So jealous you've gotten to see it again. I need to do that.
Both their lightsabers are blue. I know! It gave me such an "Oooo sad!" moment.
But I really need to watch the original trilogy again now, because how does the moral ambiguity of the Jedi and Sith of the prequels work with the absolute good vs. evil battle of the originals?
I may have missed something in Episode III, but were the Sith really trying to bring about peace? I thought Palpatine was just being a bit fat liar to get Anakin to take those first steps over to the Dark Side. Even if that's the case, you're right that both sides are more morally ambiguous than they struck me watching the originals before seeing Episode III. But I think that's one more cool element of this film; it will add this whole other layer to the originals without shattering them. I think it will be interesting watching the originals now knowing that the Jedi weren't like this pure order of monks. And, of course, how can anyone ever see Vader the same way?
I have so many jumbled thoughts and feelings about this movie, and while there was definitely Star Wars in my childhood, I'm not one of those life-long Star Wars fans who was wrapped in a Star Wars blanket straight out of the womb. I can't even imagine what those people are going through.
I may have missed something in Episode III, but were the Sith really trying to bring about peace?
Yes, in their own, very special, very screwed up way. Palpatine's whole grand design was to arise at the top of the heap in controlling a vast, galactic empire without the bickering and squables that so plagued the Senate. It's a scheme that took over 13 years to come to fruition, and I totally respect the Emperor for it. He's a bastard, but he's a bastard with careful planning skills and patience.
After watching the RotS, my boyfriend rented the originals, and we watched them together. There is so much more subtext one gets, from Owen and Beru's conversation about how Luke is so like his father, to Obi-Wan's pining for the days of the Republic. The dialogue is still horrendous, though.
I missed the 80's of America, as I was on the other side of the world at the time, so Star Wars was never a massive thing for me either. *Shrug*
My earliest memories of seeing SW weren't till junior high or high school at this slumber party with a friend of mine who was a huge fan. I don't know if I'd seen it before then, and I don't know if I was spoiled for the Vader momet. But it's one of those things that sticks with you, you know, because it's just so damn unique.
Both their lightsabers are blue.
I know! It gave me such an "Oooo sad!" moment.
But I really need to watch the original trilogy again now, because how does the moral ambiguity of the Jedi and Sith of the prequels work with the absolute good vs. evil battle of the originals?
I may have missed something in Episode III, but were the Sith really trying to bring about peace? I thought Palpatine was just being a bit fat liar to get Anakin to take those first steps over to the Dark Side. Even if that's the case, you're right that both sides are more morally ambiguous than they struck me watching the originals before seeing Episode III. But I think that's one more cool element of this film; it will add this whole other layer to the originals without shattering them. I think it will be interesting watching the originals now knowing that the Jedi weren't like this pure order of monks. And, of course, how can anyone ever see Vader the same way?
I have so many jumbled thoughts and feelings about this movie, and while there was definitely Star Wars in my childhood, I'm not one of those life-long Star Wars fans who was wrapped in a Star Wars blanket straight out of the womb. I can't even imagine what those people are going through.
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Yes, in their own, very special, very screwed up way. Palpatine's whole grand design was to arise at the top of the heap in controlling a vast, galactic empire without the bickering and squables that so plagued the Senate. It's a scheme that took over 13 years to come to fruition, and I totally respect the Emperor for it. He's a bastard, but he's a bastard with careful planning skills and patience.
After watching the RotS, my boyfriend rented the originals, and we watched them together. There is so much more subtext one gets, from Owen and Beru's conversation about how Luke is so like his father, to Obi-Wan's pining for the days of the Republic. The dialogue is still horrendous, though.
I missed the 80's of America, as I was on the other side of the world at the time, so Star Wars was never a massive thing for me either. *Shrug*
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vandalisimo totally agrees.
My earliest memories of seeing SW weren't till junior high or high school at this slumber party with a friend of mine who was a huge fan. I don't know if I'd seen it before then, and I don't know if I was spoiled for the Vader momet. But it's one of those things that sticks with you, you know, because it's just so damn unique.
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