STAR WARS III - Revenge Of The Sith
‘Star Wars III - Revenge Of The Sith’ was the most awaited part of the prequels because it depicts Anakin Skywalker’s transformation into Darth Vader.
Anakin and Obi Wan have to be on mission so long because of the Clone Wars and this has a terrible effect on Anakin’s relationship with his wife Padmé. On the other hand, his ‘friendship’ with Chancellor Palpatine is becoming stronger and stronger because in Palpatine Anakin sees the father he never had and the stability he needs. Anakin is aware of his great talent that is constantly growing and when he sees that the Jedi Council ignores it, he becomes frustrated and angry, and as Yoda said ‘Anger leads to Hate, Hate leads to the Dark Side’
When Anakin finally returns to Padmé she has shocking news for him - she is pregnant. Their marriage was a secret and her pregnancy was sort of a problem, but Anakin is very happy for it and does not wish to hide anymore. The fact that they have to hide their love and the pregnancy add more stress and he becomes more and more distant, cold, weary. When he starts having horrid dreams of her dying in childbirth he decides he needs to find a way to gain more power in order to save the love of his life.
Palpatine has the answer - learning to use the Dark Side of the Force. Palpatine was the evil sith lord the Jedi were looking for, the cause of the war. From this to Anakin’s final fall there’s one small step which he takes to save his wife.
This is my favorite Star Wars episode by far. Just watching the trailer brings back great memories!
The Taming Of The Shrew (ShakespeaRE-Told)
‘The Taming Of The Shrew’ is a BBC ONE updating of Shakespeare along with ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, ‘Macbeth’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
The action is set in modern times and Catherine Minola is a very successful politician, but she is a very fowl human being - always shouting, frowning, pushing people, swearing worse than a sailor. She is considering leadership if her party, but a colleague suggests that in order for her to be elected she should be married. At first, the thought enrages her because her views on life are very modern, but then she really starts considering a marriage out of interest when she meets Petruchio, a man with a noble title but who has spent all his money. Petruchio is also considering marrying out of interest since he is in need of money in order to keep his family’s house.
The odd thing is that Petruchio and Catherine, or Kate as he adores to call her just to be a tease, are very similar and soon become fond of eachother. But their huge egos get in the way and since they’re both used to always getting their way scandal errupts from day 1! From there it’s all laughs. ‘If she wants a bad marriage, I’ll give her one!!! And then I’m goig to tame the bitch’ Petruchio says to his friend Harry making sure Kate hears him…
I don’t want to say more because I’ll just ruin it for you, but I am sure you’ll adore the movie even if you’re not a Shakespeare buff. It’s simply delicious and you can’t stop smiling , if not laughing!
It’s heartache every moment! Or is that headache? You decide :)! I give it a 10+, 11 even! I’ve seen it 3 times already, 2 times this week, I am addicted!
The Devil Wears Prada
‘The Devil Wears Prada’ is a savorous movie about the fashion industry and the people involved in it. It is the story of a young, intelligent girl who wants to become a serious journalist and gets the chance to work at the biggest fashion magazine in the country, but she doesn’t fit in with the shallow, fashion addicted crowd and she begins to slowly change until all that matters to her is her job.
She turns her back on her friends, family and love life slowly becoming a slave to her shrew boss who makes her life hell. Ultimately, she loses all the attitude and courage which she was appreciated for and becomes just another copy cat that obeys all rules in order to fit in and be promoted.
Of course, in the end she throws it all away in the last minute to recover her lost dignity and loved ones, which was pretty predictable, although the movie was highly enjoyable. On a scale from 1 to 10 I’d give it an 8. Meryl Streep is delightful in it and to prove it she has an Oscar nomination for the role.
Enjoy!
STAR WARS II - Attack of the Clones
In the second episode of the saga “Attack of the Clones” we meet a grown up Anakin Skywalker alongside Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Young Anakin is still learning how to control his feelings and be a better padwan learner. He reencounters Padmé Amidala who now is a senator for Naboo. Senator Padmé has to vote for an important issue in the Senate when attacks on her life are made.
In order to protect the senator, Obi-Wan and Anakin are assigned by the Jedi Council to be by her side always. Anakin becomes infatuated with Padmé and takes his assignment very personal and more serious, which makes Obi-Wan uneasy knowing that this is not the Jedi way. A Jedi must not know fear, hate nor love.
As Obi-Wan investigates Padmé’s attack more and more he discovers a clone army apparently made for the Republic. Fear rises in the Senate and Chancellor Palpatine is voted to receive higher powers so he can authorize the building of a clone army for the Republic.
