So I finally saw Episode III

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Yes, I realize that every other person on earth saw the newest Star Wars before yesterday, but I didn't. Besides, I know the burning question on all of your minds has been: But what did Traci think about Episode III? Well, wonder no more, because here comes my review/opinion.


The first fifteen minutes really really annoyed me. The action was blah, the dialogue sucked, but worst of all, they made Obi Wan seem like Annakin's sidekick. I mean, come on, the guy is a Jedi master and they made him look like he was fumbling his way through fights. Give the guy some dignity for Pete's sake.

There was your standard Star Wars smattering of lame dialogue and bad acting, but overall I wasn't too bothered by it. Overall, I thought that Padme and Annakin didn't suck as bad this movie as they did the second.

This is the thing that really really gets me. I cannot believe for a second that sweet little Annakin from episode 1 grows up to be evil child killer Annakin in Episode 3. I just don't buy it. The kid was raised by a wonderful mother until the age of 10. He was a cute little boy that liked to build robots and pod race. Then he was with Jedi masters for years. He isn't inherently evil, we're just supposed to buy that his fear overcame him. Fear of what? Yoda said he was scared as a boy, but we never get an explanation as to what.

I can believe that he killed the camp of bad guys that tortured his mother. I can even buy that he was tricked by Darth Sideas. But I just can't believe that he would kill younglings to save Padme. Anyone who really loves someone else would know that that someone would not want bunches of children to die just so they could live. Nor do I think that someone that could do that would cry after. And Obi Wan, you should have known to do him in when he was burning up. Any idiot would have known that.

I'm excited to watch 4,5, and 6 now that I know the full backstory. I loved when Yoda was saying goodbye to Chewbaca. I loved everything with Yoda really. He totally rocks.

I can feel geekdom coming on. I find myself wanting to know more about Star Wars, read books, watch movies until I know minute details, etc. Sigh...why am I so attracted to geeky things?