Our TV channel is generous to let us watch the two episodes before Episode III comes onto the big screen officially so we can refresh our memories of Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala. I feel that Hayden's acting skill is so good that teenage angst is exuding from his very pore. That frustration of being misunderstood by his master, that sadness of inability of changing the world being a Jedi, and that anger. That "Fear will turn into anger, anger will turn into hate" speech from Yoda has come full circle in Episode II when Anakin kills the villagers who had tortured his mother.
We also witness Padme's bravery and determination in using both diplomatic solutions and agressive negotiation. She is as strong as the fire and that's why Anakin is drawn to her. She is not afraid of dying, but afraid of not being able to love the one she love the most.
Hayden Christensen had done well these years. His performance in Life as a House is great, too. He understands the pain of being a teenager because he has been there, and his bashful smile and good looks certainly add to the acting ability. I wish that we will see more of him in other films because he has the potential to be greater.
It is not hard to understand why Anakin will turn in Darth Vadar. It is because he has strong emotion unsuitable for a Jedi. He is human. His fall to the Dark Side is inevitable because he wants to make the world a better place, but he is too young and naive to see that Dark Side will only bring chaos and destruction to the galatic. His final redemption comes from his son and his daughter. This again illustrates that love will make everything right. Darth Vadar wants power, but he can never kill his own son. His love for Padme, and subseqently to Luke and Leia, has pulled him from the Dark Side to the Bright Side. His quest to power will transform (has transformed) into quest to love.
We all know how this is going to end, let's wish that he will turn into a very evil Sith Lord in Episode III from Wednesday/Thursday 19 May 2005.
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