Mark Hamill Can’t Believe How Intensely People Bashed the Star Wars Prequels

When we asked Hamill how it felt to revisit Skywalker after all these years, he said he was terrified. Expanding on that, he reminded us of the vitriolic criticism hurled at the prequels, and how he was concerned the new movies could suffer a similar backlash.

[@stiofanloingsigh351]

"I have issues with George but I love that man!" "I don't talk outside the family" Hamill is a motherfuckin ride or die, you don't see that much anymore.

[@fellowcitizen]

Wait... Lucas and Charlie Manson are brothers...! Maybe the voices dictated the prequel scripts...

[@concordetconstabulary219]

stiofan loingsigh amen. Classic Hollywood actor. And a true gentleman.

[@scipioafricanus1346]

True legend

[@seerking]

Bill's. A ride or die? Buhaahhaahahahahaha! Wtf is that suppose to mean. Kids these days......

[@cerebraltootsproductions3170]

@@seerking It means his jeans are high and tight

[@Melvinwacko]

"You ruined my childhood" Ironically, Jake could accuse the toxic fans of doing the same thing to him.

[@MediaLoverChris02]

Literally. And not to mention the other actors and filmmakers they CONTINUE to bully.

[@thedicehavespoken6234]

And the most important difference: He'd be right

[@jairusjackson7799]

It's depressing that your statement is completely true.

[@mro4ts457]

As a “90’s kid” I actually was jealous of Jake Loyd, literally thought he must have the best life being in Star Wars. Wasn’t til I grew up that I realized how bad the fans did him in🤦‍♀️ Really liked that guy

[@narufan987]

Poor guy, he portrayed kid Anakin so full of energy and hope. I get that the dialogue wasn't the best, but it's really obvious that George wanted to show the contrast between how innocent he was in TPM and the monster Vader was

[@TheHappyKamper]

I love Mark's no-bullshit attitude. He's a good guy, while being honest and to the point.

[@MiguelXisto1]

The Force has always been strong with that one.

[@towerbunga]

Just like Luke.

[@whiski8357]

I love that he warned us about the sequels, It gives me hope that people in the industry actually care

[@ObitoUchiha1854]

He’s. A good guy but when he does politics I just can’t stand him

[@thecaseclosedpikachufiles2446]

he had his rights to be mad.

[@harrisonczichas4341]

I love how REAL Mark Hamill is. He doesn't to the typical "Trying to avoid controversial questions because he's afraid it'll make him look bad." If something's pissing him off, he'll say something. I like how honest he is, it's a rarity to see that nowadays.

[@northproductions6104]

I know, I wish more actors were honest like this

[@Masckerdoom]

It's great as long as you ignore his politics, which I do

[@kagakai7729]

@@Masckerdoom enlighten me, what's wrong with his politics?

[@Masckerdoom]

@@kagakai7729 the latest example I can remember is spamming the word "gay" on his Twitter to buy into the false narrative about the parental rights in education act, but I remember him saying some pretty terrible stuff

[@kagakai7729]

@@Masckerdoom "terrible stuff," as in he said "gay" a bunch of times on his Twitter bio? In the grand scheme of "things famous actors do" I don't really understand how this is bad- I think you just don't like that he's left-wing, honestly

[@slashtitan1035]

Don’t understand the hate for Jake. He was a great young Anakin Skywalker.

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

Yeah same with Hayden.

[@wj3186]

Well, I am going to guess it has something to do with the cognitive dissonance that must have arose from Darth Vader being so cute and rambunctious at that age. Maybe they were expecting him to have a more somber character. That's not an unreasonable complaint but they seemed to forget that Jake Lloyd was a real person and Anakin Skywalker is not. Ultimately, it is George's vision but they should have analyzed themselves before dumping criticism on anyone else.

[@GreenDaysummerify]

@@wj3186 every villain was a cute innocent 9 year old kid at some point. And the prequel trilogy was about Anakin’s life. It’s like some Star Wars fans think Darth Vader was born straight out of the womb a bad ass killing sith machine.

[@patzimmerman2319]

It was a few out of millions that the media made you think was more than it actually was.

[@tobez9520]

@@wj3186 but the higher the fall from good to bad then the more sadness evoked by the audience and other characters in the film right? The unsuspecting nature of it shocks everyone. Anakin had always desired more power and you can see it throughout all of the prequels and his soft but dominating character.

[@Thorfinn_Son_Of_Thors]

I love how everyone's Star Wars hero HIMSELF defends the prequels.

[@44r0n-9]

He's not saying that they were good though

[@Vast_Galaxy]

@@44r0n-9 he wouldn't be defending them if he thought they were bad. 😑

[@44r0n-9]

@@Vast_Galaxy He's just saying they aren't THAT bad... There is a margin inbetween Childhood-Destroying and Good. He also mentioned clunky dialogue

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@44r0n-9 he's just confused why the fans bashed it so much, right?

[@44r0n-9]

@@comradekenobi6908 yes, that's how I ubderstood it

[@abc6568]

Hating on actors is so low, especially when they’re 10

[@confusion1074]

Yes and Jake basically had his entire life ruined because of people hating on something he couldn't control.

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

Yeah he still gets crap for it. I saw a video where he finally went to a comic con after he graduated high school and people started giving him shit and he said well now you know why it took me 10 years to finally do one of these fan events and why it’ll be another 10 before I do another one. He was 10. He played the part that was written. Was the dialogue the best? No, but that’s not his fault. Hell even Liam Neeson and and Ewan McGregor deserved better written parts, but they played the parts they were given. I think the only person who got it worse than Jake was the guy who played Jar Jar Binks

[@impostors6905]

Even worst actor that played Jar Jar almost suicide because he's so depressed because getting hated for his role as Jar Jar

[@EpicGamer-fl7fn]

@@Lawrence_Talbot honestly i do hate phantom menace, i do feel that it's propably the weakest entry in the trilogy, if not the entire saga. But for fuck sake, why bash actors for it? Think of it as bashing your own kid beacuse they didnt do their job P E R F E C T L Y . they dont have best grades in school, infact they are doing very poorly, and you just completly shit on them and make them feel like they are worthless pieces of shit all beacuse of a FEW poor grades. That's exactly how he must have felt, except even worse than that. It's why i hate most of this fanbase and how hypocritical it got too. Now they are all suddenly praising the prequels and every single one of those sons of bitches that was definetly complaining about jake floyd and Hayden are now the defenders of them? sure.

[@Splinter-ge9pf]

@@EpicGamer-fl7fn wait, the entire saga? Have you seen the prequels, or pretend they don't exist (like most people)

[@mikekolokowsky]

Kudos to Hammill and his loyalty to Lucas. “We don’t talk outside the family.” If only all actors had that class.

[@AGSA5]

Mark Hamill, you are a legend.

[@itsmiguelromero]

AGSA5 TheHamil27

[@haydenb.6006]

im trying to build the empire but this one jedi keeps kicking my ass

[@montypigofthedoodleclan8659]

Is it TheLastJedi27? ;)

[@haydenb.6006]

Monty Pig of the Doodle Clan yeh TheLastJedi27

[@ltb1345]

I heard TheLastJedi27 defeated an entire Empire with one dad.

[@JasonVoorhees10100]

Respect for him standing up for Lloyd - that movie ruined his life.

[@fellowcitizen]

Perhaps, in due time, he'll become more powerful than we can imagine

[@ZA-7]

Not the movie, the haters....

[@TheZGamer9000]

No, the “fans” ruined his life.

[@JasonVoorhees10100]

@@Megadog33 id say it was heavily influenced by backlash from the movie - thats alot of pressure

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Ahmed Best, the actor who voiced Jar Jar, was pretty crushed too. Of course he was an adult, so it was a different thing. But he was stepping into a loved series and was so excited to be part of something awesome. He had all this positive feedback and was kind of blindsided by HOW harsh the backlash was. He later contemplated committing suicide on a bridge. From the data it does look like a lot of people are in a bad place and "opportunity" arises, and they kind of impulsively go for it. He later went back with his son and thought about what he’d have missed if he had listened to that urge. I think the video that best summed it up and took it seriously was SoulPancake about a year ago. People are so vicious. Hate the character all day long. Think someone is a lousy actor. But they’re PEOPLE and they feel the hate given to them, especially when it’s never ending for years and yelled.

[@sharkluxry]

If it were not for the prequels I would not be the starwars fan I am now.

[@jamainegardner4193]

Alabaster Stone same here

[@thelordofsalem3044]

Alabaster Stone You're right about that! Phantom Menace is what got me into Star Wars. Amazing movie despite what other people say.

[@isaackhan7492]

Alabaster Stone same

[@Wessex90]

I really enjoy TPM. It also makes a great standalone film too (my opinion anyway).

[@exole0014]

Me too

[@shadowjefflander]

It was disgusting how George, Jake and Co were treated after the prequels. Shameful.

[@Wrytho]

hayden and ahmed were serious victims of this too

[@Batchall_Accepted]

Especially cause everyone is coming back and saying they were good now that hating on them isnt a meme anymore

[@spike_Burma]

​@@Wrythowhat Hayden is part of this too? Why?

[@RainWYD]

@@spike_BurmaBack around when attack of the clones came out in 2002, people thought that Hayden had unfitting and awkward dialogue in that movie so back 21 years ago they use to have negative comments about his abilities as an actor which can take a bad toll on your mental health if you think about it

[@skippythealien9627]

Lucas i don't really care about honestly because the dude is probably swimming in billions (and kudos to him for reaching that point!) but yeah what happened to Jake Lloyd was horrible and really upsetting. Ahmed Best nearly killed himself for goodness sake. Such a disgrace

[@AceFromGorillaz]

I never understood why people hated jake.he was just a kid following directions and he wasn't even that bad.

[@BronzeEngraver1247]

TheHaigisawesome how? Showing dark Vader as child is the starting point of his hero’s journey, dark Vader didn’t just pop out dark Vader he has to be made dark Vader.

[@BronzeEngraver1247]

TheHaigisawesome okay? Darts Vader is still dark, seeing him as a child doesn’t change how envious and powerful he is, it just shows what he was before he became DARK.

[@BronzeEngraver1247]

TheHaigisawesome evil*

[@jjfranki]

@@TheHaigisawsome alright then, if we saw you as a child that means we could never take you seriously

[@spearfisherman308]

@@TheHaigisawsome by your logic if we saw hitler as a child we could not say he murdered 6 million jews.

