the saga is now complete...

I went to watch the last installment of the Star Wars saga last Saturday; the Revenge of the Sith. My personal verdict: it was an emotionally satisfying movie.

As the movie draws to an end, you are offered brief glimpses of the things that will set the stage for the events that will occur in the next three episodes which forms the original trilogy; there is a certain kind of satisfaction one derives from seeing how all the pieces of the puzzle fits together.

Frankly, I find that the movie was rather sad and depressing; one of the most moving parts of the movie was when the Jedi were murdered; the look of puzzlement mixed with fear on their faces as the clone troopers turned their guns towards them. The score for that particular scene only perfectly captures the helplessness of the Jedi and the despair which accompanies the scene. It was a truly moving scene which had left a deep impact in me long after the movie ends; I guess its a measure of the movie's emotional depth which it posseses that allows it to trigger such responses.

As I sit here listening to the movie's soundtrack, I felt that most of the musical pieces in the new movie were not really meant to stand out on its own; rather it felt that John Williams had crafted the score to serve as a 'bridge' between the prequels and the original trilogy and ocassionally hinting some of the popular themes from the original trilogy. It was heartwarming to hear Luke's Theme, Leia’s Theme and The Force Theme played at the end of the movie; it gives a dignified sense of closure to the movie besides reminding us that this movie is not one of despair and tragedy, rather it is also a story of hope, a NEW hope....

I think the true reason Star Wars manage to capture the imagination of so many generations is because - apart from it's operatic grandeur - it does not neglect the personal aspects; it offers us a range of characters which we all could love, adore and feel deeply about. In the end, even though it is supposed to be set 'long, long time ago in a galaxy far far away', I think Star Wars offers a very human story which relates to us here, who are living on a small blue planet in a lost corner of the universe.... in short, it gave us new ways to dream by offering us something out of this world (literally) but at the same time, firmly grounding itself on issues we all could relate to...

Seeing all of it come full circle, it was very fulfilling indeed....thank you very much Star Wars, it has been a wonderful journey....