Political Undertones in Star Wars Episode III

[Steverino]

I read the book only a few weeks ago Fabs and like you, enjoy the insight into a characters thoughts. I won't give any spoilers away for those that may wish to see the film but the book delves into different Force abilities that each of the Jedi knights posess such as Mace Windu's ability to see people's relationship to the force (he sees Obi-Wan and Anakin at opposite ends of a fulcrum, fractured and splintered with Palpatine in the middle)

We also learn in the book that Mace dabbles with the Dark side of the Force to better understand it-which explains why he fairs better against the Emperor than some of the other Jedi.

The author, Matt Stover, is also an accomplished martial arts expert, which comes through in his descriptive prose of the many lightsabre duels between the various characters.

I personally found that the book and movie together complimented each other very well in explaining the story.

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I have personally read different copies of Lucas's story outlines that were written well over thirty years ago and can tell you that this last episode (along with the other two prequels) is faithful to the original story conception.

Many critics and fans did not like the first two prequels, equating them to a Sci-Fi version of CNN, however, they set the political stage for Palpatine's plotting in the fall of the Republic and the ultimate fall of Anakin Skywalker's character and that of the Jedi Order. (JMHO)