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"The prequels had a story to tell, and the sequels had boxes to check" FACTS

At least the prequels told a consistent story across the trilogy.

I unironically loved the prequels when they came out, and I've only grown to love them more as time has passed.

Also the Duel between Obi Wan and Anakin lived up to the hype. The whole prequel triology was literally worth it for that one duel we all knew was comming. And it delivered.

For me the Prequels were an incredible feat regarding world building. Great dialogues could have turned the Prequels into much better films. But great world building created one of the richest universes there is to tell a story.

The prequels had balls, the sequels didn't. Even if the prequels were crappy films, they tried to do something different and even then were constrained in having to tie up loose ends. The sequels had so much creative freedom and they just played it so vanilla and haphazard. Great video Nutsa, glad I found this channel!

I enjoy your content. Ewan McGregor reportedly loved being in Star Wars. He specifically studied Alec Guinness in his role as Obi-Wan to get the voice tone and pacing. McGregor is also the nephew of Denis Lawson who played Wedge Antilles (one of the Red Squadron fighters) which technically makes him a second-generation Star Wars actor.

_Revenge of the Sith_ remains my favourite Star Wars film. It's not perfect, but its story is an absolute masterpiece, the action scenes are epic, the comedy hits just right, and the tragedy cuts my heart out. The visual symbolism is superb, and the dialogue - although stilted and unnatural at times - is memorable because it was written to be so. It's why so many scenes in the film became memes; because they stick in your head, and can be used as cultural shorthand to convey ideas. Lucas learned the lessons of his previous two films, for the most part, and absolutely delivered the best film he possibly could. It's not a coincidence that most of the Star Wars spin-offs happen around RotS - either just before, during the Clone Wars, or just after, during the Rise of the Empire. It's because the fundamental narrative which Lucas created, and the characters he gave life to, were compelling and interesting. Plus, the visual aesthetic of RotS was absolutely mind-blowing. Compare that to the sequels, though - no vision, no story, tonal issues, inconsistencies, unlikeable characters, weak narratives... the list of problems goes much further than just "the dialogue was bad" or "one of the characters was goofy and I didn't like that".

The Prequels improved movie by movie. The sequels got worse and worse. Supplemental material greatly improved the prequels. Nothing has improved the sequels. The prequels didn’t destroy the legacy of a hero character. If anything it tried too hard to humanize a villain. That is forgivable. But nothing in the Prequels diminished the heroism, courage or greatness of Luke, Leia or Han. The Sequels showed that the OT was pointless. Palpatine was still alive. The New Order was basically the Empire. Luke was a bitter useless old man and Han and Leia didn’t live happily ever after. The prequels had too many villains but they were villainous. The sequel villains became feckless and ridiculous. Kylo is a petulant boy fans want to ship with the hero. Hux devolves into a buffoon. Snoke is killed quickly before actually becoming a menace.

The prequels never have been bad movies. And I don’t feel ashamed because I was introduced to Star Wars thanks to them.

I was born the same year Phantom Menace came out. I grew up with the prequels. I have loved them since the first time when I watched them, being 6-7 years old. I still love them. I also like the original trilogy very much. It is a classic. Sequels... did not happen for me. One of the biggest, if not THE biggest, cinematic failures in history.

It's always been my opinion that Revenge of the Sith was _peak_ Star Wars. The drama. The cheese. The CGI. The droids. The political subplots. The flashy lightsaber battles. The fanservice. But most importantly, the respect and love for the Original Trilogy present in every second of its runtime. Something that the Disney movies are sorely lacking.

I think one of the hugest differences is that the world of the prequels is interesting. That’s why there’s so much media around that era, you can tell that there’s an entire galaxy out there and the factions are interesting. There are genuine questions like “are the separatists really the bad guys?” Or “have the Jedi fallen from their old grace?” That can be explored. The rich word is why so many “what If” videos are made about it. On the other hand, the sequels feel like there’s nothing going on outside of the main characters story. We don’t know what the new republic is like, we don’t know what the first order is like - their power is so inconsistent throughout the trilogy. It doesn’t leave us with interesting questions or possibilities, I’ve seen barely any “what if” videos about the sequels. And that seems to reflect how the sequel World really isn’t interesting

Her reasoning at 7:35 is exactly why I refused to consider the sequel trilogy cannon. They reset Han's character arc, making him the basically tolerable jerk that he was back in ANH, gave Leia force abilities to "make her more powerful and equal to Luke" when she didn't need them to be an amazing role model for young girls, and completely destroyed the optimistic "I can save him" Luke into a "Nah, my nephew is a lost cause, man" pessimist jerk. Not to mention KILLING ALL OF THEM OFF. Great video, Nutsa, you've earned another happy subscriber!

