The Star Wars Prequels are Secretly Brilliant?

[@jamesbancroft2467]

Ewan McGregor was so devoted to his role that he went back and watched Alec Guiness’ old movies so he could play a younger version of the OT Obi-Wan; I’m starting to think he’s a clone of Alec Guiness

[@JDRants]

Evan McGregor was absolutely amazing in the prequels.

[@greekfountain9303]

@@JDRants he was the best part of the prequels

[@coastaku1954]

They found that they look almost identical too. Also Obi-wan was so sarcastic and hilarious, I loved him in the prequels.

[@FreakDaMIghet]

I think the idea that the Jedi are becoming corrupt is something people don't tend to pick up. I noticed it, of course, and it makes sense. In fact, had Clone Wars not been canceled, there was going to be an episode where the council sends Quinlan Vos to assassinate Dooku. Not arrest. ASSASSINATE. They turned this plot into the novel Dark Disciple, and it shows how the Jedi are turning to a dark place, but are too blinded by their ego to see it.

[@millabasset1710]

+FreakDaMIghet The jedi were never corrupt in the prequels, it's called shit writing.

[@samueljones8100]

+FreakDaMIghet The Jedi are just pragmatic doing the right thing to save as many as possible that is what the Jedi code is ignore your emotions for they will betray you and and use knowledge and logic to accomplice the greater good. This the idea of killing one person the save millions. e.i. kill Dooku stop the war save lives it is the logical thing to do.

[@enishi4ty5]

+MALayhee700 dude the Jedi, as shown in the video, and as obvious in the movie, were hypocrites. while "corrupt" is a strong word, its closest to accurate. they were no different than cops trying to have more power, and end crime before it happened. Anakin peeped the hypocrisy in their logic, and was conflicted between what he should do, what he believed to be right, and what he was ordered. The emphasis on his mother and wife(2 things most if not all jedi before had no attachments to) shows how hard it was for him to conform to their mindset. he was punished for being human, and as he saw the jedi act more and more like criminals, he began to withdraw from them, until he snapped, and switched sides.

[@FreakDaMIghet]

enishi4ty5 Yeah, maybe corrupt was the wrong word.

[@1krani]

+FreakDaMIghet I knew that they weren't supposed to be people we cared about or even liked, but I never considered that they would be actually corrupt from the get-go. Even then, it would tie into all that stuff Palpatine said about people fearing to lose their power, something both he and The Jedi exemplify to varying degrees.

[@SystemUnderSiege]

They're deeply flawed movies that have tons of heart and passion put into them. They're lovable.

[@BarabasDantioch123]

You can tell that they had a lot of fun filming.

[@MLBlue30]

Its true. Despite George Lucases corny writting, the movies still had charm and felt young at heart. The Disney Star Wars felt sour and grim, and made you feel bad about being a Star Wars fan.

[@frname7665]

I think nobody could have said it better. This is exactly it and you managed to summarize my position in very few yet perfectly well chosen words.

[@jimhalpert9816]

This is the best way to explain the prequels Edit:I love these movies but they are objectively bad a most of my enjoyment comes from nostalgia, cringe, and memes. Anyway this does show like many other videos that the prequels deep down had good themes but were ruined by George Lucius’s undercooked and bad idea

[@frname7665]

@Jonsin 1459 If that's too hard to understand for you maybe you'll want to understand the dynamics of yourself first

[@undergroundsequence]

2000: This sucks 2019: I D O N T L I K E S A N D

[@turkepic3637]

More like : *I D O N T L I K E D I S N E Y*

[@Iisdabest889]

2002*

[@johnswanger8474]

Yep. Much like the regret every generation has for throwing away all their "embarrassingly childish toys and lame kid-stuff" only to long to have those things again once the relentless taunting of early adolescence ends. For many, many fans, the Prequels were "theirs". They may not have been old enough to have seen the Original Trilogy in theaters, but they most certainly were not going to miss the opportunity to claim these new prequel films. The backlash and animosity for the "travesty" that dared bear the name Star Wars was brutal. Has that sentiment changed? Well, Hayden Christensen finally coming out of "hiding" and appearing at Star Wars Celebration appears to answer that. A resurgence in support for the Prequels is right on cue. It's always only a matter of time.

[@dr.spaghetti1973]

BoerstaatTM DRM They’re course and rough and irritating, and they get everywhere.

[@Hamburgerreste]

what is wrong with "i dont like sand"

[@AdamHH11]

Also, wasn't Anakin technically kinda the chosen one in the end anyways? I mean he did defeat Palpatine.

[@Daniel-vk7oh]

wow that is so fucking true. BWAAAAAAMMMM

[@beckettgaming1000]

+AdamHH11 Everyone knows this...

