Star Wars Defined - Revenge of the Sith’s Perfect Opening (Why It’s Great)

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[@sqeesqee1905]

Love your videos!

[@HRGAMES-rw7yd]

Can you do the order 66 scene ?

[@michaelstark8720]

Obi Wan was dick to Anakin in ep2 because he was jealous of his power. He wasn't right master to Anakin. Also scene in the lift is made to show that Anakin in nervous and Obi wan notice that because this is first time Anakin acted like that.

[@kilokilo9034]

Full Fat Videos you got so many things wrong in your video, you call yourself a fan?

[@rustywilson3127]

R2D2 is an Astromech droid not a Protocol Droid that’s C3P0 bro

[@jasonmcginty6719]

The fans when you call R2D2 a protocol droid instead of an astromech droid: “...It’s treason, then.”

[@Gazulolima]

i was about to raise hell

[@nicobermudez1244]

Ya

[@ericmorneau8819]

Astromech :'(

[@williamthomson7631]

I was about to go nuts but then I remembered that it doesn’t matter

[@josharntt]

@@williamthomson7631 A fine sentiment that

[@jknetwork6211]

“Another happy landing.” This alone makes it the best opening in the prequels.

[@DarthWall275]

"Not to worry, we are still flying *half* a ship"

[@Brainscrawler]

It does?

[@ltb1345]

Brainscrawler Yes.

[@cosmiccow4960]

JK Network “This is where the fun begins”

[@spacecat_scribbles]

I love that line so much.

[@kekero540]

I love how Dooku looks at palpatine like “wait this wasn’t the plan!”

[@TheDarkMaster312]

This operation was all your idea

[@Menaceblue3]

@@TheDarkMaster312 Palpatine: My idea?

[@kippers4u]

Palpatine: "I am altering the deal pray I do not alter it any further! Oh right, you're dead."

[@registeredmineralboy]

Not YOUR plan, Dooku ;)

[@sagesheahan6732]

@jspangla "So this is the true way of the Sith. ...Betrayal."

[@samwatson-tayler2805]

Palpatine: Kill him. Kill him now. Count Dooku: He's Darth Sidious and he plans to use the clones to wipe out the Jedi. *DIRECTED BY GEORGE LUCAS*

[@EviIPaladin]

Iunno, if I'm Anakin in this situation, I don't buy Dooku's story. Not at that moment in time, anyways.

[@turkepic3637]

@@EviIPaladin Anakin was already conflicted. It might have worked.

[@ihatebritain3942]

Sam Watson-Tayler he tried on obi wan

[@Сайтамен]

@Lionard Kirsch Dooku couldn't say, he was shocked by the Palpatine's trait and wild pain in hands. Well, he didn't have enough time...

[@SeraphimCramer]

@@ihatebritain3942 When he had Obi-Wan prisoner & had complete control over the situation (Also, note that he never mentioned Palpatine's name, only that Darth Sidious had control of the senate). If he'd tried with Anakin, it would've been dismissed a desperate ploy to save his own life.

[@nicholasdyee]

Also a perfect ending in my opinion! (to the film, the trilogy, and the series)

[@disbarat]

@Infinity Nexus Reviews And I find your lack of tolerating opinions disturbing.

[@obi-wankenobi3168]

@Infinity Nexus Reviews so uncivilised

[@John-X]

Revenge of the Sith and The Empire Strikes Back are the best Star Wars movies.

[@elijahrittenhouse3943]

Because there were never any sequels

[@kakashikage9483]

Originals = Perfect Rogue One = Awesome Episode 7 & 3 = Good, but definitely not perfect, especially the end of 3. Darth Vader: “Noooooooo” ugh! Cringe! Sequels 8, 9 & Prequels 1, 2 including “Solo” FUCKING GARBAGE

[@Williamthe4th]

In the bible it says: "Pride comes before the fall." So.... "Twice the pride, double the fall."

[@Axelovskji]

good observation. i merely analyzed the word pride as "standing high". and now thinking of it, isnt it ironic that anakin "fell" off the high ground? dooku was right

[@MarcoAntonio-py3lt]

In spanish we have a saying: "Cuanto más alto volamos, nos duele más la caída", it would be something as "The higher we fly, the more it hurts falling"

[@cliffordbenenati7373]

@@MarcoAntonio-py3lt true 👍

[@chenugent]

Does this mean that technically count dooku has read the bible🤔

[@SamuelStudios]

Damn, i didn't know dooku was a christian

[@Jedi_Spartan]

4:42 Best part of this from the novelisation: "Surrender." Kenobi's voice deepened into finality. "You will be given no further chance." Dooku lifted an eyebrow. "Unless one of you happens to be carrying Yoda in his pocket, I hardly think I shall need one."

[@thedraconianviking1185]

Absolutely barbaric

[@budgetlifter]

absolute madlad

[@josharntt]

Savage

[@lordloaf7631]

then he dies two seconds later

[@chancebrown106]

One might argue that another amazing line from the novelization was when Grievous tells Obi Wan “I’ve been trained in your Jedi Arts by Count Dooku!” Obi Wan retorts: “Really? I trained the man that killed him!”

[@shawnstewart1447]

I WAS HOLLERING AT THE, “Sith lords are our specialty” AS OBI GOT TOSSED ASIDE. BEST EDIT IVE SEEN

[@cloudwatcher608]

Bob Smith In Obi’s defense, he didn’t realize he was actually fighting two Sith Lords, as Sidious was almost certainly working against him to make sure Anakin could face off against Dooku unimpeded.

[@shawnstewart1447]

David Elligott absolutely it’s just funny and to anakins credit. His fate was the same as theirs. They all died on a Death Star.

