This film is a psychological thriller, not a psychological horror, two very different genres

People complain that Anakins dialogue is awkward but that is the point he is an awkward young man that knows nothing about women or romance, in Episode 3 you can see he's gained a lot of self assurance. Also the Prequels had far more practical effects than the Original Trilogy did.

The prequels were a good story with poor execution. I loved The Phantom Menace and still do, but I can still acknowledge it's short comings. I also think it's the best of the three. However, George failed to make it clear what "Balance of the Force" means, and he did not have enough people around him during the planning to tell him when stuff was not working. Anakin's immaculate conception was a mistake that distracted from the actual narrative. It's irrelevant to the story and sets Anakin up as being "special and chosen" when he faces struggles that any normal human would also face, just with extra powers. I do appreciate the political portion of the narrative more now. Reading the books helps. And it is a failing of the films that you have to read outside material to really appreciate them. I watch a lot of films from the 40s, so it's a style of dialogue that I really like and appreciates. But through that lens the dialogue is still not particularly good. Jar Jar is one of the most beautifully rendered CGI characters ever done. The script book includes lines that 100% justify him as a character and it's sad those lines were cut to be replaced with poodoo jokes. But yeah, they were absolute Shakespeare compare to the sequels.

U dont need to research to appriciate the PTs..... they were good but dingos just see bad dialogue and memes. but they are miles better than Disney SW and the PTS never needed the failure of Disney to shine

They were never secretly brilliant... they were openly brilliant to everyone who hadn't just discovered that they could get attention on the internet by complaining. As much as channels like RLM like to pretend to be clever about the Star Wars prequels, the films were received so well that they spawned a couple of decades of exceptionally well-received games, merchandise, books, comics, and spin-offs. You can't get that kind of commercial success if you release three successive flops... Even the fact that people meme the prequels so much shows how much cultural impact they still have to this day.

You forgot to mention that the battle of Genosis was inspired from the battle of Genesis from the bible.

I am a kid of the early nineties. I grew up on watching the OG first and i was the primary target audience for the Prequels. Maybe is because i was soo fond of history, especially Roman History but i never failed to NOT appreciate the Prequels. Are they perfect? Nope. But neither is the OG. Too many "fans" are just old babies who believe star wars should never have been anything but episode 4. Is not a surprise to notice how many of these "starwars purist" were so on board with the GODAWFUL "sequel" trilogy especially The Farce Awakens. What all the reviews given by supposed "SW purist" they were slobbering all over JarJarAbrams until it was uncool. Then they reverse their note. That trilogy made me loose respect for a lot of "critics". The moment somebody jingled shiny keys in their faces they bowed down in reverence.. I watched that garbage. ONCE. It took me a while to understand what was bugging me about it. But when i finally understood i decided not to watch ANYTHING SW produced by Disney. I made an exception for RogueOne. Everything else. NOT WORTH it. Souless, plotless, planless. Sorry no amount of baby yoda, cameo and weird deaged CGI will make me interest in shows that botched their entire canon universe for a marvel joke. The Prequels and The OT had a plan, a vision and then executed it. Disney's garbage is grift.

I will forever stand on the ground that Phantom Menace is good, it just gets bogged down by Jar Jar Binks being too much of a comedic relief character and nothing else.

The problem about these movies is they did not develop the story between Anakin and his wife. Why should I care about his wife? When you don't have enough screen time for that story. To develop Relationship And when she dies, you should care, but you don't. If you like them more power to you, I think they're terrible just facts are facts. Only one good movie came out of it. And And that's terrible, I'll have way more fun time. Watching the sequel trilogy or we watching the original Sorry, not sorry.

There are two things I hate about the PT, and there's one thing I hate about the SE OT. Three things I hate from six movies. Not bad for such an epic saga!

The prequels are fine and I still hate this narrative that they’re bad films. We don’t live in the stone age anymore people. We live in an age where we know what a good movie or film looks like. Go watch Anomaly Inc Revenge of the prequels. Where explains in depth why the arguments against the prequels are garbage.