[@AdamHH11]

***** Well, no, because I've seen tons of videos that claim that Luke Skywalker is the chosen one.

[@thefaceofawsomeness491]

+AdamHH11 Anakin wasn't the chosen one for killing Palpatine, Anakin was the chosen one for destroying the jedi and bringing the sith into power. After a thousand years of the lightside ruling the only way to bring balance was to destroy the jedi. Think about it, all peace and prosperity is not balance, evil must be equal to good to create true balance.

[@Steve_T14]

+AdamHH11 Actually, Anakin was the chosen one, not because he defeated Palpatine eventually, but because he literally brought balance to the force after order 66. Two Jedi masters in Obi-Wan and Yoda, and two Sith lords in Palpatine and Vader.

[@harrison.smillie]

Roses are red, Circles are round, It's over Anakin, I have the high ground!

[@Liberator130]

Roses are red, a trumpet toots, Only a Sith, Deals in absolutes

[@curseofgladstone4981]

CH Gorog. Roses are red Im eating pies Did you ever heard the tragedy Of darth plageus the wise?

[@Something775]

CH Gorog ironic.

[@georges4061]

I came from this.

[@markokrstic3562]

Roses are red, It's rude to stare, I don't like sand, It gets everywhere

[@zyuranger21]

I understand everyone has their own personal feelings about the prequels but I personally love them, maybe since I saw them first but anyway. The originals had a simple hero's tale storyline with Luke as the good guy and Vader as the bad guy and a couple of twists and turns making them easy to follow and understand. But since the prequels were a broadening of the whole story, they were never supposed to be that same simple hero's tale plot of the originals. I think since the focus was on Anakin becoming Vader it was supposed to ended up making all 6 films a story of tragedy. That's one of the reasons I love the prequels.

[@c61dyn]

+Deka Red Actually, if we're to focus on Anakin, then the films aren't a tragedy. In the end, he manages to do what he feels is right and dies having settled the conflict within. That's a win.

[@zyuranger21]

c61dyn Yeah but should also consider how his death was a fall from grace, which is basic tragedy.

[@c61dyn]

Deka Red A fall from grace in what way? He resolved the conflict within, he managed to redeem himself, and he was with his son in his final moments. It seems more like a return to grace to me.

[@zyuranger21]

c61dyn The fall from grace was in episode 3 when he became vader and had to wear the suit and mask

[@kabrozkabroz]

+c61dyn by that token Romeo and Juliet is not a tragedy because at least they died together

[@555droid6]

Love how everyone is now admitting that they love them.

[@gabrielhorowitz8517]

We should have realized how good we still had it when Lucas still had control. Sure, the original trilogy was way better than the prequels, but the sequel trilogy spit out by Disney is just pure garbage.

[@555droid6]

@@gabrielhorowitz8517 well I always loved them.. yh the majority of star wars fans are dicks

[@savageguy134]

Milk n Cookies Critics loving movies means we the audience must love them to? That’s not how that works.

[@555droid6]

@Milk n Cookies this is very true. There are of course nitpicks for both prequel and sequel but for me the story line of the sequel is just not good enough given its disney making them

[@diegodelafuente5056]

@@555droid6 "given disney is making them" is not a good argument, try again

[@sean6709]

Episode 3 is my favorite Star Wars movie. Period.

[@Crp12198]

I actually agree. Not trying to insult anybody but I think a lot of the hate for the prequels comes from people who are hung up on the original trilogy. There is such a thing as having an open mind

[@TREVORVADER]

Sean same

[@bigmonkee639]

@Loki Peters true v is my favourite but revenge of the sith is the 3rd best star wars film.

[@ltpk4life1895]

100 percent agree with you. The emotional rollercoaster anikan goes through and how you slowly see why he turns to the darkside is brilliant. His heart is in the right place because he turns to the darkside, not out of his lust for power but because his love for padme was so strong he was willing to do anything to keep her alive.

[@bigmonkee639]

@@ltpk4life1895 your right the prequels had a great storyline and characters with different wants and needs.

[@annachase6036]

Everyone in 1999-2014: The Prequels are crap Everyone in 2015: The Prequels are not so bad at all... Everyone in 2017: I LOVE THE PREQUELS!!!!!!!!!!

[@quasar4086]

Disney’s trash wars made everyone realize how great they are

[@Reid52]

It's almost like Disney is pumping out fake prequel love through dozens of articles, etc to try and restore faith in an IP they spent 4 billion dollars on.

