Rather than saying that the Star Wars prequel series is for the perfect connection with the main line of the Star Wars legend, I prefer to believe that this is a hymn specially composed by George Lucas for Anakin Skywalker. "Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith" occupies a pivotal position in the Star Wars series, and the Star Wars legend can be said to be a very big turning point in the Star Wars series. Palpatine's identity and conspiracy will be revealed, the Galactic Republic will be completely disintegrated and reorganized into a new Galactic Empire, and more importantly, our protagonist Anakin will also be transformed from a righteous Jedi Knight to a Westerner. Darth Vader, who was beside the Lord Szun who helped Zhou to abuse. From light to darkness, the Republic to the Empire, the struggle between the Jedi and the Sith has completely kicked off. This "Star Wars Episode 3" ushered in a staged climax for the Star Wars series legend, and it is also worth repeating by the audience. scrutinize and speculate.
1. Anakin
Before Anakin's mother died, he lost control of his emotions and slaughtered everyone, and then secretly married Padmé. Although these did not make him close to the dark side, they made Anakin and the light have a certain distance. the potential factors for his future darkening. In this film, compared to the disintegration of the Galactic Republic, Anakin's change of mind from the Jedi to the Sith is more touching.
At this time, the Clone Wars have been fought for three years. Compared with the previous mission with Obi-Wan, he is more stable now. We can also clearly see that he has become stronger, and even sometimes his master Obi-Wan has become stronger. Better than Wang. For example, when he was on a mission with Obi-Wan, he could save Obi-Wan from fire and water many times, and after three years he had one hand cut off by Dooku, and now he can give back double the cut off of Dooku's hands and head (star The broken hand stalk of the war reappears). Then Padmé became pregnant with Anakin's child, and everything was so beautiful. But it was precisely because Anakin predicted the future in his dream and dreamed that Padmé died in childbirth. In order not to see the tragic situation like his mother, this dream became the fuse for Anakin to approach the Sith step by step. But I think Anakin's step by step from light to darkness is not because of the Sith Lord's win over him, but because the Jedi Order has let him down again and again.
Anakin dreamed that his wife died in childbirth. His first reaction was to ask the Jedi Order for help. He went to Master Yoda for advice, which showed that she still believed in the Jedi Order from her heart. But the answer given by Master Yoda is to let him practice well and tell him that death is a natural part of life. This is unacceptable to Anakin, who is full of emotions and rich at this time. I think this is also Anakin King's disappointment with the Jedi Order began as a starting point. Palpatine then arranged for Anakin to join the Jedi Council of Elders as Speaker, but the Jedi Order refused to grant Anakin the title of Elder. Although the Jedi Order had doubts about Palpatine's identity at this time, This action of the Presbyterian Church really hit Anakin in the face, which made Anakin extremely embarrassed. Subsequently, the elders arranged for Anakin to monitor Palpatine, and let Obi-Wan tell Anakin the task privately, which was not recorded. As Anakin put it, such a mission "goes against the principles of the Jedi, against the conscience, against the republic, against the conscience and the confidant" The Jedi Order exists to maintain peace, and now he has been reduced to a tool of political struggle, The Jedi Order violated its own Jedi dogma, and this is not the original Jedi Order. Anakin also said here that he questioned the principles of the Jedi Knights, and at this time his trust in the Jedi Order had been shaken.
In the future, the Council of Elders would not let him and Obi-Wan act together to deal with General Gurphy once again fell into Anakin's heart, but later reported to the Council of Elders as soon as Anakin knew the true identity of the Speaker, At this time, although Anakin was disappointed with the Jedi Order, he was still attached to the Jedi Order. Later, when Master Windu refused to capture the Speaker together with Anakin, Anakin was so disappointed with the Jedi Order that it was impossible to see whether Anakin was going to help Master Windu or the Speaker. . Of course, even if he was still on the side of Master Windu, Master Windu, who could easily capture the Speaker alive, had to kill the Speaker at this time. If the Speaker died, Anakin would not be able to learn the dark force that can bring people back to life to save him. His lover, the last straw that broke the camel came like this, and the Jedi Order handed over this Chosen Son to the Sith step by step. After becoming Darth Vader, Anakin first helped Pahuang slaughter all the Jedi apprentices, and then according to Pahuang's instructions, he went to Mustapha to end the so-called Pahuang creation by himself, such as the Trade Union and the Independent Federation. "Rebels", so far there is no longer Anakin in the Star Wars universe, "Sir" Darth Vader was born.
