The Star Wars Prequels Are Better Than You Remember

Today I'll be tackling exactly why The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy is Better Than You Remember!
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[@Jared_Wignall]

I love all six Star Wars films. They’re all incredible.

[@razkable]

9 and only 3.5 are good imo..the 2nd half of sith works...return of jedi is pretty meh for the middle half of it after jabba before the emperor but I let it slide....it's ok...new hope is meh at times...

[@DidntExpect]

No matter how you spin it there are 9 films. A lot of people didn't like the Holiday Special or Ewok movies but they are still Star Wars films.

[@Ren-gk2tg]

I like to call Episodes I-VI 'The Original Saga', as a way to honor both Lucas' story and the Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga game.

[@michaelguernsey1206]

Yes all 6, only 6, and the only spin off movie rogue kne

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@DidntExpect Lol 😂

[@MarcAlcatraz]

"Darth Maul does nothing except dies" He literally killed Anakin's only hope for a good and nuanced jedi master and by killing Qui Gon set up Palpy's most important win ever. He took one for the team and gave palpy the strongest jedi ever.

[@occam7382]

Also, The Clone Wars. He was f*cking dope as hell in The Clone Wars.

[@lukescrew1981]

@@occam7382We don't talk about TCW

[@occam7382]

@@lukescrew1981, why? The Clone Wars is awesome.

[@lukescrew1981]

@@occam7382 It's dogshit

[@panamajack5972]

@@occam7382 A lot of folk don't like the art style or the exaggerated animations.

[@aladding7292]

you just pointed out the single weirdest feeling I always have. Every time I watch Revenge of the Sith, I’m rooting for Anakin not to choose the dark side, and every time he does I feel sad and disappointed

[@LaneTheBrane]

Caring makes a huge difference in ones perception

[@kristijan8518]

​@@LaneTheBraneyep, just compare that to Ahsoka.

[@luciferkotsutempchannel]

"What Anakin needed was the guidance of a father" This is what made Qui Gons death so much more tragic. He was the father Anakin needed.

[@havesomeculture]

The love of a father you mean - I’ve yearned to see quigon hug and kiss little Anakin.

[@ZiplineShazam]

What Anakin needed was a British classically trained actor to play him.

[@emoxvx]

Exactly, hence the track of the final duel in Episode I being Duelt Of The Fates. It's a duel for the fate of Anakin and because of that the fate of the galaxy.

[@jpgiles1725]

Exactly, Obi Wan was more like an older brother. Obi Wan didn't understand that he needed to guide Anakin. Obi Wan treated Anakin as a younger brother. That's why Obi Wan couldn't guide Anakin the way he should have. Obi Wan even said so in Revenge of the Sith. He said "you were like a brother to me Anakin, I loved you" He never said he was like a son to him.

[@jacksonoldenburg1830]

The first flaw you mentioned for phantom menace. Them rigging the droid to explode. They didn't know it was Jedi coming on the diplomatic mission. So they couldn't have prepared

[@MarcAlcatraz]

yeah he's really missing a lot of details through all the films

[@tomnorton4277]

@@MarcAlcatraz That's what Prequel haters do. Prequel defenders should hold themselves to a higher standard.

[@emoxvx]

@@MarcAlcatraz Yeah, like the reason for Obi-Wan staying of the Queen's ship in Episode I being to help fix the ship and protect Queen Amidala, even though we're not supposed to know yet that the real queen is the "bodyguard" Padmé. There's other things throughout the video but I think overall he gets the films better than a lot of SW fans.

[@lofthestars2088]

I think episode 1 is absolutely necessary for the Prequel trilogy. Not only does it show us what the Jedi were and how they were supposed to be, but it shows us so much more. It explains where Anakin came from, shows the trauma of being separateed from his mother at a young age and shows that he didn't start out evil or dark. An impression you could certainly get from just watching episode 2 & 3. Also it explains where the Separatist movement came from, because of the way the republic treats Naboo. They did nothing but watch as a whole planet was invaded by the trade federation.

[@tturpin9712]

Star Wars Revenge of The Sith wasn't and isn't a bad movie, it is a great movie.

[@estaextrana8486]

true. It's my favorite. Anakin is hott. :)

[@Danny____22]

@@estaextrana8486i can see why padmé loves him so much

[@occam7382]

Especially when you watch it alongside the Siege of Mandalore arc from The Clone Wars.

[@noobmaster69426]

It’s my fav tying with Empire

[@Monkey_Boy9602]

The first time I sat in the theater for "Episode I", I was only expecting the story of Anakin, but then I heard, "... Senator Palpatine is waiting for us"; and since I read the "Star Wars" novelization when I was a kid, I KNEW that he was the Emperor in the OT; at that moment, I had just become completely invested in the politics of Star Wars! I had always wondered how Palpy became Emperor, and I was FINALLY going to find out! So many people complain about the "boring politics", but it's what I looked forward to the most in each movie. He was such a beautifully magnificent, conniving bastard! The ST is garbage through and through. Each movie retcons the last! They misunderstood The Force, character relationships, and stupidly gave Stormtroopers a face in Finn (and a small band in IX) only to want us to continue to cheer for their deaths (even though they were kidnapped as children and brainwashed)! It proves that GL did indeed bring more to the table than people give him credit for.

