So, about 1 and a half months ago there was a book sale and I went down hoping to find Darth Vader: Dark Lord Rising or Labyrinth of Evil. Alas, I do live in Sweden and not much Star Wars literature makes its way here but I did find the Revenge of the Sith novelisation. Having some gift vouchers to spend I decided that I could give it a try.

A pretty good choice, if I may say so myself. I really liked the way Matthew Stover could explain the characters feelings, motives and the subtlety of Palpatines plan. However, this is not a review of the novelisation, but a look at what from the novelisation could be in the movie.

Anyhoo, whilst reading it, I thought there were several scenes from the book that should have been included in the movie. Here's my thoughts on this:

I just want to start off by giving Matthew Stover an extra pat on the back for including the "Birth of Rebellion" scenes and making them fit in perfectly with the rest plot. Of course, the pacing of a book and the pacing of a movie are completely different but I still believe that George Lucas should have included those scenes in the same fashion that Matthew Stover did.

The most important thing that Lucas should've included is Anakin's motive to become a Jedi Master and why he got that outburst when he was denied the position. The impression we get from the movie is that the whole "Chosen One" concept has gone to the poor lads head and he's getting his hopes up. However, the book explains that Anakin wants the title of Master so he can have full access to the Jedi Archives, so he can gain knowledge on how to save Padmé. This illustrates how much he loves Padmé and it also gives his mission to save her a sense of urgency, more so than in the movies. This also explains why he is so quick on accepting Palpatines offer, since the Jedi option didn't work.

Another thing that should've been included is a dialogue between Anakin and Palpatine where the Chancellor offers Anakin anything he wants. It starts of with a speeder and eventually escalates do Palpatine granting Anakin the Corellian system. I think this is important since it shows that Anakin definitely want things that Jedi can't have and it makes him more susceptible to the dark side.

Those are the most important stuff I think should've been added. Then there's of course small parts that could've been added, such as Palpatine setting of an audio recording device in his office when Mace Windu comes to arrest him. It will later be used as proof against the Jedi, alongside the scarred face. References to the hunt for Darth Sidious and the discovery that he is a part of Palpatines inner circle could've also been mentioned. The Jedi plan to lure out Darth Sidious by sending Yoda to Kashyyyk could've also been mentioned because then the Jedi wouldn't seem as helpless in their downfall but more active with playing into Palpatines plans.

And I must actually stand corrected when it comes to my opinion over Dookus role after reading the novel. I previously believed that Dooku was sincere in fighting the Sith-ruled Republic government and replacing it with the Separatist Council. Nevermind that he's a Sith, they lust for power and therefore it would only seem natural that he would take one Siths power for himself. I always assumed that Dooku was unaware of Darth Sidious true identity. Oh, how wrong I was. It even turns out that Dooku is somewhat of a xenophobe and he's in on the know-how, except the fact that he will be replaced by Anakin. So Dooku wasn't an ideological baddie, he's just a baddie, in my opinion.

Of course, this isn't really criticism of Revenge of the Sith in the way it is made now but I'm just suggesting that these explanations or actions could've been included because they add a little extra too the story. But the movie is made the way it is made and we should respect that.

And too answer the question "What is more Revenge of the Sith?" is say that both are equal. They kind of merge together perfectly, Stover delves deeper whilst Lucas gives us the visually awesome duels and Order 66. I think you should read the book after seeing the movie to understand the events of Revenge of the Sith.