The first star wars thing I ever watched was the Clone Wars on Cartoon Network as a kid. Funnily enough I had no idea who Anakin was going to become. In my 10 year old head Anakin and Vader were two different characters cause I hadn't watched the movies. When I found out that anakin turned into vader... my heart broke in a million pieces. I don't know how many people experienced star wars this way, cause older fans were going into the prequels knowing exactly who Anakin was, but that emotional impact hit hard. Years and years later the emotional impact of Season 7 hits just as hard. For me the best thing about the prequels is that they let your imagination run wild. We got hundreds of stories based around Order 66 and it's such an iconic tragedy that has been retold in many many unique ways. The films are the tip of the iceberg inviting you to dive and check out everything underneath the surface, the sequels just don't feel to anything new. There's nothing except the battle of jakku that makes your imagination go. I used to love SW with all my heart, now it's been years since I watched a SW movie. Very sad, shame on Disney....

One of my best friends who loves Star Wars like me said it best. We’d discuss the sequels when they came out and when it was over he said “The prequels had hokey dialogue and writing but at least the story made sense and was pretty solid. The sequels have better dialogue but the story makes no sense.”

At least the prequels made the OT better, it builds up the story in the OT and expands the world. Suddenly Darth Vader and Luke's arcs, the fall of the Empire, and the Jedi rising back up have even more weight because the prequels provided us with the backstory to show us just certain characters fell to the Dark Side and how certain institutions were destroyed. The sequels just retroactively made the OT pointless and meaningless. They rob all of the main OT characters of having achieved anything important or lasting. They fundamentally destroyed major character arcs and also lack focus. Like the prequels helped establish Darth Vader's story and made him even more central to saga, but he sequels completely lacked any focus on him. Anakin is irrelevant to the sequels when he's supposed to be the main character of the entire film series. Not only that, they made the universe feels so small where the prequels made the world feel so big. In the end, even if you didn't like the prequels, they never caused any harm, they never made anything worse. But the sequels destroyed everything that made Star Wars Star Wars and replaced the iconic OT with an inferior versions of itself with inferior characters who only exist at the behest of tearing down legacy characters. That is why I and many others can like and even love the prequels but we will never accept the sequels.

Put simply, the reason the prequels were bad was execution. The reason the sequels were bad was that they had no substance. One flaw is infinitely more fatal than the other.

Great video as always! But as a lifetime prequel fan I must tell you that we don't "overlook the camp", we embrace it. Campiness is part of MY Star Wars. It's what makes it fun. We can have cool and deep stories with dark moments and also silly little characters and events. It wouldn't be star wars if it lacked one but had the other.

The quality of a movie is not only about storytelling. Can you remember any theme from the Sequels? The Prequel's soundtrack was memorable.

I always feel so bad for George Lucas. Every time I see these interviews and hear the utter regret in his voice I nearly cry

One reason I think the sequels struggled (and even the EU with how it struggled to move past hardcore fans) is that the OT is the end of Star Wars. There's your happy ending. While other stories might happen in the same Universe, they either won't be as grandiose in scale, or they'll predate the events of the ending. When all prophecies are fulfilled, all battles are won, the narrative need not carry on.

I think the idea of the actors seemingly actually wanting to give a movie their all plays a huge role in it’s reception is an amazing point. I hadn't really given that much thought to it but it really makes quite a lot of sense. Great video!

Prequels had a lot of issues, but those issues are complex and layered. It's not a clear-cut "this and this". With the sequels on the other hand, it's almost laughably simple.

