Fellman's Movie Reviews

Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith is the third movie in the Star Wars franchise and also the third movie in the prequel trilogy. It’s personally, my favorite Star Wars movie, although that has nothing to do with the rest of the review. I’m just throwing that out there for a bit of flavor so that you can decide whether or not I’m being biased as you read through everything that I’m writing. 

Episode 3 takes place several years after Episode 2. The Clone Wars have raged across the galaxy. Anakin Skywalker has been promoted to Jedi Knight. And Chancellor Palpatine continues with his surreptitious plot as the evil Sith Lord, Darth Sidious. One of the best parts of this movie is how it starts out with an action sequence. The very first scene is Anakin and Obi-Wan flying into a space battle above Coruscant. 

And that takes us into the special effects of the movie. If there’s one thing Star Wars does, it’s special effects. And this movie does it right. Industrial Lights and Magic has the best special effects in Hollywood. And this opening sequence shows it right off the bat. From the explosions to the robots to landing the ship, it all comes together with the best special effects in Hollywood. 

Aside from that, this is my favorite Star Wars movie because this is where Anakin turns. He makes the decision to go from light to dark. He becomes Darth Vader. It’s the literal turning point of Star Wars. You see how it isn’t really his fault that he turned evil. He really got pulled in both directions. He was made to make decisions that had no good turnout, either way. It’s almost like becoming Darth Vader wasn’t Anakin’s choice. 

And then he has to fight Obi-Wan on Mustafar, because Obi-Wan is trying to kill him. But Anakin wasn’t trying to kill Obi-Wan in the first place. Obi-Wan came there to kill Anakin. Then Anakin had to fight him. It’s a classic samurai story. Just another reason why Star Wars is the greatest story ever told. Magic Samurai in Space… 

So, yeah. Go and see Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith. It continues the story, and it has one of the best lightsaber battles in the entire series. Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustafar. Lightsabers on a volcanic planet. Can’t beat that. And as always, may the force be with you…