[@Hashyrama]

I had to the pause the video because I was laughing so hard! 🤣🤣🤣 Definitely one of the best edits.

[@jmfs1701]

I think it would have been funnier if he saod speciality again after the sequence was over

[@bub-games]

Omg I'm still laughing

[@redaxer2908]

"This is a basically a live action version of clone wars before it was even a thing" The Star Wars Clone Wars 2003 series would like a word with you.

[@kovenmaitreya7184]

The ironic part... the 2003 clone wars literally built up to the opening of episode 3 exactly. The final scene of the show connects directly to the first scene of the movie. It was epically done and makes me sad it doesn't get more recognition.

[@LordVader1094]

@@kovenmaitreya7184 The 2003 Clone Wars micro series is heavily underrated. I never get through the prequels without watching it between AotC and RotS. It's basically a 2 hour animated clone wars movie that perfectly fills in between the two aforementioned films.

[@rescuerex7031]

@Gustavo Vasconcelos the Pre-Disney era did somewhat already make CW non-Canon, Asaj in CW is a Rakatakan who Dooku Recruited seeing how well she did in the arena and in TCW she's a Zabrak Female who was a Night Sister that got recruited to the Jedi and then after she fell Dooku took her in as an Assassin

[@doctor_burnsides915]

Ah yes the 2003 version, a time when general grievous was actually threatening and not a coward. That was the version of grievous we should have got in TCW. Don’t get me wrong I love both CW and TCW, but TCW had the opportunity to show how grievous earned his status as a general by being an almost unstoppable killing machine and they missed it.

[@houstonhall1144]

Thank you!!!!

[@BritishRaver]

"Babe, tell me a story :)" "You ever heard the tragedy of Darth plagueis the wise?"

[@thiagosalgoa7206]

*Bites* *lower* *lip*

[@unjust1888]

Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise? I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life... He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful... the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. It's ironic he could save others from death, but not himself.

[@sag6445]

@@unjust1888 “Is there a way to learn this power?”

[@rainraptor6501]

@@sag6445 not from a jedi...

[@susannalouise5502]

'Spring the trap' 'His fate shall be the same as ours' Banter, symbolism & echoes of 'Return of the Jedi' - love this opening. Thank you for this gem!

[@kateelliott4371]

AGREED!

[@scr0ngle108]

And yet people complain about similarities and parallels in the sequel trilogy

[@porkupine2465]

@@scr0ngle108 there is a fine line between allusions and plagiarism. the sequel is of the latter

[@smoshbooz]

@@scr0ngle108 the sequels go way too far with it and make it super obvious. They treat the audience as if they're 12 and can't grasp subtlety

[@LordVader1094]

@@scr0ngle108 It's not the same at all. The sequels just copy, the prequels alluded to the OT.

[@matildagreene]

"Twice the pride, double the fall." Think of it like "the bigger they are, the harder they fall" but instead of talking about physical size its talking about how much pride Anakin has

[@o_o8203]

It reminds me of the Bible verse "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haugty spirit before a fall"

[@ralphdratheus9623]

Geezy BT It could also be an allusion to how Anakin was so completely beaten after his fight with Obi wan because he let his pride take over in the fight

[@Wastelander1972]

Ralph Dratheus yes. Arrogant. Twice his pride doubled his fall.

[@coochiha]

@@Wastelander1972 ironically he fell from not having the higher ground to fall off

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Its a play on the phrase "Pride comes before a fall."

[@zacariasfrejd7223]

I love how Dooku taunts Anakin throughout the fight about not using his dark side. Then he does and woops his ass

[@MrZackavelli]

Dooku was intentionally going easy on him.

[@maejune2179]

Luke vs Vader was way way better than this fake fight.

[@LordVader1094]

@@maejune2179 Both are good, although there is more emotional weight behind Luke vs Vader.

[@MR.ICE.]

@@MrZackavelli At the start maybe, but when it was just Anakin and Dooku, Dooku had to be fully focused.

[@MR.ICE.]

@VXMP5068 In the book it stated how Dooku was being over powered and he became increasingly worried. Dooku is an expert in one handed fighting. It’s where he fights best.

[@dancingvalkyrie]

"Twice the pride, double the fall" Dooku is saying that Anakin's overconfidence will make his defeat even worse

[@HeadCannon19]

Or even better for Dooku

[@Lachgummei]

In German he says "Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall" which is a known Phrase meaning "overconfidence comes before the fall". Like when you overestimate your abilities Balancing on a railing for example. But it can refer to any Kind of "fall" of course

[@_Rndom]

@@Lachgummei the German dub is actually incredible, I cannot fathom how good it is

[@josepetersen7112]

The saying "pride cometh before the fall" isn't exactly uncommon, and it's clearly what Dooku derived the words from.

[@tommyscott8511]

5:51 Its a genius reference to the proverb "Pride comes before the fall" basically warning you not to be hubristic. Anakin is overconfident in his abilities and Dooku recognises this, goading him with the fact arrogance leads to failure. Which, come to think of it, perfectly foreshadows Anakin's defeat at the hands of Obi-Wan at the climax of the film...Genius.

[@Hanakin-Sidewalker]

@Bryce Pruitt That’s…actually really cool!!

[@sergeantassassin3425]

Famous Proverb: "Pride cometh before the fall." ROTS Dialogue: "My powers have doubled since the last time we met, Count." "Good; twice the pride, double the fall." Pretty clear it means that the more pride you have stacked up, the bigger the fall is going to be when that tower of pride is toppled. Dooku's looking forward to putting Anakin in his place again.

[@alexforst8171]

Yeah I wasn't sure why he was confused by that haha

[@rocky-my5ck]

Yet the one with full of pride and hasn't notice is Dooku himself. "It's like poetry it rhymes"

[@doritosaurus1241]

Maul had a double ligthsaber and got cut in half so.... Double the fall?