"While prequels had a story to tell, the sequels had boxes to check" That was a brilliant line Nutsa

Imagine being put in charge of Star Wars and NOT giving your absolute everything into honoring its legacy with a coherent plan and hiring the best writers on the planet.

I'm someone who has always unironically loved the prequels (In fact Episode I in my favourite, fight me). Yeah they have clunky dialogue, but that just adds too the charm (and eminent memeablity). And outside the dialogue, they are very solid movies as a whole. Dosney Star Wars however is outright disrespectful to the canon. There isn't a single movie they made (well other than, debatably, Rogue One) that didn't horrifically retcon, undo and just make a mockery of the movies that came before it The Farce Awakens just up and destroyed the victory of the Original Trilogy, undid Han's character growth, destroyed Han and Leia's relationship, destroyed the New Republic and made Luke run away. The Lost Jedi destroys every one of JJ Abram's mystery boxes, it also made Finn, Poe, Hux and Snoke into jokes, completely destroyed Luke's character, destroyed just about the entire "Resistance", retconned the hell out of how space battles work, retconned how the force works and undermined all previous battles with _hyperspace ramming._ Solo made it so that Han went through THE EXACT SAME CHARACTER ARC THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. Also retconning the Millennium Falcon into having the mind of Lando's toaster girlfriend is something NOBODY asked for. The Rise of Palpatine retconned just about everything that Rian Johnson did, it also completely undermined Anakin's sacrifice in Episode VI by making Sidious just alive after exploding twice.

To me, it's simple. The Prequels were movies told by a passionnate storyteller. He loved the univers he created and wanted to share it with us. He was passionnate and managed to tell a consistent story, which, albeit flawed, was nonetheless very interesting to follow. Lucas put his soul into these movies. The sequels are made by a soulless company. There is no passion behind, there is no story to be shared, there is just money to be made.

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The soundtrack from the prequels alone tips the scale decisively.

Anakin's character arc is actually my favorite in whole starwars. He is just somehow extremely relatable for me personally

The clone wars didn’t validate the prequels, the show exists because the world and conflict of the prequels so rich and cool in the first place. I don’t think you give the prequels their due credit in a lot of areas. Some of John Williams best music is in episodes 2 and 3 and I do believe that he rose to the occasion as a composer to provide for a timeless, powerful story. You do raise a ton of good points tho.

To this day i still consider Episode III as the pinnacle of star wars, the action sequences, the acting, the cinematography and visual narrative. Maybe the digital effects did'nt age well but that doesnt distract me at all for all the other great things the movie does.

I never disliked the prequels. I loved Jar Jar as a character, I loved the memes, the banter between the jedi, that the stakes felt real, heck, I even loved the politics of the prequels because it was world building. You saw a bustling society of tons of people all living their lives and being affected by war. The "bad dialogue" was there sure, but it was cut short in order to fit into a movie format. Yoda's words of wisdom definitely has more weight in clone wars, but in the movie they didn't have time for a scene where a padawan is led into a room full of younglings by Yoda in order to teach them a lesson. Maybe that just goes to show that Star Wars works better in my opinion as a series. There is so much that can be fleshed out, but movies don't have the luxury of space.

At this point the sequels don’t make me mad any more, they just make me sad :(

TPM shows why Anakin is so important, his strong attachment to his mom, why Obi-Wan wasn't right teacher to him, why he hates Tatooine, Jedi rules, Palpatine becoming chancellor, world building, etc...And of course, podracing and Darth Maul. AOTC actually tells a great story (Palpatine's rise to power by manipulation Republic and Separatists, Anakin's progression of falling to the Dark Side, start of the Clone Wars), develops characters, shows us real war, new planets, species, ships, droids, world, and has strong connection with 1 and 3. What does ROTS show us? The largest battle in the Clone Wars, deaths of Dooku and Grievous, Kashyyk battle, Anakin's conflict with Jedi and himself, his weakness (save who he loves), which perfectly works with saving Luke, Palpatine's manipulation and rise to power, Order 66, 2 amasing final battles and the creation of Darth Vader and Empire, birth of Luke and Leia, new hope. It is meaning for the whole Galaxy and is the most emotional. TFA is a copypaste of ANH without any logic, good characters, with stupid jokes, infinite coincidences, which retconned whole OT: Empire hasn't fallen, Han and Leia are not together, Luke left everyone like a coward, etc... TLJ is not a movie, it's middle-finger to all star wars fans. Stupid jokes in each serious moment, ruining old characters, copy of OT, not answering any questions, breaking the lore, pointless sequences. TROS: Somehow Palpatine has returned, lol. AOTC is 100 times better than any of this hot mess.