[@Ren-gk2tg]

51:29 It is *definitely* not just you. I always get that same exact feeling right before Anakin cuts Mace's hand off. Every time I watch Episode 3 and get to this part, I catch myself hoping that Anakin will make the right choice this time, despite it all. But when he screams his "NO!" and unfailingly commits to the action that cements his downfall, I become just as heartbroken as I was when I first saw the movie as a kid. Maybe it's Hayden's incredible facial expression acting that creates that uncertainty in me on what Anakin is going to do. His inner conflict is so palpable in that moment. Whatever the reason though, that personal feeling you described makes the scene a highlight of Episode 3 for me.

[@RyanTheDark]

I love them. I love them all. They're perfect, every single one of them. And not just Revenge of the Sith, but the Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones too. They're great, and they are my favorite era. I LOVE THEM!

[@5roductionz1466]

"They are my favorite era" Darth Revan profile picture. JK lol.

[@zuckerburger5973]

@@brrodyy he indeed was

[@matthiasnagorski8411]

Not like the Disney animated film remakes. They're too real, and it CHANGES EVERYTHING!

[@minecrafter3448]

I see what you did there

[@tritone11]

Same here

[@jaqssmith1666]

Episode 1 is showing you what a balanced Jedi should be and the man Anakin's surrogate father is, before he's killed without ever getting the chance to take on that role and sealing Anakin's fate. It's the first part of Anakin's story, not Obi wan's. Obiwan's story is really 2, 3, and 4.

[@michaelguernsey1206]

Here’s the thing with the whole “give the sequels a few years. It took everyone a while to warm up to the prequels”. The prequels at their core, are good movies. They have good stories, with amazing world building. They suffer from over use of CGI and poor script. The sequels are flawed movies at their core. They rarely make sense as plots. They copy paste the originals. And do more pandering to social issues than telling good stories. The characters are terribly written. The action is mindless and boring. And it actively disrespects beloved Star Wars characters either to make way for their new poorly written characters, or simply to bash them.

[@tau-5794]

It's funny that ppl always talk about the cgi in the prequels, when they in fact used more models and miniatures in each movie than the entire original trilogy, and have fewer computer generated shots than the sequels. The core issue with the sequels is that they are not continuations of the star wars story, they're just boring Sci fi flicks with a star wars paint job and nostalgia bait. There is no continuity between films and everything that was once important is thrown away and "useless" unless it can be used for yet more nostalgia bait or trying to overcorrect from the previous film.

[@michaelguernsey1206]

@@tau-5794 while you are completely right, for me, the script issues, logic issues, and massive plot holes in the stories themselves (obviously that ties into the continuity issues) are the biggest issues for me. That’s kinda what I mean by fundamentally flawed at their core.

[@noobmaster69426]

The prequels are better than the sequels and it’s not even a fucking question. Both have their flaws, but the sequels have more flaws. At least the prequels have a story we care about, better characters, better choreography, better world building, and better writing. The sequels have terrible writing. Their use of characters is god awful, the story is a mess, and all they did was plagiarize the OT. If you’re making a sequel/remake, then it has to have some sense of originality. Its like saying lion king 2019 is good because it copies itself, when it’s the stupidest thing said because it lacks originality and as I’ve said before, if you’re making a remake, it has to have some originality. The sequels have awful characters as well like Rey is truly the WORST character in Star Wars. No offense to Ridley, she’s a good actress. I’m blaming all the problems on JJ, Rian, Kathleen, and the writers.

[@michaelguernsey1206]

@@noobmaster69426 EXACTLY

[@virgogaming6488]

The prequels are my favorite trilogy actually, I like episodes 1,2, and 3. They work well together and you can't have just 1 without the others.

[@loganstrait7503]

Palpatine siphoned Padme's life force out of her body and into Vader. This was possible due to their intimate personal connection. He couldn't have done it to someone useless like Jar-Jar, even if he didn't want to kill Padme anyway. This is a very mysterious and dark power. It's the secret of Darth Pelagius' life-saving magic, thus explaining why such a benevolent power would be a dark side power. It's literal psychic vampirism, and it's revealed at the very end of the last-made movie in a remarkably subtle way.

[@michaelguernsey1206]

What exactly do you expect obi wan and Yoda to do with the security footage by showing everyone? The emperor has legions of clones, and the entire senate under his control, they won’t be able to do anything lol

[@-westman3619]

On the topic of them trying to gas the Jedi, I think it is helpful to remember there are only a few thousand Jedi in the entire galaxy. A lot of novels make it super super clear that most of the galaxy really has no clue what the Jedi are or what they do. They just kind of hear second hand stories and legends and assume they are some vague monk wizards and continue on trying to make their way in the galaxy.

[@occam7382]

That's probably what also helped the Jedi fall into obscurity after the Rise of the New Order. Most people didn't really know a whole lot about the Jedi, so it was pretty easy for the Empire to control information about them, and basically write them out of history. Except when they needed to be painted as the bad guys, of course.

[@Phoenix-ug1ru]

literally nute gunray's assistant: "have you ever dealt with a jedi before?" nute gunray: "well...no, but i...." NET Alliance: why don't you know about jedi "jar jar is the best character of all time" ok you get a pass (and a sub) "some of the theed places look so nice and realistic" yeah they literally shot a lot of them on location in italy xD literally palpatine (THE MASTERMIND BEHIND ALL THIS): "an old friend [to guard you] like...master kenobi"

[@jmwilliamsart]

To be fair Han and Leia also became lovers in the 2nd movie of the original trilogy, just like Anakin and Padme in the prequel trilogy.

