The first part of the greatest (only?) two-part trilogy in film history comes to a close. Casting Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader, may be the third classic blunder (along with getting involved in a land war in Asia and going up against a Sicilian when death is on the line). The whole point of the first trilogy is the turning of Anakin to the dark side, so for the audience to be into it, the movie requires an actor with enough talent to convey being conflicted, torn between staying true to the Force and the desire to save Padme's life. But, alas, Hayden tries to scowl his way through the phoned-in performance, and it drags down an otherwise . . . well, the rest of the movie could have used a lot less CGI and better dialogue, but it's better than the previous two.
I had forgotten all the hullabaloo when this came out about how it was supposed to be an allegory for the Bush administration. Proponents of this theory pointed out that Chancellor Palpatine was trying to seize more executive power by leading a fraudulent war, and Anakin tells Obi-Wan towards the end that he's either with him or his enemy. Oddly, this same hue and cry hasn't emerged about "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian." Hear me out. The first movie was completely terrible; utterly worthless, devoid of any redeemable features whatsoever. And yet, someone decided we needed a second, and someone else supported that decision because someone else watched the stupid thing. And so here it is. And it will probably do well at the box office, so we can expect, I don't know, five more of these. I'm not sure whether that ties in to politics, but I do know this: don't watch it.
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