[@-_Nuke_-]

Yes because in 1999 we had all the nostalgic morons, a very loud minority that had their time and their unfair and harsh criticism was fun for a little while, but then people grew sick of them, in the meantime we grew up, we saw a George Lucas walk away from his movies selling them to disney because he was so fed up with all these nostalgic morons and then of course the new trilogy happened and revealed all the actual flaws of the Sequels too. The New Trilogy is a modern reflection upon the Sequels, just like these nostalgic morons wished for all this time. Well now they got what they asked for and they can shut up because the new trilogy sucks, it makes no sense, lightsabers don't even cut parts of the body like they used to (because it's Disney and Disney hates gruesome scenes because "it's for kids" (although kids of today like fortnight more than Star Wars...)) and probably people re-watched the Sequels and saw how bad they actually are compared to the Prequels. Of Course the Sequels are not bad movies for their time, for their time are brilliant - revolutionary movies but if these morons say the Prequels are bad (again for their time the Prequels were revolutionary and awesome) then the Sequels are 100 times worse. I don't hate the Sequels (I love the Sequels) I hate these nostalgic M O R O N S and their unfair critisism because in 1999 they were too old to understand why 10 year old us loved them.

[@pogotheclown6088]

Yes, that is what everyone says now. ...

[@kev3d]

Not everyone. The shitiness of of Episodes 7 & 8 doesn't absolve 1,2, and 3 of their crimes against cinema.

[@thomasboest4192]

Revenge of the sith is still my favorite personally. I will never forget being in elementary school with my brothers and friends and seeing the opening shot of the republic cruiser with the drums and anakin and obi wans fighters flying over. And I actually teared up when anakin and obi wans fight ended

[@pedropierre9594]

Thomas Boest I’ll never forget the gaze anakin gave with his hoody on as he turned into a sith.

[@zakari7-one-1]

there is great evil on this youtube video...

[@therandomchicken6517]

Thomas Boest "you were my brother Anakin! I loved you!" Gives me chills every time

[@melissalins]

I was already on my 20's and "anakin, you're breaking my heart" 😢😢😢 it was soooo scary to watch him decay.

[@Someonece]

Not going to lie, seeing the the text crawl for Revenge of the Sith right after it opened in theaters was the absolute most exciting moment of my entire childhood. I was shaking.

[@sonja3659]

Originals: We can please everyone Prequels: We can't please everyone Sequels: *We cant please anyone*

[@noseyknows1807]

ikr

[@joshb8574]

Ha they pleased me bitches! Except for episode 9, that was pretty disappointing...

[@savageguy134]

Milk n Cookies Do you know how to read? It clearly says in the comment that they can’t please everyone. It sounds like you’re a Disney Shill.

[@oldmate6005]

Wrong

[@colonelstarsandstripes5379]

Wrong. Jesus Christ this baffles me! I can partially understand if people hate both the prequels and the sequels. But what’s really stupid is when people say the prequels are better. They are not. They’re boring, have little to not emotion and filled with some of the worst dialogue ever.

[@DianaGee]

People complain about prequel duels were too fast and too many flips, but the force allowed people to think quicker, resulting in faster combat, and to jump high af. The prequel fights showed Jedi in their prime while the OT showed old jedi(Obi Wan) and jedis with barely any lightsaber training (Luke) so they were both realistic considering the timeline

[@Book12]

And then TFA came along and ruined that by having a novice who could immediately fight like an expert.

[@TheChosen2030]

Book12 a mary sue

[@ThrussyJuice]

It was pretty silly that she managed to best a trained Sith in a lightsaber fight.

[@MrGooner9000]

Dulana Gunasena This is my argument, the battles were that flamboyant because they were at the peak of their skill

[@Tjprower]

It's implied Ray was trained. While it is true her mind is clearly wiped, she shows surprising melee combat skill towards the beginning of the movie, and most of what she does in the movie is a case of monkey see, monkey do, with some potential 'force' or 'muscle' memory. She didn't just go 'huh, I bet I can jedi mind trick that storm trooper.' She had Kylo try to use it ON HER FIRST, and she managed to fight back with sheer willpower. Only after that did she consider, "huh... maybe I can do the same thing..." And people also forget a lot of innate traits that all force sensitive people have. Even those not trained still have enhanced reflexes, can predict what is about to happen, and have unusual aptitude in mechanics and piloting. Ray does very little different from Anakin or Luke, save for what appears to be forced amnesia.

[@MrCanadianplayer]

You know what.. I like the prequels better than the originals... I grew up watching star wars 1,2,3 and rarely 4,5,6 people mostly base their decisions on childhood nostalgia

[@SolarArmadillo]

+Manchester United Videos No, a lot of people base their decisions on logic and analysis.

