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Whew, these whirlwind weekends are getting old! But, I did take the time to see ROTS today and I am feeling pretty gratified. Yessireebob!

I saw it today with my Mom and my son. I thought it was good. However, it has left me with a bit of melancholy. Poor Anakin. Poor Padme. Poor Obi-wan. I really felt for him in the fight scene with Anakin although the nurse in me was failing to suspend disbelief that Anakin landed on a cooling lava field and burst into flame and, yet, survived until Palpatine arrived. I did come away with a bit more understanding of how and why Anakin went all dark side but him killing those children still seemed rather sudden and shocking despite the events leading up to it.
The fight scenes were wonderful, though,and I did feel completely gratified that they showed the babies being taken to their new homes. My mom said now she wants a movie where they grow up...LOL! However, I fully expected a real reason for Padme to die. I know that her death totally served plot development but one does not usually succumb to death that quickly just by losing the will to live when there is no real medical reason for it. Plus seeing your children for the first time is bound to instill a hope and drive to live even if you didn't feel that way before. I mean, people do die in childirth and Anakin did actually recently try to kill her. An obstetrical emergency would have sufficed. The only remotely reasonable explanation is that maybe she felt that the children would have been in more danger had she lived.
Maybe I should have left the nurse at home.

I really want to watch Star Wars again. Or should I say episode IV. Whew, this chronology has me bamboozled...LOL!