Prequels dialogue was weird sometimes but they still told a interesting and compelling story. The sequels felt like they were just trying to remake the originals in a confusing way with no direction whatsoever.

I would like to make a pledge for Jar Jar here. He is the hero of episode one. The only person who isnt prediced by sidious and the reason padme returned to nabo and get an army there. Another point is the great scene in ep two when he is giving palp the emergency powers amd how even good intentions can lead to the fall of justice and democarcy.

I always liked the prequels ever since i was a kid and saw phantom menace I liked them. Fact is i like them more than the originals. I feel the sequels lack continuity and consequences… rarely do i feel that characters are in danger during the sequels and i feel they never really suffer for their actions like characters did in the originals or prequels.

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Prequel Had their charm & while people aren’t wrong to critize some Choices like overused CGI i love how Lucas had a Story in mind He wanted to commit to and it was Not Just trying to get as much fans as possible in. Talking about the Prequels he was interested in the Story & put thoughts Into it. It’s what Fans dearly missed From the Sequel Trilogy while it Had few Good characters like Kylo or Finn it was not consistent and Had heart till the end. Great Video

This is the most coherent and concise star wars commentary I've ever seen. Props.

Such a good point about the clone wars show. I rewatched it when I was a bit older and Maaaan they really did a great job and explored many dark themes while simultaneously simply expanding the lore. It was so enjoyable and your point about Lucas Films not simply walking away is wonderful and it makes me appreciate them more. Great video!

Luke and Obi-Wan confusingly looking at a table has almost infinite meme potential, love how you used it in this video for the segments!

The Anakin Obi Wan lightsaber duel in Episode III makes up for all of the mistakes of the prequels. The fact that they go back and forth between that and Yoda vs Palpatine was just so well done and they put so much effort into it. It's my favorite sequence in all of Star Wars.

The depth of the prequel stories (such as he in-universe politics) makes rewatching them an intriguing experience.

Your transitions and titles are so on point in every video. They feel so professional and feel really great. Sound design graphics etc. keep it up. Your videos are really amazing !!

I will always admire George Lucas's commitment to his vision. He saw something in it and even though it didn't succeed the first time, he was determined to finish what he started. He is like a hero in the form of a story teller. I hope I can be like him someday.

Because George and his team did not let go of the prequels, it's become my favorite era of Star Wars. I've been really enjoying your videos keep up the good work!

The prequels told us the story of Vader and how he turned to the dark side so it can help us appreciate the originals allot more and ROTS was and still is in my top 3 favourite movies like the casting was decent

Your videos are so well edited, like it's nuts, especially for someone new to making videos (I think). Keep it up, you're doing wonderfully. You're better than you think :D

I really love the prequels for their storie, characters and worldbuilding. And it made Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader not only to my favorite Star Wars character but also one of my favorite characters in all of fiction, together with Thanos. And even with their flaws, I can still see what George wanted to tell with it: Like many complain about the "Are you an angel?" line. What do you expect from a 10 year old boy who has seen a beautiful girl for the first time? Or Anakins weird flirting. He was firting for the first time, what do you expect? Or that Padme was much older than Anakin in Ep. 1. They were only 5 years apart, Han and Leia were 10 years apart. I also never understood why people complain about Anakin being whinny in Episode 2. Luke and Ahsoka also started out whinny, to set the stage for something called character development . I never understood how people could overlook that. And I personally think Hayden did a very good playing a young disolusioned men who was told his entire life to surpress his emotions (Star Wars Theory did a good video about this topic). I am happy he returns to the Kenobi and Ahsoka Series.

