[Vince Ferrer]

The best part of the prequels was Palpatine and his political manuverings to become emperor. Every prequel was driven by him, yet the other characters were oblivious until it was too late. This is all too real in totalitarian governments, but I have never seen that kind of story arc done that well in a movie

[otness_e]

Yeah, he definitely came across as being somewhat realistic regarding his political maneuverings. However, I’d probably say if he took the government by force, he’d be a bit more realistic, like how Lenin got into power (and believe me, he was definitely as totalitarian as Stalin was).

I’d probably say Scar rivals Palpatine in that regard, though.

Not to say Palpatine’s not a well-written character, he was.