Anakin confesses his love to Padmé which makes her very uneasy knowing his oath to the Jedi order and her political career. She advises him to control his feelings because their love would lead nowhere. As he was suppose to guard her he receives news from Obi-Wan who was in danger investigating the clone matter. They both go after Obi-Wan to save him and end up in the clutches of Count Dooku, an evil sith lord.
Anakin and Obi-Wan battle Count Dooku. After Obi-Wan is injured Anakin takes Count Dooku on by himself. Anakin is driven back against the wall. He loses one lightsaber. Finally Count Dooku, in one flashing move, sends Anakin’s
arm, cut off at the elbow, flying, still gripping his lightsaber. Anakin drops to the ground in agony. Count Dooku draws himself up to deliver the coup de grace.Suddenly, through the thick smoke, emerges the heroic figure of YODA who recues both Obi-Wan and Anakin from certain death.
After this Anakin escorts Padmé back to Naboo and the Jedi Council meets to draw conclusions. The Republic’s clone army is preparing for battle.
The final scenes of the movie show Anakin and Padmé speaking their vows in front of a Naboo holy man.
STAR WARS I - The Phantom Menace
On a secret mission involving Queen Amidala of Naboo, two Jedi Knights - Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi Wan Kenobi – become stranded on a small planet called Tatooine. Searching for parts to repair their starship they come across a young boy named Anakin Skywalker. They sense that the Force is unusually strong with Anakin and send a sample of his blood to be tested. The result is amazing, the Force being much stronger in him than they had believed.
Anakin was a slave belonging to a merchant who sold starship parts. The Jedi Knights did not have money so Anakin offered to participate in a pod race so they can buy the parts they needed. Qui-Gon Jinn made a bet with Anakin’s master: if Anakin won the race they’d leave him the prize money and they would get the parts they needed AND Anakin’s freedom and that of his mother and if he lost, he would get their starship. The merchant agreed – excluding Anakin’s mother’s freedom- thinking that there was no way Anakin could win.
Anakin was the only human capable of competing in those ultra-fast pod races, all the other competitors being aliens. Being taught how to use the Force by Qui-Gon Jinn, little Anakin managed to win the race, although his pod had been sabotaged.
Anakin is freed and with the promise that he will return to free his mother he leaves with Qui-Gon and Obi Wan to be trained as a Jedi.
While all this is happening, the planet of Naboo is under siege by the Trade Federation, the reason why Queen Amidala was with the two Jedi Knights. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi Wan Kenobi meet the Jedi Council to present Anakin to them. The Council senses the power of the Force in Anakin, but also great fear. They take the decision not to train him because he is too old, but Qui-Gon Jinn doesn’t want to give up on the idea that Anakin is the chosen one that would bring balance to the Force. In the end, the Jedi Council allows Qui-Gon Jinn to train Anakin, but advises him to be very careful.
Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi Wan Kenobi escort Queen Amidala back to Naboo and in an epic battle with a sith apprentice, the brave Qui-Gon Jinn dies. With his last breath he asks Obi Wan to take Anakin as his apprentice.
STAR WARS
The “Star Wars” saga has six episodes. Initially, it was created as a trilogy, but as fans wanted more, George Lucas (the producer of “Star Wars”) gave them another three episodes to satisfy their craving.
The first three episodes are called: “A New Hope”, “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return Of The Jedi” and take us into a world with villains that control the galaxy (The Emperor, Darth Vader), heroes who fight for freedom (Luke Skywalker – brilliant name choice, by the way, Princess Leia, Han Solo), beings from other planets, starships and The Force – something that surrounds and invades us and controls our destinies.
Only a few know The Force and those are either on the light side of it – they protect peace in the galaxy and are called Jedi knights, like Luke Skywalker, Yoda or Obi Wan Kenobi or on its dark side like The Emperor and Darth Vader who are called Sith and are evil and only care about power.
The other three episodes are called: “The Phantom Menace”, “Attack Of The Clones” and “Revenge Of The Sith” and were filmed approximately 20 years after the first three “Star Wars” movies as prequels. These three “Star Wars” episodes concentrate on how Anakin Skywalker becomes the evil, disfigured, heavy breathing Darth Vader in his terrifying black costume. They show how Anakin turns from the light side of The Force to its dark side, being seduced by it.
Anakin becomes consumed by his feelings – fear, hate, love, feelings which he should not have as a Jedi. He falls in love with the beautiful Padmé who he desperately tries to save from the visions of death that he has about her and in his quest for a higher power to save her he falls to the dark side.
“Star Wars” holds many surprises which I am sure you will like and which will turn you into a fan like they have me.
May The Force be with you!
