Next up was Revenge of the Sith. Definitely the low point of the day but not completely without merit. I think one of its major problems was the insistence on inserting little bits of "cute" humor here and there (usually in throw-away line muttered by droids). I didn't buy Anakin's conversion to the Dark Side. It seemed too abrupt despite the bits leading up to it. It's one thing to kill in anger, it's another to become a dispassionate spree killer and the transition didn't work for me. Further, the resolution of the relationship between Anakin and Padme seemed forced. I think the storyline of the first three episodes makes for good tragedy, but I think that Lucas didn't make a good tragedy; we, as audience, did not learn a significant lesson from the hero's fall.
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So it was a lovely evening of entertainment. Not too much popcorn or sweets, thanks, largely to the timing needed to squeeze in all three requiring me to buy tickets just moments before each film started. I feel all caught up with popular culture now and ready for the next batch of films I'll be too busy to see until the next Movie Day.