[@HybrydATP64]

Anakin: my powers have doubled since the last time we met *count* Douku: literally starts counting

[@eliaspeter7689]

The lines are truly genious, aren't they?

[@cliffordbenenati7373]

💀

[@spicysnowman8886]

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[@Browntable]

I remember constantly rewatching the opening of Revenge of The Sith when I was little, it's just that good 😩

[@kubusz_]

Same

[@johngreen8344]

I’m still not over the fact that the big reveal of Darth Vader was spoiled for be, halfway through a new hope. I wish I could’ve felt that massive reveal for myself, but unfortunately it was not to be.

[@jennifernee8489]

Yo it's another famous KZbinrs watching another KZbinrs video

[@jimmy2700]

Browntable I love you chad

[@Dres2000]

I mean, it’s literally a STAR Fucking Wars!! Personally, my favorite movie opening!!

[@sadeknight9112]

When Obiwan asks for “nothing too fancy” it cuts to Anakin asking R2 for all the tricks. That is a wonderful contrast that any dynamic duo need.

[@jacobc874]

Ewan and Hayden are so perfect together

[@Ollyiswild_04]

Are they still friends?

[@_Dar_29]

@@Ollyiswild_04 Yup ! Ewan and Hayden are both going to be in the new Obi wan show , they said that they are super excited to work together again . Ewan even said that being with Hayden again is one of the best things about the show for him .

[@Ollyiswild_04]

@@_Dar_29 Nice.

[@CloudyNebula]

You can tell they were having a blast during their scenes, and that only enhances the end result of the movie.

[@NerdyGamerGal]

"His fate will be the same as ours" *they all die on a death star* ......mind blown 🤯

[@TheSorrel]

This is almost as wide as you can push it.

[@cs7simmo246]

Well yes but actually no

[@HunterX05]

Disney: U WAT M8?

[@NoahLinebarrier]

*Rise Of Skywalker has entered the chat*

[@NerdyGamerGal]

That's not true! That's IMPOSSIBLE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Nooo!

[@oteila6151]

„Twice the pride, double the fall.“ basically means the higher your ego is, the harder your gonna hit the ground when you fail.

[@bluenitethewarrior9332]

Which is true by the end of the movie

[@smoshbooz]

Yeah I mean how did he not understand that. It's so obvious

[@UltimateKyuubiFox]

Joe Mama He knows the intent behind the line, it’s just that if you didn’t know the original saying beforehand, the actual text of that line of dialogue doesn’t make internal sense. It’s two parts of a saying that are completely unrelated. “Twice the pride, double the disgrace” would make sense as a saying on its own.

[@AlexanderDiviFilius]

@@UltimateKyuubiFox most sayings don't make much internal sense, due to how abbreviated they are though.

[@punman5392]

Yeah I get it but that doesn’t change the fact that that’s not a real saying that people actually say

[@michaelsimpson1916]

I always figured “twice the pride, double the fall” meant that the more confident that someone will succeed then failure will be worse for someone who excepts failure as a possibility

[@carlosandleon]

no, when you're overconfident, your failure will have a greater impact

[@LeAndre_McCoy]

It's an actual expression. "Pride, before the fall" Dooku is just saying it, twice. It is to say overconfidence leads to failure. "Twice the pride..." More overconfidence "... Double the fall" A greater failure The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

[@carlosandleon]

@UCnDR3zv9MnD4uJvghx6zUdw the harder you thrust the looser the vag

[@stunner9005]

It’s basically “your arrogance blinds you”

[@javieremoya]

Well that explains palpatine literal huge fall in episode VI

[@radioactivet-rex286]

'Ray'shields! With rays face I literally snorted my apple juice

[@bepinkfloyd814]

Ahahaha man same here with my beer

[@b1akn3ss93]

10:07

[@TainyaGaming]

Im high as fuck and that made me laugh like an animal

[@mountainman5173]

"Sith Lords are our specialty." *Obi-Wan gets hurled across the room.... alternating staredown.... THIS sequence earned you a sub. Great video!

[@Soupsandwich69]

"My powers have doubled since the last time we met Count" Dooku: "Well that was a month ago"

[@elijahblechman8633]

*3 years

[@SlashManEXE]

Yeah, I think that's a bit of a problematic retcon of the Clone Wars. The intention was clearly that their last meeting was the one where Anakin lost his arm.

[@YC-tx3di]

@@elijahblechman8633 clone wars

[@EmmettMcFly55]

@@SlashManEXE To be fair, Anakin is totally the kind of guy who would boast about his powers having doubled even if it *had* only been a month.

[@Tareltonlives]

Clone Wars is so not canon

[@ch0getsu]

I love Revenge of Sith so much.

[@gamebrothers6835]

Yeah i really love it its my 3rd favorite after empire strikes back and return of the jedi

[@ericmorneau8819]

It's my favorite!

[@ericebjonesii1378]

SlumLord GangsterAire JJ didn't direct ROTJ...

[@GarryFisherman]

SlumLord GangsterAire wtf

[@PeterParker-zq6yg]

Revenge of Sith is my Number one favorite star wars movie

[@jrddoubleu514]

The drums. At the start of episode 3. Gets me every time.

[@mnorth1351]

So true!!

[@EagleDancer97]

Yum

[@kyberghost3607]

I love when they fly past the first Venator and then you see the gigantic battle below.

[@basssingerericwinston3561]

Christopher Lee said more in his expression than any actor I have ever seen. Perfection to it's fullest.

