Posted on 06/05/2005 2:32:11 AM PDT by mal
One by one, the landmark epics of the 1970s are tying up the loose ends -- alas, not always in ways that quite support the great mythic power invested in them. In ''Revenge of the Sith,'' George Lucas brings the ''Star Wars'' cycle to a close by revealing how Anakin Skywalker went over to the Dark Side, transformed himself into Darth Vader, destroyed the Republic and consigned it to the mad imperial ambitions of Chancellor Palpatine -- all because, er, he was a bit worried his beloved Senator Padme might die in childbirth. If Senator Padme had been like Senator Rodham and had a socialized health care reform bill ready to roll, history might have been very different.
(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...
"Why Yoda, the Jedi master, the incredibly old and wisest creature in the known universe has never learned to put the subject and verb at the beginning of a sentence is a dark side mystery to me."
Read the review p.o.e. links in post #14, there's some bad language, but I think you'll find it sympathetic to your views.
Whoever says, "Only a Sith speaks in absolutes," must also be a Sith because they are speaking in absolutes.
I'm a huge fan of the original Twilight Zone and original Outer Limits, but I'll always have a soft spot for Tales from the Darkside :)
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