[@Ludwig1970]

You’re wrong about the assassination attempt being a plot hole. It makes no sense that they would’ve just fired a rocket into her room causing a huge uproar in the Galaxy with crusades to find her murderer. Every attempt on her life was made to look like an unfortunate incident so it didn’t look like a murder. The bombing of her ship was made out to look like a mechanical malfunction, if you pay attention the explosions come from the engines. Then the centipedes were made to look like a couple of pests just happened to get into her room and kill her.

[@jmwilliamsart]

What Yoda meant when he said he failed is that he never allowed the Jedi Order to change in the hundreds of years that he’s been a Master. The Sith had evolved whereas the Jedi had stagnated. The Sith had been planning this for a long time, whereas the Jedi had only trained to fight the last battle. Also, Luke’s new Jedi Order will be more inclusive, and allow Jedi to marry and have children. Having attachments isn’t a bad thing, it’s just that people’s feelings need to be managed in a healthy way. Luke finds a healthy middle ground in that regard. The new Jedi will spend a lot more time among the people throughout the galaxy unlike the Jedi of the prequel Order. That way the new Jedi build connections and trust with the average people throughout the galaxy, causing people to view them in a more positive light.

[@stefanmelchior4672]

I think the fish scene served as a metaphor, when quigon said “there is always a bigger fish” which referred sidious compared to darth maul, and jarjar to sidious (originally)

[@standre_]

The force speed inconsistency is because you drain your energy when you use that fore power. Obi-Wan likely didn't think Qui-Gon would be defeted. He assumed he would need all of the advantages he could get, and using a lot of energy for a force run, wouldn't have seemed like a good use of energy.

[@MrZackavelli]

Plus, when they used force speed in the beginning, there was nothing but open hallway. There was a gaping bottomless pit that Obi-Wan could've sprinted right into in the final fight. When you think about it, Obi-Wan has to go as fast as he can so he can beat the laser gates, but then he has to immediately come to a screeching halt if he actually makes it past the laser gates. Looking at the boots that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are wearing, you see there is absolutely no traction on them. You can actually see Obi-Wan sliding on the surface when he stops before that final laser gate. Force sprinting in those boots on a linoleum floor with a bottomless pit right in front of you would be suicide. This definitely would've happened: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmTHemCdnb6co8k&ab_channel=RubenvanderLeun

[@vgrepairs]

OBI WAN HAD JUST USED A MASSIVE FORCE LEAP SECONDS BEFORE! PEOPLE FORGET THAT

[@tomnorton4277]

@@MrZackavelli George Lucas' attention to detail would make Stanley Kubrick proud.

[@TooSweet353]

​@@MrZackavelli well... everyone seems to forget that Obi-Wan did a force leap when he defeated Darth Maul, also not forgetting that this was never shown, we can make these excuses but it wasn't even inferred or said, Force Speed was a cool setup that was just never paid off. It's not a flaw of the movie but it still is a mistake to introduce it.

[@MrZackavelli]

@myniggasimtoofly8411 First of all, I don't know what your point is bringing up Obi-Wan's leap over Maul. What does that have to do with anything? Second, you can see how slippery that surface is. In the film, both times Obi-Wan gets cut off by a laser gate, he slides. Seriously, go back and watch the movie again. Obi-Wan slides both time. So we absolutely *do* see it. Those boots on that linoleum floor are incredibly slick. It's not a mistake just because it isn't spelled out for you.

[@darklordkuro7953]

The prequel are my favorite, no contest Also its kind of ironic that by trying to save padme, anakin indirectly kill her. I mean the reason he was so oppses to killing palpatine was because he beleived that he would help save her

[@SmallvilleStudio]

It's like a Greek tragedy, in trying to prevent his vision, he dooms himself to it. Like with the tragedy of Oedipus, in trying to prevent the oracle's vision, he only made it come true.

[@onecoolcustomer4950]

The reason obi wan doest force run through the lazer hallway is because he already knackerd himself force jumping 30 times his own height just to get back on the same platform as qui gon and maul. theres a reason the jedi dont just use their powers constantly, its because they are just ordinary people who have learned to tap into the force to aid them when they need it.

[@norsehick4564]

The 6 starwars movies are great and I love them all, episode 1 solidified my obsession as a kid and it’s carried on into my adult life. The Disney movies (besides rouge one) were all pretty heartbreakingly bad not cause they have a female lead. But because they are just bad starwars movies and ruined my childhood.

[@tomnorton4277]

"Why didn't they rig the service droid to explode?" Because the Jedi would sense something as clumsy as a bomb. They deal with weapons like that all the time. Gas is stealthier. Furthermore... "Have you ever encountered a Jedi Knight before, sir?" "Well no but I don't..." It's spelled out in the dialogue. Seriously, people overlook things that are made blatantly obvious by the script. There's no flaw in the logic. Nute Gunray was working with what little knowledge he had of Jedi and that knowledge was still enough to terrify him. Trying the stealthy approach before resorting to blasters was the smartest decision he could make, especially in a state of panic.

[@animationministry]

I'd like to point out that Padme doesn't die of a broken heart. People think she does, because she says to Anikin, "you're breaking my heart." Later the medical droid says that for unknown reasons they're loosing her. I like the theory that Palpatine was draining the life out of her.