[@DarthVader-pl5ts]

Damn, my hair looked *fine.*

[@taylorruddick111]

More like fire Wait

[@marley9800]

@@taylorruddick111 lmfao

[@waltuh2.3bviews3secondsago3]

My hair is.... Wait nevermind

[@daisuki9296]

Alopecia due to low ground 😢

[@waltuh2.3bviews3secondsago3]

@@daisuki9296 lmao

[@tofu9er9er44]

This level also gets you a metric butt ton of studs in LEGO Star Wars

[@kyrroti]

Which one? The space battle one or the one with Dooku?

[@tofu9er9er44]

Kyrroti the space battle

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I like it. Not only a butt ton, but a METRIC butt ton!

[@turkepic3637]

Also you can collect all of those white things , the red brick too.

[@swanben11]

And Lego Jedi will do ANYTHING for studs. It's how they buy their midichlorians.

[@evenl.b4409]

“Dies on Death Star” yeah about that...

[@darkmentalmaster]

So stupid. Whyyy did they bring him back. Early reviews say rise of Skywalker is trash anyway...

[@ericmorneau8819]

The sequels do not exist, shh

[@arbyw.1889]

NO ONE'S EVER REALLY GONE

[@ButchersNailsEnjoyer]

Éric Morneau exactly. Force awakens is a literal remake of a new hope, last jedi doesn’t even matter as a movie because it literally resolves nothing in the film and everything is the same at the beginning as it was at the end, and from what I’ve heard rise of skywalker is more damage control and trying to fix what last jedi fucked up. So yeah that trilogy really doesn’t hold any merit within the star wars lore

[@steakiefrags1866]

welp, not anymore

[@andrewharvey1777]

Everyone: “R2 is an astromech droid not a protocol droid!” Me: “Did he say X-foils instead of S-foils?”

[@hohhoch3617]

To be fair, we first see them say that with X-wings in A New Hope...

[@stuglife5514]

Andrew Harvey sane

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

Thank you so much. I thought for a moment I was the only one who caught that. Not a great start to miss something so easily searchable. Also there were no S-foils in the scene so the reference itself kind of bugs me.

[@commandersting9291]

The reference doesn’t bother me (despite not have an Arc-170 onscreen) but I noticed that too. They are S foils.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Strike/stabiliser foils...

[@Sorry_2026]

Calling a Venator Star Destroyer a Dreadnought Me: It's treason then.

[@Little-Dude]

Calling an Astromech droid a Protocol droid Me: It's treason then.

[@erikng8669]

"Dies on death Star 3x" Didnt someone said Star Wars was like poetry?

[@EduardoGonzalez-zu1ic]

I railed Daisy Ridley back in 2012.

[@ihatebritain3942]

El Flaco sure

[@ManuelGomez-ef7mb]

Our boi George Lucas

[@kartupelitish1903]

@@EduardoGonzalez-zu1ic sure and i railed Henry the eight

[@lisamarieligreci-newton7804]

This actually is my favorite opening of all of the Star Wars films, and you also missed one really key portion - John Williams's Battle over Coruscant is absolutely my favorite opening scene music. Those taiko drums! (I hate that they're not in the soundtrack). The Force theme backed with a militaristic drum beat! But yes, this scene does so much to build/show the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin (and Palpatine), plus has several of my favorite lines (you forgot "Another happy landing" ;) ). In some ways the AOTC elevator scene also does what it needs to do in that it shows how stiff/awkward Anakin and Obi-Wan still are with each other...I think really it was the Clone Wars that brought them together. Also, I love love love the way this scene is written in the prologue to the Revenge of the Sith novelization. I tear up every time I read it - it captures the hope and the tragedy of the movie so well: "A pair of starfighters. Jedi starfighters. Only two. Two is enough. Two is enough because the adults are wrong, and their younglings are right. Though this is the end of the age of heroes, it has saved its best for last."

[@Kaipyro67ALT]

When you said "Cruising down the dreadnought..." I instinctively, out-loud, corrected "Venator." and then when stated "Bested by a protocol droid..." I said "Astromech." then paused and realized I'm talking to a video narrator.

[@simunator]

you did the right thing

[@ObviusRetard]

I mean, dreadnought technically is a class of ship like destroyer or battleship

[@matthewpengelly761]

You're better than me then. I yelled these at my tablet!! 🤣

[@algovorus]

And a non-fan sadly.

[@trevorrogers95]

That “His fate will be the same as ours.” Line has lost a lot of meaning with Disney bringing back Palpatine.

[@Redoren966]

Yeah it was so good before but now

[@ericmorneau8819]

The sequel isn't star Wars anymore.

[@stefangrubesic2708]

I didn't watch The Rise of Skywalker yet but maybe they kill Palpatine on that Death Star wreck that was shown in the trailer

[@steakiefrags1866]

aged well

[@nathanthom8176]

Not the first time Palpatine has returned as he did so in the expanded universe (now legends) books.

[@Bagofsoup]