I have a friend who watched all 6 SW movies recently for the first time. She's 23. The thing is, she found both prequels and originals really enjoyable. Of course, she admits flaws of both trilogies, like some scenes were unnecessarily long, some moments are cringy or not always have good acting and so on, but she still likes both trilogies equally - mostly, for an interesting story told by them. As for sequels, she's quite afraid to even watch it since she's already heard about such "brilliant" decisions like Rey Palpatine, Palpatine's resurrection, Luke's attempt to kill nephew and other stupid plot-twists which simply don't make any sense. And I completely understand her, ngl.

I love your videos. I can see that you are a big fan who is very passionate about the topics and you truly understand what you are talking about! Great analysis and brilliant editing as always!

Can I just say, I love your editing. I think it's criminally underrated.

With the prequels I heard a lot of issues with the “I hate sand” and Jar Jar. But at least it was entertaining and it seemed like the cast was enjoying themselves.

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the best Star Wars movie.

Every time i hear people complain about the acting in the prequels and i watch the prequels i never get what they mean. The story is so good that i don’t hear or see bad acting or any actors. I see a story being told Story is more important than acting and effects

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no matter what you thought of the prequels they only made the franchise stronger and healthier, meanwhile the sequels had every advantage gifted to them and yet can barely get anyone to give a shit about them or inspire as many video games and books like the time after the prequels were released.

The big thing for me, personally is respect for the story and characters. You can tell George Lucas tried his best and enjoyed expanding the universe. Was it perfect? No. Was it watchable? Yes. Can I say the same for Disney Lucasfilm? No. Seriously, all they need is to have someone at the helm who loves Star Wars to at least respect the IP.

Answering the title question before even watching, I offer "One set treated the source material with appropriate respect and was a project of passion. The other were the sequels."

The initial reception of the prequels was insane when they came out. It is honestly amazing how people see how old men bashing them on the internet is how they think people that saw these movies in theaters actually responded. By this same logic, someone 20 years from now will talk about how the Sequels were incredibly well received upon release, since the mainstream internet articles all talk about how good they were

Normally I'm really not a fan of the "checkboxes" argument, buuuut in this case I think it really is part of the problem. It's not like there wasn't a diverse cast in the original and prequel trilogie, but it feels like they did it without trying so hard. Now they had to make a strong female lead, so strong in fact that she didn't even really have to try to overcome most problems. Then there was the hint of a romance, which they didn't even go through with but just faded out halfway?? Female leads are great, but why not take Lucas' original idea and continue after the original trilogie with Leia? There was so much material to make great movies out of, but Disney just had to wipe it all just to make some movies that didn't even have a plan.

I think the Prequels were NEVER bad movies and they were misunderstood by the fans. Besides, I don’t agree with the popular view that without TCW the Prequels are garbage. In my opinion the 6 films are all appreciable on their own, TCW is just an expansion of the films. A good expansion, but not an expansion needed to improve the Prequels, because in my opinion the Prequels are appreciable on their own.

Ironic that _sequels_ can do more to damage lore than _prequels,_ but that's what retconning is for

Oof, your line about the Sequels have to prove themselves better than anything which had been decanonised summed it up beautifully. When Disney announced the trilogy, I remember EVERYONE wanted Thrawn. Like, to the level of the seagulls from Finding Nemo chanting "Mine?" only we were saying "Thrawn?" I even overheard a conversation between Timothy Zahn, the creator, telling a fan about how if Disney had called him, he would have driven to the studio in six hours instead of the usual eight. So, yes! Thank you wrapping up this mess into such a neat package.

This is exactly why the original Thrawn Trilogy from the 90s are my Sequel Trilogy cuz it continues where it truly left off and didn't disrespect Luke in any way and we had a strong female character in the form of Mara Jade. Ffs, why couldn't they just adapt the original Thrawn Trilogy and call it a day?

The prequels for all their troubles are cohesive and have a narrative. It's not just themes, subversions for the sake of subverting our expectations thrown into a pot and mixed because they're cool. So while there are some dialogue, pacing, romance, etc. issues... if you looked at the broad picture it shows the Republic and the Jedi's many flaws and how it led to the rise of the Empire. It painted a very broad picture.