[@princesssmileyface91]

I know I’m late on this, but glad to see Mark Hamill sticking up for Jake Lloyd, not only did fans harass him, he was also bullied at school, Jake deserved better, he was just a kid, who was hired to do a job, and he did it well. He didn’t deserve any of that.

[@lordsith8319]

Would you like to go for a drink

[@Myaccisbanned]

Lol he's probably stinking because of that role, I don't feel that bad for him. Edit Ok never mind what I said, he's been through some shit

[@frosty2975]

@@lordsith8319 Coronavirus hit hard hey ?

[@ja7419]

@@lordsith8319 😂🍿

[@johnnywhitsel1583]

I agree with all but the "he did it well" part.

[@JeanLucPicard85]

Whatever one may think about any of the movies Lloyd didn't deserve the shit he got. His is the biggest tragedy here and it's unjustifiable.

[@JackLively]

Who am I to argue with the captain of the Enterprise?

[@BrandonGries]

Jean~Luc Picard I thought Jake was fine, not great, just okay

[@profrickshaw]

Brandon Gries Yeah I'm sure any child who goes through any unnecessary verbal abuse from the mouths of a bunch of random angry nerds is fine, not great, just okay.

[@BrandonGries]

Isaac Kramer I meant the performance

[@profrickshaw]

Brandon Gries ahhh understood, thanks for clarifying

[@Mere_Christian]

Mark Hamill did a wonderful thing defending Jake Lloyd. Not only is he a terrific actor but he is also a good man and I’m pleased that he stood with that poor 10 year old boy whose life and career were ruined because of some nutty fanatics. I pray that the Lord blesses him greatly. I will always value him not only as Luke Skywalker, but as Mark Hamill.

[@Savini.Jason_vh-rjh]

Definitely

[@MinuteLeech2]

Love Hamil. Feel bad for Lloyd. I know bullying sucks. I can't imagine having the entire internet on you for something you did when you were ten in a silly movie

[@MinuteLeech2]

Because kids are idiots. I know from personal experience that they can be the most petty and cruel assholes on the planet, and a crap ton of adults probably gave him crap for the role too. Plus not everyone is able to handle fame, especially at a young age.

[@noahfortner2]

MVQlech_67 Most kids don't know the true consequences of their actions online, or even in real life, how in their eyes they are being funny, but they are actually hurting someone, and at times driving them to take their own lives. Kids need to know how negativity can affect people. It's tragic that these naive children can be responsible for so much hate and death and not even know it.

[@alewdlady989]

He's currently in jail. He was caught speeding with possession. Life hasn't been good to him.

[@Blarg6306]

MVQlech_67 now that I think about it, I've never really had any complaints against Jake's performance in Phantom Menace. Did a pretty good job, actually. I don't necessarily hate or even dislike the prequels, but I will say I think they are the weakest of the franchise. And yeah, kids can be mean and vindictive, but many adults never get past that and can be much worse. The guy who voiced Jar Jar was also really hurt by the way people attacked him, but was able to move past it. And yea, I don't care much for the gungan, but he portrayed him the way Lunas wanted.

[@Alex-ji6ob]

Potastic Now this is podracing

[@mayavale4926]

Listen to my son, he’s a very wise man.

[@KrisRN23935]

Anakin Skywalker I am in aw of this comment sir.

[@cleanserofnoobs4162]

As wise as master Yoda, as powerful as a padawan in training.

[@jchea1764]

@@cleanserofnoobs4162 no... As powerful as Master Windu

[@cleanserofnoobs4162]

@@jchea1764 Windu would've mopped the floor with Luke.

[@bookhills2704]

You are my favourite Ani

[@biofriik]

Imagine being a fully grown adult who gets so upset over a 10-year old acting like a 10-year old in a movie about space wizards and laser swords.

[@bear6284]

ikr

[@folo7595]

Ikr

[@jaddenn7660]

Ikr

[@xrayblaster4874]

Ikr

[@jaybomb5638]

Ikr

[@pinkzoldyck6354]

ill never understand how jake literally got bullied out of acting. i just rewatched the phantom menace and i adore him as anakin. he brings a sweetness to anakin that i just cant help but love. his acting was phenomenal too, better than some of the adult actors even. i was born a year after the movie came out so idk what the issue people had with him was, i seriously cant see what he did wrong

[@lloydau3610]

Jake's Anakin was absolutely adorable

[@QUEENno1fan]

The sad thing is history repeated itself when The Last Airbender movie came out. The actor who played Aang was called Noah Ringer, it was his first acting gig, he did everything Shyamalan wanted him to do. The film was bad I will not deny that but he did not deserve to recieve death threats and to be bullied out of acting. It's sickening how fandoms can behave

[@titanonline8908]

@@QUEENno1fanits repating itself now w Acolyte . Im like we ppl never learn lol

[@momookus5409]

Jake was pretty good for a child actor I never got why he was bashed so hard.

[@momookus5409]

@@laziestnameever7713 Yeah he was good he was cute and acted like a kid I don't knwo what more people wanted out of him. Personally I don't like how he gets in the middle of the fight and ends up blowing up the control ship but that has nothing to do with his acting that's all on Gorge and his script, the kid only did what Gorge wanted him to do and he did a great job.

[@austinkersey2445]

Not to mention Jar Jar's actor, Ahmed Best, attempted suicide because of the absolute tidal wave of hate he got for it.

[@105582]

I think he was doing a great job. I love little ani

[@bitchintoaster3990]

I read that he was mostly attacked because of the interviews where he said that the phantom menace was a amazing movie

[@Iliadic]

Lucas gave him bad dialogue, and bitter angry 40 year olds in a basement didn't like all the CGI. I can understand George wanting to make everything CGI or greenscreen, because if you realize how the originals were made, you'd notice that it was HARD work to do the scenes in space. They had to use a lot of different camera tricks. The AT-ATs were miniatures and stop-motion, along with all the ships, and vehicles.

[@arfn1973]

And people wondering why Lucas sold his franchise.

[@Calmoose415]

Firman N The real reason he did was because so many people were bashing him for making the prequels, I’m not joking here.

[@arfn1973]

@@Calmoose415 Yup.

[@johnwarosa2905]

"Why would I make any more, when everybody yells at you all the time and says what a terrible person you are?" ~George Lucas

[@Calmoose415]

JD Exactly. If you try to do something new and people just keep yelling and hating you for it, what’s the point of continuing?

[@supergamerboy7899]

Sam Ross now people regret it because Disney made the sequels which are worse fucking 40 year old Star Wars fans...

[@StillmanSpinningSteel]

He's always standing up for people and fighting for hope. This is Luke

[@popo0129]

Even the actor himself is Luke Skywalker in a way. Not the one we got in episode 8.

[@spongeyspikes09]

Damn right! Fuck you, Kathleen Kennedy

[@hermos3602]

Except if you support Trump. People can hate Trump all they want, but they shouldn't attack anyone that does like him.

[@mingchenwei1978]

@@hermos3602 Yeah But dude don’t ignite a race war....

[@ParasiteEvel]

@@hermos3602 Wtf? Jeez where did you pull anything about trump out of your ass? Like some people, its not about hating the people who like trump, its about following one man as if he is more than he really is. They act like he is so special and certain he will change their lives for the better acting as if he is god or something. Who cares if you "support him" but there's a fine line between support and being obsessed with him. Kinda like how people bring him up on ANYTHING even non politic related, like youre doing now, and causing me to follow. It gets annoying then to the point people go and kill for him and for his lies that are being proven as lies. Even his stupid Rudy, and Susan Powell going out there ADMITTING and telling that the "voter fraud accusations" were bullshit and so outrageous, that any reasonable people (I.E. People with their own mind to think for themselves.) Shouldnt have believed her. His own team, but people still think he will save them from the world.

[@howardmctroy3303]

I'm a writer and critic who takes works of fiction more seriously than I probably should, but I'm appalled by what people like Jake Lloyd and Ahmed Best were put through.

[@0rinthian]

Media and internet… You will not find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

[@joaodecarvalho7012]

The prequelas have their flaws, but they are original, and they are Star Wars.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Which is more than I can say for the sequel trilogy!

[@eternaldarkness6228]

@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi well said....Help us Obi wan Kenobi you're our only hope!😊👍

[@pickupthatcan9696]

Better than the new Disney garbage that's for sure.

[@YourInternetHistory676]

@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi Hello There !

[@Chuked]

Yes

[@gabomora2927]

"I have issues with George but I love that man!, I don't talk outside the family" Mark Hamill is a loyal an honest human being.

[@ForgottenHonor0]

Thank you, Mark, for your professionalism in regards to this issue.

[@error-xq3vd]

one more like nd this comment gets 1k likesssss

[@sartainja]

Mark is a decent guy.

[@countlazuli8753]

"You ruined my childhood" is a sentence I am tired of hearing when it comes to nostalgia. If you had fond memories of something, then those memories shall remain as they always have. It be a bad movie sequel, book, game, whatever it is, I see no reason why it should alter your ability to enjoy what came before. Also, there is something about that sentence that comes off as self centered to me, as though one's childhood is sacred and should come before what could potentially be entertaining to other people. Those are my two cents.

[@imaginestarwars8817]

George Lucas once said, "people may not be happy about the prequels, but the prequels were the way I wanted them to be, and that's all that matters to me." For this I respect George, he doesn't let hate bring him down. When people saw the sequels, they realized how much they had taken the prequels for granted.

[@trololololo3659]

also he never attacked the fans for not liking his movies unlike ruin johnson ...

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

@@trololololo3659 That's because Lucas simply took it and said "why bother"?

[@joeytribianni9280]

@@trololololo3659 the hypocrisy...

[@trololololo3659]

@@willfanofmanyii3751 who knows , still better than fighting people on twitter because they didnt like your movie .its not like people didnt have reasons to not like the movie .

[@nifftbatuff676]

So the culprit to bash was George.

[@lordquaz7154]

The thing about mark's statement isn't that he is defending or bashing the prequels, he is saying that the reaction was overblown and the way jake was treated was insane.

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

The reaction was definitely justified

[@lordquaz7154]

@@Jeremy-jm3fe I am the last person to defend the prequels but treating a kid like trash just because he was a bad actor is just strait up malicious.

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

@@lordquaz7154 I agree that treating the kid like trash is horrible, just saying that the movies in general deserved to be ridiculed

[@lordquaz7154]

@@Jeremy-jm3fe I don't know about that, ridicule is a bit much, I don't like them don't get me wrong, but treating them like the worst thing ever is kinda over the top.

