Man, the geniuses at screen junkies are at it again with their honest trailer treatment of star wars episode iii. Besides, making leia the adopted daughter of a famous political figure isnt particularly sensible either. Obiwans decision to give luke his fathers surname and hide him on anakin skywalkers home planet tatooine in his stepbrothers care, no less was a really dumb idea. The clone wars may have already created a revenge of the sith plot hole. It is the final installment in the star wars prequel trilogy, the third chapter in the skywalker saga and the sixth. After obi wan discovers the clone army in komina system, purchased on behalf of a jedi who died a decade earlier, are we suppose to believe that the jedi are so foolish to come to believe that they have true authorization over the army. After obi wan discovers the clone army in komina system, purchased on behalf of a jedi who died a decade earlier, are we suppose to believe that the jedi are so foolish to come to believe that they have. Padme starts off strong in the phantom menace, and is truly one of the only bright spots.
Its based on the screenplay, and the author succeeds in presenting an effective tiein novel. Revenge of the sith honest trailer proves the prequels are. The special effects and action are in a class of their own. Palpatine goads him into killing count dooku in anger sending him farther down the path of the dark side instead of turning him in for justice this also eliminates darth sidiouss frenemy dooku as a rival and opens the way for anakin to become the new.
Episode iii, revenge of the sith is a solid representation of the highly anticipated conclusion to the most popular film epic in. Matthew stover presents the novelization of the third and final chapter in the star wars prequels. It stars ewan mcgregor, natalie portman, hayden christensen, ian mcdiarmid, samuel l. The clone wars may introduce a plot hole tied to revenge of the sith. The plot of the book corresponds with that of the film, beginning and ending at the same points. Windu is consumed by sidious torrents of force lightning, forcing him out a window and to his death. The clone wars season 7 may create a revenge of the sith. By revenge of the sith, however, she is reduced to cliche lines and weeping, a shrinking violet that provides no real plot progression other than the emotional turmoil for anakin. Darth sidious takes anakin as his sith apprentice and gives him the name darth vader. Revenge of the sith is a novelization of the film of the same name, written by matthew stover and published on april 2, 2005 by del rey books.
The dark is generous and it is patient and it always wins but in the heart of its strength lies its weakness. But from the first page to the last, i savored stovers version of an extremely dramatic and tragic series of. Nearly three years have passed since the beginning of the clone wars. Episode iii revenge of the sith is a 2005 american epic spaceopera film written and directed by george lucas. Discover the true power of the dark side in star wars. What are the best plot twists in the star wars franchise. As for the clone army check out first 4 episodes of season 6 of the clone wars and definitely episode 10. Episode iii revenge of the sith 2005, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. We have no idea to what extent the jedi were beaten during the period of sith rule prior to the establishment of the galactic republic.
Its entirely possible a lot of ancient knowledge was lost prior to the end of the war with the sith. Revenge of the sith novelization is one of the finest contributions to the saga. Like just about every major scifi movie thats been released since the dawn of time, star wars. But no movie is flawless, and its nice to have a channel that discusses the flawsmistakes plot holes of great movies. In revenge of the sith, dooku or lord tyranus, his sith alter ego has kidnapped palpatine, drawing obiwan and anakin to the chancellors rescue. Senator bail organa arranges for his memory to be wiped at the end of revenge of the. The plot marches relentlessly forward with commanding momentum, but it is only one side of revenge of the sith. You might think its easy to pick at a movie that most. Unfortunately, this encounter ends when anakin severs both of count dookus hands and then decapitates him under the watchful and encouraging sponsorship of the chancellor. Gareth edwards, the director of rogue one, recently shot down a purported plot hole in the film picked up by fans. Revenge of the sith story is better told in book form, and you should definitely check it out. As a caveat, weve also included a few plot holes and inconsistencies as well. Anakin quickly disarms windu, believing the chancellor holds the only way to save his wife.