[@MrCanadianplayer]

Luke Jolly The Prequels were bound to fail in the publics eye even though they were great movies.. 20 years of hype

[@SolarArmadillo]

Manchester United Videos Episode 7 was hyped up A LOT, and the vast majority of people like it. Movies can indeed live up to hype, Episode 1 did not and as a result it is rightfully lambasted. Maybe a bit too much (some people take it personally which is dumb) but the fact that they are poorly constructed movies is undeniable, even the person that made this video agrees with this.

[@MrCanadianplayer]

+Luke Jolly You can't compare episode 1 to episode 7.. the prequels had a larger role to play than just the movie. Think about all the video games, magazines, adverts, toys, TV series that came out of them. Episode 1 and 2 are the foundation to star wars in the new millennium. episode 7 was overly hyped.. In a year or two people will admit that it is an average star wars movie.. TBH I really enjoyed it.. but yet again.. I love anything star wars

[@SolarArmadillo]

Manchester United Videos "the prequels had a larger role to play than just the movie. Think about all the video games, magazines, adverts, toys, TV series that came out of them. Episode 1 and 2 are the foundation to star wars in the new millennium.” What does this have to do with anything?

[@Mega-Brick]

The movies were definitely poorly developed, but the era it portrays, and the story it portrays(The story itself, not how they chose to portray it) are both good. _That_ is why I like the prequels.

[@TimWifi7482]

+Dead Beat holy shit how much did you write

[@Mega-Brick]

Tom Wilkinson I've seen WAY more.

[@IVAN3DX]

+Rhas 'Churol I'm watching all the films again for the release of ep VII, and I agree with you. The acting is not so terrible (also, get real people, the acting in the original wasn't the best either), but I do hate the overuse of special effects and some other stupid thins which I try to imagine as it didn't happen (Jar Jar, Ani destroying a fucking droid station BY ACCIDENT, the whole droid factory scene and 3PO becoming a semi-wardroid...)

[@VaningDC]

+Rhas 'Churol can someone explain how they were poorly developed? Surely I'm missing something? Everyone treats the sequels as if they are a national treasure that cannot be faulted. Why was "the most fearsome sith, i.e. the emperor and Vader" so... tame? why does vader, who killed younglings in his past, allow his commanders to speak ill about him and his "religion" in episode 4, and then not even kill him when another officer says "vader enough". The vader I know would have wiped the room clean on a comment like that. The emperor too. He sat in his chair the entire time. What if Luke turned Vader in episode 5 when vader sees luke and remembers him as an embodiment of everything he lost in padme, and then father and son take on the ultimate enemy, the emperor? why does luke force choke the guards when entering jabba's palace in episode 6? Why is Yoda such a jar jar when we first meet him on dagoba? TLDR: the sequels had just as much wrong with them as the prequels. It's SO easy to take something that exists and pick it apart, and another thing entirely to imagine a world and a story from scratch. I feel Lucas was bullied out of his own baby (star wars) because of fanboys.

[@Jisker91]

+Yasin Qasim No they didn't. Not even close. Anyways, the main things for me that I really dislike about the prequels are the terrible acting and dialogue and overboard bad cgi which makes it all look so fake. The other dumb stuff like Jar Jar, poop jokes, robot slapstick, etc is just icing on the cake. The dumbest thing you get in the OT(not counting some of George Lucas' terrible additions) are the Ewoks and I'd take them over jar jar and the gungans any day.

[@jimmyvasquez5298]

The prequels brought all the lore in star wars so that makes them extra special☺

[@Chuked]

Jimmy Vasquez I just rewatched them and their actually quite good, just some things don’t make a whole lot of sense like Palpatines plot in the beginning to Kill Padme

[@kmm9035]

100,000,000 subscribers without any videos palp is from naboo too, by attacking his home planet (the senator) he gives himself an excuse to become more involved in intergalactic politics to avoid Jedi suspicion (Jedi don't like politicians). Bonus is that padme was an outspoken politician against tyranny

[@Chuked]

Ok so this is how it goes and what I don’t understand:

[@Chuked]

He Sends Dooku, Who Sends Jango, Who Sends Zam, Who Sends The Robot, Who Sends Worms

[@mudkipzuzu]

It's true that the prequels did a lot for the lore, but it was already expanding long before TPM was released. All the novels and comics mostly set around after RotJ, or in between the original films were the face of SW after RotJ. Hell, I think Coruscant was already introduced in one of the books before the prequels were made. If anything, the prequels had more of an impact on SW video games.

[@cyberdon9668]

The prequels weren't secretly brilliant, they were obviously brilliant.

[@sebastianpineda1058]

Lol no

[@randomcenturion7264]

cyberdon- Agreed :)

[@techno639]

They were meh but not even close to the originals

[@cillianstewart9441]

@@techno639 i actually prefer episode 3 to most of the originals, tied on with 6

[@noisemarine561]

All they had to do with the prequels was eliminate the Love story, dont overexagerate Jar Jar, remove the Tatoine mess from episode 1, focus on Obi-Wan in Episode 2, and alter Anakin's whining to slightly irrited but reasonable moral questioning.