[@thanhnam8394]

@a normal everyday Spider and the cycle repeat

[@empty_melodies]

The audacity of some people willing to bash on a 10 year old when they’ve never acted a day in their lives.

[@omt4293]

I agree. And the worst thing is so many of these actors/actresses can’t go back to school because it’s all about pure jealousy.

[@josuepatino8179]

Of course they have acted. Acted like pricks, assholes and jealous douchebags lmao

[@chrismusiclover9893]

@Why The Hell Was I In Star Trek 6? see you made yourself irrelevant when your dumbass brought politics into shit people like you need to be in psych hospitals tbh

[@sanddagger36]

I am an avid fan of a TV show from the 90's called the Pretender. Jake Loyd guest starred on it like 5 times. He had 5 different roles before it and exactly 2 roles afterward. His filmography just stops at Star Wars and it is disgraceful why that happened.

[@audioa41]

I mean you don’t have to be an actor to know bad acting… but it’s not okay to make fun of a kid. People not liking a character after times a sign of a good actor. Plus often it’s the writing, directing, casting director etc. honestly I did not like the character of anakin as a kid. But it wasn’t Jake Lloyd’s fault. They just gave him kind of a full personality and no humor, plus the pod racing was dumb. I mean compare his character to Leah in the Obi Wan show. She’s got so much attitude and she’s a fighter but has a such heart etc.

[@PresidentAutumn]

Everyone back then: *intense rage* Everyone now with the sequels: “Perhaps I treated you too harshly”

[@abstractdaddy1384]

No

[@LazarusOfLight]

@@abstractdaddy1384 *Y E S*

[@pnut3844able]

It must suck to have been a person like that. I've loved the prequels since they came out. I can't imagine just now enjoying them. Of course when they came out. There was no internet for trolls and assholes, so I didn't hear a lot of bashing of them.

[@abstractdaddy1384]

@@pnut3844able I think more people had the opposite experience. They liked them originally because they were young when they first saw them, but then they got 20 years older and realized they suck.

[@pnut3844able]

@@abstractdaddy1384 I was 13 when episode 1 came out, so kinda young. I appreciated them more as I got older. When they first came out, all the political shit went over my head, I didn't understand it.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I love the prequels!

[@StrongSolo]

Episode 3 was best of the prequels

[@Giorgio-zd7np]

Revenge of the Sith was my favorite Star Wars movie. Closely followed by Return of the Jedi.

[@Grimsikk]

I'm not alone, thank God. Ever since I was a little kid and Phantom Menace came out (which is one of my favorite SW movies of all time) I've never understood the backlash. Yea, Lucas is a shitty script writer for romance scenes, everyone can agree on that, but the prequels are really good movies. PM is lighthearted and yet epic, AotC is just downright badass and sets up the story very well, RotS is honestly amazing in every way. Hayden Christensen nailed his scenes as Anakin in that. I personally love the Galactic City scenes in AotC, and the podrace in PM. Stop being overcritical, world, they're fun and entertaining movies :)

[@haminatorainz7227]

Obi-Wan Kenobi "Hello there"

[@haminatorainz7227]

SaggyHUGGIES123 I agree

[@craighicksartwork]

I never, ever had a problem with Jake Lloyd in TPM. He was ten and acted ten. Go observe any ten year old and see how serious and dramatic they are, it's utter nonsense.

[@GodmyX]

Erik: That's your opinion. I saw Phantom Menace when it came out, I was 8 years old, his performance didn't seem "fake" to me. But what I think is happening is that people join into some views/tribes on the internet and revise their own impressions that weren't so bad to start with to fit with what the "majority" thinks.

[@GodmyX]

What do you even mean by "judging one's performance'? The only valid way how a performance is judged is by the impression on the viewer. Acting is an art of persuasion, that's all.

[@wgt3623]

@GodmyX The "when you were 8" part was the important part... are you still 8 years old or what?

[@GodmyX]

Wait, did somebody of you actually tried to refute my argument? :) I must have missed that part. Otherwise you're conceding :-)

[@Anthony-db1cl]

This is the truth. Putting a ten year old in the midst of an otherwise serious movie totally ruined the atmosphere. Don't blame Jake Lloyd for being ten, blame George for even putting child Anakin in the script at all

[@rapidreaders7741]

Proof how childhood nostalgia can turn people into absolute monsters.

[@condeuiosandilixtos7858]

I honestly can't comprehend how people can be so obsessed with their childhood memories. I grew up with the Prequels and then watched the Originals as a young adult. I honestly prefer the former, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying the other entries. Every trilogy as a special meaning to me based on when I was first introduced to it. Right now the Sequels still hit close to home due to their motifs of abandoning harmful environments and people and finding your place in the world. Nothing can ruin my childhood because it's in the fucking past, it's a fossil, what matters is the present and the future.

[@barnabymcbobbery9688]

I love how the original trilogy is all about forgiveness and hope and NEVER GIVING INTO HATE. And what does the community go right to doing. I feel like the people who claim to love the origins trilogy never really watched it.

[@rapidreaders7741]

@@barnabymcbobbery9688 Exactly. These people only understood the originals at the most superficial level.

[@barnabymcbobbery9688]

Rapper Riders I think they went brain dead throughout the whole movie and only gained consciousness at the part where Palpatine said "give in to you hate."

[@barnabymcbobbery9688]

Lauro you are exactly right! I grew up with the Prequels and I try to treat the Sequel movies and fans with respect and understanding because of what we went through. It is sad what prequel fans have turned into. :(

[@hibryd7481]

Honestly I like the prequels more than any of the other films, Ep. III in particular. I can understand people who found them to be dry but they are supposed to be "space operas", after all. It's a style of storytelling that appeals to a palette the average moviegoer may not have.

[@theiccebergg]

my favorite movie is definitely empire strikes back BUT revenge of the sith is a close second. i think palpatine is such a good villain in the prequels and way better than in the originals. also ive had a crush on hayden since i was a kid😅

[@emilykovacs029]

Yea, the prequels are my all time favorite. I dont understand all the hate.

[@t-jh4236]

You look at the original trilogy and yes they are classic, but come on. The acting is okay and the dialogue is like Hamill said "clunky" yet we revere them because they have a sense of nostalgia for us. The films were okay at best but we remember them the way a 10 year old seeing Phantom Menace today for the first time would... The best film ever.

[@tsurugi5]

I've always loved them and I grew up watching the OT, hell I even ended up like the prequels more along with the time period they took place in and the EU content that came from them that imo eclipses the OT in storytelling, characters, worldbuilding, and scope. The deranged OT fanatics who would jump down anyone's throat for stating that they enjoyed or god forbid, liked them over the originals, were always pretty amusing to see.

[@raptorlewis273]

@@t-jh4236 Thank you! You have enough sense to recognize the irony in prequel bashing from fans of the original trilogy. They weren't these masterpieces we, as a culture, romanticize them to be. If anything, they're flawed movies that brought a unique sub genre of fantasy to life and were incredible, through the storytelling and tech, in creating that sub genre that pushed science fiction and its sister fantasy into the mainstream.

[@KaponoMonster]

People act like the prequels is the worst thing ever and it’s not

[@arthasmenethil4297]

The sequels are

[@KaponoMonster]

Arthas Menethil in my opinion their not also bad as well in fact the range of from good to okay Star Wars franchise has never let me down in my opinion

[@arthasmenethil4297]

Bryant The Lemur Last Jedi was not only a bad Stat wars movie it was a terrible movie all together. Horrible story arc, terrible character development.

[@nbalongboi9738]

Arthas Menethil It wasnt very entertaining either and the purple haired lady just pissed you off the entire movie

[@thanhnam8394]

The cycles repeat.

[@verfed]

I loved the prequels. I loved them when I was a kid and I still love 'em now.

[@MayheMGilgamesh]

@@thedynastycontinues945 Calm down 5'4 bowl cut. Clean the crust out of your neckbeard.

[@anthonygarcia8749]

I'm with u all the way man. Watched the prequels as a kid and still love them to this day even after the rewatch 🔥🔥🔥

[@DoratTheKiller]

Same. They were original and not more of the same

[@hexogramd8430]

The Dynasty Continues ok boomer

[@tcisking90]

@@thedynastycontinues945 and you're a virgin. next

[@adam145]

I loved Episode 1 when I first saw it in the cinema, I didn't like the romance in Ep2 but it was fine and Revenge was a really fun movie from start to finish. People on the internet like to exaggerate things. If world was really like it is described in the internet, an average penis length would be 84cm.

[@Fastboiiii69]

And mainly grown men from 19-30 are crying about people who disagree with their opinions. This is not one sided battle.

[@vynonyoutube1418]

Agreed. Revenge Of The Sith was dope.

[@jayseyton3713]

ian Knight I'm a teenager myself and in my case your judgement is absolutely wrong. Yeah Ep 1 and 2 could have been better, but Ep 3 was awesome.

[@jayseyton3713]

Fair enough, you have your opinion and I have mine.

[@thibaldus3]

Ian Knight ESB>ANH>ROTS> ROTJ >R1>>> TPM>>>>>>SHIT>>>>>>AOTC>>>>FERMENTED SHIT>>>TFA Then we have an understanding. XD

[@thecaseclosedpikachufiles2446]

So I was looking through the comments of this video. And someone said. “If it wasn’t for the prequels. I wouldn’t be the Star Wars fan that I am now.” And to the person that wrote that I just wanted to let you know that if you are reading this right now. I just wanted to let you know that I feel the same way about the prequel films as you do. Cheers

[@yeenosaur2620]

I actually thought the prequels were really good. I still watch the 3rd movie every so often to this day.

[@dreamofyouandi]

Same!

[@sebastianqoe4696]

I just watched it again today with my dad after more than 5 years. It's amazing! And the 3rd one is so dramatic. I was crying at the end ^^

[@mercenaryknight5419]

I love them too.

[@nf5011]

Bro, the final fight, Anakin vs Obi is fucking amazing and the aftermath is the most brutal and dark villian origin story ive seen..

[@MrRba122]

What about the 1st or 2nd? You forget those?

[@anightmareonpokestreet5882]

Mark Hamill, I could not possibly agree with you more here! It makes me sick how savagely people have criticized the prequels and how they continue to do so to this day! Enough is enough!

[@kirschakos]

Indeed.

[@VfBlerf4Life]

The prequels suck. There you have it. The good thing is, we can all ignore them and act like they never happened.

[@drasconboy6349]

Nah the Prequels were awesome and we should all remember it

[@VfBlerf4Life]

yeah and those "awesome" movies also have great dialog "I am haunted by the kiss that you should never have given me" "I don't like sand, it's coarse and rough and irritating" "From my point of view the Jedi are evil" ...

