Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Continuity mistake: After Yoda says "At an end your rule is. And not short enough it was" he flips toward the doorway to block the Emperor. Yoda's wooden cane that was on the floor in previous shots is now missing for the remainder of the scene. (01:45:40)

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Continuity mistake: During the Anakin/Obi-Wan fight scene Obi Wan switches lightsabers with Anakin. When Anakin is strangling him we can definitely see that Obi-Wan is holding Anakin's lightsaber in his right hand (note the hilt design), but when the shot is reversed Obi-Wan is holding his own lightsaber in that hand. (01:46:30)

Continuity mistake: When Obi-Wan kicks Anakin for the second time as they fight on the huge table, as the shot ends, Anakin is about to land on the right side of the table. In the next shot, he lands on the other side, and in the following shot, we see the impact of him landing again. Also, his position as he lies on the table keeps changing between shots. This is easy to see in the wide shots, and in the close-ups, where it can be seen from the pattern and the lit strip on the table. Also, notice that as his lightsaber flies into his hand, his hand is on the edge of the table, but in the previous and following shots, he was lying too far away from the edge to reach it. (01:46:45)

Continuity mistake: Just before Anakin and Obi-Wan throw each other through the air, in the first shot from above, they are duelling on the floor. In the next shot from the other side, their positions are different, seen from the pattern on the floor. (01:47:25)

Kylantha

Continuity mistake: When the Emperor is throwing the pods down toward Yoda his position changes from standing on the edge of the pod to inside the pod between a few shots. (01:48:15)

Continuity mistake: In the speech hall when Yoda fights Darth Sidious, when Yoda falls down grabbing onto a panel, he holds on while sliding down, leaving scrape marks with his nails. When it cuts you can see the scrape marks have changed. (01:49:25)

Mortug

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Revealing mistake: When Anakin and Obi-Wan are fighting on top of the table, after Anakin kicks Obi-Wan, we see a wide shot of Obi-Wan hitting the table, followed by a close-up of Anakin charging at him. You can see that the one who comes toward him is not Hayden Christensen, but his stunt double. (01:51:15)

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Revealing mistake: When Anakin and Obi-Wan are fighting on the big table, in the wide shot where Obi-Wan kicks Anakin for the second time, you can see that the one who performs the kick is not Ewan McGregor, but his stunt double. When Anakin lands on the table in the next shot, the one left standing is also McGregor's stunt double, and this time he is even wearing a brown bandanna that Obi-Wan does not wear. (01:51:15)

Catwalk

Audio problem: When Obi-Wan jumps down onto the floating platform in the lava river, the hum of his lightsaber is heard, even though the blade is turned off. (It's not Anakin's, as he's too far away at this point.) (01:51:45)

Kylantha

Continuity mistake: When Obi-Wan is hanging on the wire above the lava, as he spots the pod below him, he is holding on to the wire with one hand only. When it cuts to him swinging to jump to the pod he is holding on with both hands. (01:52:45)

Mortug

Continuity mistake: When Obi-Wan jumps to the high ground during the duel with Anakin, in the shot where he lands, his lightsaber is held parallel to the ground. In the next shot, it is pointing downwards, and in the following shot, it is pointing slightly upwards, and his left arm is positioned differently from the previous shot. (01:54:25)

Continuity mistake: When Obiwan and Anakin are fighting on the narrow walkway, lava splashes over it and causes that portion of the building to fall into the magma river. As it is falling, there is a significant amount of lava on the severed end of the walkway, which ends up as the "top" of the tower once floating on the river. For the rest of the scene this lava is gone, and none is shown falling on or by Obi-Wan and Anakin as they scramble along the side of the tower. (01:55:45)

Jason Sieberg

Continuity mistake: When Anakin runs and jumps off the platform as it descends the lava bank, the glove is on his right hand, but in the next shot when he lands on the DLC-13 mining droid, the glove is suddenly on his left hand instead. (01:57:53)

Continuity mistake: In the first shot of the scene where Luke and Leia are born, Padmé's head reaches the top of the black area of the bed. Her head is seen in all the following shots, and her position doesn't change. But when she says, "Oh, Luke", her head has moved about 10 cm down from her previous position. (02:00:30)

Kylantha

Continuity mistake: In the scene where the twins are born, there are two shots where Padmé is stroking her son's (Luke) cheek. As the second shot ends, she's still stroking his cheek, but in the next shot, she is no longer touching him. (02:00:45)

Continuity mistake: When Padmé is stroking her son's cheek, as she says, "Oh, Luke." the baby's hands are up by his mouth, which they weren't in the previous and following shots. (02:00:45)

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Trivia: General Grievous is permanently coughing when he talks. The cause is revealed in the last episode of the animated Emmy-winning TV series "Clone Wars" (albeit technically no longer canon). In that episode, Grievous kidnaps Palpatine and before leaving, is attacked by Mace Windu, who destroys part of his chest armour, making him cough for the first time.

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Question: During the lightsaber duel on Mustafar, why does Anakin even bother to try to make the jump that he afterwards regretted? Couldn't he had just simply used the force to push the lava towards Obi-Wan, killing him, and then make the jump to safety?

Answer: Maybe, but he is overconfident and impulsive. He has also let rage blind him. Anakin is probably the better fighter of the two, but Obi-Wan kept his cool and analyzed as he fought while Anakin fought angrily and ultimately foolishly which left an opening for Obi-Wan to maim him. It's said in almost every episode of Star Wars not to let fear and anger cloud your judgement. Here are the results.

Grumpy Scot

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