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I don't remember feeling let down, or even particularly bothered by Vader walking like Frankenstein and belting out that famous "NOOOO!" The only "no" I remember uttering was a quiet one. I don't remember thinking the film was a disappointment. It's not a bad memory at all, but a very strange one.

While I maintain that the release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in 1999 was largely celebrated by teenagers and twentysomethings of the time, I think Revenge of the Sith felt very different. By the time the next round of Star Wars films would be released, we'd all be a decade older, and the idea of camping to see the movie would become wildly impractical.įor countless Star Wars fans, the theatrical release of Revenge of the Sith was a bittersweet moment, probably because it was also a moment in which we were encouraged to move on. For better or worse, Revenge of the Sith was the definitive ending of that era. I don't mean that we lost faith in the franchise - it just felt like the franchise was really, finally, ending.įor six years, a new kind of Star Wars fandom had sprung up around the prequels, and regardless of the critics (and older fans) telling us to hate the new films, we kept showing up in our lawn chairs at midnight for each installment. The specifics are surely different for other fans, but I think Revenge of the Sith was a point of departure for everyone. One month after I saw Revenge of the Sith at midnight, I left my family behind and changed my life forever.

I was 23, and on the verge of leaving my home planet of Tatooine (Arizona) for the Coruscant of New York City. I wasn't a child when Revenge of the Sith came out. After Obi-Wan got that high ground we never expected to see another new Star Wars movie again, and so waiting in line to see Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith at midnight on May 18 (into 19), 2005, is one of the most bittersweet moments in the memories of the Star Wars fans who were there.