[@Barnaby0014]

But at least we can all agree on one thing. Natalie Portman.

[@Tntpker]

+Barnaby0014 Amen

[@kurvos]

+Barnaby0014 ... no?

[@Barnaby0014]

kurvos its alright more for me

[@jhfstyle24Gaming]

Amen brother

[@Twitch0n3]

+Barnaby0014 watched II recently, girl fine af. didnt notice that shit as a kid

[@nenabunena]

I always believed that if Qui Gon didn't die, Anakin wouldn't have turned to the dark side. Qui Gon unlike Obi Wan was more unconventional as a Jedi, he was also much older and wiser than Anakin that Anakin could've respected as a mentor or father figure. Obi Wan otoh was too young, too inexperienced, too close in age to Anakin, and too unbending to understand and be able to reach Anakin. To Anakin, Obi Wan came across as an older brother who belittled him every chance he got, but what Anakin needed was an older mentor-father figure who would've been more tactful in dealing with his temptuous, vulnerable, and rebellious ways that could've explained or taught him ways/lessons that didn't come across as illogical/unreasonable, ways that an older inexperienced brother couldn't have taught/reached him with..

[@97Multiphantom]

Exactly what I've always thought

[@v8Buster87]

I can agree, but the story relied upon darth vader lol

[@jamiegreyy]

It would be cool to see a "what if?" alternate universe spin off.. Where Anakin never turned to the dark side. And we get to see an older Jedi Master Anakin.. Ahh we can dream!

[@lucasgantenk5454]

Jamie Holt you can see that in HISHE version

[@LordParticle]

nenabunena It would be so badass to see a fight between jedi master anakin and darth sidious

[@cursed2322]

I was shocked when i first found out everyone disliked the prequels, revenge of the sith has been my favorite star wars movie since it came out.

[@jubeikibagami1601]

One of the biggest plot holes in the prequels that seems to be missed by everyone that I've read is that the "Prophecy" was to bring "balance to the Force." Forgive me for being simple minded, but didn't the Jedi openly state that they thought the Sith had been extinct for hundreds of years??? If that was true then the Jedi have been terribly one sided towards the light side for all those hundreds of years. One can only conclude that "balance" would necessarily mean the RETURN of the Sith. Head slap... I caught that back in 1999 during Ep1! Am I alone here?

[@Enforcedstorm4]

+Jubei Kibugame No, you're absolutely correct. I think the concept of Yin Yang has a lot to do with the force in Star Wars: "the darkness... and the light." One doesn't exist without the other, yet they are always at odds with each other. You're definitely not simple minded friend :)

[@jubeikibagami1601]

+Enforcedstorm4 That begs the question: Were the Jedi suicidal in pushing to fulfill the Prophecy or just really, really dumb?

[@Enforcedstorm4]

Jubei Kibugame I don't think they fully knew what it meant. To them, balance was the light side (The good side) Triumphing over evil... Which is good, but it isn't balanced.

[@jubeikibagami1601]

+Enforcedstorm4 That was my point: If they had the Light side for so long, and presumably wanted to keep it, why would they encourage the "Prophesy" which would by definition enable the Dark side... It is a compelling question only answered by Mr. Lucas himself...

[@Lachdonin]

+Jubei Kibugame Alas, Lucas himself has stated the 'Light Side' is the balance, and that the existence of the 'Dark Side' is a perversion of the natural order. So long as the Dark Side, and those who follow it, exist, the Force is out of balance. It's stupid and it doesn't follow based on the evidence presented in the media, but it's the Word of God.

[@AdamOfEverywhere]

"I can say wholeheartedly that the entirety of the Star Wars saga is my favorite film series ever to be played in cinemas." me: *checks publish date* Before the dark times. Before Disney...

[@Mauler_Xae20]

Star wars is perfection, but the sequels just aren't star wars and they never really will be.

[@ingovonbismark1992]

tlj was such trash, damn you Disney

[@kevmasengale6903]

I did the same thing.... To be fair though, Disney wars isn't star wars..

[@Mauler_Xae20]

@@kevmasengale6903 but the sw stories were good. So when Thanos snapped, it worked, half of Disney's sw movies are bad.

[@Vadigrie]

But General, you have to admit that Rogue One was pretty epic and Solo wasn't so bad neither. The sequels are just the problem.

[@Vader4875]

"It's time for the Jedi to end." - Luke Skywalker That quote from TLJ makes more sense after watching this video.

