And, yes, CO's post is in total accord with mine. How was Sith marketed? As the final installment in Star Wars! Personal feelings aside of how well it did its job, its job was to tie up loose ends and provide closure. It wasn't marketed as "Part III of the six part Star Wars saga!" It was marketed as the end. The very end. That's how almost everyone who saw it in theatres saw it as, and that's simply the way it should be viewed, when viewed at all.
And, yes, CO's post is in total accord with mine. How was Sith marketed? As the final installment in Star Wars! Personal feelings aside of how well it did its job, its job was to tie up loose ends and provide closure. It wasn't marketed as "Part III of the six part Star Wars saga!" It was marketed as the end. The very end. That's how almost everyone who saw it in theatres saw it as, and that's simply the way it should be viewed, when viewed at all.