I do love Revenge of the Sith more than the other prequels. I could tell from the first 10 minutes in the theater how much better it was in its urgency, dialogue, special effects, story, lighting, setting, etc. as if Lucas had to tell episodes 1-2 to get to the bulk of the story that he really wanted to tell in episode 3. However, I do remember being initially disappointed with the ROTS opening space battle for the first few years of viewing. Us OT fans were used to SW space battles being about the battle itself (who would win or lose) as well as the rebel pilots and support ship characters playing good roles where the human element was always key. But the opening battle of ROTS highlighted a problem of all the prequels, which was (1) graphics over people, (2) battles over story. The space battles in episode 4 and 6 at least had that human element and importance to them that Episode 3’s didn’t. However, given enough time, I started to realize that this was not the focus of the ROTS battle. (1) The focus was supposed to just be on Obi Wan and Anakin and their mission, set within the context of the larger battle around them. Once I realized that, I could then appreciate the dazzling graphics and epic setting of the battle within which the opening crawl tells us specifically that these two jedi knights are carving their way through on a mission of utmost importance to rescue the chancellor. (2) I eventually also realized that the “meaninglessness” of the battle that I once disliked was also the point. Palpatine had created a fictional war, fought by two great armies of characters who were totally disposable (clones and droids) so that he could get emergency powers, weaken the Jedi, weaken any other powers, then destroy the Jedi, and take over as the empire. The war was supposed to look meaningless, and the battle was just a ploy for Palpatine to get “captured” to lure Anakin in to take out Dooku and come closer to the dark side. It was a glorious battle in scope and wanton destruction, and that was indeed the point. Plus, years of clone wars tv episodes later on showed us that the opening of ROTS was indeed the closest the SW movies would get to recreating the awesome action of the clone wars tv series, and the opening ROTS battle and mission did just that, incredibly well. So while I initially didn’t like several big factors about the opening space battle, I also know that they were of my own doing: I had wanted the battles to be a certain way and focus on certain things, rather than enjoying them for what they were, and trying to understand what they were trying to do all along. So with a few years to sort that out (time to be able to get rid of my preconceptions and misconceptions) and finally just enjoy it for what it is and was meant to be, I then started to really love it about 5+ years after. I say all this to make a point. I bet there are people who have watched the sequel trilogy wanting certain things to happen with the legacy characters, or expecting certain things in the story to have happened because of the legends books or their own preconceived notions, people who may have come away disappointed. But just as time helped me to eventually abandon my preconceptions and objections to the ROTS opening battle, to go from being disappointed by big aspects of it to now totally loving it, perhaps there will be some who do the same thing with aspects of the sequels. Now time doesn’t heal all wounds. There are still things I dislike about the prequels, 20 years later. More time and a change of mind won’t solve them, ever (certain casting decisions, acting, dialogue, etc of the prequels are still an issue to me 15-20 years later). But some things can indeed change. You never know. It’s up to us to keep an open mind and see if the movies themselves don’t change, but maybe we-our preconceptions and misperceptions-possibly do. Who knows. Also, I have always loved the ROTS Dooku-Obi Wan-Anakin duel. To me it felt like the most classic OT style duel of the prequels. It looked way better than their first fight in AOTC. Dooku looked more believable here than in AOTC with the cgi face on a stunt double looking way better here in ROTS. The lighting, fighting, and setting felt more like classic OT, and the banter between Dooku and Anakin felt more like the OT banter during light saber fights. Loved it right then in theaters, and love it still today. Great video, by the way!

[@spoonman73]

You make some good points but the Sequels fucking suck. Period. Kathleen Kennedy and the other clowns at Disney purposefully sabotaged them. In fact, the only reason the prequels look decent now is because of the all time low the franchise has sunk to.

[@youngknowledgeseeker]

I’m just surprised, really surprised, that people could be ok with the sequel trilogy being made by anyone other than George. That’s my #1 issue. I couldn’t imagine the ending and final book of “A series of unfortunate events”, or “Harry Potter”, or “Lord of the Rings”, or “Game of Thrones” being made by anyone than their authors...Could you imagine if Rowling sold the rights to “Harry Potter” at her 6th book and was like you guys make up whatever ending you want abandon my notes if you want...!???? The REAL fans could never stand for that and how could they??? But when it comes to Star Wars nobody cares. The sequel Trilogy is not Star Wars and NEVER will be for that reason. It is legal fanfiction ONLY. So it doesn’t matter how actually good or bad the movie are. Now there are some notable exceptions, Rogue one is Star Wars 😁 and so is the mandalorian.

[@Ryan-mech-muffin]

Naw the sequels are trash

[@kreigguardsman3355]

You make good points I may never like the sequels fully but there are still a few scenes that I really enjoy.

[@PickledShark]

I lold hard at the “Rey Shields” part. I’ve been wondering where she gets her plot armor.

[@jessetorres8738]

The Anakin Trilogy wasn't perfect, but I grew up watching it on the big screen as a kid, and the fights from these 3 movies were mind blowing to my childhood mind.

[@bep935]

Well, technically the entirety of Episodes 1-6 are Anakin's story, but I know what you mean :D

[@ericmorneau8819]

The fights of Revenge of the sith and the duel of Darth Maul > any combat scene in any movies, to me.

[@gokbay3057]

Anakin trilogy is actually a great name especially if we get new Star Wars trilogies. Just Sequal, Prequal and Original wouldn't cut it at that point. So Rey, Anakin and Luke trilogies do make sense (ok, Original still works actually but it would break the theme). Imagine a Revan trilogy of movies being added as a fourth trilogy in the future made by people who understand and respect Star Wars and Revan.

[@rdowg]

@@bep935 that's only really in retrospect, Lucas has done a lot of really weird and dumb changes to the OT, because if you rewatch the OT, it's hardly about Anakin whatsoever. Sure, he throws sideous down a shaft at the end and is redeemed, but the whole trilogy was about Luke and his adventures, not Vader skulking around with a choking fetish until the last 30-40 minutes of an entire movie trilogy. If the "chosen one" bullshit wasnt just slapped onto the prequels like a wet towel, only the PT movies would be about anakin and the jedi, the OT about luke and co. , and the ST movies would be about space Jesus and her entourage of idiots.

[@rdowg]

@@bep935 oh I aim to please ;)

[@fundacaotucanocacareco1798]

Not just the opening, but the middle and the ending too, they're all perfect, and I love them like the perfections that they are

[@hammahhylix8308]

In german Dooku says: "Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall", ("Pride comes before the downfall") wich is an old german saying :)

[@gokbay3057]

I am pretty sure it is from the Bible actually. "Pride goeth before the fall"

[@stunner9005]

Comes from the old Hebrew saying that the Germans were introduced to once they became Christians.

