An Intelligent and Respectful Discussion About The Positives and Negatives of the Prequels

They had the right people to make them great.

 

I think the prequels were good but obviously they could have done better in some aspects.First the positives:
1)Hayden Christiansen-people usually say the prequels were bad because of him .It wasn't his fault.George Lucas wrote the script thus the bad lines which made him like other actors say stupid things.Especially in ROTS you can see how good he fills the role.I honestly cried(and I am a boy)during the Mustafar scenes.His performance would have been even better if he had better dialog.
2)Palpatine's character -for some time behaving like a humble chancellor,than showing his true face .Really good character development of Palpatine in the movies.
3)the Duel on Naboo-you can't really say anything bad about that,especially it was the best part of the worst prequel although it looked like sometimes the Jedi were trying to hit the lightsaber rather than the opponent.
Now some bad stuff:
1)Sifo Dyas-barely explored plot line in the prequels although TCW cleared it a bit more.
2)Jar Jar Binks-I was about nine when I watched it and I actually liked him.Later would I understand why people disliked him.The thing was about him,the comedy part of Star Wars were already C3PO and R2D2.He didn't fit.
3)The dialog-Shakespeare dialog in SW isn't the best choice.
That's all I could have thought for now.Hope you can relate to it .Thank you for reading.

 

I love the PT and think the positives far, far outweigh the negatives. Having previously watched the OT more than 30 times, I already loved the opening sequence. Finally, I got to see fully trained Jedi in action. "Have you ever faced a Jedi knight?" Well, indeed.

The fight between Maul and the two Jedi was excellent - in spite of some questionable choreography and unsatisfying ending. Episode III, to me, is nearly on par with the OT. I loved the darker vibe, the terrifying sight of Vader and his clones moving towards the Jedi temple and so on. In rambling order, I like seeing Yoda, Darth Tyrannous, Darth Sidious, and other legendary names in fight scenes.

The biggest downside of the OT, for me, was the overuse of CGI. Attack of the Clones, in particular, often resembles a video game cutscene more than a movie. Some of the dialogues were also poor, and I hated Jar Jar Binks with a passion.

I thought comparing the OT and PT is very similar to Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, and I elaborate by pointing out how watching either feels with somebody not familiar with it. I find that even casual viewers got sucked in to the OT/ LotR for its splendour, believable worlds, characters you immediately care for, and plot. It almost makes me feel proud showing off these movies and seeing the acceptance on somebody's face, reading "Now I know why you're such a nerd."
Watching the PT and the Hobbit with non-fans on the other hand, made me feel embarrassed more often than not. Cringe-worthy slapstick comedy, thin plots, and characters one had a hard time caring about.