[@jandm4ever716]

It’s because of the line “she lost the will to live”

[@andrewmiles8702]

ROTS is the most fun Star Wars movie to watch and I am a OG fan from the beginning....

[@2centswanted113]

Harping on the initial criticism of the Phantom Menace opening and some other stuff. You wouldn't detonate a bomb inside your own ship to kill 2 people. You'd have to get the yield just right that you would maim or kill both but not damage your ship and cause any compromise or have it too high and just decide to eat the damage. Poisoned dead jedi are easier to handwave away as an accident or them getting into trouble and framing it. Exploding two emissaries is very messy and the lack of bodies cause concern and a follow up investigation. If they know Jedi are super skilled supernatural warriors then locking them behind blast doors and leaving them in a poisoned filled room for a long time guarantees a kill (the movie does a poor job of showing time passing). Even if they are not dead they are likely poisoned and the droids will finish them. Obi-wan isn't left because reasons. He's fixing the ship and protecting it AND THE QUEEN (although they don't know its Padme body double).

[@sirclassicalhou3650]

While I didn’t really grow up with the Star Wars prequels, you made a lot of good points about the best qualities of them. Makes me wanna rewatch them, especially Revenge of the Sith.

[@unknownfaces7]

thank you for defending him. im absolutely tired of the jar jar binks slander

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

Lore reason for why obi wan didn't use force speed to catch up in time to save qui gon: force speed is difficult to stop and you can't change directions... so if he used it he'd probably either slam into the wall looney toons style or fall into the hole that's in his direct line of sight and die.

[@playoffrondoW]

I feel like a big reason people hated the prequals is because there is so much shit and information. There is so much confusing politics and that would probably confuse a younger audience. Yet, all of the shit that happens leads back to the main plot. That's why the prequals are genius.

[@grfnroney8867]

so if you didn't notice the gungans specifically boss nass were actually jedi mind tricked into helping qui gon. im unsure if he had used it on jar jar beforehand but i think so

[@steevrawjers]

The prequels are awesome

[@marc-andrelandreville3359]

I Remember as a child who never had seen the OG trilogy, all the adult didnt like it but me and the other kids , loved we were playing Tag with a character name or some other kid stuff, the same thing happened with the original trilogy, it was an at that time, a younger generetion phenomenon And with the darth jar jar theory, Ep 1 is a masterpiece

[@user-xx6vy9ri8p]

TPM shows why Anakin is so important, his strong attachment to his mom, why Obi-Wan wasn't right teacher to him, why he hates Tatooine, Jedi rules, Palpatine becoming chancellor, world building, etc...And of course, podracing and Darth Maul. AOTC actually tells a great story (Palpatine's rise to power by manipulation Republic and Separatists, Anakin's progression of falling to the Dark Side, start of the Clone Wars), develops characters, shows us real war, new planets, species, ships, droids, world, and has strong connection with 1 and 3. What does ROTS show us? The largest battle in the Clone Wars, deaths of Dooku and Grievous, Kashyyk battle, Anakin's conflict with Jedi and himself, his weakness (save who he loves), which perfectly works with saving Luke, Palpatine's manipulation and rise to power, Order 66, 2 amasing final battles and the creation of Darth Vader and Empire, birth of Luke and Leia, new hope. It is the most meaningful for the whole Galaxy and is the most emotional.

[@richardlee2120]

The security hologram and the failure of Obi Wan to show it to the Republic is not a plot hole. When people embrace an ideology, no evidence will convince them otherwise.

[@gamervet4760]

I was 13 when I saw The Phantom Menace in theatres, my dad loved Star Wars and he liked the prequels as well. It was the last movie I saw with my dad in a theatre.Attack of the Clones was VHS. Now nostalgia aside just in sheer ways of movie making they are great. Great video. 👍 (god I'm old) I should also note I keep watching the prequels over the OG trilogy because I watched the original trilogy before the "Special" special editions. Can't stand what George did to them but not every artist is perfect and I just gotta go buy it on DVD.

[@tracytron7162]

46:05 Well he could have just force pushed at the last moment to slow down the descent, similar to how Anakin and Ahsoka did when they jumped off that wall in the second battle of geonosis arc in TCW

[@alcarbo8613]

3:10 Except the Trade Federation clearly said in the movie they never have dealt with Jedi before and don’t know what to do to Darth Sidious, how about you actually pay attention to the movie! 7:09 Obi Wan stood on the ship to protect the Queen, whats with your terrible criticisms

[@Nick-4K]

Bruh. The Jedi have been around for generations. You're telling me they know nothing about their abilities. Get out of here with that booty take

[@alcarbo8613]

@@Nick-4KYou really think everybody in the Galaxy knows the exact powers and capabilities of the Jedi, especially when they specified that they have no clue how to deal with Jedi

[@jimcorleone7861]

Because all the movies are around the Jedis, people can think that everybody in the galaxy know them and are aware of all of their powers and abilities. However, that's not the case. Most of people in the Star Wars univers never see them, and many have never heard anything about them.

[@pip5528]

The assassination attempt does make sense, though. Jango Fett told her to be subtle and blasting through the window wouldn't be. It's contrived on purpose. I do agree that the sand scene could've been more fleshed out but of course the haters love to take it out of context. The Clone Wars were also very fleshed out back then, with an entire multimedia project, not just the micro-series.