2. Palpatine
Anakin's fall is full of emotion, and every move Palpatine takes has to be admired. In fact, in this part, we can see from many places in the beginning that Palpatine's identity is not as simple as the speaker. He asked Anakin to kill Dooku, and this place began to make people feel puzzled. This was clearly telling Anakin to violate the principles of the Jedi; then Dooku looked at Palpatine, full of surprise and consternation. and doubts; finally, when he retreated, he did not let Anakin control Obi-Wan, which was even more revealing. In short, Palpatine's identity is already in a state of semi-clear, and the Jedi elders have already noticed it, but Annakin has been deeply caught in the whirlpool of emotions and emotions, and Palpatine has always been He won Anakin's trust and kept seducing him and brainwashing him, so Anakin never noticed it.
In addition to the main story of Anakin's step by step from light to darkness, the Star Wars Prequel series also incorporates many political elements into it, which I feel is a very big bright spot. When we saw the republic fall into an empire, we can't help feeling that Pahuang's ambition is strong and his political tactics are brilliant. The previous trade alliance and the Clone Wars were just a small chess move for him to dominate the galaxy. For his ultimate purpose, Emperor Papa personally created and destroyed himself, just like: Trade Union, Independent Federation and his apprentice Count Dooku, he witnessed its destruction with his own eyes, Palpatine is really a ruthless man, such a ruthless man Humans are indeed capable people. In the end, it was just a general meeting and an impassioned speech as always. With thunderous applause, the Republic fell unconsciously, and the Galactic Empire was born. As Padmé said, "That's how freedom dies, with thunderous applause..."
Pahuang's strength is also very strong. Although he was at a disadvantage when he played against Master Wen, he did not rule out that he deliberately set up a situation. In order to lure Anakin into his apprentice, he completely fell into darkness. In the battle of Master Yoda, he also proved his powerful strength. In addition, I have to say that Pa Huang is a very good psychologist. He is good at trying to figure out the hearts of others, and he knows how to seduce others. Pulled towards him. He saw through Anakin's inner worries, seduced Anakin with "the dark force can bring people back to life" and won Anakin's trust; when the Presbyterians sent Anakin to watch him, he preempted him in the theater , stated the purpose of the Presbytery and tried again to get Anakin to accept the dark force; then he succeeded in countering the Presbyterian army, forcing Anakin into the Jedi Presbyterian through the power of the Speaker, which was further Intensified the contradiction between Anakin and the Jedi Order; as a Jedi Knight, when in doubt, you can't get an answer in the Jedi Order, but you can hear a glimmer of hope in Pahuang. As a Jedi Knight, Anna can't have emotions When Jin is emotional, he can only release his emotions under the temptation of Pa Huang. Pahuang is very powerful in psychological warfare, but if it wasn't for the Jedi Order that just happened to disappoint Anakin again and again, how could the Chosen Son, who once deeply believed in the Jedi, be pulled west by Pahuang so easily. s side.
3. Padmé, Obi-Wan
Padmé and Obi-Wan, one is a lover and a loving wife, and the other is a brother who lives and dies together, and a close master. Perhaps neither of them thought that Anakin would come from the light of day. Going into the dark, the harm it brings to them is enormous.
Let's talk about Padme first. After Anakin's blackening, it was Padme who was hurt the most. In the first part of the prequel, Anakin fell in love with Padmé at the first sight when he was a child; in the second part of the prequel, Anakin has also grown up, and when he sees Padmé again, he still presses I can't stand the love in my heart, but they can't be together because of their identity; the last two in the second part get married secretly, and at the beginning of the third part Padmé is pregnant with Anakin's child, and he is also ready to give up the congressman. identity of. It all seems so beautiful, and this beauty will be shattered by a nightmare of Anakin. In order to prevent Padmé's dystocia in his dream, Anakin finally turned from light to darkness under multiple factors. It can be said that everything Anakin did is also for Padmé and for love. Finally, when Padmé met Anakin on Mustafar, Anakin promised Padmé with the entire galaxy, How romantic this is, but unfortunately now Anakin has become a Sith, which makes her extremely disappointed in Anakin. The final image of the film is similar to the scene in Anakin's dream. Padmé died after giving birth to a pair of twins, and a generation of goddesses died. It's just that Padmé did not die because of dystocia. Padmé was physically healthy. But she lost the will to live. So, did Anakin fall into the darkness in order to save Padmé, or did Padmé die because he saw Anakin fall into the darkness and lost his will to live? This question is worth thinking about.
