[Spoilers] Revenge of the Sith trailer dissected

[Desdichado]

Although Grumpy Celt started up a thread that mentions the trailer, it's really about something else, so I thought I'd start a new one to dissect the trailer as much as possible! Spoilers from the trailer are fair game, but spoilers from someone who works at Skywalker Ranch and has an entire script outline are not welcome!

Here's a scene by scene analysis of the trailer I cut and paste from a section of the news at theforce.net:

00:07 - 20th Century Fox Logo
00:09 - Lucasfilm Logo
00:14 - "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."
00:19 - Luke Skywalker in ANH walks out to view the binary sunset on Tatooine.
00:23 - Obi-Wan Kenobi in ANH speaks to Luke about the Jedi.
00:26 - Qui-Gon Jinn in TPM brandishes his saber before the final duel with Darth Maul.
00:27 - Shot from AOTC of the Clonetroopers walking into the transport.
00:29 - Shot from AOTC of the Clonetroopers at the end of the movie with transports lifting off in the background.
00:23 - First Revenge of the Sith shot of Obi-Wan and Anakin with their backs toward the camera, walking up to a window during the day.
00:36 - AOTC shot of Anakin looking evil just before the Tusken slaughter.
00:38 - AOTC shot of Anakin riding the Swoop on Tatooine.
00:41 - ANH Obi-Wan continues his voice-over.
00:42 - Second Revenge of the Sith shot. A hooded Anakin turns to the camera with red and yellow eyes much like Darth Maul's.
00:50 - Shot of erupting volcanoes on Mustafar.
00:56 - Geonosians ride giant beetles in a Mustafar lava field.
00:58 - Black screen with Darth Sidious saying "Lord Vader?" followed by Vader's "Yes Master?" and Sidious' "Riiiiise".
01:04 - Darth Vader, strapped to a table, begins to rise.
01:05 - A hooded Obi-Wan looks up. He is in a darkly lit area with sunlight seen in the background. This is possibly a location on Utapau.
01:06 - Palpatine turns to look at the camera.
01:07 - Vader continues to rise.
01:08 - R2D2 on the Tantive IV.
01:08 - C3PO on the Tantive IV.
01:09 - Padme turns to look at Obi-Wan with a terrified look on her face.
01:09 - Mace Windu raises his saber above his head. This shot is inside Palpatine's office.
01:10 - Vader continues to rise.
01:11 - Chewbacca and Tarfful.
01:12 - Yoda, in Palpatine's doorway, opens his cloak to reveal his saber.
01:13 - Vader finishes his rise and locks into frame.
01:17 - Two starfighters speed past the camera during the Battle of Coruscant.
01:18 - Anakin kisses Padme.
01:19 - Yoda, in Palpatine's office, pulls out his ignited saber and points with it.
01:19 - A starfighter in the Battle of Coruscant speeds along the hull of a capitol ship towards the camera.
01:20 - Mace Windu fights against a red lightsaber in Palpatine's office.
01:20 - A large Wookiee army cheers on the Kashyyyk beach. Republic walkers and troop transports can be seen in the background.
01:21 - Tion Meddon snarls at Obi-Wan.
01:22 - Flaming capitol ship heads into Coruscant with a fire ship spraying water on it.
01:22 - A very angry Anakin does an overhead slash with his saber.
01:23 - R2D2 in a grimy area.
01:24 - Padme, with a ANH Leia haircut, hugs Anakin.
01:24 - A small Naboo cruiser flies away from Mustafar.
01:25 - Obi-Wan and Anakin, both with blue sabers, fight on Mustafar as lava erupts around them.
01:26 - Capitol ships fire on each other above Coruscant.
01:27 - Anakin grab's Obi-Wan's neck with his robotic arm.
01:27 - A "Tri-fighter" flies toward the camera during the Battle of Coruscant.
01:28 - Obi-Wan held near the ground by Anakin.
01:29 - Anakin holds Obi-Wan's saber arm as he continues to force him to the ground.
01:30 - A starship hanger door slams shut.
01:30 - A very angry Darth Sidious swings his red lightsaber at something possibly small and close to the ground.
01:31 - A large explosion on a capitol ship above Coruscant.
01:36 - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith logo.

I don't know where he got all the names, and I think some of his interpretations may be wrong (those "giant beetles" were robots, and I sure couldn't see any Geonosians on them). I'm also not convinced that the shots he says are "in Palpatine's office/doorway" really are, as they just look like generic Star Warsy inside locations to me.

 

[Tom Cashel]

Looks like things are pretty well dissected...

I'll just say I thought it looked mighty cool indeed.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I don't know where he got all the names, and I think some of his interpretations may be wrong (those "giant beetles" were robots, and I sure couldn't see any Geonosians on them). I'm also not convinced that the shots he says are "in Palpatine's office/doorway" really are, as they just look like generic Star Warsy inside locations to me.

Most all of the names work with the spy reports and such that we got earlier in the year when filming was going on. Especially the Palpatine's office stuff, which is supposedly the sight of a major confrontation.

Only thing that gets me name wise is the Battle of Coruscant. My brain probably just died but I never actually remember it being confirmed that Coruscant WAS the sight of the major battle...but thinking about it now, it would make a good amount of sense.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

It's gonna be a long wait until this movie comes out. I want to see it now!!!

 

[Barcode]

Looks like things are pretty well dissected...

I'll just say I thought it looked mighty cool indeed.

I'd really like to believe it this time. I really would.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think Vader's actually in the suit strapped to the table. I don't know, but something about it just looks empty to me. Maybe it's the way it's hanging, or... *shrug*

Could just be me, though.

 

[Aeric]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think Vader's actually in the suit strapped to the table. I don't know, but something about it just looks empty to me. Maybe it's the way it's hanging, or... *shrug*

Could just be me, though.

It's not just you. His arms looked weird, like they were too small for his body. Maybe he just has a really huge helmet or something. Either that, or it was just a bad camera angle.

I'm personally feeling pretty apathetic towards the third movie. The first two really didn't do anything for me, and I've seen enough of the Behind the Scenes on the official site to know that there are going to be some cheesy things in Episode III.

 

[Desdichado]

I've decided to wait until after I've seen it to be disappointed.

I am fairly confident that this will, at least, be the best of the prequels.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think Vader's actually in the suit strapped to the table. I don't know, but something about it just looks empty to me. Maybe it's the way it's hanging, or... *shrug*

Could just be me, though.

Its definitely Vader, but you're right...it does look empty. I think that ADDS to it. This is Anakin's death and Vader's birth. i.e. That is an empty shell. But yeah, I think its the angle and the way his arms are strapped up.

I've seen enough of the Behind the Scenes on the official site to know that there are going to be some cheesy things in Episode III.

...as opposed to there being no cheesy things in any of the other SW movies?

I've decided to wait until after I've seen it to be disappointed.

I am fairly confident that this will, at least, be the best of the prequels.

That's where I'm at. Honestly, I didn't mind the two other prequels. Its hard to compare them to the OT because its a completely different galaxy, so its a completely different story to tell. But from all the Behind the Scenes EPIII stuff I've seen, this is definitely going to be the best of the prequels, if not at least ranking high with the OT. Really, it'll all depend on Obi-Wan vs. Anakin

 

[Klaus]

One thing made me look forward to this movie:

Clone Wars.

Really, that cartoon singlehandedly re-sparked my interest in EpIII.