The prequel‘s were meant to be a different breed. Calling back to a more simpler time in the golden age of Hollywood. I have a feeling it’s meant to be more like the classic science fiction serials more than the original trilogy did. The prequel trilogy has a lot in line with Lucas’s first film THX 1138 as well which is going to be a lot of references over the years

Really good essay, I loved the work put into the editing!! Subbed :-)

Just found your channel Nutsa, subbed! IMO, the Prequels have aged really well! They do have their flaws: occasionally cringe dialogue, some bad acting, some boring scenes, some baffling writing/plotholes, etc. But they did tell the "Hero's Rise and Fall" story and superbly world-build in the process. Esp if you take the films 25% less seriously than they try to take themselves (maybe 50% for Ep. I), they're so thoroughly entertaining! The sequels aged liked sour milk (and they aren't even old) for a lot of the reasons you and others have covered ad-nauseum. Poor writing/plotholes, bad characters, mediocre-at-best world-building, subverting canon, lacking an over-arching story to check diversity boxes, etc.

I feel the Prequels were great stories that were just poorly executed. The Disney Sequels are absolute train wrecks that had no vision or passion behind them, let alone a plan of any kind. Lucas had a story he was passionate about and eager to tell. Disney doesn't care about the franchise and only want to produce product.

ROTS is still the best Star Wars movie (imo)

Pretty good analisis, and I loved your voice. Great job!

Another well articulate video! You are spot on everything

I'm kinda blown away about how quickly you've improved at this whole video essay thing. In your video on Rey, It still felt like you were somewhat unused to talking charismatically to a crowd. Meanwhile, this video was quite pleasant to listen to, so props for that!

The Prequels have a soul, there passion behind the movies, something the Sequels sorely lack.

"While the prequels had a story to tell, the sequels had... boxes to check."

just subbed, what a great channel! the quality of your vids is stunning!!! please keep up the good work :)

You're underrated as hell ngl

My idea as to why Prequels were criticized - different story telling: Heroes fall (not journey) and world building (which not everyone can get behind which is understandable). - George had to many ideas - 30+ year time gap between the OT and PT ...things will get lost or forgotten. Now the PT had issues but they still had consistency, world building and NEW IDEAS..not mcguffin chasing and movie copy paste. There are similarities with the OT and PT but they parallel each other. Ep3 and Ep6 Dooku vs Anakin -- Luke vs Vader Dooku dies = anakin fails -- Vader is spared = Luke passes Sequel Trilogy offers no depth, gives us tropes and "subversive ideas" but with little to no pay off. Also story is extremely inconsistent and has NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. Anyway, thanks for the video analysis!

Great editing and content! well done! I'll watch some more :)

A new and novel take on this issue that I’m glad I stumbled into. Thank you!

I go back to old reviews of the star wars prequels and just realize how many points are either wrong, stupid or equally apply to the original series “Anakin is an annoying brat” That’s the entire point of his character arc he spends his whole life being called the chosen one and told how great he is, this leads to him having a sense of entitlement that ultimately sets him up for failure and leads him to the dark side. Say what you want about how dearth Vader’s supposed to be a bad as, someone doesn’t become a cyborg space wizard dictator who chokes out his subordinates at slightest disagreement because they’re a well adjusted person. “Jar jar is annoying character for kids” What do you think the Ewoks were? Hell the Ewoks literally had their own animated kids show. “Space politics are too complex for a child to care about.” The original trilogy didn’t have space politics to the same extent but they did have space philosophy with a lot of really subtle ideas that I certainly didn’t fully grasp as a kid. “The characters aren’t memorable, you can’t describe the characters without naming their title” Luke sky walker feels entitled to great power he’s the type of guy who’s been told “you’re the best” his whole life. While he’s highly competent He can’t really deal with failure or the idea that something may be out of his control entirely. Quigon Jin is similar to obi wan In a lot of ways, very wise and patient but kinda a smart ass. It’s clear that obi wan try’s to emulate how his master behaved Count Dooku is peak “villain” big master plans and a self satisfied ego. I could go on but i think I’ve made my point. The only point I think really stands against the prequels is the poor acting and dialogue but from a pure story and entertainment standpoint they hold up well imo

Even though I'm not a huge fan of the prequels as films, I really like the story and lore they added to Star Wars. They had many creative ideas that could be expanded on overtime. The sequels were corporate products that were churned out so that Disney could cash in on their purchase with little consideration to Star Wars as a story and setting up an interesting world.