[@VfBlerf4Life]

Well I can't deny that they were made. But in my personal Star Wars canon they don't exist, since (besides being bad films) they contradicted the original trilogy massively.

[@Kajisan1]

I've never hated the prequels, i like all three movies, and I think they look even better after you watch The Clone Wars series. In fact, the movie that got me back to Star Wars was The Phantom Menace. I like the Gungans, Jar Jar (yes!), Qui-gonn, young Obi-wan, Darth Maul, Duel of the Fates, Mos Espa, Watto, Sebulba, Podraces and etc! And, gee, this movie is bolder and more creative than The Force Awakens!

[@Tobytyty101]

Riki Samejima Literally the only huge problem I have with Phantom Menace is how unattractive the sets are. Tatooine looked so dull minus the podracing scene and all the grand palaces looked so boring. Thankfully they kicked it up in Clones and Sith

[@thegrayghost1786]

@@Tobytyty101 But isn't Tatooine supposed to look dull? Isn't that the point?

[@Tobytyty101]

TheGrayGhost Yes but in New Hope, the contrast of colors made it interesting to look at. In Phantom Menace even the colors and the lighting were dull. That might have been intentional but it didn’t drag me in

[@thegrayghost1786]

@@Tobytyty101 Eh, it looked dull to me in A New Hope too, so I don't really mind it that much.

[@Tobytyty101]

TheGrayGhost I can see that. Just the way I personally view them.

[@dragonballsuper1519]

Interesting, because I enjoyed young Anakin in the Phantom Menace because he was a kid like me. Now that I think about it he was actually bad ass in my mind. The attitude, the prophecy, his pilot skills. We just have to accept some fans are clearly Sith candidates.

[@AcidGlow]

*The internet is a very hostile place.. Some people go too far in expressing their distaste for a movies outcome.. It's unfortunate some people go too far and can't be polite and discuss things maturely.. ✅🙄*

[@scoobydoo936]

AcidGlow you absolutely right, especially KZbin is a place where a lot of hatred is channeled towards many things, movies, music, video games, politics etc. Some people are lost in nostalgia, a feeling that exaggerates the “good old times” and some are just spoiled shits that go insane when they don’t get their personal will. It’s impossible to satisfy everyone and each taste as each one of us is different and has different expectations but they are our expectations, in other words it’s our problem and we have to learn to get along with ourselves. That’s often the problem with hatred, especially when it comes to fan reactions, and it’s mostly mirrored in fan fiction where people express their personal wishes about how they think things are and have to be. But on the other hand “ it’s just their opinion man”. The only thing that really shocks me and has driven me to almost quit every social media participation permanently is the self justice people commit without taking a look in the mirror and seeing their own flaws. It’s human I know but it’s really annoying.

[@dchev]

Was the internet widely used for movie reviews in 1999?

[@JCA1009]

1) We are at 2017 (or more, if you read this later) and people STILL mistakenly thinks that Internet gives them anonymity so they can write o say everything without consequences. 2) The issue is not only about Internet. Human beings are detestable in their great majority: we believe that we are always right and everyone who thinks differently becomes a threat. We are visceral, selfish and aggressive. I do not believe that there is an evolution of the human being, but only a complexity. We are not very far from what we were when we lived in the caverns.

[@Legion12Centurion]

No but people would write in newspapers, ask questions when they met him... preassure of interviews, internet did exist and was growing and much of the toxicity was present early on aswell but it did not have the same reach and width. Based on what I know I think how people lashed out and also treated him destroyed him... I cant imagine the ammounts of horrible letters and phonecalls he must have recieved.

[@lxdead5585]

Woah, didn't expect You to be here :D Got to admit with Your opinion man but I wouldn't call those who act like aggressive animals for shitty reason, people.

[@BORISTIMUS]

I honestly love Mark Hamill beyond him just being a nostalgic figure for me. He seems like such a class act.

[@vladimirhorowitz]

He's not, though. You can tell by how he talks about people on the Internet.

[@dpax2195]

@@vladimirhorowitz *you can tell by how he shits on right wing jerkoffs. …is what you meant to say.

[@SasukeUchiha_87]

He’s more on liberal side so when ivanka trump posted an image of her son dressed up as a stormtrooper he commented saying go force yourself.

[@vladimirhorowitz]

@@SasukeUchiha_87 Exactly, that’s not classy. That’s petty and pointlessly mean.

[@eramos8916]

​@@SasukeUchiha_87 to be honest when it's with anything related with trump it is deserved, Trump and co. really caused a lot of problems in the US

[@AesirUnlimited]

The bitter adults hated them, the loving fans grew up with them.

[@benjamingavrilis71]

So true.

[@rhysmalcolm4490]

Nostalgia.

[@zackeramis6007]

Thanks to hateful adults, we got Disney fucking up the series even more Yay

[@eon001]

Aesir Unlimited Before Boyega was cast he said he loved the prequels. Check this interview watch till the end. 3:15 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4a1e4SQe7V-e7s

[@thatdudeuhate6649]

Ri-Man Junkie First of all the Disney movies are fine. Second of all You sound like the same “hateful adults” who hated the prequels.

[@dutch_asocialite]

I remember quite vividly how my opinions on the prequel trilogy changed as I grew older. When I first saw them, I really quite liked them, being enamoured with how much fresher and newer everything looked alongside the Clones and genuinely enjoyed them, even going so far as to cheer Jar-Jar on (I was a dumb baby shit at the time, so this was to be expected); but as I was exposed to more of the ire towards the trilogy during my teens, I adopted much of the views I found and I never watched the trilogies again, except for one time when I found the Phantom Menace insufferable (guess why) and Attack of the Clones being an improvement but still awkward and childish, with Revenge of the Sith being the only good one of the bunch. But then I... matured, I guess and didn't care for others opinions on things. I thought maybe I was wrong about the Prequels and softened on them a bit - among other topics, but that's another story - and decided to entertain them again. And while I couldn't say they weren't for kids, they were markedly better than I remember and didn't cringe once. Whilst watching them recently, I'm reminded of a meme quote drawn from a Phantom Menace picture book, being, "I smile at the silly Gungan. Maybe he is not so bad after all."

[@Libtardo123]

I think the Phantom Menace is actually a fun movie. It serves is its purpose as a family film. The Clone Wars is kinda trash, but still some good scenes. The Revenge of the Sith is among one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

@@Libtardo123 It was innocent. I think that's the vibe George was going for but there was also the sinisterness of the Dark Sith lurking in the background. A foreshadowing of what is to come.......genius.

[@Libtardo123]

@@thomasgrabowski2202 that’s a good point I never thought of it like that.

[@arielrose9874]

@@Libtardo123 Heavy disagree on clone wars being trash, and i don’t think TPH is a fun film. But that’s ok. What critics and many fans since don’t get is that there’s no need to harass people over their part in; or their opinions of a universe about beloved space wizards. Hopefully they’ll have learned their lesson by the time Kenobi comes out this friday!

[@Libtardo123]

@@arielrose9874 I think all 6 films are good to watch. But the writing in Episode 2 is just horrendous. The writing in Episode 1 is still bad but in a charming way.

[@Ghms-go4pj]

Poor Jake, I was heartbroken after hearing what happened to him. I didn't see anything bad in particular with the acting, maybe because I love Anakin/Darth Vader so much and the prequels felt like a backstory that complemented the original trilogy. I know no movie is perfect but they are not pure garbage like some say...

[@vshnv_c]

Oh the movies are hot pile of shit all right. I don’t agree with blaming the actors because the dialogues and the screenplay was a hot pile of shit on a summer afternoon. Ive literally seen better dialogues and screenplay in pornos. “I hate sand, its corse and it gets everywhere”. What the fuck in Jar Jar was that? The sequels is a bad trilogy, honestly just mess. But individually each movie is pretty decent stand alone film. The Last Jedi is a terrible Star Wars movie, but individually its a pretty decent Movie. Prequels is just bad cinema. Ive seen OG trilogy, and animated Series on repeat for last 10 years. But I can’t fathom watch those prequels again.

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

@Floofie floo That's enough with you blaming George. You can NOT expect a flawless film.

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

@@vshnv_c Too bad all the actors being attacked are on your conscience too.

[@vshnv_c]

@@TheLatiosnlatias02 no it isn’t. Thats like saying i have to like Marvel movies or I attack RDJ as an actor. 😂😂😂 Iron Man 2 and 3 are shit movies, obviously not as shit as Star Wars Prequels. But that doesn’t change the fact that RDJ is a pretty good actor. When I say the movie is shit, I am saying the movie is shit. When I say the acting is shit, the acting is shit. Criticism is the bloodline of democracy, and its not on my conscience to be accountable for expressing my opinion about a product that I paid to consume. Its like going to a restaurant and getting served burnt food. When I complaint about the burnt food I am criticising the chef, not the waiter who served it to me. I think thats as logical. 😂😂😂😂 or Would you just shut up and eat burnt food served to you at a restaurant?

[@TheLatiosnlatias02]

@@vshnv_c Speaking of burnt, if you've attacked the cast, your skin will be roasted while being bitten by scorpions in Hell and yes those shit heads who attacked the prequels' cast definitely deserve that kind of punishment in Hell.

[@mariohiccupwitwicky8453]

I have begun to realize how harsh people have been with their opinions. It feels like poison towards others.

[@mariohiccupwitwicky8453]

I didn't mean That recently!

[@gabrielgonzales5907]

I agree with you. Too many people here lack the ability to disagree without hurling personal insults at others.

[@Vapor817]

the worst part is how these people tend to be more volatile than the cancerous tumors in politics

[@mariohiccupwitwicky8453]

poppyface Exactly one of my points. I mean don't they have better things to complain about?!

[@cleverpsyche115]

I'll be honest, the hate for both the sequels, and before that the prequels, is pretty toxic. I personally still prefer the sequels, but I'm tired of arguing with people who don't want to change their stance and just can't find anything they like about the sequels. I'll admit a few good things I like about the prequels, and while I don't think they're good, I can see why people like them. Just don't like the fact that some people turned heads on the prequels for no reason. The fanbase in general has been incredibly toxic since TLJ. It was toxic for a while, but TLJ was the breaking point.

[@rafsolo]

People are vultures. I heard the actress who played Morgan Stark was bullied too

[@aurumthebrave3427]

@LagsterPrism :(

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

You are kidding me? I would slap the ever loving fuck out of whoever bullied that poor girl. She is way too young for that treatment

[@lightningshy5287]

Oh it’s worse than just that, she also got harrassed by a number of pedophiles on social media.