[@joshuapurdy7065]

German saying... ironic

[@hammahhylix8308]

@@stunner9005 Interresting to know :)

[@StaySqueezy12]

It's from the bible

[@Jabba094]

The ‘Sith lords are our speciality’ still-frame cuts had me dying. Bravo 10/10

[@attalamarco9761]

3:01 "BESTED BY AN ASTROMECH WHO HAD NEVER EVEN HELD A BLASTER, YOU FAILED!" - Supreme Leader Full Fat Snoke

[@MorganMalfoy13]

Dude, your "Sith Lords are our specialty" edit made me laugh so hard I almost puked. Good editing!

[@harleybailey6916]

5:47 - this quote comes from the phrase "Pride cometh before the fall", which in turn is taken from Proverbs 16:18 "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall". With Anakin boasting that his powers have doubled, Tyrannus points out that since his pride has doubled, Anakin's downfall will be twofold.

[@mr.safensound4238]

It's originally also in Aesop's fables from ancient Greece: whisperingbooks.com/Show_Page/?book=Aesops_Fables&story=Fighting_Cocks_And_Eagle

[@TheHypochrisy]

Is this basically the Star Wars version of One Marvellous Scene? Good shit.

[@blazeovich]

I have always loved every part of the prequel trilogy, and I never understood the hate it got. I lived Jar-Jar Binks so much, I don't understand why he disappeared from the next 2 films. I guess folks seeing now the unforgivable mess Disney has made with the sequels, everybody realizes they have been unnecessarily harsh with the prequels, and we're beginning to review them with kinder eyes.

[@kovenmaitreya7184]

If George had stuck with his original idea. Jar Jar would've been revealed as the true Phantom Menace.

[@zachanikwano]

I'm happy you found joy when many could not, but just because the sequels have lots of flaws, does not erase the many flaws of the prequels.

[@Tsujanryo]

I actually have so few issues with the prequels I'm in the same boat as you. My issues are also different. 'Uhm..hello! Plo Koon has a yellow lightsaber!' or 'SBD's have deep voices, like beasts, not the chirpy vocalizations of normal battle droids.' And maybe having Palpatine giving Vader a red crystal for the final battle. :)

[@Gamerlordpro]

@@Tsujanryo Red Crystals dont exist.

[@MouldMadeMind]

@@Gamerlordpro oh sorry, he meabt a cristal that gives your lightsaber the colour red.

[@Veloziraptor111]

The battle of Coruscant suite is not only one of my favorite Star Wars soundtracks of all time, but quite possibly my favorite movie opening theme of all time. John Williams was truly at the top of his game when he composed for Episode III.

[@HORSESNDOGS9]

"Pride cometh before a fall" is a well known phrase. So it makes a lot of sense so long as you're familiar with it

[@thisismyhome]

The “Sith lords are our speciality” moment had me dying!!!! Pure comedy gold.

[@MrZoroark85]

"We've lost something" Always gives me the chuckles haha.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Not as much as R2 saying Uh Oh

[@graytlo]

Thank you for showing love to episode 3! My favorite Star Wars, it doesn’t get enough love because it’s a prequel. But it’s so good!

[@AnAverageFan]

"Twice the pride, double the fall" line is one of the best lines in this film. Not sure if you were kidding but this line, to me, means that because anakin believes he is twice as powerful, he will have an even more devastating defeat. It was an arrogant and overconfident comment by dooku

[@Rjcommando_]

10:07 'Rey Shield' 😂 I died lol.

[@magiciansapprentice9230]

Hang on, how did this happen? We're smarter than this!

[@basketcase289]

Oh man Revenge of the Sith is my favorite Star Wars movie, granted it could just be because I'm from the tail end of the prequels generation, but I just remember the amazingness of that opening and the movie as a whole and it isn't until recently that I've been able to put that feeling into words in part due to videos like this

[@0r531]

I've decided I dont like being early, I prefer reading all the comments

[@poopooman6725]

Irish OR ok?

[@blackfyre4578]

STANNIS!

[@pacificxplorer]

Last time I was this early the republic was still a democracy

[@0r531]

@@blackfyre4578 GERALT!

[@blackfyre4578]

@@0r531 Always nice to see a fellow supporter of the one true king

[@ivancito7790]

RotS is my FAVORITE SW film, and I was shocked to learn that there are people out there that hate this scene. I've always thought it was brilliant, and one of my favorite moments in all of Star Wars. Up there with Luke's training in Dagoba, and the Throne Room scene in RotJ.

[@tacotown4598]

The beginning is absolutely spectacular, I love that there’s just this absolutely massive space battle taking place, something that Star Wars has always lacked in my opinion, just a good old fashion epic space battle

[@epicponedge1177]

Something you touched on but, i feel, didn't expand enough was Anikin's major flaw. He believes, as the Chosen One, he can save anyone if he tries. Every time he fails, he is sucked more and more to the Dark Side just like he did when his mother died in Attack of the Clones.

[@cenotemirror]

Before you’re too hard on Obi-Wan’s ‘Sith Lords are our specialty’ line, I’d like to point out that in the last 1000 years of canon Kenobi finishes in 2nd place for Sith Lords (1 Kill, 2 Cripplings, 1 Assist) while Anakin himself is in 1st (3 Kills). So... yeah, they ARE the specialists.

[@spuart3308]

Mike L who’s Anakin’s third kill?

[@cenotemirror]

callwg Dooku, Palpatine, Vader. Although you could argue that he and Luke share kill credit for Vader, making that only 1/2 a kill.

