"Revenge of the Sith" is a perfect Star Wars film.

Although I feel that the Star Wars franchise has become quite saturated in the last couple of years (A direct consequence of Disney Plus' support for it by creating multiple exclusive original series to attract subscribers), from time to time I like to revisit the "classic" films of the Skywalker saga, since despite the fact that they all have undeniable flaws, at the same time they have a unique charm that allows us to immediately connect with George Lucas' creation.

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As if that were not enough, it seems that as a consequence of its current inconsistency, the public that used to criticize the weakest episodes of the saga (the prequels) has begun to appreciate them, after all, we already know what Star Wars can become when it is truly bad.

I personally have always adored Revenge of The Sith, and I consider it a capable episode that has nothing to envy the main trilogy, while also having one of the most interesting stories in the entire saga.

And while it's no surprise to anyone that Anakin Skywalker would end up taking the dark side (and in some ways the three prequels are built around this premise), there's something brilliant about the way it's portrayed on the big screen, both in terms of aesthetics and narrative.

Hayden Christensen's scattered performance, criticized for being scattered and distracting, ironically ends up perfectly conveying all the internal struggles that Anakin faces, being complemented very well by an Ewan McGregor who allows us to connect with the almost paternal disappointment that comes with losing your pupil at the hands of the Sith.

In the same way, the digital neatness with which each setting in the film is presented contrasts brilliantly with the rudimentary simplicity of the original trilogy, which, while a direct consequence of the differences in technological resources between the release of one and the other, ends up being an involuntary way of making us see the weight that the suffering of the empire had.

Although it is interesting to fall into perpetual debates about which film is better, about which is better between the prequels, the originals and the sequels, and about whether the many series, shorts and spin-offs that exist are faithful to Lucas' vision, from time to time I like to reconnect with the most basic elements of Star Wars: an epic adventure held in a galaxy far, far away.

Score taken from my Letterboxd account.