[@harrambou9468]

Exactly. I still wish they would’ve said that in the actual movie.

[@darthtroller]

Yeah but it's stupid for Luke to say it, cuz he's the one who was destined to save the Jedi from their failure and he fucking knows they were flawed sometime after ROTJ cuz by saving Vader he understood how the Force works and how the Jedi should use it

[@riahlexington]

5 years ago. “I’m in the 1% I have to defend the prequels” Now: everyone says they are great.

[@thesolarrepublic9268]

Riah Reviews Exactly.

[@riahlexington]

Mr skeleton exactly. I agree 100%.

[@riahlexington]

Mr skeleton I know.

[@darthtroller]

@Mr skeleton I disagree, the prequels have people slowly liking them, they don't get worse everytime you watch them, the sequels on the other hand try hard to please but just for a first viewing cuz they get worse on each viewing and they break the lore and shit one everything that was established

[@the_real_lego_commander_cody]

Yes

[@Aldiraider]

"Revenge of the Sith" is a Masterpiece. My favourite Star Wars Movie ever.

[@Aldiraider]

matter of Taste. If you see it from that perspective no Star Wars Movie except Empire Strikes Back was nearly a good movie then.

[@kclink1579]

There is no way you can believe that.

[@jacobclark_137]

I wouldn’t go so far as to say that but whatever cranks your gear dude

[@BGOutOfService]

I disagree, but keep loving it man!

[@BratzRockAngels]

Agreed. 💜

[@josiahjenksisawesome]

I liked the Prequels...

[@stalker747alf7]

yeah,.... me too

[@mattman724]

i loved the prequels

[@souperman7326]

josiah jenks me too I grew up watching them

[@hughleigh3959]

josiah jenks I don't

[@최에슬]

josiah jenks only good thing in there is action

[@Fetrovsky]

I've always hated the prequel hating. I personally enjoy rewatching them and think they're really good.

[@StarboyXL9]

They had a lot of potential story-wise that George squandered. They still retain a part of that never-was glory though.

[@shaderbarells9737]

Finally someone that has braincells

[@randymarshprofessionalfarm5818]

they are not perfect but they are fun to watch

[@jesuschrist5417]

@@StarboyXL9 I think we can all agree that the newest movies are shit and shouldn't even be considered canon at least. 1-6 are alright.

[@Kamyu03]

@@jesuschrist5417 Nope, the PT is worst rated critically, Ep 8 is the highest rated other than 5 and the Prequels are infamous for how poorly they are written, directed, acted and scripted. At least they're ironically good.

[@jx6135]

Jedi: Fear is bad History: Fear of the Sith made them commit Genocide on Koriban

[@EricGraham94]

They were ordered to by the Supreme Chancellor during the Great Hyperspace War. It’s also that the Jedi Order would rather respond to the needs of the Republic rather than listen to the Force. There’s a reason Qui-Gon never joined the Council

[@fueleddroid5192]

How come Qui-Gon didn't join the Jedi council ?

[@Thesexmen]

@@fueleddroid5192 because

[@The_Destroyer_1]

Episode 1 was good. Episode 2 was ok. Episode 3 was fucking great. So much emotion!

[@dinoschachten]

I agree - especially about the emotion in Ep3. But at the same time I have to constantly facepalm at the bad filmmaking (lighting, timing and pace - long discussions are okay and sometimes necessary, but cutting scenes from a film while keeping seconds of no action, no dialogue, no emotion in many of the scenes is... well, weird) and the illogic of Jedi not acting like Jedi and their force senses working perfectly and then suddenly not at all (like Jedi being shot down way too easily by clones, seemingly having no decent reflexes at all - of course they can be killed by too many blasters, but not sensing the impending attack at all is just not credible), them discussing, but never drawing conclusions, much less act upon them (like concluding or sensing(!) that Anakin is on a dark path, or too attached - and sending him to training, meditation, anything that would easily have helped or at least revealed the danger instead of just not trusting him)... So I agree, Ep3 was fucking great and intense - and super terribly written and directed at the same time.

[@SomeRandomYTer]

+Dino Schachten EPIII made me respect the Sith so much as Sidious evaded everyone for so long right under their noses. I love how the prequels showed us that jedi are not super uber good guys but rather stagnating stoic fools who are too stuck in tradition to adapt. Yes the Dark Side lures easily but too much stoicism is a disadvantage in itself. Oh and Yoda got his arse handed to him by bro Palpatine (even though the film make it seem as if Sidious is struggling he was superior to Yoda ). I much preferred the actors off the prequel era to the shit we've been given in ep7

[@SweetSweetJustice]

episode 3 is such an amazing movie. the other two were meh for me. I think the movie was amazing, but that last 45 mins though...holy shit man, that light Saber fight was amazing

[@SomeRandomYTer]

+Lyndon McArthur let's not forget how Sidious owned Yoda, heck did u see how funny he flew back when Yoda force pushed him, like Sidious didn't care? lol

[@missx5472]

if you're a dumb 5 year old

[@salty_terminal_civilian5374]

Love the prequels I do. Showcase my young agility, they do.