[@sesethichan]

Gotta say i loved ur what if scenarios with the credit rolls. good job :)

[@tturpin9712]

Star Wars Revenge of The Sith is a good movie, not a bad movie and it isn't a meh movie.

[@jaieregilmore971]

Or Yoda knows that Anakin is married to Padme tell him to let go of his fear of losing Padme key word “fear” because he never ask why or where he was when she was dying and it seem to me that Padme was completely healthy when she was pregnant and would be alive after giving birth Luke and Leia and I like the theory it palpatine giving the vision to Anakin to trick him and Anakin should have trust his wife instead of vision that doesn’t have full detail but I understand why he did it. Like Yoda said Fear lead to hate,hate lead to suffering and suffering lead to the dark side pretty sums up revenge of the Sith to Anakin his fear of losing Padme,his hate for the Jedi, suffering by losing his limbs being burn alive and Padme death and the dark side being Darth Vader.

[@ephemeral1755]

I think in one of the Clone Wars episodes, Palpatine says how those hologram thingies could be faked when the pirates were asking for payment when they showed Count Dooku in a hologram so I guess against the more obvious “scar” that was left on Palpatine, the “hologram” of two Jedi claiming otherwise would just be seen as deceitful considering also how much the senate has also seemed to have a positive disposition about Palpatine proclaiming himself as emperor with thunderous applause. Although I dunno maybe it is a plothole. I agree though, these movies aren’t SUPER bad, they’re good enough and even though I’ve watched all 9 movies, as a kid who grew up with the prequels, Revenge of the Sith will always be my favorite. 😂

[@steevrawjers]

good question at least nute gunray claimed that he had never encountered a jedi before

[@touchstonefan0348]

Great Video Net 👍

[@elijahhuffstutler7012]

Revenge of the Sith has always been my favorite, even before everyone decided the prequels suddenly werent that bad. The execution of the story definitely couldve been better, but i still love it so much. As a kid, it was definitely just because it had the most action, and also because i liked Vader, but now i appreciate the story. Its such a good movie

[@MrZackavelli]

46:05 is nothing but a bunch of "what-ifs". What if Obi-Wan missed the droid? What if Obi-Wan lost his grip? What if Obi-Wan didn't know Grievous would be too proud to let his droids shoot Obi-Wan to death? I have some: what if Leia's transport wasn't exactly above Tatooine so she could send Artoo and Threepio out? What if Obi-Wan didn't show up in time to save Luke from the Tusken Raiders? What if Han and Chewie didn't arrive in time to save Luke from being shot down by Vader in the trench? What if Luke didn't pull his lightsaber out of the snow in time to save himself from the Wampa? What if Luke didn't make it out of the Death Star in time with Vader's body? Answer to all these questions: She/he/they/it didn't.

[@kevinvassago]

Bro so true, i really dont like star wars fans. The way ppl are so hateful towards the films and other ppl who have different opinions really bothers me. I dont like every single part of the 11 movies, but i absolutely love star wars

[@darthyetgon]

Know what they should have done was put episode one and two together like you said and then actually came up with episode 2 as a live-action version Clone Wars this this one has been led into a more involve relationship between Padme and Anakin as well as letting everyone know Anakin's abilities and Obi-Wan's abilities four episode 3 to make complete sense

[@vincenzollamas]

if there is any problem with the romance section, it's because the massive amount of very important and enriching supporting scenes that got cut out (meeting Padme's family, etc.)

[@camouflage5004]

Wait, are the prequels supposed to be not good?

[@sillygoose9791]

The maker of such hit films as 'Space Cop' and 'The Recovered' didn't like it so now man children across the globe try and act like they're smarter, and know more about Star Wars than George Lucas himself.

[@gamervet4760]

Boba Fett got defeated by an almost blind Han. I never understood the craze behind Boba but Maul has an entrance. He has a fight scene and sadly he's shown as a disposable asset of Darth Sideous. Kinda like how Boba was disposable asset to Vader but Maul actually posed a threat. He even tried to run over Anakin, like psychotic. Left a lasting impression on me so much I got the deluxe action figure with the speeder bike and robe. 😝 Also I got Kugan vibes from Maul. Anyone watched The Highlander?

[@tomnorton4277]

Fuck Boba Fett. Darth Maul had far more of an impact on both The Phantom Menace as a stand alone movie and the Star Wars franchise as a whole. And that would have remained true even if he hadn't been resurrected in The Clone Wars. Heck, Jango Fett made his son look like a pansy by going toe-to-toe with no less than three Jedi in Attack of the Clones and killing one of them without any effort.

[@tau-5794]

Boba first appeared as wickedly cool in an animated section of the Star Wars Holiday Special, and in Empire he was one of the bounty hunters hired by Vader to track the rebels, and then his ship is what Han was transported to Tatooine in.

[@gamervet4760]

@@tau-5794 Yeah but he only got interesting for me in the EU. Or just the better vision of Star Wars.

[@jammydodger6932]

Great video man👏

[@TheZamaron]

I don’t get the hate for Jake Lloyd, he’s a fucking kid in a movie, you should never expect kids in movies to act well, EVER, if they do then makes it even better, but they’re kids. And Jake did a great job in context, Ep 1 serves as the intro to Anakin, and he is so innocent and sweet and naive, which makes it tragic when you remember this little kid becomes Darth Vader, rarely in media do we see a villain start as a hero and see their childhood unless it’s a short flashback, mostly they are shown as adults.