EPISODE I : FEAR EPISODE II : ANGER EPISODE III : HATE/SUFFERING

Glad people are realizing how goated the prequels are

I find the prequels unwatchable, even the drastically edited versions that cut out the dumbest bits. Pretty, but terrible.

I watched both trilogies for the first time as a 30 years old man. The original trilogy is good, but I think it's a little overrated. People can't take the nostalgia glasses off. And with zero nostalgia for the original trilogy, I watched the prequel trilogy and I really enjoyed it. Are the SIX films masterpieces? No, but both trilogies have their ups and downs. Both have really good highs. Anyways, I just wanted to say that both trilogies are as equally flawed and in turn, equally good.

Amazing video man, I thought I knew a lot of info going into this but I learned a lot.

You should probably give Rick Worley some credit for this video considering you took so much footage directly from his video and just slightly reworded some of his points.

The Prequels ruined Star Wars. It just got worse after that.

Prequels are as good as the OT

Palpatine is more like Octavius than Hitler. Hitler was just a corrupt politician taking advantage of situations, nothing special or uncommon. Hitler believed his own lies but Octavius was deeply insidious and machiavellian. Octavius was never deluded, he had no ideology other than remaining the first citizen.

Very good video I learned allot. Thank you

Love for prequels is a case of trauma. Children who had horrible parents insist they were actually great parents. No way. The prequels are some of the worst movies ever put to film. The writing is atrocious, and no one can seriously be moved by any of the acting.

The weird thing about the Prequels is that the same person can say, 'They're pretty good, but...' or 'They're pretty bad, but...' and *both* be right.

I love the prequels but you’re wrong about requiring authorial intent. You don’t need to know that. Art stands by itself. Requiring anything else is a failure

"So this is how democracy dies, with thunderous applause" is one of the lines that have lived rent free in my head ever since ROTS came out and frequently comes out of hiding to clock me upside the head again. george might be justly criticized for his dialogue, but damn could he craft some zingers

I've come to appreciate the prequels more over the years. I think what did it for me was all the adjacent storytelling of The Clone Wars. Even the game Jedi: Fallen Order did its part to improve Order 66. Expanding the story this way was just plain genius

The prequels may not be “perfect” from a technical standpoint, but the prequels are THE most important film trilogy in my life. My father had me watch the original trilogy before I got to see the prequels and the prequels still felt so much more magical to me. They captivated my attention and the worlds and stories and characters meant so much to me. Idc what anyone says, the prequels are such an amazing experience

**Ahem** Allow me to say this now.. before I depart from this realm.. WEEEEEEEEEEE. TOLD YOU SO ………..

"Tubular Bells (Pt.1)" by Mike Oldfield is well known for "The Exorcist" but It's a Beautiful track.😉

The imperials are a sort of Space Nazi

I Don't Like Sand. It's Course and Rough and Irritating and he gets Everywhere.

I Like The Prequels they are Underrated.

Just fucking accept that they are bad. You can still enjoy them, but stop lying to yourself. They suck. End of debate.

It took decades for me to realize the prequels were hated. I'm still not convinced they were really hated. Rather, I suspect the criticism originated largely from movie critics and media outlets of the time. I might be wrong about that, but I'm certain the Star Wars prequels are worth it for the massive exercize in worldbuilding alone. Most of what we remember from Star Wars today was created by, or in relation to, the prequel movies.

I recently watched AotC for the first time after constantly hearing that it was a bad movie and that the dialogue was bad. In my honest opinion, the dialogue made sense for what it was trying to do, and for better or worse, Haydens unfamiliarity with the role of Anakin kind of played into what he was supposed to feel and how he was supposed to act. Honestly, he played Anakin very well for his first go around

Hell yeah

Popular opinion about the prequels is Wrong they’re EPIC

My only real problem with the prequels, was George's decision to essentially neuter Jar Jar after "The Phantom Menace". In that film, he was clumsy, but not stupid. By contrast, "Attack of the Clones" showed him willingly aiding in Palpatine's schemes, and in "Revenge of the Sith", he was practically a cameo.

