A New Sith Arises
I went and did it... I saw Star Wars Episode III. With all the media hype around this movie - plus my general love of all things Sith, there was no good reason to NOT see this movie.
The movie delivered on everything it promised... a tying up of plot lines, a very evil Anakin turned Darth Vader, a couple of crying babies, horrific communication between Padme and her beau... I was pleased. The action sequences left me drooling for more - and there were a lot of them.
In an freak plot twist, Mace Windu displays his dark side - once and for all. This leader of the Jedi Council is the catalyst for Anakin's downfall. Time and time again he insults Anakin - allowing him to be on the Jedi Council, but not giving him the rank of "Master"; telling him to stay behind during important Jedi work; keeping him in the dark on Jedi Council plans - all in all disrespecting Anakin and mis-trusting him. At the same time, he holds himself up as the ultimate in "Light side" Jedi. His true color shows when he faces Darth Sidious and wants to kill him instead of capturing him. Upon being confronted by Anakin he pursues the route of vengance, costing him his own life and the lives of the other Jedi as a result. Even his light saber - purple - shows the battle going on in himself, a mixture of Obi-Wan's blue representing the light side, and the Sith red representing the dark.
Anakin's turn to the dark side is a direct result of Mace Windu's words and actions. Anakin was able to see with the help of Darth Sidious that the Light side uses the same tactics as the Dark - both sides plot, both sides kill, both sides want peace. Even their motives are the same - a quest for power.
Ultimately Anakin's choice rested on his love for Padme. Had Yoda offered him a way to avert her death - or even the news of Qui-Gon attaining immortality, things may have been much different for young Skywalker.
The dark side is much more consistent with the teachings of the force. The force offers power, and the dark side accepts that whole heartedly. That is why I am grateful to accept the title (passed on to me by close friends) of Darth Bob.
The movie delivered on everything it promised... a tying up of plot lines, a very evil Anakin turned Darth Vader, a couple of crying babies, horrific communication between Padme and her beau... I was pleased. The action sequences left me drooling for more - and there were a lot of them.
In an freak plot twist, Mace Windu displays his dark side - once and for all. This leader of the Jedi Council is the catalyst for Anakin's downfall. Time and time again he insults Anakin - allowing him to be on the Jedi Council, but not giving him the rank of "Master"; telling him to stay behind during important Jedi work; keeping him in the dark on Jedi Council plans - all in all disrespecting Anakin and mis-trusting him. At the same time, he holds himself up as the ultimate in "Light side" Jedi. His true color shows when he faces Darth Sidious and wants to kill him instead of capturing him. Upon being confronted by Anakin he pursues the route of vengance, costing him his own life and the lives of the other Jedi as a result. Even his light saber - purple - shows the battle going on in himself, a mixture of Obi-Wan's blue representing the light side, and the Sith red representing the dark.
Anakin's turn to the dark side is a direct result of Mace Windu's words and actions. Anakin was able to see with the help of Darth Sidious that the Light side uses the same tactics as the Dark - both sides plot, both sides kill, both sides want peace. Even their motives are the same - a quest for power.
Ultimately Anakin's choice rested on his love for Padme. Had Yoda offered him a way to avert her death - or even the news of Qui-Gon attaining immortality, things may have been much different for young Skywalker.
The dark side is much more consistent with the teachings of the force. The force offers power, and the dark side accepts that whole heartedly. That is why I am grateful to accept the title (passed on to me by close friends) of Darth Bob.
posted by RMBIV at 8:02 AM
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