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Outside the Beltway - Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith Not for Kids

It appears as if George Lucas’ strategy to destroy the Star Wars franchise he built 30 years ago is nearing completion. The prequel trilogy began with a movie ruined by the insipid Jar-Jar Binks character and was followed by an installment so forgetable that I can hardly remember what it was about, other than it involved Jedis and some kid named Annakin trying to make it with Natalie Portman. Now, the final installment is apparently unsuitable for small children. Ah, there’s a good idea.

Well, it could be. Jar-Jar was meant to appeal to the little babykins, and look how well that worked. He quotes this article:

Skywalker’s transformation from cute good guy into the evil Darth Vader features a scene that could scare the bejesus out of little kids, says Lucas.

Seriousy. Kids across the western world will run in terror when confronted with young actors with curly hair and a little residual baby-fat, after being witness to his transformation into a Star Wars character. Hell, even after the second one, anyone fitting that description give me the creeps, and I haven’t seen him with the spooky eyes yet.

Btw, I’m sure going from this to this is in violation of Geneva Conventions, or something.

Curtsy: Bill at INDC Journal.