The Episode III spoiler-filled reviews and impressions thread

[The Former DMiller]

But they are big futuristic landscapes. Are you suggesting less life on Coruscant? Or fewer wide shots?

I really don't understand this complaint. Seems like nitpicking for the sake of nitpicking.

It is just nitpicking, but it was the only part of my post you commented on so I felt I needed to defend it. It's not a big deal so I'll let it die.

In regards to all of the Palpatine talk I don't think he necessarily needed a fully-fleshed-out backstory to make him an intriguing character. His manipulation of those around him and actions in the present are what make him interesting. A backstory would have just been superfluous. We do get a few hints at his past in Episode III, but I just don't feel it is necessary to understand his motives. Paralleling Hitler again, we come into the story when Palpatine is just beginning to acquire his vast power. When Hitler first began to rise to power no one knew where he came from. He had been seen as almost a joke at first, and then all of a sudden his party is taking over Germany through elections. Hitler's motives weren't much deeper than he wanted glory for Germany and he felt Germany had been betrayed after WWI. I will actually side with OB1 on this one and say a back-story isn't necessary to have an interesting villian.