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Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 science fantasy film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the sixth and final film to be released in the Star Wars saga, but it is the third film by chronology of events. Among fans, it is commonly referred to as ROTS.

Three years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights have been leading a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith, led by Darth Sidious, unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the fate of Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi order, and the entire galaxy is at stake. As the final film to be released in the series, it bridges the gap between the original trilogy and prequel trilogy of the Star Wars epic.

The film was released on May 19, 2005, and was generally positively received by critics, especially in contrast to the two previous prequels. It broke several box office records in its opening week, and went on to earn over US$ 850 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing film of 2005 in the U.S., the 2nd highest grossing film of 2005 worldwide (right behind Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
), and the 12th highest grossing worldwide film of all time.

Plot summary

The opening crawl reveals that the galaxy is in the midst of war. Chancellor Palpatine has been kidnapped by the Separatists' second-in-command, General Grievous. Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi lead a mission to rescue him. The camera tracks down from a blinding Coruscanti sun, to reveal a Venator-class Star Destroyer, with two Jedi Starfighters flying alongside it. During the space battle, Obi-Wan's ship is damaged by several buzz droids and the two Jedi crash into the hangar of the The Invisible Hand, where the Chancellor is held hostage. They make their way to the observatory where Chancellor Palpatine is being held captive by Count Dooku (Darth Tyranus). In the ensuing lightsaber duel, Obi-Wan is knocked out and Anakin defeats Dooku by amputating his hands. Palpatine urges Anakin to kill Dooku, and despite Anakin's reservations, he does so by decapitating him. Anakin immediately expresses regret; to kill a foe who surrenders is not the way of the Jedi. Palpatine reassures him that Dooku was too dangerous to be kept alive. Anakin (with Obi-Wan on his back) and the Chancellor attempt to escape the ship, but are captured by General Grievous, leader of the droid army, and taken to the bridge. Anakin and Obi-Wan try to capture Grievous, eliminating most of the bridge crew in the process; Grievous escapes, however, in an escape pod. In the process of his escape, he decides to launch all of the cruiser's escape pods, therefore trapping the Jedi and the Chancellor on a fiery descent to the planet below. Unable to leave the cruiser, which has been damaged in an engagement with the Republic fleet, Anakin crash-lands the ship on one of Coruscant's landing tracks.

Meanwhile, General Grievous goes into hiding in the sinkhole planet of Utapau, where he makes contact with Darth Sidious who tells Grievous to relocate the Separatist leaders to the Mustafar system. As Sidious tells Grievous about that the war is nearing its end, he too claims that Dooku's death was a necessary loss, and that Sidious himself will soon have a new apprentice, "one far younger and more powerful."

Upon his return planetside, Anakin is reunited with his wife, Padmé Amidala, and she informs him of her pregnancy. Despite Padmé's worries, as they have kept their love and their marriage secret, Anakin is overjoyed at this news, and the couple make plans to raise their child. However, Anakin is troubled by visions of Padmé dying in childbirth, visions like those he had of his mother before she died.

Chancellor Palpatine makes Anakin his representative on the Jedi Council. The Council agrees with the Chancellor's appointment, however Anakin is not made a Jedi Master. This infuriates Anakin, who believes it to be an insult. Later, Obi-Wan privately tells Anakin that the Council wants him to spy on the Chancellor because they believe that he is corrupt. As the Chancellor's bodyguard, Anakin builds a close friendship with Palpatine.

Later at an opera house, Anakin arrives and Palpatine tells him the story of an old Sith legend; the story of Darth Plagueis the wise. According to the legend, Plagueis was once a Sith Lord who was very powerful he could even influence the midi-chlorians to create life and avert death,and even save the ones he loved from dying. Palpatine subtly manipulates Anakin in their discussions, making him distrust the Jedi. Palpatine says the ability to save people from death is something that can be learned, but not from a Jedi. This intrigues Anakin, due to his nightmares regarding Padmé.

Obi-Wan is sent to Utapau to find General Grievous. After witnessing an argument between Grievous and Nute Gunray about the Separatist leaders being relocated to the Mustafar system, he emerges from the shadows on top of a walkway and quickly disposes of Grievous's personal bodyguards before engaging Grievous himself. Undaunted by the General's four-saber technique, Obi-wan quickly finds an opening in Grievous's defenses and slices off much of two of his four hands. At this moment, the Clone Army arrives, forcing Grievous to retreat on his Wheel Bike. After a long chase through the Utapauian city, Obi-Wan catches Grievous at his private hangar, where they yet again fight. General Grievous attempts to shoot Obi-Wan with a blaster he had in a hidden holster, but Obi-Wan knocks it away from him. Obi-Wan manages to break open Grievous's loose chestplate, exposing the living organs in his chest. Obi-Wan retrieves the droid's blaster and shoots the General several times in the chest, killing him, then tosses the blaster on the ground, muttering that it was, "so uncivilized."

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