The ‘Clone Wars’ Finale Perfectly Tied Together Every Era of ‘Star Wars’ Taika Waititi Revived the ‘Thor’ Franchise. And, of course, Chancellor Palpatine would have to finally reveal himself to be a Sith Lord-a moment that hopefully didn’t register as shocking for anyone since the prequels basically made it an open secret to everyone but the Jedi. However clumsily it was set up, Anakin had to betray the Jedi Order and something had to happen with Padmé, but not until Luke and Leia were born and separated. (The movies’ respective Metacritic scores at least confirm that Revenge of the Sith is the best reviewed of the trilogy, as it should be.) By 2005, Lucas hadn’t totally worked out some of the prequel’s kinks-namely, an inability to write dialogue that doesn’t, at its very worst, feel like Elon Musk trying his hand at a screenplay-but Revenge of the Sith was too tantalizing to completely fail because of what the trilogy-ender represented.įor all the bizarre directions of the earlier entries, with dry Trade Federation detours and a wasted Christopher Lee performance as the pointless villain Count Dooku, Revenge of the Sith was destined to fill in one of the most exciting gaps of the Star Wars mythos: Anakin’s inevitable transformation into Darth Vader. While the three films are typically grouped together as low points for the franchise, I contend that Revenge of the Sith shouldn’t be treated with such indignation. Navigating the space between adoring something undeniably flawed and providing a critical retrospective for the material is like trying to slip a torpedo through the Death Star’s tiny exhaust port.īut not all prequel derision should be created equal. I unironically believe podracing is cool-maybe even the part in outer space when young Anakin says “now this is podracing!” when he is not, in fact, podracing. I have tried my best to understand the logic behind the first opening crawl of a new trilogy describing the taxation of trade routes (kids love their Space Tax). I know every reason why Anakin Skywalker doesn’t like sand. I remember every detail of the ‘50s-style American diner that somehow exists on Coruscant. Like the rest of Star Wars on the big screen, I have watched the prequels more times than I can count. It’s more like we’ve all come together to laugh and confess that we love trash at the altar of our lord and savior, George Lucas. (Prequel memes are ubiquitous enough that I began my pitch for this essay with “hello there.”) While it would be a touch unfair to make a blanket statement for the intent behind meme-ing The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith to death, many of the executions don’t seem mean-spirited, despite often highlighting the trilogy’s wooden dialogue, overabundance of CGI, offensive caricatures, and terrible acting. Far from having a limited shelf life, prequel memes have continued to thrive since the trilogy’s release in the early 2000s-even evolving to make their way onto emerging platforms like TikTok. Since it was completed on April 12 of the same year, the story has undergone several small updates and changes that both improved the grammar and punctuation, and took into account the release of Clone Wars: Season 7 in Spring of 2020, which overlaps with the events of Revenge of the Sith.If the strength of a franchise’s legacy were defined by the number of memes it spawned, the Star Wars prequel trilogy would be among the most heralded works in the history of cinema. Revenge of the Sith is based off of the Star Wars movie of the same name, and was released on Apas the follow-up story of Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars, serving as a continuation in the series about an original character (OC) named Jarik Shan. It is the third chronological installment of the Legacy of Jarik Shan Star Wars FanFiction series. Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith is a story written by author xxTheTruMan196. Things only get worse when the horrifying truth of the Clone Wars is finally revealed, culminating in the devastation of everything he loves, and the ultimate triumph of the Sith." "Drawing towards the end of the Clone Wars, Padawan Jarik Shan of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi becomes more and more downcast without Ahsoka by his side, constantly worried for her well-being.
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