[@alyssajohnson6698]

I heard she was bullied by SJW's, because they say her character should've been black, they consider anything white racist even though they are just as racist.

[@yvettetheefestiveprincess7561]

@@alyssajohnson6698 Who said that? I have never heard anyone say "I liked endgame aside from the part where 2 white people had a kid and it wasn't black, that pissed me off"

[@kaiju2296]

Even if you don't like the prequels, you have to respect them and their creator. Mr. Lucas' commitment to his vision and artistic integrity are beyond commendable, and I think that the story of their development is reason enough to appreciate them.

[@Gridseeker]

I have my issues with the prequels, but bashing a kid who probably his dream was acting in his favorite franchise is just criminal.

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

They do have many things to appreciate. I just wish George had worked more in a group setting for them, because people who are stronger in areas that he’s not could bounce better ideas off him.

[@letBIGGIErest]

i thought the prequels did a great job at further fleshing out the universe. And watching the tragedy of Anakin unfold is heart wrenching every time.

[@jormungandrrework4899]

And if it weren't for the prequels we wouldn't know how luke Vader the empire the emperor came to be

[@Thed538dhsk]

I disagree, still don't like them very much but I never gave them the level of hate that they got especially the actors.

[@liandre9035]

@@Thed538dhsk I grew up with the prequels and i didnt even know they were hated until nowdays i mean wth the voice actor of jar jar commit suicide because of it, thats beyond outrageous. And i dont know why people hate on the sequels that much, i mean i know why they dislike them as i myself didnt even watch 8 and 9 after getting salty on 7. But c'mon hate? I cant understand why anyone needs to exxeraggate at things.

[@mrquaackers]

@@liandre9035 he didn't commit suicide

[@Thed538dhsk]

@@liandre9035 I only saw force awkens and it was a copy of a new hope so I lost interest but I don't hate them. Haven't seen them. I have seen some fans HATE then though

[@MrPwnzalicous]

Mark Hamill really is a great man.

[@AnnyHuse]

I wish I could say so many wonderful words to Jake, to Hayden, to Lucas...to EVERYONE who was undeservedly subjected to a brutal attack... How I would like to convey to them all love and gratitude for the work they have done. You are AWESOME!!

[@dylanleff373]

Wow, not ewan, although he was lowkey perfect.

[@Primus-kz3ri]

They were good actors given horrible scripting. That's always the directors fault not the actors

[@liandre9035]

i think they know. Its simmilar to politics. Extremists and fanatics are the loudest, the majority is based.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

@@dylanleff373 well, nobody has a problem with him at all. Almost everybody loves him in the movies. The OP meant the actors and people that got bashed themselves

[@Cujo5]

I liked the prequels. I think Hayden played the perfect Anakin. I think the problem was what people EXPECTED Anakin to be. He had to be an emotionally broken mess that was all over the place. Borderline Personality Disorder comes from lacking an identity and Anakin lacked the identity of balance because there was nothing that resembled balance, except for say Qui-Gon, who died. So he substituted the Jedi for balance and the Jedi was NOT balanced. So he felt the pull to balance, but there was nothing representing balance and the only thing in the direction of the pull was the Dark Side, so he resisted until his reasoning for being a Jedi melted away with his distrust of the Jedi. Because there was nothing representing balance, he moved to the Dark Side and immediately felt the pull in the other direction (towards balance) and resisted it again, doubling down on committing to the Dark Side, choosing not to betray his new master. So yeah, Hayden's character being emotionally all over the place was consistent with how Anakin was meant to be portrayed.

[@raylast3873]

Interesting that Mark likes the Prequels but not Episodes VII-IX. Which might be fitting given that JJ Abrams has more or less said Episodes I-III are dumb and the sequels basically ignore or avoid using stuf from the prequels. I gotta agree with Mark.

[@skalatoor4872]

I enjoyed them I enjoyed them all everyone single one of them and not just revenge of the sith but the phantom menace and attack of the clones too they're like masterpieces and I watched them like masterpieces I LOVE THEM

[@venator667]

Very cool, I clapped.

[@gabagoooby]

Considering the fact that you like my hero academia it's not surprising that you have shit taste

[@universalcerberus5863]

@@gabagoooby Eh, different people have different tastes.

[@morsecode980]

I loved them I loved them all Every single one of them And not just the Prequels But the Originals And the Sequels too They’re Star Wars And I watched them like Star Wars I LOVE THEM

[@wymg4480]

Patrick McNichols i aint defending mha i dont watch it but the prequels had some of the best saber fights if not the best acting and admist the chunky dialogue it was still interesting to watch. especially the third movie imo was filled with great lines from palpatine who imo saved the trilogy single handedly. for those who grew up watchin the og trilogy they might hav stricter standards but when u watch these prequels first its really not that bad. if u want to know bad then these new trilogy movies r what u call bad. they dont even follow the real story anymore.

[@georgev7845]

I think the jake loyd stuff went a little far. I mean he's only a kid.

[@TOFKAS01]

It went too far, the guy is having serious psychological problems now because of that.

[@BritishCommentWriter]

Star Wars fans never really went after Jake Lloyd that much. It was relentless bullying by his classmates that was the problem. If nothing else, remember when this was happening. The late 1990s and early 2000s was not a time for social media. How would people outside his school and his immediate environment know how to get at him?

[@theepowerful]

In his face, which is 100% worse.

[@broski3471]

Can someone fill me in on what happened?

[@-Nine9-]

The movie came out in 1999... there was social media back then lol. Friendster and Myspace both launched in the early 2000s.

[@airicarevalo6698]

“I don’t talk outside the family” Wow I felt that, Ill keep that one in mind in my life as well.

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

Families are like the mafia, if you haven't figured it out.

[@Mediados]

@@Anthony-hu3rj You cant apply that on all families

[@blues1111]

What dose Mark mean by that

[@gandalf8216]

@@blues1111 To not talk shit about people you deem family behind their backs, I presume. To let people talk for themselves instead of you talking for them.

[@TILB9]

​@@blues1111It means that he doesn't gossip. Whatever disagreement/issue you may have with your family stays in the family. You don't make it public, you keep it a private matter.

[@GhostStealth590]

"What happens in The Last Jedi?" "Thanks to my short term memory loss, I can't remember".... Sums up that movie perfectly. Block it from your mind.

[@Jackferrett6781]

Or you could rape the people who hate it. It would make things WAY better

[@skippythealien9627]

i was not a fan of Last Jedi and it's not really a movie i would want to go see again Rise of Skywalker was FAR FAR FAR WORSE. that movie fucking sucked

[@ShadowMask1995]

Yet he did the movie & took the money

[@Jackferrett6781]

@@ShadowMask1995 probably because Rian threatened to fire him

[@twilimess]

@@Jackferrett6781 Wouldn't be surprised if that actually happened

[@jonnydenny9728]

"George Lucas didn't ruin my childhood- FUCKING POLIO DID"

[@Doyoufearthereaper13]

Jonny Denny I knew I would find one

[@VulgarDisplayofBacon]

Comment on this Webzone if you want me to send you a pizzaroll.

[@spark1AE]

I am so sorry to hear that bro. Prayers and blessings to you. :(

[@nicholas4727]

He's absolutely right. You can complain about every piece of dialogue, every actor but just know they were doing exactly what George Lucas wanted them to be doing.

[@lefishe6611]

So your saying to blame George?

[@eramos8916]

​@@lefishe6611 blame the toxic fans. they criticized George in a personal level as well as the actors. Manchilds that have little respect.

[@wheeliesmalls9464]

@@lefishe6611 I'd rather let George make the final executive decisions rather than Kathleen Kennedy

[@natsfan100]

Does anyone blame anyone other than George?

[@nicholas4727]

@@natsfan100 did you even watch the video, mark talks about how "fans" were blaming Jake Lloyd and hurling hateful insults at him. Yes people blamed the actors. Have you been living under a rock for the past 30 years don't you remember people's response to the prequels?

[@EpicamProductions]

You could sit and listen to Mark Hamill talk for hours. He talks with so much passion and meaningfulness.

[@kusali11]

True

[@Wobble2007]

The Pod racing scene in EpI still blows me away when i see it on a decent home theater setup, one of the most intense action sequences ever put on film, every second is so well done, they can not even get close to that level of polish and quality today, it has to be one of the most, if not the most underrated piece of film there is.

[@fukusamon4277]

The sound is phenomenal i agree

[@arthas140wotlk]

The day my dad took me at the theater to watch Revenge of the Sith is one of my most precious childhood memory, I was 10 years old at the time.

[@GrayWoIf]

Wish I could of seen it in theaters my Dad hates star wars to this day he hasn't forgiven his brother for dragging him to see the first one.

[@GOATFam-bh5lf]

@@GrayWoIf now I’m interested

[@dr.vishantpriyadarshi7050]

@@GrayWoIf the first one you mean 1977's a new hope or the first prequel?

[@cristianotv4673]

Yesh

[@aaronsmith3484]

Same here the opening scene was insane.

[@Vladislak]

While I'll admit that I think the prequels were... Less than great (sorry, that's just my opinion)... Jake Lloyd really didn't deserve any of the hate he got. He was playing an incredibly beloved character in an insanely anticipated film, it can be difficult for ADULT actors to be put in a position like that, Jake was 10.

[@MichaelM28]

I know right. Just look at Hayden Christensen and his "acting" in Episodes II and III LOL

[@thibaldus3]

Hayden played a pretty good Anakin and an amazing Vader once he'd fallen in ROTS. Let's be honest and recognize that you could NEVER satisfy Plinkett and his band of angry followers. The only thing they could like is a perfect copy of IV to VI.

[@kizwiz6]

Hayden is a better actor than Mark Hamill (voice acting doesn't count). If you think Mark would have done a better job as Anakin then fucking l-o-l. The guy's a legend but even if he can't watch the original trilogy cos of his acting (especially episode 4).

[@ApertureClockwork]

Be honest @Vladislak, are you holding BOTH trilogies to the same standards?

[@Vladislak]

Yeah. I'm not saying the originals are perfect, but in my opinion they were considerably better than the prequels. That wasn't the point of my post though, I wasn't setting out to bash the prequels, but rather to agree that Jake Lloyd didn't deserve the hate he got.

