10 Movies That Got Real Dark, Real Fast

The Star Wars prequel trilogy told the story of Anakin Skywalker and his seduction by Darth Sidious and the dark side. The once great Jedi, who was supposed to bring balance to the force, played a great role in bringing down almost the entire Order save for Yoda and Obi-Wan.

Everyone watching was already aware of the ultimate fate of Anakin - it was no secret that he would eventually become Darth Vader, and the movies fell flat. One of the biggest criticisms across the board was the goofiness and silliness, which wasn't just brought to the table by Jar-Jar Binks alone.

Arguably the defining moment of the entire trilogy, however, was the execution of Order 66. Palpatine ordered the new Darth Vader and the entire clone army to kill every Jedi, and a harrowing montage showing the murder of the galaxy’s peace keepers followed. However, the deaths of Ki-Adi-Mundi, Plo Koon, and more, were nothing compared to the younglings.

At the Jedi temple, Anakin came upon the defenceless younglings who looked to their elder for help. Anakin, instead, looked into those innocent eyes and drew his lightsaber. The deaths of these children weren’t initially shown on-screen, though footage was later seen on a security hologram, as were their little bodies afterwards. Grim stuff.