4. The Character Breakdowns In The Revenge Of The Sith Novel
The most noticeable and grating sin of the Revenge of the Sith movie was bad acting. Good actors turned out the most awful performances of their careers, and every line felt like fingers on a blackboard. So some skepticism in hearing that the novel Revenge of the Sith is a character piece is understandable. But Stover fixes all the problems of the movie, giving every character straightforward and understandable motivations, explaining what and who defines each character, and exploring the ways they interact with one another. The result is breathtaking, as each character is picked apart and put back together early on in the novel, only to be torn apart piece by piece as the narrative progresses. It gives everything a crushing emotional weight, making the events that seemed boring and stilted in the film heartbreaking and epic.