[@MariWakocha]

When he says "I understand clunky dialogue" he means that he had the same issues with the dialogue doing A New Hope as fans have with the dialogue in the prequels. The argument is that nobody talks like that, but "you'll never find a more wretched hive of scum and villany" (omg auto predict wrote that perfectly

[@MariWakocha]

@Logic Police I'm well aware of how bad the things cut were. Guess why it was cut! That's how movies are made. It's difficult to see because most movies aren't written about as much as Star Wars is, but movies typically have thousands of terrible ideas that are thrown out. I know Star Wars was saved in the edit, but who looked at the first cut and thought it was horrendous? Lucas. It's not like he was happy with it, but was forced to change it by someone else. He hated it and thought his career was over, fired the editor and hired someone he trusted more (his wife). And the edit didn't change the dialogue. Harrison Ford thought the dialogue was garbage, but it's still his dialogue in the movie.

[@CarSVernon]

@Logic Police "luke let me tell you about the senate"

[@cristianotv4673]

Yeah

[@tonyjones1560]

Were it not for "Star Wars," I would have been deprived of all these decades of describing various places as "a wretched hive of scum and villainy" or some people as "a friend of mine, before (s)he turned to evil." Especially the latter...I was 13 when the first film came out, so it's been a good run, LOL

[@Julio_Gomes]

"It's true... from a certain point of view" that line always makes me giggle, because it's so goofy lol. Obi wan just admitting to lying about something like that in the funniest way. Perfection didn't make star wars what it is, I don't know why people expect it. Dialogue was never the best star wars had to offer. *And that's ok, it more than makes up for it.*

[@WonderfulHayden]

Obi-Wan, Anakin and Luke are my favourite SW characters, each fantastically complex. I was 10 when TPM came out and around 16 when ROTS came out. Social media was in its infancy back then, e.g. Facebook was only marginally popular at the end of my senior year of high school. I wish others my age and I could've told Ewan and Hayden back then how much we loved ROTS, so that they wouldn't have felt so bad about the critics' words. I'm 33 and still a big SW fan. It's been so long-awaited but immensely satisfying to see Mark return in true Luke form in the Mandalorian*, followed by Ewan and Hayden in the Kenobi series. Here's hoping that all three will continue to reprise their characters in future years. *I'm aware Mark also portrayed Jake Skywalker in the Sequels.

[@Meth.Donalds]

Mark Hamill defending the prequels? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@paulmartin591]

Mario Ligreci I’m pretty sure he didn’t defend them. Just that he thinks people take the criticisms too far. I’m sure he still thinks they’re crap like most people.

[@mrps3fan]

in previous interviews Mark has stated he loved the prequels and that it works well in the star wars universe.

[@PapaPodo]

haha "most people"

[@rabidpogoista4510]

Welcome to whom? The prequels were garbage from begining to end.

[@ovaloctopus8]

I liked them (except episode 2) but its a quote from the films lol

[@alexskywalker4888]

It was the PRESS that berated Jake. Thousands of articles were extremely harsh, particularly regarding Jake's performance. These are on record and easily found. Remember kids, social media, as we know it today, was not around during the release of Ep1. It was "journalists" and "film critics" that professionally crucified the kid.

[@wonderwongl3528]

Exactly! People these days act like the fans hated the prequels to death and harassed Jake every second on his Twitter account. It was the critics, not the fans who hated the prequels.

[@thecaptain6520]

It was both

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

@@thecaptain6520 No, for the reasons OP here explained

[@dtxspeaks268]

@@InhabitantOfOddworld and the fans added more fuel to the fire once KZbin came and facebook became public.

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

@@ArtThouGardener The press sets the trend and everyone follows. You can find footage of fan reaction after the opening night, and it wasn't all horror and outrage. Once the press sets a lie going, it's off round the world whilst the truth is still tying it's shoelaces. It only took the sequels for that tone to finally change back again.

[@johnatkinson6182]

If it wasn't for the prequels I wouldn't be the star wars fan I am now

[@spino-tinodon1146]

Yeah really. I remember when I saw the original trilogy and saw the tile say episode 4, 5 and 6 y went like: What the heck is this? Why isn't there a episode 1 2 and 3 first? It made no sense to me what so ever.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

I remember in an interview with Jake Lloyd before Episode 1 was released, he said something to the effect "When you're playing with action figures and you pick one to be the baddie, it's strange to think some kid somewhere might be making my action figure the baddie in his game". He was a kid still young enough to be playing with toys, he shouldn't have had to put up with the crap thrown at him.

[@whatifgaming1661]

And now ironically the prequel trilogy has become one of the biggest cult classics in history

[@Losrandir]

When and how did this happen?

[@wesleyfilms]

Mats Nyman Some people hated the sequels so much that they forgot how bad the prequels were. They’re also easily influenced by mediocre Reddit memes.

[@techissus7449]

@@wesleyfilms lmao me

[@n.k.63]

@@wesleyfilms or some people just like the prequels on their own, or don't glorify the OT to the insane point. Both trilogies are great, with their own strengths and weaknesses, I don't get the hate, especially when some people claim that sequels are in any way better

[@wesleyfilms]

@@n.k.63 We're both entitled to our own opinion. I don't care what movies you like.

[@voidishprattles4319]

the prequels are fine I fucking love them, I always have. since when did a movie have to be perfect for them to be enjoyable?

[@snarl8]

my fave star wars movie is phantom menace for the prequels, the originals was empire strikes back, and the new movies, rogue one, force awakens and soon to be last jedi? probs force awakens, rogue one had a lousy ending, and from what i can tell online, not that many people are too excited with last jedi sooooooooooooooo yeah

[@fladmus]

They don't have to be perfect at all, they just have to be enjoyable... to be enjoyable. The prequels were not :)

[@kitgusto2390]

no one said they had to be perfect, just had to be competent movies.

[@T800-z4h]

Episode 3 is the best star wars

[@Jucelegario]

because of people like you, is why Hollyweird feels entitled to give us bad movies all the time.

[@CB-qg3yh]

An innocent child's life was ruined because middle aged basement dwelling fat men didn't like a movie with laser fights, and laser swords. Let that set in...

[@spenser9908]

What did the evil fat men do?

[@johnwarosa2905]

@@spenser9908 they did evil fat man things

[@rapidreaders7741]

@@spenser9908 They sent a lot of hate mail and death threats to a 10-year-old.

[@spenser9908]

Rapper Riders And his parents and agents let a ten year old kid read loads of death threats? Uhh, I call bullshit on that.

[@Iliadic]

@Turok Hilsen you mean 20th century? 1900s os 20th century, weirdly.

[@LtFoodstamp]

I wish more people were like Mark Hamill. His spirit is an open, honest, and courageous one. He IS Luke Skywalker

[@riotbreaker3506]

And nobody learned anything, they didn't get rid of their hate, just move it up the timeline.

[@VideoGameLova1]

Yep. The irony is that tons of people seem to have immediately forgotten what Mark said about Lloyd and the prequels, and are still incredibly vitriolic when it comes to the sequel trilogy and anybody who likes it. The Star Wars fandom truly is one of the worst communities to be a part of/interact with.

[@spirittammyk]

@@VideoGameLova1 My hatred is towards Kathleen Kennedy when she decided that everything in Star Wars was going to be all women from here on out. I'm a woman who actually liked Star Wars in the past because we got such handsome guys like Luke, Han, Lando, Obi Wan, Qui Gon, older Anakin and even Mace and Bail were nice to look at. And, they also had Leia as well as Padme who were beautiful and strong characters.

[@kungolaf4499]

@@spirittammyk And Star Wars was all about good looking guys? Ok... WTF?

[@riotbreaker3506]

@James Merkle I did, it was pretty direct, did you?

[@benwasserman8223]

@Jimmy Two Times I mean if Ahsoka is any indication, that's not a bad thing.

[@lumpythebored]

Love the prequels.

[@MichaelM28]

NO! They're shit

[@lapplandkun9273]

+Michael McGrath then get lost, idiot. this video proves that luke skywalker is also against you

[@terminallumbago0781]

John Zhou ignore him hes a known troll in many vids that mentions the prequels

[@zepp1832]

The kid is pretending to be 50yo and yet he talks likes he's 12

[@spino-tinodon1146]

Same here.

[@professorduckford4787]

Mark seems like one of the friendliest, most level headed celebrity there is. Seems like a really genuine guy.

[@Saberedits618]

If anyone sent hate towards Jake Lyolld or Jar Jar actor or Natilie Portman or Hayden Christiansen then shame on yall

[@jeremyschep3589]

I'm 100% with Hamill. I like the prequels. A lot, actually. Yes, they don't have the magic that the OT has (then again, no other blockbuster franchise does) but every time I see them I can't help but enjoy them. And RotS is a better movie than RotJ...that opinion I will take to my grave.

[@tomnorton4277]

I think Revenge of the Sith is the greatest Star Wars movie overall. Yes, even better than The Empire Strikes Back.

[@tomnorton4277]

Michael McGrath Go fuck yourself.

[@mr.cuddlesworth3144]

Michael McGrath Give your mother back her phone.

[@user-qv4ip5if9x]

Michael McGrath can you give valid reasons as to why RotS is worse than RotJ?

[@paulmartin591]

Acting, writing, direction, pacing, tone.... basically. Neither is a very good movie. But Sith is flat out bad.

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Mark Hammel is like a breath of fresh air after all the toxic vibes around Star Wars especially now. Hearing his take on all things Star Wars, how he always tells the truth and is unbias and positive. Really feels like hearing from a positive wise Jedi master. That which he is, Grand Master Skywalker of the Second Jedi Order. 🙏 I especially love how Dinsey can't shut him up because he is one of the people who pretty much is Star Wars.

[@napoleon4153]

What makes the prequels good -complete backstory -expanded universe -more series,games,comics, potential spin off, etc -most important "memes" XD

[@imperialspecialforce5769]

@Stratowind well if you want the darker version, with more story developed theres the EU version of the Prequels. If you want the light hearted version, there's the canon prequels

[@napoleon4153]

@Stratowind can you imagine how many sh'ts and stufs (that actually good) from those EU/Legends/Prequels/whatever that can make disney money?? And if they do,(and do it right) just maybe the fans wont be so piss off (ex : Mandalorian,Clone Wars,etc) +no KK and RJ of course (yeah)

[@129das]

Prequel Hate is a meme. They are not hated by the majority of people. It so dumb that people say that.

[@masongraham]

Honestly, there's so many quotable lines and memes from the prequels that are staples of pop culture now. Even the cheesy ones add to their character. There's almost nothing memorable from the Disney films - they're uncreative, soulless, trite. They will quickly be forgotten when the hype dies down but all the Lucas films, including the prequels, will endure.

