Sunday, August 09, 2015

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Conclusion of the trilogy. Senator Palpatine is kidnapped, Padmé gets pregnant, Anakin is frustrated with his lack of recognition, etc.

Technically, this is distinct from the rest of the series. CGI technology  had by then reached a mature stage, and the visuals are impressive. Narratively, I venture saying that we have here a definite epic style (whereas the first one was done predominantly as comedy and the second one predominantly as tragedy). The dialog remains resolutely at the same elementary level as in the previous installments. Overall, the film avoids rising above strict mediocrity, and yet it confirms my assessment of the trilogy as significant cultural articles, rather than merely the product of careful advertising hype, as the intellectual elite implied.

Rating: 50

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