[@samurai2k455]

Master Yoda your skills were incredible!

[@salty_terminal_civilian5374]

SAMurai2K18 grateful I am. Many Jedi have I trained.

[@parufkawarrior1225]

Ketamine, you like?

[@finnthefinn]

jake dunkley run over minorities, I must

[@clutchz4009]

Ahaha talking like yoda you are ummm

[@Fishdogpigsquirrel]

I still love the prequels. They felt like Star Wars. The stories were perfect and gave rise to a great extended universe.

[@eternal5930]

I still don't get why people hate Revenge of The Sith. Attack of The Clones I can understand but Revenge of The Sith?

[@Missingno_Miner]

@@ethanwarco1203 idk, maybe the story that focused on building on existing canon rather than tearing it down the way the sequels do? Funny thing, when something infinitely worse comes into existence, more people start to appreciate what they had before that.

[@romusa10]

@@Missingno_Miner because the prequel didnt butchered the characters

[@tiffanyhill-anding8891]

Yes while the sequels ruined all the original characters and did whatever the hell they wanted

[@jacobokazaki759]

@@romusa10 the prequels definitely butchered Yoda. Basically everything Yoda did in the prequels goes against the character Empire and Return created

[@Valerix3047]

The prequels have the High Ground.

[@fidgetdk15]

Yessir they do

[@CyberPsycc]

Prequels have the High Ground Original trilogy have the Hishest Ground Sequels don't have ground at all

[@vulture4117]

I read that George Lucas said this about the Original Trilogy, something along the lines of: "I had all these ideas, but not the technology to create them." which leads me to believe that he wanted to put Jar Jar in there.

[@XbninjaXIV]

If he had the technology back in the 70s, he probably would have made phantom menace first

[@Mauler_Xae20]

Which he should have.

[@jjsouls6986]

Jar jar was suposed yo be wayyy more. But ppl bitched about it. So he got down graded. Poor george. Disney cant make a good starwars like that. They only have jar jars running around. That's their movies all jar jar

[@nutyyyy]

@@XbninjaXIV His original ideas were terrible, Star Wars was saved in the edit.

[@philippealain-art]

@@nutyyyy, Bullshit, the edit is not the story.

[@doomfry3163]

The Phantom Menace: ok Attack of the Clones: good (mostly because of the clones) clone trooper fan Revenge of the Sith: Amazing A New Hope: good The Empire Strikes back: Fantastic! Return of the Jedi: Great Overall as a StarWars fan, me personally I like both of the trilogies equally. I hope you fans out there respect my opinion.

[@doomfry3163]

If this makes you fans feel better I hate Jar Jar as well. 😂 lol

[@RogueBlood343]

I'm going to piss a lot of people off with my opinion but personally I think New Hope has the weakest plot of any Star Wars film and it's only saved by the characters and lore of the universe. It's honestly the most basic Heroes Journey I've ever seen.

[@eduardofreitas8336]

+DoomFry daamm i agree soooo much.

[@thesoccerboy893]

+DoomFry In my opinion:Phantom menace: O.kAttack of the clones: okRevenge of the sith: Good, only one that compares to the originalsA new hope: Awesome!!!Empire strikes back!: My favourite of the series.Return of the jedi: 2nd bestForce awakens: Good, but not great.My ranking2,1,7,3,4,6,5

[@myfaceismyshield5963]

How the fuck is III better than IV? You heretic!

[@marksimmons9608]

I've honestly thought that the prequels are a pretty good political drama. It's obviously a totally different story than the original trilogy, and yes it's mired by clunky story telling but I think Palpatine's rise is really well done.

[@georges4061]

He goes down in film history as one of the finest political manipulators of all time. From no name naboo senator to emperor of the galaxy.

[@petarjovovic9358]

Mark Simmons I absolutely agree i lime the whole politics aspect. However the plot of the first film is unnecessarily convoluted, first and second have a god awful cgi,dialogue is just fucking horrible, anakin is completely uninteresting in the first 2 movies, and thats only some of the problems. Concept is great, execution... well not so much.

[@yig_501]

revenge of the sith had the best scenes of palpatine ever like when he tells anakin of plageous and when tells anakin that he know the dark side

[@ihatecorpsehusband7147]

*pretty good political drama and fucking Star Wars don’t exactly mix well do they though* I want a fucking Star Wars movie man, that’s why I came to see STAR WARS.

