(OK, given my expected 2 week hiatus for in camp training, I
felt that I have to review something before I head off to some
unknown jungle)
For the uninitiated, Star Wars Clone Wars are short episodes (of
about 5 minute each) that chronicles the adventures of the clone
troopers, and our favourite jedis from Master Yoda to Padawan
Anakin Skywalker. The events take place immediately after Attack of
the Clones, and showcases the wars between the Repubilc and the
Separatists. Familiar villains like Count Dooku and new ones like
General Grievious are also introduced in these episodes, along with
various character development pieces.
Episodes 21 to 25, just released recently on Cartoon Network and
the official Star Wars website (yes, the episodes are available
online), lead directly to the crawler of Revenge of the Sith. It
doesn't matter if you've missed the first 20 episodes of Clone
Wars, as this 5 episodes serve as a standalone story. Also, these
episodes are longer than the previous 20, with each being about
10-15 minutes long, so the combined episodes serve as a
movie.
And a highly recommended one too. It is in these episodes that
bridge the subtle moments that you observe in Revenge of the Sith's
trailers, and provide classic moments, some of which I shall just
list them down here:
- The "promotion" of Anakin from Padawan to Jedi Knight, with the
initiation ceremony and all, and the losing of the padawan
"pigtail", which accounts for his new wavy hairdo
- The introduction of the scar at Anakin's right eye
- C3PO and his new golden body
- Anakin facing his Jedi Trials
- The attack on Coruscant, in a Sith plot to capture Palpatine,
leading to his rescue in Revenge of the Sith by Anakin and
Obiwan
- Camaraderie moments between Obiwan and Anakin, whereby the former
acknowledges the latter as a "brother"
- Yoda and Mace Windu fighting alongside each other, their
harnessing the powers of the Force is a joy to behold
- The cunningness of Palpatine
- And who can forget our favourite Driod R2D2 in the new jedi
starfighter, and showing his handyman-ship in repairing Anakin's
droid hand
May the Force whet your appetites and prepare you for the Sith's
Revenge!