Plot holes exist for a number of reasons, with poor storytelling absolutely being one of the. Episode iii is the biggest of all the star wars movies in terms of story, and the visual effects return the favor. The highly anticipated fall from grace for the young. Years after the onset of the clone wars, the noble jedi knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxywide battle against the separatists. Revenge of the sith and it closely adheres to the story of the film. To further this belief, padme was made to still look pregnant during her funeral. The old eu stuff is out the window, but even then, they had the feudal period with jedi barons and so forth.
We break down all the plot holes in every star wars movie from phantom menace to the last jedi. Revenge of the sith seemed to learn from the mistakes of the previous entries and lived up to be at worst a half decent movie. The rise of skywalker has adequately addressed the movies numerous plot holes, but fans have just found a tiny detail that may canonize a. Buy a cheap copy of star wars, episode iii revenge of the. Just as anakin arrives, windu is about to slay the chancellor. The revenge of the sith novelization is one of the best. Yet, even this finale faltered at times with choppy dialogue and unclear plot twists. Aug 28, 2018 huge star wars plot holes introduced by prequels huge star wars plot holes introduced by prequels. This may be story aspect that george lucas was stuck with when writing the prequelshaving to put original characters back where they started at the end of revenge of the sithbut it still results in one of the sillier plot holes in the star wars saga. The rise of skywalker has left us with a lot of unanswered questions and most of those questions were created within the movie itself. Youd need force powers to patch up these star wars plot holes from the phantom menace, attack of the clones and revenge of the sith.
Revenge of the sith is the tale of the final days of the chaotic clone wars, and with it, the fall of the republic, destruction of the jedi order, rise of the empire, and lastly the revenge. But from the first page to the last, i savored stovers version of an extremely dramatic and tragic series of events in the star wars universe. But no movie is flawless, and its nice to have a channel that discusses the flawsmistakesplot holes of great movies. Stovers book is often told in present tense and from the secondperson perspective, and makes both the action and nonaction events highly psychological.
If obiwan wanted to protect luke skywalker from his father in star wars. The revenge of the sith novelization is one of the best star. As obiwan pursues a new threat, anakin acts as a double agent between the jedi council and palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy. The force awakens has a significant share of plot holes that have no obvious explanations. Except with this plot hole, the devil is in the details since vader honestly had no reason to believe that he had children. As obiwan pursues a new threat, anakin acts as a double agent between the jedi council and palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule. Of course, there are plot holes, some poor pacing, wasted opportunities, etc. Aug 04, 2017 what if obiwan brought anakin back to the light in revenge of the sith. Senator bail organa arranges for his memory to be wiped at the end of revenge of the sith. Top 10 movie plot holes you probably never noticed before.
Episode iii revenge of the sith 2005 tells the story of the rise of the dark force, the sith, and the fall of the galactic republic. The novelization of revenge of the sith is without a doubt the most wellwritten star wars book i have ever read and ive read nearly a hundred. The rise of skywalker novel just made a legends sith lord canon. What if obiwan brought anakin back to the light in revenge of the sith. Now, imagine you could reedit the movie and make perfect. People have spotted that c3po and r2d2 watch the rebel fleet departing for. With the rise of skywalker finally out, see how it stacks up against every star wars movie ranked from worst to best. The rise of skywalker novel just made a legends sith lord. Unfortunately, this encounter ends when anakin severs both of count dookus hands and then decapitates him under the.
Of all the prequels, i think theres unanimous agreement that star wars. Revenge of the sith thus covers the events of anakins last days as a jedi, but does more than merely recap them. Every star wars movie ranked best star wars movies. Star wars plot holes george lucas introduced in the prequels. Significant plot holes so after rewatching all of the previous films, im pretty baffled with some of the plot holes. Revenge of the sith, palpatine tells vader that he had killed padme before she could give birth. Revenge of the sith quotes by matthew woodring stover. Three years into the clone wars, the jedi rescue palpatine from count dooku.
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