@Bluntz1289
Fun fact: The robes Sidious wears when hes making the speech to the senate. Those are Sith robes. The only people who knew what the robes were are the Jedi. So its one giant "Fuck you. I win."
@spencerfoote6977
“The most evil villain in all cinema history is a politician” Hits too close to reality.
@bgt2848
you do have a point. Palpatine ruled the entire known galaxy. Sauron failed conquering middle earth. Voldemort couldn’t conquer a high school.
@82dorrin
Palpatine didn't even need to be turned to the Dark Side. He just needed to be unleashed.
@Hank..
He was so good at planning, he'd created plans that even the writers didnt know about until they scrambled to bring him back for episode IX
@Dan-uf2vh
I remember the actor once said Palpatine's only redeeming quality is that he is a patron of the opera house
@hitrapperandartistdababy
This entire essay reminds me of a famous movie line: “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convince the world he didnt exists” perfectly fits with Palpatines story
@ALovelyLad
The emperor turning around in his chair and saying “hello everyone” is the perfect start to a video
@drewpowers7236
The genius of Ian McDiarmid in this role is the eyes. If you look at the scenes of the Chancellor, he changes his facial expressions to fake empathy or to fake joy during a celebration…but the eyes stay dead focused, cold and unchanged. He is always working on the great plan. No days off and Ian McDiarmid showed that focus in every scene no matter how small
@NipsnTips1099
It’s safe to say that Palpatine is one of the greatest villains in cinematic history. He played the longest game possible and wound up getting exactly what he wanted. Yes, he died in the long run, but all villains do eventually. The point is that he was patient and smart, and it completely paid off.
@bsn0730
Palpatine, what every politician aspires to be
@antonioperez4675
“His crimes are immeasurable.” That’s honestly the most terrifying part about Darth Sidious.
@hitrapperandartistdababy
To summarize why I love Palpatine: He knows he is evil and he loves every second of it
@maestroc.
Palpatine is hands down the best villain. As "So Uncivilized" said: "He is the devil, and he dragged the Messiah (Anakin) to the Dark Side." It's not the exact quote, but you get the idea.
@richardjohnson9543
Let's all be grateful that Ian McDiarmid was still in his thirties when he got the part, which has allowed him to give us four decades of Palpatine. I wasn't crazy about Rise Of Skywalker but the Emperor is always entertaining to watch. As a sidebar, notice that in AOTC they were clearly intending to just have Palpatine age into his Emperor face and then decided later to burn him with his own Force lightning in Episode III
@007JNR
This guy felt genuine joy in being evil. He laughs in such a way after doing something evil that you can tell he finds doing evil deeds to be hilliarious😅
@Stickweasel91
Palpatine knows exactly what he is and he's having a blast with it.
@kungolaf4499
Sidious IS Ian McDiarmid's own creation. Originally The Emperor in ROTJ was supposed to have an even deeper voice than Vader but Ian thought that he should have a more snivellish voice based on his concept art. And in every single review I have ever seen bashing Rise of Skywalker, they never fail to mention that - even if they did not agree with Palpatine's return - they love McDiarmid's performance... That speaks volumes of his acting ability and his total control of the character.
@dereklopez9060
Ian Mcdiarmid was born to play The Emperor.
@TheVileEye