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Episode iii Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith brought a new revelation in the chronological history of the space saga, Star Wars. In the Clone Wars, George Lucas showed us the way it all started with the childhood of Anakin Skywalker, that was to become Darth Vader in its adult years, and how the story had to move on. Episode iii Star Wars was released in May 2005 and enjoyed great reviews from critics, registering a huge box office success seven days after the launching. The series has always occupied a unique place in the history of cinema, which is why everybody was anxious to see how it all started.

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The reason for which there was room for chronological additions is that George Lucas only outlined the basic plot in the 70s at the time of the project conception. Back then, details came second on the priority list, and the major actions were the ones to count for film making. Episode iii Star Wars required several scene modifications before it was released, as the director worked on editing, scripts and scene making equally. Nevertheless, the result was worth waiting for, since Episode iii Star Wars tackles with more than just the beginnings of the galactic empire, as it plunges into a revelation of evil and its corrupting force.

Design required just as much attention as the screenplay for Episode iii Star Wars, and Lucas was fully aware of it. The art department would work on hundreds of patterns that were supposed to appear on screen. During the film making, they even turned to pre-visualization techniques to see how the scenes and the characters would look like. Steven Spielberg was also involved in the making of the Revenge of the Sith, observing all the work Lucas’ team assumed in the careful sequence analysis. Stunts are an incredible and must-have part of the film, particularly in what the fight scenes are concerned; thus, the moment of the final duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan was filmed at the speed at which it actually took place, with very little tricks used to increase velocity.

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Episode iii Star Wars was shot almost exclusively in the Fox Studios in Sidney, Australia, although various backgrounds were later shot for the purpose of creating practical environments. Thus, a team filmed the eruption of Mount Etna in Italy, and the material was used in the end of the film to create the background of the Mustafar planet. There was a theatrical version of Episode iii Star Wars released almost in the same time with the movie. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2005, without entering the competition, while the play came out four days later.