Star Wars and such
Well, I saw SWIII when it first came out and have been waiting to find the dvd's of the old ones - you know, 4, 5, & 6. I finally got them through my netflix membership (love that place by the way) and have been watching them over the past few nights.
If you've seen SWIII - or want to - then I really recommend that you go back and watch those older episodes - you're going to be amazed at how much detail comes through in SWIII.
These are the things normal movie reviewers don't mention. Why the heck I notice them I dont know except hey, Im a pregnant mom of 2 avid star wars fans and the details are important. I cried through SWIII and after waiting 20 or so years to watch the others - again - I cried again. Watching Darth Vader struggle with the choice of saving his son's life versus turning against Darth Sid is way more potent when you've seen Darth as a 9 year old slave turned Jedi who marries a queen and 'dies' to save her. He lost Padme because of the dark side - would he lose his only link to her? Luke? Well, as we all know - nope, he chose his son and redeemed himself for both Luke, Leia, and ultimately Padme. Wow - how cool is that? Ya just didnt see all that the first time around 20 years ago.
At the very end of Return of the Jedi (now known as part VI) there's a touching scene where Obi Wan, Yoda, and Anakin are all standing and beaming proudly at Luke. That's where I *really* cried. Because folks, somebody did their homework - this guy from 20 years ago looks *exactly* like Anakin does just before his fall in part III. Same golden curls, blue eyes, and wicked grin. The makeup artist must have studied this 5 nanosecond scene for months. Kudos to whoever they were.
That's not the only homework that was done - Bobba Fett has apparently kept his daddy's old ship from Part II because it's the same ship that carts Han Solo off to Jabba the Hut. In the scenes of celebration (when the Emperor is killed and the Republic is apparently born again) many planet cities are shown celebrating with fireworks - I'd swear Naboo and Coruscant were all taken directly from these celebration scenes. Wow. Pardon my spelling on planet names btw.
Now, don't get me wrong - there are a few spots where things just don't quite make sense. For example between episode 2 and 3, Luke has apparently done some mega Jedi learning - yet it hasn't been that long (they're still trying to rescue Han after all) and apparently he didn't get this knowledge from Yoda cause when he finally does keep his promise and return to Yoda, Yoda dies. Or morphs. Whatever 900 year old green Jedi's do. So where did he learn all this amazing kick butt stuff in what is apparently a matter of weeks?
We know now - after seeing episode III, that C3PO's memory was wiped - but what the heck happened to everyone else? Luke asks Leia if she remembers her mother - um, she shouldn't - but says she does. And how is she a Princess? I thought the man who adopted her was a senate member of some sort - was he royalty and I missed it? I'm so confused :) Their real mother was a Queen, but it seemed she was an elected Queen - so ya wouldn't think the title of Princess would carry over. Odd things :)
Oh well, this has gone on long enough. See episode III, then immediately see 4, 5, and 6 - cry. Its a perfect Father's Day occupation. Hey - if you see III this weekend, you can get a free poster - http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/release/theater/news20050615.html
Danielle
If you've seen SWIII - or want to - then I really recommend that you go back and watch those older episodes - you're going to be amazed at how much detail comes through in SWIII.
These are the things normal movie reviewers don't mention. Why the heck I notice them I dont know except hey, Im a pregnant mom of 2 avid star wars fans and the details are important. I cried through SWIII and after waiting 20 or so years to watch the others - again - I cried again. Watching Darth Vader struggle with the choice of saving his son's life versus turning against Darth Sid is way more potent when you've seen Darth as a 9 year old slave turned Jedi who marries a queen and 'dies' to save her. He lost Padme because of the dark side - would he lose his only link to her? Luke? Well, as we all know - nope, he chose his son and redeemed himself for both Luke, Leia, and ultimately Padme. Wow - how cool is that? Ya just didnt see all that the first time around 20 years ago.
At the very end of Return of the Jedi (now known as part VI) there's a touching scene where Obi Wan, Yoda, and Anakin are all standing and beaming proudly at Luke. That's where I *really* cried. Because folks, somebody did their homework - this guy from 20 years ago looks *exactly* like Anakin does just before his fall in part III. Same golden curls, blue eyes, and wicked grin. The makeup artist must have studied this 5 nanosecond scene for months. Kudos to whoever they were.
That's not the only homework that was done - Bobba Fett has apparently kept his daddy's old ship from Part II because it's the same ship that carts Han Solo off to Jabba the Hut. In the scenes of celebration (when the Emperor is killed and the Republic is apparently born again) many planet cities are shown celebrating with fireworks - I'd swear Naboo and Coruscant were all taken directly from these celebration scenes. Wow. Pardon my spelling on planet names btw.
Now, don't get me wrong - there are a few spots where things just don't quite make sense. For example between episode 2 and 3, Luke has apparently done some mega Jedi learning - yet it hasn't been that long (they're still trying to rescue Han after all) and apparently he didn't get this knowledge from Yoda cause when he finally does keep his promise and return to Yoda, Yoda dies. Or morphs. Whatever 900 year old green Jedi's do. So where did he learn all this amazing kick butt stuff in what is apparently a matter of weeks?
We know now - after seeing episode III, that C3PO's memory was wiped - but what the heck happened to everyone else? Luke asks Leia if she remembers her mother - um, she shouldn't - but says she does. And how is she a Princess? I thought the man who adopted her was a senate member of some sort - was he royalty and I missed it? I'm so confused :) Their real mother was a Queen, but it seemed she was an elected Queen - so ya wouldn't think the title of Princess would carry over. Odd things :)
Oh well, this has gone on long enough. See episode III, then immediately see 4, 5, and 6 - cry. Its a perfect Father's Day occupation. Hey - if you see III this weekend, you can get a free poster - http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/release/theater/news20050615.html
Danielle
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