. More story...more exposition...more Star Wars. 2) Lucas's philosphy. Maybe some of you didn't catch the little one-liner "Only the Sith think in absolutes." Let's face it, thinking absolutely is not evil. However Lucas thinks so..which in itself doesn't bug me nor surprise me that much. However, it does when he has to throw it into one of the most beloved stories told on screen in this last century. I should probably give him the benefit of the doubt. Anakin was not listening to reason..so in one way, I guess, he was absolutely out of his mind. But knowing the large cultural battle around relative truth, I think there was a very purposeful agenda behind it. Lucas had every right to do it. It's his script, his story, his money. So maybe the fault is mine for attatching myself to something so endearingly.
I don't know. I've seen it twice and I can't wait to buy the DVD .

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