PT Best Scene of Revenge of the Sith

True. I don't see how anyone who likes Star Wars at all can state Revenge of the Sith is a bad movie. There are a lot of reasons to like it, and more than one or two moments it "transcends mediocrity". There's rich symbolism, and a lot of the charm of the OT, when compared to the other prequels. Oh well.

 

When Anakin stands in the top of the Jedi temple and ponders his decision to report Palpatine to Mace Windu. There was great atmosphere in the scene, and you can see how the consequences of his decision gnaw at Anakin.

 

Well, someone around here has to have high standards. No offense.

It's not horrible; in fact, I prefer it to "The Phantom Menace," "Attack of the Clones" and "Return of the Jedi." That said, it's not brilliant either.

 

Very well. I apologize. I certainly didn't intend to offend anyone.

 

There is just no need to be arrogant.

 

Okay, okay. I apologized. Let's move on.

 

Yes, but your apology sounds insincere -- and you'll only do it all again, won't you?

Also, why pick this thread to make your first post; and why end it with a back-handed compliment?

People have pulled this kind of stuff for too long now. Far too long. Hence the weariness.

But that aside, welcome to the board. Cool name and avatar, too.

 

Duly noted, John.

Two more candidates for best scene in "Episode III": Obi-Wan confronts Anakin on the Mustafar landing platform; and Yoda vs. Sidious, which remains one of the most visually spectacular sequences of the PT.

 

Do deleted scenes count? Because there is a deleted scene where Anakin touched Padme's belly and they discussed the gender of the baby. I really liked that one in both of the ROTS novelizations.

 

I'm not gonna say you're "wrong" for having that opinion about movies with "sad endings" and whatnot. But considering what has to happen for the Saga to be capable of moving to the OT, was there really any other way for RotS to play out?

 

There were so many great scenes in ROTS. If I had to pick one, it would be when Mace and three other Jedi Masters came to arrest Palpatine. It was the turning point of the movie and a make or break situation for either the Sith or the Jedi Order.

 

Yes, that gets me revved up because it is the sequence that initiates the turn scene.
This may be over-analysing, but did anyone notice Palpatine kills the Jedi in reverse order of saber igniting? Mace is first to ignite and last to die, and so on.

Fair enough, but for me the sad ending just enhances ROTJ, and all of the films for that matter. The prequels have so much weight when you know what's coming, and the OT retains its mystique, atmosphere, and context, while simultaneously being enhanced (IMO). Seeing Luke become a Jedi is just more moving when we see how the Jedi failed.

 

The PT had no emotional resonance whatsoever. If anything, the films (beginning with "Return of the Jedi") ruined the mythic grandeur of "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back." The wondrous became de-mystified and everything began to feel so...commonplace. So utterly banal.

As for "Revenge of the Sith"...well, despite its attempts to tug at the viewer's heartstrings, the film felt to me like little more than an exercise in artificial manipulation. There were, admittedly, some truly spectacular sequences; but the film's third act, which strained desperately for greatness, had the emotional gravity of a feather. "Sith" was an efficient, yet completely disposable summer entertainment - an empty-calorie visual extravaganza that left you feeling weary and bloated.

 

I disagree. I don't think Return of the Jedi or Revenge of the Sith detracted from the OT. AOTC perhaps. Return of the Jedi is a quite satisfying conclusion to all the movies, whether you watch the prequels or not. It's the one movie in the OT that doesn't contradict the PT, which strengthens the saga in general. While Empire is my favourite, Revenge and Return are a close second. I don't see why ROTJ ruins the mythic quality of the films, it is the most conclusive and ties the movies together brilliantly.

Disposable? ROTS easily has the most replay value of the prequels. It's filled with links to the rest of the saga, and is satisfying, and fitting, as a final movie. It grows on you more than the other prequels, and I find it the most discussable of the films, even if it doesn't live up to the OT. There are moments where the dialogue lets it down slightly, but as a whole, coherent, addition to the saga I think it succeeds.

 

Purely opinion. One which I, and many others, strongly disagree with.

 

I can't understand why Lucas abandoned the sound of the battle droid voices from TPM - which was in retrospect a good effect - and replaced it with a voice effect in ROTS which seems designed to be as lame and annoying to the audience as possible.

 

Agreed. I loved the old Battle Droid voice. The new effect seems like a parody of it's older counterpart.

 

One needs sadness and tragedy in stories. They help the moments of peace and happiness shine all the more brighter.

 

I never understood the theory that a darker story = a better story. Though out of curiosity, how would you have made ROTS end on a happy note? Keeping all the story elements there of course.