We all knew going into the film that Anakin Skywalker would fall to the Dark Side, that he would become Darth Vader. I can still remember sitting in the theater watching Revenge of the Sith the night it opened and being absolutely shocked by this scene.
Photo Credit – Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith At this, the child jolts, takes a step back, and the scene ends. His hand moving, Vader ignites the saber into a brilliant blue beam.
Vader’s body is cut off, and all that is visible of him is his left hand and the lightsaber he holds within it. The shot changes again and we now see the child in the center of the shot with other younglings to his sides and behind him. Reacting with only the slow downward nod of his head, Vader stares at the child who has addressed him. Instead, he is Darth Vader, and he is the one leading the Clone Troopers in the attack against the Jedi Temple.Īs the younglings emerge, one young boy steps forward and in a calm but obviously scared voice asks, “Master Skywalker, there are too many of them, what are we going to do?” Immediately, the camera shot changes from the innocence of the boy’s face to the malice of Vader’s. Unbeknownst to the young Jedi children, Skywalker is no longer the Knight they have all come to love and respect. Jedi younglings, hiding in the Jedi Council Chamber from attacking Clone Troopers, emerge from their concealment when a familiar figure enters the room: Anakin Skywalker. While short, the scene in Revenge of the Sith is intensely powerful.
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