[@fordsonisht7479]

@@cenotemirror I wouldn't really say that Anakin "killed" Vader, that's a bit of a stretch. And who was Obi Wan's kill? (he crippled Maul and Vader but he didn't kill anyone)

[@cenotemirror]

Fordson Isht It occurs in the Rebels episode Twin Suns.

[@fordsonisht7479]

@@cenotemirror Oh true I forgot about that. Who was his second cripple then?

[@TurKlack]

Hmm. Looks like someone who is not full of Prequel Hate. Nice.

[@SamuelKristopher]

I think Disney has done a great job of making us appreciate the flawed but nonetheless visionary masterpiece of the prequels.

[@HeroArc434]

Das Institut The prequels are amazing like Sequels doesn’t have something that the prequels have.

[@bolt7047]

Witch is odd becuase the prequels still fail as even bad fan fiction

[@TurKlack]

@@bolt7047 I bet you can explain your statememt.

[@TurKlack]

@@mustafaokuducu9353 I'm very sorry, but I could only understand half your comment. Commenting on the stuff I did understand, I say: Pod Racing was a great addition to the overall world building of Star Wars, an almost criminal Race that is totally fine when their participants die.The game they sold for PC and N64 back in the day were unbelievable awesome and really captured the speed they are supposed to reach. I loved that part a lot and still do. Not to mention the Visual and Sound Effects. I often hear bad dialogue, but this is the first time I heard "to much" dialogue. I have to say that since I'm not loving the Prequels for the Dialogue, I think they were enough and fit well in the current state the Prequels were in. Afterall The Empire did not exist yet, so things had to be done differently. and bad Dialogue. Hmm. I don't think so, but I actually have to rewatch the Prequels again to get a better understanding for myself. It's nice to talk with someone who is not totally one sided when it comes to the Prequels. Hell I've seen "professional" KZbin Reviewers that still don't know that it was Nute Gunray that wanted Padme dead. I mean cmon. If you review the Prequels watch them properly. Listen and Understand.

[@ade8182]

This opening is just beautiful just shows you how good a live-action clone wars movie would be especially considering that hayden and ewan have amazing chemistry

[@barbaro267]

The Star Wars Ring Theory is so incredible. Have you guys looked into how the prequels perfectly parallel (in a mirrored way, not an actual copy. A mirror's reflection is actually opposite/backwards from the prime image) the themes and story of the original trilogy? George Lucas was an absolute genius.

[@SuperMarioDrumming]

Not that I'm timely, but this is called Chiastic structure, and is a classic form of poetry. George, oh you

[@madtitanthanos7898]

6:22 I absolutely love how in the background you can see Palpatine smiling in joy

[@Mandorle21]

I died at "REY shields".

[@minhthien0119]

I spat out my drink, dear god this video is gold

[@cloudwatcher608]

Me too!

[@almachizit3207]

She's got such thick plot armour it can projected through time

[@Chaviero71]

comedy 😂

[@irrelevant1242]

Plot armour so thick that praetorian guards weapons disappear because they hit her and that ain’t ok dokey.

[@Warrenlfc96]

Imagine a whole movie of just Anakin and Obi Wan just out on missions doing Jedi shit (Clone wars doesn’t count)

[@chain_of_nothing]

Why not? It's exactly that except more and really good.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

And making it some 20-30 mins "episode" that fall into each other. So a coherent movie where each "adventure" takes a bit of it, but it still keeps being a full story arc.

[@josharntt]

@@chain_of_nothing It's hard to get into Clone Wars being older now, despite what's been said, the show is very clearly designed for children. I don't mind things made for children, I'm a child, but when they go for cheap gags like the battle droids being dumb it just makes it harder to enjoy. Now that it's on Disney+ I'll commit and watch all of it, I'll wrestle through the silly parts.

[@PolishCarbon]

How is Clone wars designed for children? Battle droid jokes were limited since season 2. They were also countless deaths, sacrifices. This was NOT designed for kids

[@josharntt]

@@PolishCarbon Did you not just see how I said it's "hard to get into" because of the immature jokes? That would imply that I haven't watched the full show, because I haven't. Yes it's designed for children, just like the prequels, with dumb humor, but it's harder because I don't have nastalgia for it. I specifically said I'll watch it anyways to judge it accurately. I don't think it's made for kids because it's animated or because there's jokes in it, I love Into the Spider-verse and it shares the same qualities, just executed better. I don't hate the show, and I'm still going to watch it.

[@macthedarkknight9020]

Revenge of the Sith rocks! Best space battle ever! Great dialogue, "Your swords please. We don't want to make a mess of things in front of the chancellor."

[@fuedaseoyt]

I remember watching this on the cinema, and feeling completely overwhelmed by the awesomeness of this sequence...

[@GuyNamedGray]

3:00 Um ACKSHUALLY R2-D2 is an astro mech droid, C-3P0 is the protocol droid. Loving all these star wars videos, keep up the great work :D

[@BlackbladeYT]

Despite its problems, Revenge of the Sith is my favorite Star Wars film, and this opening is one of the main reasons why. You did a great job explaining just what makes it so good, so props to you!

[@ChaosMakesAMVs]

I would like to take a moment and appreciate FFV for being able to breakdown the aspects of the Prequel Trilogy that I genuinely enjoy

[@ForestRaptor]

this needs more merit. Not all of it was great, but some bits are splendid and well done ;)

[@AnAverageFan]

This is one of the best opening scenes in cinema history. Great video thank you for the detailed breakdown

[@coreyoz]

5:54 is a brilliant sequence. Great job Full Fat Videos. Deserves a thumbs up

[@erikjensen5678]

The long take in the opening scene still gives me chills to this day. The music, them flying over the venator into an insane space battle over courascant. It always makes me feel like a kid when I was sitting in the theater watching revenge for the first time

[@philipguzman8162]

The dislikes are stormtroopers trying to hit the like button Edit: This comment is a joke, calm down before anyone wants to start a comment war about how stormtroopers are accurate, yes I’m fully aware they are accurate.

