Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the…

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005 Directed by George Lucas

The saga is complete.

Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice – Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding. The only hope for the galaxy are Anakin's own offspring – the twin children born in secrecy who will grow up to become heroes.

Ewan McGregor Natalie Portman Hayden Christensen Ian McDiarmid Samuel L. Jackson Christopher Lee Anthony Daniels Kenny Baker Frank Oz Jimmy Smits Peter Mayhew Oliver Ford Davies Ahmed Best Silas Carson Joel Edgerton Bonnie Piesse Matthew Wood Temuera Morrison Bruce Spence Jeremy Bulloch Wayne Pygram Nick Gillard Aidan Barton James Earl Jones George Lucas Jett Lucas Amanda Lucas Katie Lucas Jay Laga'aia Show All…

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Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 66

100/100

It's all so tragic, isn't it? "War!", the opening crawl proclaims, but Lucas captures battles in multiple spaces besides the physical, evoking primal feelings through ancient tragedy and the void of conflicting ideologies haunted by personal agenda. While the conclusion of Attack of the Clones - highlighted by a smash cut from the early Empire to Anakin and Padme's secret wedding - sings to where our heart lies, Revenge of the Sith orchestrates a symphony of broken, corrupt civilization and shattered relationships around a protagonist who we cannot help. His arc - the inevitable shift into Darth Vader - is set in stone, a myth passed down by the fans of its creator, but it isn't celebratory or portrayed…
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★★ 38

Anakin's character arc slaughters me
& wondrously wild world-building too.

Ridiculously, ruthlessly & rivetingly
deserving of its recent reappraisal;
a masterwork of the highest order
(and no, I am not, in the slightest,
being hyperbolic and/or facetious).

My favorite Star Wars film of the
eight that have been released thus far.
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 16

Spellbinding, bursting with operatic emotion, and fully deserving of the Star Wars title; Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is a fantastical masterpiece that weaves both a layered story with incredible set-pieces. To say that its underrated is a massive understatement.

Finally coming up with material that is both influential and important to the Star Wars universe; George Lucas tells Anakin's descent into utter despair as if his reputation depended on it. Oh wait, his reputation DID depend on it. If this wasn't anything less than satisfactory, fans would have flipped their shit, and even though this installment was mostly liked by many; It still got panned by many fans. I just don't understand them sometimes.

Let's talk about the…
Review by Neil Bahadur ★★★★★ 8

A familiar story of how democracies crumble and evil ends up winning - but civilization doesn't crumble, instead it transitions from Republic to Empire. It remains a democracy.

Lots to go on about here in this film, but look at how Lucas crosscuts through the entire film (usually he saves crosscutting for the final third) between Anakin's emotional narrative/journey and the more conceptual political discourse. The goal here, is for us to understand the political dynamics of this world and how it collapses, while reacting to it on an emotional level. We don't view the politics objectively but rather have emotional consequences as a viewer because of the responding narrative. Therefore, when we see Padme's funeral, we realize it is…
Review by DirkH ★★ 56

Some musings:

- Who else rated this film higher than they should have because 'it was the least shitty of the prequels'?

- Don't you wish the entire film had been as cool and brutal as that final battle between that guy from Trainspotting and Whiney Vader?

- Speaking of that final scene: very appropriate for a kids movie, Mr. Lucas!!

- Go here and answer me this: Why does Yoda look like a peacock in the background picture?

- And how come Yoda didn't sense any of this evil plot the Sith (Siths? Sithsess? Sithsis?) are brewing? He seems to be able to sense farts before they fly, so why not this?

- Christopher Lee. Why?

- Do you…
Review by brat pitt ★★★

more like obi-wan canboneme

Recent reviews

Review by kerrie ★★★★★

r2 screaming is my entire mood with this film.
i love pain.
Review by willylim ★★★

스타워즈 특유의 프리퀄로 팬들 돈 뽑기.
Review by CassieSueGolden ★★★½ 2

Me: this is where Anakin becomes Darth Vader.
My grandma: Wait Anakin becomes Darth Vader?????
Review by Dec APMA ★★★

This movie has a good amount of problems but it’s got one kick-ass third act. I have nostalgia factor playing into this as well.
Review by cosmel ★★

Ούτε ο Vader δεν το σώζει.
Review by Bruna Santos ★★★★★

poucas coisas no mundo são mais perfeitas do que esse filme
Review by SaltyWatson ★★½

YOU WERE MY BROTHER ANAKIN I LOVED YOU!
Review by crumblingworld ★★

Pretty good payoff taken in the terms of its trilogy, Vader's tragedy is clear and I felt it but it's super awkwardly told, Yoda should have kicked more ass, it's like there's great movies somewhere in there but they're so badly put together, fun to watch tho ;)
Review by Tom ★★★½

A massive, massive improvement on the previous two, but we all knew that.

The story is far more engaging, the performances improved and of course, in my opinion, the best fight of the entire movies comes from this film. I don't love it, but I very much like it still & im glad it didn't disappoint. So glad.