[@alexscampone9601]

here are my brief thoughts on the prequels episode 1: this movie makes a lot of sense in hindsight. george wanted to show what the galaxy was like before the Clone Wars. but he also wanted to include things that every Star Wars movie has like a lightsaber duel, a big space battle, and old planets so it's the perfect slow start to Star Wars, a Star Wars starter pack if you will. episode 2 is just an average summer action movie. I think many elements of the story drag and the Naboo love scenes are more boring than cringy. but I love the Obi-Wan side of the story i love the part where he gets captured by Dooku that scene is ripe for "What If" scenarios. and the final battle that kicks off the Clone Wars is really fun to watch. Episode 3: this is the only movie that is legitimately necessary. it fills in all the holes from episode 4. This movie is paced the best out of the three. the middle drags a tad but it doesn't matter because Grievous dying and the Order 66 section make it so worth it the final battles between yoda the Emperor and Anakin and Obi-Wan are top-notch better than the Maul fight in my opinion. this movie is peak star wars

[@ESF_66]

did you see the new episode of the mandorlain

[@doubleone8368]

I dont have disney +

[@tomn6800]

@@doubleone8368 123moviesfree.net has all the episodes except for the season 2 finale, which they'll put on there some time this weekend

[@jcurses]

So, this trilogy was hitting theaters around the time I was hitting high school. Duel of the Fates had hit Napster hard, and the hype was up. Fundamentally, the first film missed a lot of notes it NEEDED to land in order to make the next two succeed. I went into all three movies with a certain level of expectation. After the first one, I set them lower, and I found the next two pleasurable. Were they on par with the OT, hell no. Therin lies the problem. People expected it to meet if not exceed the original films. When each one was a "Don't get your hopes up to high", yet they were marketing it as a masterpiece, the discord between the audience and anyone involved with the creation, whether actor or director, was getting torn to shreds. I feel as though these films are being more accepted now as opposed to before is because we saw the sequel trilogy...wait, no, what I meant to say is that time has passed and people can put their emotions aside. They really aren't the most terrible films, but I feel as though, as Lucas got older, he didn't remember how to write these characters. These were all new characters, minus Obi-Wan and Palpatine (I'm not uncluding Anakin as writing Anakin pre-turn is different from Darth Vader). Between that and the expanded lore that he signed off on, sort of boxed in what he could do that would keep everything in cannon. Lastly, as far as the midoclorians, I remember people speculating and writing about anything Star Wars related on the internet. In 99', I remember reading a script that labeled Mustafar as the final fight that left Anakin near death. I also remember a document that listed midoclorians and the suspected levels of midoclorians of Jedi mentioned in the OT. So, when midoclorians popped up in the first film, I was confused that no one really knew about this. Prior to then I hadn't paid attention to the EU so I thought that they were introduced in a different medium. Speaking of the EU, while we had that in the books prior to them, the different spin-off shows helped to provide context and character growth that you could not capture within the trilogy alone. So, being able to see the events of the clone wars, the politics, and the cunning of he who would become emperor. Fleshing that period out definitely helps it in a modernized lense.

[@morrigannibairseach1211]

The Phantom Menace is Padme's movie but the prequels are Palpatine's trilogy. It could also be argued its Palpatine's movie seeing as he is the title. The prequels are a masterpiece though. The fact that you miss the trope of the snake/insect for assassination just says you dont know enough to properly criticize these films. Not only that but if you do something that resolves the story a full film early in a six part saga then it's a shite idea and shouldn't be done. Not to mention that in a city of constant surveillance doing something over the top such as shooting into a senator's window or firing explosives then you are getting caught and suck as an assassin.

[@cuberzeroer]

45:59 “In my experience, there’s no such thing as luck”

[@josereyes1148]

You know what? I don't see 100s of videos of people trying to convince us the originals are good. That's because they are. If the prequels were good we wouldn't need video essays trying to convince us that they are. lol

[@TheZamaron]

In Ep3: Utapau isn’t forced, remember there’s a war going on and the Jedi are Generals fighting it, any Jedi at any time could be called to a battle, and thanks to Clone Wars we know Obi-wan and Grievous have fought many times in the war, Obi-wan was the best choice, and Anakin is still on assignment to watch Palpatine. Plus yes it serves to get Obi AWAY from Anakin, same with Kashyyk for Yoda, thus the only Jedi he can turn to is Mace, who this film establishes well doesn’t have good relationship with Anakin, this leaves him basically isolated and open to Palpatine’s manipulations.

[@ZiplineShazam]

The Prequels were overly cartoonish toy commercials.

[@jaqssmith1666]

Anakin doesn't accidently blow up the ship, R2 is communicating with him through the console the whole time and telling him what to do.

[@AiRsTrIkExXzZ]

If I made a tier list of the 6 Star Wars films I’d put the 2 first episodes at the bottom but put the 3rd episode in the 3rd or 2nd spot

[@michaelsinger7008]

You are wrong. In Episode seven: I was wondering where the original characters where and then when they were revealed it was underwhelming, Han died for no reason princes Leia and Han divorced Also read the Star Wars Novels they are far “sequels” then what we got. Star Wars content continued after episode 6 in the form of Books comics and video games. They told new and original stories. I had problem with Episode seven while watching it. As did Eight. And Nine. We

[@JohnSmith12931]

30:35 I saw that little Nickleback nudge….. sneaky you….