[@EagleDancer97]

No, the dislikes are astromechs, s-foils, stardestroyer Venators. Also, stormtroopers are more accurate than the rebels.

[@tharansmith200]

Philip Guzman Stormtroopers are actually said to be extremely accurate by Kenobi

[@philipguzman8162]

Tharan Smith I know, it’s meant to be a joke on how in the films they seem to almost never hit anything

[@wolf-xf6hf]

@@philipguzman8162 well even in four they were ordered to make it look like they were shooting at them but not hit them

[@danmenard6917]

@@wolf-xf6hf They had that excuse in A New Hope, but not in Empire Strikes Back (though to their credit, the Empire won in that movie), and Return of the Jedi.

[@CyberController-]

160 likes: 0 Dislikes. "I love democracy"

[@demonwolf570]

*The Senate wants to know your location*

[@jakeengb]

Remember the day when saying good thing about the prequels would only give you dislikes lol

[@harmonicdissent]

YESSS!!! I too adore this opening. Great description of it all. Thanks!

[@qui1076]

Loved Samuel Kim’s music in the background, it’s amazing music.

[@mark110384]

Might sound like a nerd here, but err technically, r2-d2 is an astromech droid not a protocol droid.

[@AceLM92]

You beat me to it by 30 seconds

[@deftydamage3095]

My thought exactly.

[@adrianwheeler1936]

Lmao I was literally getting ready to type that! Big difference

[@Maco_Prat]

No points you didnt say um, actually

[@MonoKrohm_2020]

Funny how he followed that up with “you incompetent fucks.” Lmaooo irony

[@dhwwiiexpert]

I love Backstroke of the West! Ratio Tile and Allah Gold make a great team. Them entering the airship to rescue Speaker D is amazing, Space General is badass, and Ratio being upset about how nobody is there to great them after they land the airship is a nice bit of levity.

[@Snavels]

5:50 The more prideful Anakin is, the more hurtful his defeat will be.

[@Keskelis]

Ep2 anakin's and obi wan's interactions in ep2 shows who they are at that point in time. Obiwan is arrogant as a teacher, Anakin is brash, and has been brainwashed for 10 years.

[@MadChristoph]

The 2003 Clone Wars was the reason for the opening of Revenge of the Sith, The 2003 Clone Wars ends when the space battle over Coruscant was happening which is why I still consider the 2003 Clone Wars canon

[@nickytembo4112]

This pretty much why I consider Clone wars 2008 a filler spin off, while I appreciate them for doing something new but sometimes it’s best that things are better left alone and not replaced

[@t0pdoc]

Cosmonaut Variety Hour: Part III Opening bad cuz cut content. FFV: Hold my high ground.

[@hotsaucesuicide9162]

wait what

[@Slame333]

The Opening of Episode 3: Why It Sucks

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Slame333 why he’s dumbass for making ass video titles.

[@2ndairborneguy790]

Cosmonaut is a joke of a reviewer.

[@stevensteviepryde5888]

I also like how their ships look sort of like the TIE fighter advance.

[@proudkiwi7641]

Theres more entertaining action and lightsaber duels in this opening than the entire sequel trilogy

[@arcblooper2699]

It’s because those “boring politics” do wonders for setting the context of the action scenes, making them feel more real In the sequels the action scenes are just there for pacing purposes

[@anthonydeperino2046]

I love these star wars videos they're all so good and well made

[@thjc]

“twice the pride, double the fall” means that because anakin is saying he’s twice as strong, he’s twice as proud as before, so when dooku kills him it’ll be more satisfying for dooku and embarrassing for anakin when he loses

[@tristantoole7363]

"Twice the pride, double the fall." = Pride goeth before the fall + The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

[@judechauhan6715]

"No loose wire jokes"

[@thexplodenator3007]

Did I say anything?

[@radioactivet-rex286]

I didn't say anything!

[@MrZackavelli]

That part is such a random, spontaneous work of comedy gold. I cracked up when I saw it in theaters for the first time, and I still laugh at it in re-watches. One of my favorite little Anakin/Obi-Wan exchanges.

[@CueninsCove]

Yes!!! I've always admired that this is the only Star Wars film that opens with a BANG! (until the Last Jedi of course) There are so many reasons why Revenge of the Sith is my favorite Star Wars movie, Battle of Coruscant definitely makes the list.

[@albireohawk]

7:56 i love saying "Dewit" that it has become a habit of mine when someone asks me "should i?"

[@stevenumana5997]

I agree with Anakin's smooth combat skills and how he cut Dooku's hands off. I pretty much said the same thing when I was explaining that transaction to my GF. I rewind and pause and explained everything to my GF! LOL!

[@locomotivefaox]

“Inventive new idea” 2003 clone wars called, they want their credit back.

[@malcolmmacinnis247]

Everyones getting into the Prequel HYPE!!!

[@fujisakicdanganronpa5395]

When Anakin spoke to Obi Wan about the Gundar den, it felt great knowing that it was shown in Clone Wars when they were searching Dooku

[@RainstormCheetah]

Your description of that first shot took me right back to first seeing that movie in the cinema seventeen years ago. Being so familiar with the movie these days, I'd forgotten just how much of an impact it had the first time, rounding the republic ship to see that whole sprawling space battle laid out in front of them... thank-you for reminding me of that :D