Rebenji ob da Shiss

It's the end of an era.
The Star Wars saga has come full circle.*
Finally, we know what that line about the Clone Wars meant in A New Hope. Finally, we see how Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader.

Revenge of the Sith (see phonetic Korean pronunciation above) is a pretty darn good film. Of course, it'll never beat the very first one, but it blows Return of the Jedi (and Episodes I & II) away, and even gives Empire Strikes back a run for its money.

I left the theater with sadness. Partly because the movie is so dark, and Anakin's fall was depressing -- but also because I will likely never see a new Star Wars film.

The phenomenon that warped my young mind and continues to affect me -- to the point of collecting countless expensive chunks of plastic and even getting tattoos -- has come to an end.

Sure, there will be more Star Wars products -- there are rumors of a TV show among other things -- and unofficial stories by various writers will continue, but those "inspired by" products just don't cut it for me. I want the real thing. Even though Episode I was terrible, and a complete waste of film time that could have been applied to expand the events from Episode II up through IV, it was still the "real deal."

It is now, more than ever, while I'm wondering if this truly is the end, that I wish Yoda's words were true: "No. There is another."

* The rumored episodes after Return of the Jedi have never been more than rumor.