My Thoughts During RotS [SPOILERS]

[DM_Matt]

Obi-Wan: "Only Sith deal in absolutes!"

Obi-Wan, one minute later: "The Chancellor is Evil!"

I guess he was referring to a nuanced, shades-of-of-grey type of evil there. Nothing absolute.

It was even worse than that...it was more like:

Anakin: "You are either with me, or with my enemy."

Obi-Wan: "Only Sith deal in absolutes!"

Anakin (Paraphrased): Support my friend the Chancellor

Obi-Wan, one minute later: "The Chancellor is Evil!"

Anakin: (Paraprased): Depands on your perspective.

Obi-Wan (Paraphrased): If thats how you feel, I'm gunna kill you.

*snip* No politics, please. You've been here long enough to know the rules. -Darkness

 

[Flyspeck23]

I must be the only person around here who really dug Grievous. Even the fact that he was always bravely running away had a certain charm.

Grievous was cool. And a much more interesting character than Darth Maul (IMHO).

 

[Welverin]

I guess, but it seems to me they could have found someone else, then. They are the Trade Federation, after all- you'd think they would have some fundage to hire a new general.

And when exactly did they have the time for that? Things moved pretty fast in this, movie, other than transit time, which is always fudged in SW (scifi my ass), one thing happens after another.

My theory is this: George let the writers of Clone Wars see Greivous' character design, abilities, and know that he's the military commander of the Sepratists.

He didn't let them read the script of Episode III.

If you listen to the commentary on the CW DVD you'll hear Genndy explain that when George asked them to include Grievous in the shorts very little was known about him (basically just the design) and they had to make most of it up.

 

[CrusaderX]

Well, everytime we see Greivous before Sith, he's up against the second tier Jedi. Those lightsabers he has aren't from Masters. He's good...but definitely a coward when up against more than he knows he can handle.

i.e. Anakin and Obi-Wan

Yeah, this is even explained in the Clone Wars cartoon. When Greivous is dueling/training with Dooku, Dooku says that Greivous is a good lightsaber fighter, but that he'll have to be even better to take on someone like Obi-Wan.

I really liked the Greivous character as well. And his defeat at the hands of Obi-Wan doesn't show how weak Greivous is, but rather how tough Obi-Wan is.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I must be the only person around here who really dug Grievous. Even the fact that he was always bravely running away had a certain charm.

Oh, I loved Grievous. He's just a fun, cheesy, and cowardly villain.

*snip political stuff* -Darkness

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It is MUCH MUCH more a parallel of ... any dictator. I bet you could apply those quotes to Julius Ceasar and they'd fit just as well. Take it as you will, but thankfully, Lucas has a story that is very much like Tolkien's LotR where it can be applied to many, many different times. And none of them are really correct.

 

[Michael Morris]

Cut the politicks folks - I'd hate to see this thread closed.

 

[Wolf72]

I must be the only person around here who really dug Grievous. Even the fact that he was always bravely running away had a certain charm.

It's just a rabbit, I nearly soiled my armor! Sir Griev-- Robin, Knight of the Old-- err Round Table


I'm guessing Grievous was just a big bully.

 

[Darkness]

Folks, no real-world politics, please. Thanks.

 

[Hand of Evil]

I was just glad to see Mace Windu die, I could not stand that character and if I had to deal with him I too would have went down the road to the dark side.

I think both the Chancellor and the Jedis were corrupt, the jedi forgot their roots and enjoyed their status too much.

 

[Meadred]

Hello,
did anyone notice the grav stretcher that Anakin was carried in after losing his legs in the fight with Obi-Wan? Despite him losing about half of his legs, the stretcher is a snug fit?! Is it adjustable in length (and for what puprose if so) or did they pick a stretcher meant for some other, shorter race than humans?

Anyway, good movie. Definitely makes the the whole "new" trilogy (Episode I-III) worthwhile (had my doubts after seeing CW...).

Cheers,
Meadred