Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith- 12 Days and Counting
The greatest most influential science fiction film series of the last thirty years is finally reaching it’s apex of achievement with the release of the final feature film release, Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith. On May 19th, millions of fans nationwide will sit in darkened theaters with baited breath waiting for the familiar scrawl to inch its way across screen. The story may be in a Galaxy Far, Far Away but for fans this one hits home much closer to their hearts.
Internet forums are filled with speculations and questions as to whether Lucas is up to the challenge he has created for himself with these Prequels. The world had waited since 1983 for more Star Wars content. The 1990’s brought the series back in novel form. A good start. Fans wanted more, and what they got was a mixed bag of the good, the bad, and the profoundly stupid. (ala Jar-Jar Binks and midoclorians)
The desires of millions of diverse fans all screaming for something as cool as they remember in the childhood dreams in 1977 places George Lucas in a lose-lose situation. At least as a businessman trying to sell the public the rest of a story he created nearly thirty years ago. I may be stepping out on a limb, but I’d venture to say that as a storyteller he is quite pleased with himself. To finally be finishing a storyline he started so long ago, one he had little reason to believe he could ever finish must feel good. It’s a personal accomplishment that has to give him a feeling of success regardless of the money, the business, the critics or even the fans.
Over the next few weeks you'll be hard pressed not to notice all the hype surrounding the release of Revenge of the Sith. We will do our part by adding our two cents worth on all things Star Wars related. If you're looking for the movie to be a complete surprise then all the best of luck to you. There seems to be no escaping the media blitz for Revenge of the Sith. More than likely you're bound to see a few dozen trailers before its release.
Then again, who are we kidding? If you are even the slightest fan of the series then you know what is going to happen. There are no big surprises in store for us. It'll just be nice to finally see Anakin turn into Darth Vader, and then the circle will finally be complete.
Where am I going with all this? I'm not really sure. Except to say, that I'm excited to see the movie. I've read the book, the screenplay, played the video game and watched every clip of the movie that is out there for public consumption. I still can't wait for the movie, and I'm as excited as I was the first time I saw the black mask and heard the labored mechanical breathing in Star Wars: A New Hope. It doesn't get much better than this for the geek hiding inside us all.