[@jarsenberg]

And quality lightsaber choreography

[@erickruckenberg8716]

They were just pissed that a 10 year old got to play one of the greatest villains of cinematic history. I cant imagine being hated for that. Seriously messed up.

[@natwalsh2710]

Ikr. What’s wrong with them? I’m a kid myself and I got bullied by both kids and some grown ups so I know how it feels. Heard there’s a new kid that’s playing as Luke. Hope he doesn’t get abused like Jake did

[@tetsujin_144]

He didn't play "one of the greatest villains of cinematic history" - that was David Prowse and James Earl Jones. The kid played the same character at a point in his life where he was a much less interesting character.

[@tranceformerfx]

I very much enjoyed The Phantom Menace and Revenge of the Sith, it's only Clone Wars that I had a problem with. Ewen McGregor said in a statement that the reason he never attended Star Wars events was because of how vile and toxic Star Wars fans were. That says something. He straight up said that he hates Star Wars fans.

[@tomnorton4277]

Good for Ewan. He called out the "fans" on their bullshit.

[@DarkZide8]

The only problem I have with the prequels are all the dull greenscreen lightsaber-battles and it's mostly II and III that suffers the most from them. The hate againgst Jar Jar Binks I feel is overexaggerated - yeah, he is not funny, but he was meant for the kids, just like the Ewoks and now the Porgs (and Chewbacca honestly). Then there are some continuity issues that are dumb - but it is something I can live with.

[@fredbarker9201]

Playstation Elation I love attack of the clones as well as phantom menace and rots

[@locrynmurray4719]

... Except for the minor fact that he's generally considered to be one of the best things about the prequels (check out any list of good things about the prequels and Ewan McGregor WILL be on there somewhere) and certainly consistently the best actor. Oh, and the fact that, except for maybe a Han Solo movie, he's the one fans of both trilogies want to see get his own movie... But yeah, of course no one would EVER want to include him in ANY kind of Star Wars event...

[@JohnyTheWizKid]

I'm a Star Wars fan but I don't behave like a Star Wars fan. I don't lash out and threaten people or anything typical fanboys do. I enjoy the movie and look deep into it later but with a calm demeanor.

[@MVrockersPS3]

I think it's funny people don't realize Anakin's awkwardness fits his character.

[@Walamonga1313]

It's like they forgot he was a slave for all of his life until he got off Tatooine.

[@panda-panda757]

Walamonga 1313 Not to mention the Jedi didn't teach Anakin how to properly cope with the trauma that came attached to that (or even his emotions in general).

[@babyjiren9676]

I think people were expecting Darth Vader but without his suit. It doesn't help that people are toxic douchebags with no moral compass when anonymous. It also doesn't help that people are mostly idiots, especially Americans, who can't possibly begin to fathom the meaning of character development. That said, lots of dialogue was cringe.

[@aureateseigneur5317]

@@babyjiren9676 funny you call people toxic then proceed to shit on an entire of nation of people.

[@AJ69238]

@@babyjiren9676 some of that dialogue, including the sand one, actually made sense for his character. Anakin was a slave on a desert planet, SURROUNDED by sand. Naturally he developed a hatred for it, and when he opened up to padme, it came out all awkward.

[@Dead_channel88]

No matter how much you hate whatever trilogy, never hate on the actors they are just doing their job

[@moddable6921]

I always actually enjoyed the clunky dialogue of the prequels. "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away." I think the clunky dialogue is what makes Star Wars special sometimes, the way people talk in the Star Wars universe doesn't have to be exactly the same as human speech, and it's better when it has it's own twist to it.

[@jackalcoyote8777]

In my kid's brain, I rationalized it as them speaking Galactic Basic and us hearing a translation of it. Since translations always sound a bit strange, it made perfect sense to me.

[@bro8616]

@@jackalcoyote8777 i also think similarly about star wars to me everything in star wars is being presented as an imagining of the real star wars story (easy to accept with the recasts between OT and PT), which i find to be a much more enjoyable way to watch star wars as im not taking it as seriously as i used to and dont pay attention to the flaws as much because alot of them are minor flaws which i interpret as the being showing us how this story unfolds probably cares about showing us a clear imagining of the story rather than focus on making dialogue perfect and other things like that.

[@KnightShade227]

modern Shakespeare

[@drksideofthewal]

It’s actually super uncanny in the sequels when Poe Dameron talks like a normal guy. “Who talks first? You talk first? I talk first?”

[@paperpopper2586]

For real. And the original trilogy has its fair share of clunky dialogue as well, people just dont want to admit it

[@Murtagh653]

I think a lot of the hate on the prequels is due to people just jumping on a bandwagon. Even the hate against jar jar, I had no opinion on him either way when I first saw the movies as a child, he just seemed like another character, I was even worried that he would die in the parts where he almost died. I had no reason to hate him. I think people hate jar jar just because they are so worried about what other people will think that they don't even realise their own reasons for hating something. Jar jar's personality would be pretty disliked in anything resembling adult society but that type of dislike is learned, you aren't born with it.

[@Itachikeyser99]

Yeah, a lot of people can't think for themselves unfortunately. They are impressionable and shallow, with no logic to be found.

[@gjoerulv]

Jup! Humans are social beings. If you don't really have an opinion, or are more or less indifferent, chances are you'll take the side that will make you fit in the most. I was 15ish when the 1st prequel came out. I can't say I was impressed by it, but then again, I never was a big SW fan.

[@eejdmrj3hw]

People hate the prequels due to godawful execution of some great ideas. Hell Gundam the Origin, a prequel to the 1979 classic, uses a lot of those ideas and became one of the most well written anime

[@trenzinhodaalegria8012]

I didn't like some things about the prequels but... Honestly most of those problems were very characteristic of most 90s productions... So even though I disliked some things, I didn't go around protesting and downright persecuting the people involved in the production, that's what most Star Wars fans did though and for me this only makes me fear people. I fear that one day if I make something that people like but then I disappoint them with the next installment, I'll get persecuted just like Jake Lloyd and George Lucas were lol. If I ever make anything, it will be a single piece production without any possibility for sequels or prequels.

[@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone]

Murtagh653 lol I never hated Jar Jar.

[@MannyD90]

Thank you Mark!! The prequel hate was so overblown!

[@alolaformraichu6096]

Amanda Dickinson SHUT UP! The prequel suck and so does the original.

[@JuicyTobacco]

Nah, prequels were flawed in some parts, but great movies!

[@hoboyoda7454]

Amanda D. Agreed

[@hoboyoda7454]

alola form raichu can you please do us a favour and go away

[@kyle857]

If anything it was underblown. They still make a lot of money even if most people walked out of them going "well that sucked"

[@Unclebarry94]

Mark is such a genuine dude

[@jonathandahlberg437]

It's like they say: no one hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans.

[@galacticspike2842]

Exactly

[@Jackferrett6781]

Finally someone with a brain

[@nowelbobke1506]

Everyone can hate the Star Wars movies, but looking at the saga and Star Wars as a whole, there’s for sure been a lot more good than bad releases since the originals back in the day. The hate I believe stems from the fact that Star Wars is a universally loved series by people of all ages, and that age difference splits the fan base too, nostalgia is a heavy force. I’m just glad I grew up in the era of the prequels, just as much nostalgia as the OT for me, but I love them both

[@hakatapawa7115]

Except star trek fans

[@Foodude]

I have come to detest this line of thinking as it has been used to dismiss any and all criticisms of Star Wars material

[@RobertMcIntosh]

I think it's important for all of us to remember is that Mark Hamill has experience working with George Lucas so he has an understanding of why he makes his movies the way he does. When it came to the prequels, Jake did not deserve so much harsh treatment. He was probably already incredibly nervous just being in a big budget Hollywood movie and he did his best. I feel that anyone who likes the prequels should not be condemned for admitting that they like them. When it comes to a series like Star Wars, hardcore fans tend to have impossibly high standards for future installments so in the end, George Lucas had to make the movies he wanted to see. He created something great and had a vision for it. The fact that he was able to make it a reality is amazing in itself. When it comes to his harshest critics and fans, they need to remember that without George Lucas, they wouldn't have Star Wars to begin with. Better to go into the next movie the way everyone should, to sit back and be entertained. Go in there with the mindset of not knowing what's going to happen and with no unreasonable expectations. Going to the movies is supposed to be fun and I'm sure the next Star Wars movie will be.

[@imrankazzy9076]

Just curious as im ignorant to this, when the prequels came out i recall people hating padme, jar jar and hayden but i must of missed the stuff they said about the kid, he seemed to do well to me so why was this kid hated?

[@RobertMcIntosh]

The biggest issue some hardcore fans had was his acting and dialogue. Personally I thought the movie did a great job with establishing how the Skywalkers are such great pilots. It all comes down to what I wrote in my original comment. Unreasonable expectations and standards. Everyone has an idea of what they want to see in a Star Wars movie and basically petition the producers to go with their ideas. They forget that while the studios are well aware of appeasing longtime fans, they also have to cater to a broader audience that may just be a casual fan or new to the series altogether. Sorry if I rambled but I hope it explained everything you were curious about.

[@crazijezter]

"I'll try spinning, that's a good trick!"

[@jaimeiswithnintendoswitch3766]

Well said gold words. I fell in love thinkin it was a vision not gimmicks like alot say i saw those reviews but they came too late as well for ways

[@legovideosrock]

"Without George Lucas, fans wouldn't have Star Wars to begin with." ... And this counters the Prequel hate by.... What? I'm legit confused...

[@mekong5785]

Bruhhhh, the prequels were my childhood actually, I liked them more than A New Hope because I saw them in order (Phantom Menace-Return Of The Jedi) blind.

[@bigstarwarsfan5714]

Me to man but if I say that to the fan base will say “gO kIlI YoUrSeFl”

[@e.m.p.3394]

Exactly! I'm 16 and the prequels and the cartoons were my shit.

[@Realdangle]

Yo without the prequels we wouldn’t get Darth maul who in my opinion is best the written and developed character in all Star Wars.

[@megasystem8473]

Nogent I don’t like movie cuz it’s old

[@maerythegreek9008]

Me too! Our generation is more objective I think,cause we don't judge star wars by nostalgia! We judge what we seee!

[@damienknight1002]

Mark Hamill and I have the same opinion; we don't get why a lot of fans heavily criticized the Prequel Trilogy and we couldn't believe some of the things they were saying about them. Some of the reasons why a lot of the fans disliked the prequels weren't even bad enough to ruin them and the execution wasn't even close to horrible or even terrible.