[@loganstrait7503]

The reason for landing on Tatooine is nonsense to me. If the Trade Federation is a galactic corporate enterprise with offices and agents everywhere, then obviously they would have to maintain some level of face outside of Naboo. They can't just hunt down Jedi freaking Knights in the streets of Muniliist or Mygeeto. I maintain they could have landed on literally any planet other than Naboo or one of the Federation bases like Cato Nemoidea, any planet that accepts credits, and have absolutely no problem buying repairs and supplies. If they couldn't even land on a normal planet and get normal maintenace as part of their diplomatic mission from the Chancellor himself, then what power do the Jedi even have?

[@koobmoon]

Murdering jedi with a bomb would be a bad look in the senate

[@jaieregilmore971]

The thing is republic doesn’t know that Sith exist and they not illegal because like the Jedi said they been extinct for a Thousand years and been in secret due to the rule of two one master and apprentice no more no less huh of wasn’t for the prequels we wouldn’t the bane trilogy.

[@drackestalentorgen166]

The Midiclorians are Just Force Mitochondrial cells...they are not what makes the force but what lets organic beings tap into it...I also always thought that they are cousins of Kyber ...the inorganic but alive force sensitive rocks

[@Kingofgondor4619]

I love all 6 episodes they are 100 times better than the sequel trilogy.

[@Johnadams20760]

epise 1 also establshed the old repubolic and what it was just before it started to slowly get dismantled, the way palpatine first got into a higher position of power, and qui gon jmim was vital as it showed he talked about hte will of the force, which later cmae into play tha the learned th e force ghost thing whom he gaught yoda and obiwan to

[@loganstrait7503]

The 2-D animated microseries was vastly superior to the 3-D animated cringefest tbph.

[@Hgoenge81]

Good points so far. I also think Lloyd got waaay too much hate. Same with Jar-Jar. I find c-3po infinitely more insufferable, and he's in all the movies 😂

[@alfie1405]

I bet Anakin wished he left obi wan on the invisible hand in revenge of the Sith when he got burnt 🥵 in lava

[@jakealter5504]

Kenobi and Yoda didn’t go to the public because the public had a pretty negative view of the Jedi by the time of the clone wars

[@neophytealpha]

Episode 1, Anakin 9 and Padme 14. Episode 2, Anakin 19, Padme 24.

[@TheEgganator324]

Thank you

[@jessezimmerman4486]

Anakin has borderline personality disorder.

[@leylaaydn7192]

Just because you think that it's Obiwan's trilogy doesn't make it his trilogy dude,he is not the main character i don't see any problem with him staying on the ship for awhile, besides it's not wise to leave the ship and the queen all alone in the desert planet with no protection of a jedi,besides that Obiwan is in all the other scenes.

[@emoxvx]

0:58 - Can you link this footage from the premiere? BTW, cool video! I don't agree with 100% of what you said, there are a ton of details important to character motivations and the plot that you missed but overall I liked the video, it's good seeing different perspectives on the prequels instead the same old hateful videos by 40 year old fanboys. If you're interested I recommend you watch Rick Worley's videos on the saga, I think you'll love them, especially since you're also a fan of the prequels! There's a ton of stuff there that you'll learn and find interesting.

[@billybones6463]

it wasn't a few dozen Jedi in the arena, it was like 200. But because like half were padawans, and none of the Jedi have battle experience, they get slaughtered. Genonosis is a win for the Separatists and a miscalculation by the Jedi.

[@jefferysterner]

Allow me to enumerate the reasons I felt back then like the prequels were bad, I'm curious what everybody else (especially millennials who don't remember the OT but did see the prequels in the theater) has to say about my opinions. - If you hadn't waited since 83, it would be hard to fathom the profound excitement of anticipation that had built up; it was literally overwhelming. 16 agonizing years of silence, not even knowing if it would ever happen at all. Looking back, I think the greatest movie ever made would not have ended up feeling like a disappointment to those of us who waited so long. Add to that the fact that Lucas, true to his vision, "took the risk" of making it more about politics than anything else, which definitely deflated the excitement. Plus, the Jar Jar ridiculousness, overuse of silliness that would have enhanced things in a smaller dose, and the lack of danger posed by the battle droids. All this made for a lackluster feeling and set the trilogy up to be disliked by expectation. - To many of us who grew up with the OT, Hayden Christiansen just didn't feel right as Anakin/Vader. Combine that with the poor dialog he had to work with, the rushed plot, potentially bad directing, and his questionable portrayal of a deeply conflicted person. I feel like was a monumental task to portray this well; it would have taken only the best of the best actor to pull it off. Rather, it felt like he was chosen for his elite attractiveness rather than any elite acting ability. I'd love to see the audition tapes to compare him with the rest. - The new villians were not really woven into the existing story at all. IMO Dooku's role was left too ambiguous; was he really a former Jedi? How close was he actually to the Sith? We didn't really know at that time; it was all mostly implied by a few tidbits of dialogue. I'm aware that mysteriousness can add to a story, but for some reason I felt like it didn't work here. Maul and Grievous also came out of nowhere with almost zero backstory about who they were. As you said, they were there just to have sabre duels. - I can say with a fair amount of certainty that almost nobody welcomed the excessive CGI in AOTC. It just didn't feel real to those of us who grew up with the OT, who also pretty much universally hated that Lucas butchered that too. In particular it ruined Yoda, just destroyed his mystique. Back then, all of this overshadowed McGregor and Portman's mostly well done portrayals, McDiarmid's genius, and of course the brilliance of the music. Nobody back then could have imagined what it was like to not have a cohesive story; which we are painfully aware of now. For me, I've come to appreciate the generally decent writing with a cohesive story that doesn't completely invalidate so much of the original lore, now that I've seen the disaster Disney created. I thought many of the points you made here were redeeming as well, thank you.

