I saw the movie yesterday. I couldn't get into it. Lucas et al make no attempt at honest science fiction. The rules of good SF require some consistency with science or at least common sense. Later in the movie, there is a scenr where two main characters are having surgery using super sophisticated surgical robots. Both patients scream in pain during the procedure because apparently they didn't discovered anasthesia before conquering faster-than-light travel. They fight six inches above a lake of molten lava without sweating. Missiles in a vacuum use fins to turn, but a finless crippled space ship shaped like a bullet is able to land without power by "pulling up" in atmosphere.
The whole reason for Anakin turning to the dark side doesn't make sense. The shots at the bush administration were blatant too. (Skywalker: "If your not with us, you're our enemy" Response: "Only a Sith speaks in absolutes"
"Both patients scream in pain during the procedure because apparently they didn't discovered anasthesia before conquering faster-than-light travel."
Oh dear. I guess that explains why he was so worried about the wife. I'm not a big sci fi person, but I will always remember the real excitement of seeing the first Star Wars movie, it was like nothing else before it. One sequel would have been enough I'm afraid.
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Whoever says, "Only a Sith speaks in absolutes," must also be a Sith because they are speaking in absolutes.