Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith on 16 May 2005
Monday, May 16th, 2005
It opens today in select theatres. Be assured that it is sold out everywhere and people got all dressed up in their finest. Below is a siting of Chewbacca, in London. This, being the last of the saga of Star Wars movies, shall finally complete the story. We will see how Anakin becomes Darth Vader. This movie must be seen in all its glory on the big screen. There will be no waiting for the video here. Although, I will wait until the crazed crowds die down a bit.
It’s a wonderful, small discovery when Anakin receives the name Darth Vader once he finally swears his allegiance to Chancellor Palpatine, who reveals himself here as Darth Sidious, a Sith master and the eventual evil Emperor. (And all the other words that ooze from Ian McDiarmid’s mouth leave you feeling so slimy, you’ll want to take a shower afterward.)
But the moment we’ve all been waiting for is one that simply must be experienced in a packed theater: when the mask goes on and the helmet comes down and Anakin takes his first raspy breath as Darth Vader in all his dark, gleaming glory. (You won’t hear anyone else breathing, it’s such an absorbing sight.)