Apart from Padmé, Obi-Wan is the one who is most distressed by Anakin's blackening. When Obi-Wan saw the holographic video, his heart must have collapsed. He never thought that his beloved disciple would It was the thug who killed all the Jedi apprentices. He probably never thought that it was Anakin who helped the Speaker to overthrow the Republic and form a new empire. At the end of the film, the lightsaber battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan on Mustapha was very exciting. This confrontation between master and apprentice, Jedi and Sith, light and darkness, justice and evil directly brought the Star Wars prequel series. Pushed to the climax. This battle was very tragic. Although Obi-Wan won and cut off Anakin's legs and left hand, he did not kill Anakin or save his life, but just let Anakin accompany him. Lava burns. It is truly saddening that the once close infernal master and apprentice, brothers who shared life and death, ended up with such a tragic ending. "You are the one chosen, prophesied that you will destroy the Sith too, not join them, give balance to the Force, not lead it into darkness... You were my brother, Anakin, I I used to love you so much..." From the words we can all feel the heartbroken and extremely painful feeling in Obi-Wan's heart. In the end, Obi-Wan sent Anakin's son Luke to Tatooine to be raised by Anakin's stepfather's son Owen, and Obi-Wan himself went into seclusion there.
Fourth, the plot
I said at the beginning that this film has a very large amount of information, and its status in the entire series of Star Wars films is also pivotal. This film is a turning point. Palpatine's conspiracy and full disclosure, the disintegration of the Galactic Republic, Anakin's transformation into Darth Vader, this film can be said to be very comprehensive in terms of plot, and it is seamlessly connected with Star Wars.
At the end of the film, Pahuang went to Mustafa to save Anakin, who was in danger of being burned all over his body, and fitted him with mechanical limbs, black armor, and a black helmet. When Anakin asked Padme Shi Pahuang lied that Padmé died by Anakin's own hands, and Anakin was furious. At this time, the high-spirited Anakin had disappeared, and one of the most tragic villains in film history, "Sir" Darth Vader Da was officially born. Afterwards, Pahuang, Sir and Pride, the general of the Empire, monitored the manufacture of the "Death Star", and Sir and the Empire made preparations for the connection with the True Story.
On the other hand, Padmé's two children, the girl Leia was brought back to Alderaan by Bell to raise, R2 and 3PO were also taken away by Bell and their memories were washed away; the boy Luke was brought to Anakin by Obi-Wan The stepfather's home was raised by Anakin's half-brother Owen, who also chose to live in seclusion on Tatooine. Like Obi-Wan, Master Yoda also lives in seclusion in a certain corner of the universe. It is worth mentioning that after the release of Pahuang's Order No. 66, the planet of Kashyk where Master Yoda is located is Chewbacca's hometown. It was also Chewbacca who sent Yoda back to the capital, Coruscant. I have to say that Tatooine is a very important planet in the Star Wars series. Anakin and Luke Skywalker were born here. It is also of great significance to Rey, the protagonist in the sequel. At the end of the film, Owen and his wife hugged each other. Looking at Luke, looking at the Double Sun on Tatooine, waiting for hope and justice.
In this regard, the magnificent Star Wars prequels series came to an end with Pa Huang proclaiming the emperor, the rise of the empire, and Anakin falling into darkness. From a heroic teenager to a righteous Jedi Knight to "Sir" Darth Vader, will Anakin still be the chosen son who brings balance to the Force? Does Padmé say "he still has a conscience" before his death, does it mean that there is a ray of light in Anakin's heart after he became Darth Vader? The Star Wars prequel series has come to an end.
After a month of delay, this film review is finally made up. The above comments only represent personal opinions, if the writing is poor, please give more advice.
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