[@Tekkaman1994]

I agree The Star Wars Prequels are good, but not better than the Star Wars Originals. I'm a Gen Xer in my 40's so I watched the Original Trilogy on VHS when my parents got a VCR. So I'm one of those fans who watched the Prequels and thought: "Okay, these are good, but not great, and that's fine." I had certain assumptions about Obi-Wan before I saw Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. I knew Obi-Wan had to have been a quite active Jedi when he was younger, but I got the impression that he did finish his training and became a Knight and later a Master and he trained Anakin(according to old Obi-Wan in telling Luke on Dagobah) but after seeing The Phantom Meance the first time in a theater and seen him fight Maul in a lightsaber duel and killing him by cutting him in half, I realized Obi-Wan's training must have been complete. He just killed a Sith Lord after there had been zero conflicts with the Sith in a 1,000 years! He didn't have to take the "Trials" as he mentioned in the Jedi Council scene with Qui-Gon and Anakin. What resonates with me the most is how Obi-Wan and Anakin interacted with each other in Episode 2: Attack Of The Clones. with Anakin now a young adult, he had a little over ten years of Jedi training, and even though he was "The Chosen One, Obi-Wan still gave Anakin orders and on missions, which was fine. By Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith, Obi-Wan was more like an older brother figure to Anakin, than a dad figure. Which makes sense, given Obi-Wan was 25, and Anakin was 10 when they met. I will always like the Prequels, despite the clunky dialogue, and the mediocre acting, the set designs, the visual effects and the scope of the stories were pretty damn good.

[@AstralWolf86]

I think it too people 20 years to finally accept Jar Jar because he was just too much at the time. Also watching the pod racing in VR bigscreen is amazing

[@pietroscarpa2384]

If you go deep into the symbolism of the movie and that what Gorge actually wanted to archive than your views will change about this movie.

[@richardlee2120]

More from the kitty! I don't let mine play with my Star Wars toys.

[@noobmaster69426]

OT: 10/10 Prequels: 8.5/10 Sequels: 2/10

[@2ToyBoys]

There are 6 Star Wars movies and I like all of them.

[@darthprime1990]

Have you watched the documentary film "The Prequels Strikes Back: A Fan's Journey"?

[@mal-g]

How do I watch it?

[@ayiza8511]

Windu uses Vaaapad a style that is well suited to the Sith. I always thought wind is the better swordsman but Sith lightning is the trump card. And really Anakin has already given in to the dark side one before when he Massacred a whole tribe of tusked raiders. And Palpetine have been grooming him since he was a child

[@tau-5794]

Honestly Windu was kind of a hypocrite and exemplified everything wrong with the jedi order. He preached temperance and controlling emotions, but during the fight against Sidious could you honestly say he didn't hate him? He used the dark side for power, which is not the way of the jedi. A jedi only fights to defend, never attack, yet he went out of his way to lead an extrajudicial assassination attempt on the elected leader of the government.

[@MichaelDavis-eg1pp]

I actually find the love scene stuff cringe worthy yet consistent with Star Wars as well as anakin as a character

[@thecclasspokemontrainer4759]

You're right finally someone who agrees with Me about jar jar

[@minecrafter3448]

56:15 Not really, since it only shows anakin killing Jedi (Younglings) which are now illegal. The only people informed enough to know that “Darth” refers to sith are the Jedi, so nobody would know they were sith. Even if they did, novelization of revenge of the sith has palpatine saying that the republic has COMPLETE freedom of religion, which most would assume passes over to the empire. This means that the sith wouldn’t really be illegal, just the Jedi. There is, however, a plot hole here, and it’s that the Jedi didn’t just use the security recordings to spy on the chancellor rather than anakin.

[@gamervet4760]

Where on the same page of the midichlorians but I think the prophecy is just a vision of the future. A balance felt in the vision by the culling of the Jedi and the rise of the Sith. Just my thoughts.

[@tau-5794]

The prophecy was correct, Anakin purged the jedi order of its corruption of the light side caused by centuries of complacency, and then killed the overwhelming darkness gripping the galaxy by throwing it down a giant shaft. (You know, until somehow, Palpatine returned)

[@gamervet4760]

@@tau-5794 As Qui Gon said there's more than one way to look at a prophecy.

[@vflmp821]

I actually kinda like the prequels. I'm not one of the guys who is saying that this movie are better than the original trilogy, but these movies has something special,heart. In every scene i can feel that Lucas and the Actors gave everything to make this movies great. The Phantom Menace is defenitly not perfect but it has some great aspects, like Darth Maul,the Jedi and the Action. Yeah...Jar Jarr Binks is not really great but in my opinion not that bog a deal. Episode 2: without the tomantic Side Plot it is pretty great, like kamino and Geonosis. Episode 3 is unironicly great movie because of the music,pacing and structure itself Episode 1: 7/10 Episode 2:7/10 Episode 3: 8/10

[@slimrummy4616]

And btw it wasn't even the gas that was the problem... Why didn't they just leave the door closed for like a week .... Make sure they were dead