Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith released back in the summer of 2005, bringing the prequel trilogy to a satisfying conclusion. The movie saw Anakin Skywalker transform into Darth Vader, Chancellor Palpatine become Emperor Palpatine, and the Jedi Order purged as a result of Order 66, with just Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda managing to survive.
Only Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire made more money at the box office that year - despite the previous installments in the trilogy proving divisive among fans. But, while we enjoyed it, we'll now pick out 10 things that made no sense about the film.
10 Count Dooku Not Speaking Out
Count Dooku thinks he can swat Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi aside when they duel in the early stages of Revenge of the Sith. The two Jedi Knights engage him in lightsaber combat in a bid to rescue Chancellor Palpatine, who they believe to be imprisoned. Really, Palpatine has arranged the whole thing and Dooku is aware he's really the Sith Lord the Jedi have been hunting the whole time.
But when Anakin goes to behead Dooku, the Sith doesn't speak out. He could have stopped his death by telling Anakin the truth about Palpatine's existence but, instead, he stays silent. Let's face it, if you were in his position, you wouldn't have done the same...
9 Nobody Realising Anakin And Padme Were Married
In the previous movie, Attack of the Clones, Anakin and Padme wed in secret on her home planet of Naboo. They do so with only C3-PO and R2-D2 as witnesses, with the droids trusted by the pair. However, that nobody realizes they're an item is baffling.
Anakin spends all his spare time with Padme and even sleeps in the same bed as his wife. Wouldn't Obi-Wan Kenobi want to know where his apprentice is at all times? Or at least know where he enjoys a good snooze? This, definitely, didn't make any sense - especially when you consider Kenobi was suspicious of Anakin's feelings towards the Queen of Naboo.
8 The Story Of Darth Plagueis The Wise
Okay, so this one makes slightly more sense now that The Rise of Skywalker has hit theatres. In Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine has a chat with Anakin at the opera. It's there he tells the story of Darth Plagueis the wise (which is a story the Jedi wouldn't tell you, by the way).
Plagueis was a Sith Lord who became so powerful he was able to put a stop to death. But... he died anyway. Like, seriously? Yes, it's a cool and chilling moment, one where Hayden Christensen and Ian McDiarmid act their socks off. But given Plageius died anyway, it's a story that ultimately doesn't add up.
7 The Jedi Dying Easily
Jedi Masters are meant to be supremely powerful. We use the words meant to be because, when they go to arrest Palpatine following Anakin's discovery that he's a Sith Lord, they die easily.
Kit Fisto, Agen Kolar, and Saesee Tiin are slaughtered within seconds. Two just stand there and Tiin is actually looking in a completely opposite direction as if distracted by something on the walls. This further validates Anakin's belief that he should be a Jedi Master because he's one of the most powerful Jedi in existence. Certainly, he'd have lasted longer than those who tried to bring Palpatine to justice.
6 Mace Windu Breaking The Jedi Code
Mace Windu is, for the most part, one of the most by-the-book Jedi Knights in the whole saga. This is the character who was reluctant for Anakin Skywalker to be trained in The Phantom Menace simply because he's 'too old'. He also reminded Qui-Gon Jinn that he already had one apprentice, and therefore couldn't take a second.
So that makes his decision to try and kill a defenseless Palpatine, rather than simply arrest him, all the more nonsensical. At that moment, Windu changed. We get his logic of course, that Palpatine could have manipulated the Senate into securing his freedom. But, even so, the decision for Windu to change so drastically made little sense.
5 The Jedi Not Sensing Their Betrayal
Fair enough, we get that the Jedi couldn't necessarily have sensed Palpatine being a Sith Lord because he cast a dark cloud over them, one that clouded their judgment. But that same logic can't be used when it comes to Order 66 and the Clones ruthlessly cutting down the galaxy's biggest band of super soldiers.
Jedi masters such as Ki-Adi Mundi, Aayla Secura, and Plo Koon should have sensed their betrayal. But, alas, they didn't. They had to die somehow right? Had they survived it would have begged the question: why didn't they help Luke Skywalker and Co. defeat Darth Vader during the events of the original trilogy?
4 Everyone Accepting The Empire With No Fuss
After Palpatine is left horribly disfigured by the Jedi who unsuccessfully tried to arrest him, he addresses the Senate. There, he informs that the Republic would instead be transformed into the first 'Galactic Empire'. This is a pretty big deal, right?
Well, those inside the Senate don't seem to think so. Despite having no say in the matter they're all thrilled, clapping away with vigor. Now if this happened in real life, there would surely be riots and all sorts going on. In Star Wars, though, everybody is happy to be compliant - regardless of what it means for their freedom.
3 Anakin Thinking Padme Wants Him Dead
"You're with him," Anakin shrieks at Padme as he sees Obi-Wan walking up behind him on the lava planet of Mustafar. "You brought him here to kill me."
Now had Kenobi come down with his lightsaber ignited, and Padme cheered him on, we'd understand Anakin's point of view. But that isn't the case whatsoever. Padme has spent a while pleading for her husband to return to the light side of the force, having been wooed to the dark by Palpatine, so she definitely doesn't want him dead. Anakin's point of view makes little sense and him force-choking her doesn't either.
2 Padme's Death
Obi-Wan survives his epic duel with Anakin and then whisks an unconscious and pregnant Padme to safety. On the planet of Polis Massa, however, he learns that she's dying.
Now had this been because of Anakin force-choking her, it would have made perfect sense. But, because the medical droid simply says she's 'losing the will to live', it just comes across as plain odd. Padme loved Anakin and would have been hurt by his attack but she was a strong and bold character, one who wouldn't give up without a fight. Therefore, her death goes against everything she's previously done in the saga.
1 Only C3-PO Has His Mind Wiped
At the end of Revenge of the Sith, Bail Organa demands that C3-PO has his memory wiped. This covers the back of George Lucas, giving a reasonable explanation as to why the protocol droid can't remember Obi-Wan Kenobi when they meet on the sandy shores of Tatooine in A New Hope.
But R2-D2 not having the same happen to him means the plot hole still exists. R2 knows everything and, therefore, should recognize Kenobi when they meet again many years later. But he doesn't - and this is something that should have been amended.
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September 30, 2020 at 05:30AM