[@LIFEOFHADARI]

MOST of the people who hated the prequels didn't even actually hate the prequels. Shitting on the prequels is basically popular opinion at this point.

[@SagradaMascarita]

Chester 420s Most of the people who shit on them weren't even born yet. Not saying you had to be alive, but they definitely left an impression on you seeing them as they came out.

[@anomalyinc3239]

Chester 420s thats because 90% of people are sheep rarely does anyone have the balls to express there true opinion

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

I disagree completely, I grew up with them and I know why people hate them, and there were for things I hated too. 1) The plots were kind of confusing and convoluted. For example; Wait so the Trade Federation is attacking Naboo because..... some guy in a hood told them too? What did they want? Why are they going to him for directions? Ok, so Obi Wan did some detective work and tracked down the Bounty Hunter to a planet which was deleted from the Jedi Records and arrives being told he was expected because that planet, which he did not even know existed prior to that day, had been building a clone army of that bounty hunter..... Like they never bothered to reach out to the Republic at any point? The Jedi then take the army anyway, no questions asked, an army which, prior to that day, never even knew was being built. This probably would've helped if they didn't spend so much time on that crappy drama, which leads me to the next point 2) The crappy romance. Other than it being a little creepy that Anakin has wanted only one woman since he was 10, the dialogue does not sound like how normal humans talk. It sounds like someone read Shakespeare a couple times then decided he would try to rewrite it. That would be ok, if it didn't take up most of the movie. This is more Attack of the Clones, which is the worst movie of the prequels. Anakin isn't even remotely attractive, he comes across as a school shooter type. He's creepy, obsessive and a complete psychopath. "wow this dude just admitted to murdering a bunch of innocent civilians, has been staring at me when I told him it makes me feel uncomfortable and talks about how I'm all he thinks about, I'm gonna have his baby". This wouldn't be so big had it not been a major focus. 3) Honestly the worst part is that they don't take advantage of being a movie. You have the opportunity to SHOW vs TELL. There is so much sitting and talking for no reason. For example, Obi Wan arriving on Kamino to talk to Aliens. CGI ALIENS! So apparently there was this Jedi called Sifo Diyas who bought an army for the Republic? Why not do something like show some security footage of Sifo Diyas building the army? You live in a universe of holograms after all, why not just show one of him? As a result the audience is kind of confused half the time. This is part of the last part 4) We're never shown why the CIS is evil, or really what the average person thinks. Why is the CIS evil? I mean, they didn't attack the Republic, they were attacked. They were never shown to do anything evil, it was just implied. In Ep 4 we see why the Empire is evil, but also why they think they're good. It's clear that they want security and view utter brutality as a way to get it. They execute people who won't cooperate and blow up planets. Did the CIS ever do anything of the like? They just united a bunch of systems which were angry with the Republic. Sure they look evil, have a bunch of shady leaders, but did they actually do anything wrong? The Jedi and the Republic seem like villains in this case. There's also no context for what's going on, we never see what the average person feels about the war or the Jedi. That would've really helped the climax of the Birth of the Empire, but nothing seems that bad. Ep 3 starts with a huge battle over Coruscant after years of war, yet there's no devastation. The city looks just fine. Like what the hell? They seemingly forgot about the fucking invasion. Wouldn't it have been better if they had some scenes showing the suffering of the average person there? Collapsed buildings and all? Maybe some guys begin circulating rumors that because the Jedi Temple was relatively intact that the Jedi were traitors and tried to get the CIS to kidnap the Chancellor so they can take over. That would've made the turn towards Empire far more convincing! The OT did these relatively well. The Empire is demonstrated to be evil, the romance felt more normal (ok ignoring the accidental incest) and the plots were fairly straightforward. Hell, most movies do this well. The Prequels had good moments, as a Kid I just wanted to skip all this crap and go straight to the fighting. Who cares about Anakin and Padme, I want to see a giant Clone laser blow up a star ship.

[@abstractdaddy1384]

You guys are ridiculous. For starters, the people with the strongest dislike for the prequels are most likely older people who have a more refined, intelligent taste in movies. There was a time when I liked the prequels...which is when I was a dumb kid. Secondly, this notion of assuming that people are hating "because that's the cool thing to do" and not because they actually dislike it is a massive copout. Its like saying "I'm going to ignore your argument because I know you don't really believe what you're saying." There is a staggering amount of information on the web describing why these movies are terrible. Have you read or listened to any of these reviews? There is a solid argument to made that the prequels are not well made movies. I'd like to set the record straight that I was 10 when the special edition of the OT came out and 12 when TPM came out. It's fair to say I grew up with ALL of the first 6 star wars movies. I watched and rewatched all of them countless times and loved everything star wars. Now at the age of 30 I only like a new hope and empire. Those are the only 2 movies out of all of them that I actually think are good movies and I enjoy rewatching.

[@X_Omen_Z]

Daniel Saldívar Nah, I definitely think all the hate mainly comes from the older star wars fans who were either alive when the OT was released or born before the PT was released. Although the PT definitely has some flaws, these manchildren trolls blow the hate WAY out of proportion just because it's isn't exactly like their childhood. Then again, TFA was practically just Episode 4 and they still bitched so who tf knows what they want.

[@OmniviumVelocity]

People are just way too jaded and critical now. Not just with Star Wars, but with every movie and TV show. It used to be you just watch something, have a good time and that's it. Now you watch something while looking for things to complain about, and then go online and complain about it, but still watch the next one and repeat the process. It's really stupid.

[@jesusburgess6252]

OmniviumVelocity Criticism and being critical about a show is a good thing, but to an extent. People do go overboard with it though, I'll agree.

[@blakepollock8074]

Yeah but transformers set a precedent that put budget into special effects over time and planning, so now all we are left with is creativity hanging from the noose that is the cashgrab from a ceiling whenever we watch a movie

[@silverancient7840]

i dont see anything wrong with that

[@bryanscruggs8962]

Actually that's not how it is at all. People are more than willing to be entertained by whatever video game, movie, tv show you throw at them because most people are mindless consumers. Hence why the Star Wars films gross so much money. Of course, you are still going to have those people that are mad that a great film has been turned into the next high school movie flick of the weekend. But anyways. I haven't seen the newer films. In the other prequels, I liked Samuels parts, and I liked when I got to see the becoming of Vader. But other than that, trash.

[@MrFlip2247]

OmniviumVelocity yup Dragon Ball Super is exactly like that as it’s under the same circumstances as Star Wars is. I didn’t even notice anything wrong with Dragon Ball Super not even the klunky fights in the beginning it was. I was enjoying it, I was happy Dragon Ball was back. But once I got caught up to the latest episode and delved into the community it’s like people won’t even let you enjoy it. Same thing with the new Star Wars trilogy. I loved the new movies, it made me feel like a little kid again but then I go online and see everyone absolutely thrashing it. It just feels bad.. and now you can’t stop yourself from purposefully looking for anything that could be a problem and ranted about. At that point Its no longer entertainment. In my eyes if it ENTERTAINED me then it did it’s job. But everything has to be absolutely perfect for the fans and while I understand that these are huge franchises and a lot is expected from them it seems that no one can just take them at face value.

[@jordandwiggins1026]

Any “fan” of Star Wars who sends hate messages and death threats to the actors, directors or anyone involved in any Star Wars movie because of their personal dislike of said movie are not fans. They are bullies, cowards and they are the worst part of the fandom, no question. No Star Wars movie is anywhere near the greatest movie ever made or the worst, and if you truly believe they are you are horribly misguided. They are just movies. You may prefer some over others but all of them have a myriad of great points and critical flaws. Your personal investment in a franchise does not amplify the hate or praise said movie objectively deserves.

[@concordetconstabulary219]

Jordan Dwiggins well put good sir.

[@sageringeisen8236]

Spoken like a true jedi, am I right?

[@jakegutierrez6783]

Except for the last jedi. Death threats are ok for that distater

[@sageringeisen8236]

@Alex Freeman I'm pretty sure Jake was joking.

[@bookhills2704]

Totaly agreed

[@rubenoemeloem3948]

I think its important to know that George wanted to make the prequels a whole different era and setting. Which is exactly what happened, it didn't feel like the original movies, which looking back at it, is a good thing. The problem with the sequels from the past few years is that they only focused on using nostalgia from the original movies. I havent seen the newest few movies and probably never will. The original trilogy and prequels will forever be in my memory and heart as what i define to be star wars.

[@Dennisroos]

I have to say that as amazing as SW is, the fandom may be the most reactionary hate-filled one I've ever seen. This prequel hate, the utter fanboying of Ep 7 immediately turning into "It's horrible, it ruined my childhood", the bashing and ridiculing of everyone with a different opinion. Just the other day I saw this video of Mark Hamill playing pranks on Star Wars fans by walking in on them recording famous lines. Mr. Hamill talked to them, asked them what they liked about the movies and such. One girl said her favorite SW movie was Rogue One. The comments on that video were filled with "She's not a real fan", "She should die in a fire", "She must not have seen the originals", and that's not even mentioning the misogynistic responses of 'girls not being able to enjoy real scifi'. Such pathetic responses, really. Can their fragile egos really not deal with someone liking something they disliked? Someone not worshiping the original trilogy (which had plenty of flaws itself) like it's the Second Coming must die in gruesome ways and can't be allowed to have fun?

[@pikppa]

What did you expect from a fandom capable of unleashing a war for something so stupid and pointless such as who shot first between Han and Greedo? Who cares? Either way it ends the same, greedo dead and Han walking away.

[@pikppa]

Tony Felgueres Let me tell you crybabies something from an adult perspective: it does not matter at all who shot first because either way it ends with Greedo dead and Han going away. To quote Harrison Ford: I don't know AND I DON'T CARE.

[@eureka0521]

Francesco Brosolo That argument is beyond petty and ignorant..I'm with you, who gives a shit? Han shooting some random alien bounty hunter "first" somehow defines his entire character? Ridiculous.

[@gracecalis5421]

Tony Felgueres And people wonder why Harrison Ford is so done with this fandom's bullshit...

[@Slashycent]

Your comment, especially the first part is so unbelievably true. I've never seen such a toxic fanbase, where peolple are insulting others for having a different opinion and where "fans" are constantly trash talking movies, actors, directors and other fans. The majority of the fanbase consists of bitter, hateful morons who spread negative vibes without a pause. Star Wars fans should stick together and celebrate the franchise they live but the sad truth is that the fanbase is deeply divided and I don't think that will ever change.