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George Lucas apparently wants to make his Star Wars saga truly immortal, embodied in film, books, painting, stone, and now in computer animation. The animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, directed by Avatar series director Dave Filoni under the wise guidance of Lucas, who participated in the project as the author of the idea, screenwriter, and producer, has been released. As far as I know, a large-scale animated series and the film Star Wars: The Clone Wars are being prepared for release – it is, so to speak, a precursor and scout, preparing the ground. Lucas did the same back in 1976, when a corresponding collection of novellas was released before the fourth part of Star Wars. The events in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars unfold as follows. The story takes place immediately after the creation of the clone army. The key figures are the same as in the film saga – Anakin Skywalker (future Darth Vader), his wife Padme, teacher Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, and, of course, Yoda. In addition, the screenwriters introduced another character – Anakin's apprentice named Ahsoka (although it is unclear how this fits with the Jedi code regarding apprentices for Padawans). They are opposed by the evil heroes in the form of the well-known Senator Palpatine (also the Sith Emperor), his apprentices – Count Dooku and General Grievous, a group of cowardly oligarchs – merchants, and an army of droids. It is surprising to see the simplest lack of strategic calculation of chances on the part of the dark side. Knowing that the Republic has a powerful Clone Army, Palpatine and his entourage are still plotting a cunning plan for a forceful seizure of power in the Galaxy. As always, unable to cope with the threat on their own, the Senate entrusts this difficult task to the Jedi together with the clones. The reason for the start of the war is considered to be the kidnapping by the dark side of the son of our beloved smuggler and great space mafia boss, Jabba. The latter, who is not the last galactic gangster, offers the Republic forces to rescue his son and clearly hints at reciprocal good financial contributions from criminal capital to the Republic's righteous cause. Since even the Star Wars are financed, among other things, by the shadow economy, the Republic cannot refuse the respected criminal authority Jabba and sends a rescue group – Obi-Wan, Anakin, Padme, and Ahsoka. For eight and a half million dollars, the creators of the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars managed to fit in the events of a total galactic war, chronologically located between the second and third episodes – Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Well, the unlimited scope of activity seems to occupy Lucas and his followers for the rest of their lives to illuminate new and new episodes of the Star Wars story on the screens. Thus, the period of the cinematic older brother, from the first to the third episode, takes about twenty years, and in it there was a place for a separate story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. And according to Lucas and his associates, the universe and the known history of Star Wars covers five and a half thousand years (!). So, I feel that our distant descendants will watch (listen, read) hundreds of episodes of the space saga, by all means of information perception, probably until the moment when humanity itself reaches the level of development of the civilization of the Star Wars era. Despite the obvious saving of funds and the upcoming, frightening to fans, "stamping" of ideas by Lucas himself, the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars is made excellently. The classic spirit and concept have not been lost, and the characters' personalities have been preserved. The plot itself is logically linked to the actual film and looks like a full-fledged part of the endless star story. As for the technical side, the perfectly executed battle scenes and the drawing of images, the unforgettable and unique atmosphere of almost real Star Wars captivates and even makes you forget that this is an animated film. Quite realistically and volumetrically, battle cruisers and fighters rush directly into the viewer's face, the roar of tearing metal hurts the ears and throws you into the chair, dazzling flashes of blasters and laser cannons make you blink, crazy speeds make you dizzy, the infinite starry space without top or bottom, dotted with rotating asteroids and chunks of multi-colored planets. I recommend everyone to watch the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and first of all, fans of the Star Wars film saga. After the first few minutes, the film Star Wars: The Clone Wars is watched in one breath, captivates and makes you forget about everything, immersing the viewer with his head in spectacular, exciting space battles and the experiences of long-familiar heroes, albeit presented in a slightly new, drawn form.