That intro was wild; loved it. Had to say it b4 I go bk to the vid

I'm a fan of that transition shot you always use :P Just the way Luke and Obi-Wan look so intrigued by your segment titles XD

Prequels were a _visual_ story. In every note, every shot was a tremendous weight that echoed through entire film. Just look at Maul vs Qui-Gonn and Obi-Wan, the *Duel of Fates* The emotional buildup, the fight, the fear, the clashing of lightsabers in the lonely halls of Naboo's generator facility. An absolutely flawless set of scenes that literally _sing_ to you the plot through music and amazing choreography. As for Anakin vs Obi-Wan, no words can describe this fight. This sequence will be forever the most epic fight in literature/tv/anime/cinema for me. It’s a forever classic. They don’t do things like that anymore. And _Battle of The Heroes_ what a soundtrack to support that amazing fight in literal pits of hell. The swings between former friends, the jumps on metal platforms, the air-flips. I can talk and analyse this battle forever. It is truly legendary and ballsy. The fall of an angel which is Anakin Skywalker. Sequels have some _swoosh swoosh_ "fights" and weak plot. "They fly now?" Yeah Poe, they fly now… As well as in Clone Wars and OT.

It is thanks to the prequels that I became a Star Wars fan at all. I know they aren't perfect and I know they could have used more work, but at least they told a story without destroying the original trilogy. Also, The Clone Wars practically became Cobra Kai before it existed, because it made the prequels more enjoyable. The sequels will never have the same love from fans because it destroyed what the orginal trilogy gave us. The prequels might not be the best trilogy, but fans like me will always appreciate them.

Just found your channel, watching a couple of videos, Very good essay and mad funny edit

They did the dirty to my boy Finn, instead doing this little element called character writing : motivations, goals, traits & quirks, heck even through in some internal frustration.

THANK YOU. Only thing I disagree is the Clone Wars argument, but it's my personal point of view. Nostalgia really takes its place for me liking the Prequels, but they feel more like a Star Wars movie than the sequels. Like the check boxes you said. The prequels had their check boxes, but to get to the Originals and answer the questions that they left in the originals. With the sequels, they are more like star wars-ish check boxes, to make them look like a Star Wars film and not BE a Star Wars film, and there is the difference. I really appreciate your content, and no worries on the pronunciation, I'm brazilian and sometimes struggle with it too.

One major difference between the prequels and the sequels is that the prequels didn't have the media crying wolf and gaslighting the audience every step of the way. Like, imagine if Ahsoka premiered in this generation rather than 2008. The media would all be like "Anakin's STRONG INDEPENDENT new apprentice proves that women can be Jedi, too!" "Ahsoka proves she don't need no man to teach her the Force!" "Only toxic man-babies are stupid enough to dislike Ahsoka!" "A vocal minority is trying to tarnish the legacy of this PERFECT new icon for girls!"

I particularly like how you pointed out that te prequels didn’t inherently have a bad story-just a bad adaptation and directing choices, and George Lucas believed in that, so when they redid it in Clone Wars, they doubled down on what they believed in and it really paid off. It’s something corporations could never do.

Very well put

I kinda had faith in J.J. back when TFA was first announced, but to say he and Rian Johnson (and the people at Mouse Inc.) dropped the ball would be an understatement. as for George Lucas, watching THX1138 and American Graffiti made me appreciate him more as a director. there's more vision and balls in a single frame of either of those films than in the entirety of the sequel trilogy. it's not like he lost it when he made the prequels. mistakes were made, but you can tell that something grand is going on, and honestly all the goofy stuff is part of the experience; that's what makes it memorable.

I will always say that part of the reason the prequels are viewed more positively now is because those of us who were kids at the time are old enough to have voices that reach far and wide, especially with the internet. It makes me so happy to know that so many people like me loved these films at the time and still fight for them. George will always be the greatest for me because he created something that was his own, stood by it, changed it if he felt necessary etc.

That line that they needed to be better than any of the decanonized material. You hit the jackpot on that.