A great video on a general overview defending the prequels. In particular, the side by side comparisons with shots was really interesting, and I always enjoy seeing what parts of Star Wars were influenced by what. I am glad that there is some course correction on the rampant prequel hate that surrounded their release. I love Phantom Menace, and saw it several times in theatres, and it was difficult to listen to it get beaten up for so long. That said, I think that part of the reason that I love Phantom Menace is that it's clear that Lucas is making exactly the film he wants to make. His enthusiasm radiates from the film. I feel like the public blowback from Phantom Menace may have humbled him, and he was less ambitious with Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, as the cinematography and storytelling are far less experimental. I do think that auteur analysis is a good lens to consider Star Wars through, though it may be worth considering whether those methods were effective at getting the audience in the right place. Your section on dialogue in particular may have glossed over the dangers of taking the approach that Lucas did. In particular, writing very stilted dialogue might be an interesting homage to older cinema, but it means that it runs the risk of failing to get the audience to connect with Anakin, or building a convincing relationship between him and Padme. As a storytelling mechanism, it was an extremely dangerous approach to take, especially because the movies had to share their runtime with a B plot that had nothing to do with Anakin's journey. The tragic effect is that Anakin is ultimately a character that I really don't like after the first film, and his journey is far less interesting to me than the fall of the Republic. His characterization as an emotionally unstable nineteen year old makes him very hard to root for. I have heard it suggested that Anakin's characterization is based off of James Dean's character, Jim Stark, from Rebel without a Cause and I find it a very appropriate comparison. Rebel without a Cause unambiguously paints Jim as the victim of a system that he does not fit into, which seems to be the approach that Lucas is taking with Anakin. But, like Jim, it's also clear that the disasters and misery that's being created is the result of his choices. He chooses the easy way out, and people suffer for it. And while I buy this comparison, I don't think Lucas wanted the audience to loathe Anakin as much as I did by the end of Attack of the Clones. Of course, I don't speak for everyone. Discussing the emotional effect of cinematic choices is a more personal and subjective topic. But I really do appreciate the video opening the door to discussion about the specific choices made in Star Wars, why they were made, and what kind of effect they were driving at. Thanks for the video! Looking forward to diving into more!

Sounds like to me that the same people who the Star Wars sequel trilogy are the same people who hated the prequel trilogy.

Wow that’s really amazing. You can’t always trust movie critics. People are entitled to their opinions and I now I understand why the Star Wars sequel trilogy didn’t do a great job. The Star Wars sequel trilogy was a cheap imitation of the original trilogy and George Lucas had ideas for the Star Wars sequel trilogy before he sold Star Wars to Disney. Star Wars Episodes 7,8, and 9 were going to take place a few years after Return of the Jedi and the story would be inspired by post Iraq war. The Empire would be like ISIS who join Saddam Hussein and keep fighting. The Empire would join criminal organizations and Darth Maul would be the villain but he would be the godfather of crime. Darth Talon would be Darth Maul’s apprentice and she would seduce Han and Leia’s son Skyler to the dark side. That story by George Lucas would’ve been so much better for the sequel trilogy.

Anyone who thinks the prequels are ANY good, they are simply RETARDED.

I agree. The scene where a CGI camel farts in Jar Jar Binks face? The work of a genius for sure

Star Wars prequels is story about falling into despair

They weren't perfect, but they at least set up the original trilogy and shown us the tragedy of Darth Vader

Love this video You've got a subscriber

The prequels are not good movies. Don't understand how people can call them masterpieces, it's fucking insanity.

It's like Plinkett hurt your feelings. Look they're garbage. But it's okay that you love them. you grew up with them.

The prequels were made from passion, the sequels were made from greed and desire for money. It doesn't matter how "bad" people think the prequels are, they'll outlast the sequels because they're genuine and authentic.

this made me wanna watch it again