[@stolenname94]

@@ihatecorpsehusband7147 That's kinda ridiculous way to look at things. Star wars is politics down to its roots laced with cheesy dialogue and always has had cringy writing lucas writes some of the worse scripts I've ever heared and that's even rooted in the original trilogy. If anything the prequals make the original trilogy even better because it lays the foundations. Loving the og and hating the prequals does not make you a hardcore fan it just means you like the chesse and the drama but can't handle any of the context was it too conveluded it's pretty basic everyday politics did talking bore you???

[@jacobwillis6586]

The prequels felt like Star Wars. The sequels do not.

[@througheverything]

I think TFA does. I actually feel bad for JJ after TLF, he wasn’t left with much

[@PhilosopherSci]

TFA doesnt feel like Star Wars. Sorry.

[@garrito1016]

Because CGI everywhere, wooden acting and terrible scripts was what made Star Wars great right?

[@atomik7099]

garrito1016 I don’t believe he means in production quality, the sequels have disney money and modern tech, course they look good. I think he means the direction the story went, and how it was done. The sequels do not feel anything like the OT or the Prequels, as they simply aren’t created with the same “star wars vision” as the other two (note: the prequels suffer from this too, just not greatly), they were created with the new age disney vision.

[@mrdgenerate]

I think we can all agree the force awakens was a pretty decent movie.... Especially compared to the utter crap that came after

[@obi-wankenobi6799]

The prequels are my favorite because I grew up with them in the 2000’s

[@larrycockslock2677]

Thank you obi-wan kenobi you are my only hope

[@Crp12198]

Gerneral Kenobi!

[@SpaceFighter2004]

Hello there

[@mse5842]

Thanks Jesus

[@mse5842]

No....

[@harutothefriendlyodst7639]

anyone else want to agree that Hayden is a better Anakin if he isnt talking and just looking Menacing??

[@SomeRandomYTer]

Better than Fin and better than Kylo Ren omg I miss the prequels

[@alexstanish9668]

agreed

[@supermari246]

Blame Lucas for poor script writing not the actors only Ewan managed to make that poor dialogue enjoyable.

[@TCCo0p3r]

YES! THANK YOU! Case in point -- EP 2 w/ Obi Wan in the `50s` dinner thats supposed to be a long time ago from a galaxy far far away.... I'm not taking shots a LUCAS, its HIS vision, his universe, his creation, ect , BUT, that was a moment so signature to his personal taste and from times he obviously loves that it actually was an eye roller. It just didn't seem to help anything with the scene to keep the suspension of disbelief, that's all. Seeing the cast in other films before and after, Hayden especially, their delivery of dialogue is vastly different. Basically, Hayden IS a very good actor with enormous potential and I just don't think he should be getting grief for doing what he was asked to do. Besides, he got to be in STAR WARS.....I haven't, have you? lol ---not to mention, what about the YOUNG Anakin from PHANTOM Menace? THAT kid was hard to watch BEFORE Ep 1, let alone as Anakin! lol

[@SomeRandomYTer]

+TCCo0p3r still better than the Force Awakens, it needs to go back to sleep now

[@mattallen81]

I Love the prequels.

[@joshuayea8138]

THAT'S NOT TRUE! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@chrismayhem5447]

Matt Allen same dude

[@dawarboss3709]

Same here, I mean yea prequel anikan was annoying but I still like them

[@UmairKhan-ry8jg]

They had potential to be the best star wars films ever made

[@hellooutoffaceplease4782]

I liked the prequels and also liked anakin. But I didn’t like the sand.

[@Pataganja]

Nowhere near “99% of fans hate the prequels” that’s gotta be the most inaccurate “statistic” I’ve ever heard in my life

[@Knightmessenger]

Before the sequels came out (which is when this video was posted), it sure felt like the prequels were hated by 99%.

[@skittybug6937]

Also "99% of x hate y" is an idiom used to describe a situation where an overwhelming majority seem to dislike a certain thing while accounting for those who actually do like it. It isn't even meant to be _close_ to a valid statistic.

[@zorn1745]

Pataganja I mean this was 4 years ago

[@Pataganja]

zornrl I don’t think people’s opinions on the prequels have changed just over the past 4 years so doesn’t make a difference.

[@icjet1ks]

wtf? I didn't watch the video came only for the comment section, does it really say 99% of fans hate the prequels? Hmmm PERHAPS THE ARCHIVES ARE INCOMPLETE

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

No secret about it.

Shut up

[@caleb6027]

@ why shut up. your just a prequel hater........so uncivilized

[@Wiriestmender]

Caleb b hello there

[@Deviss6210]

Caleb b you’re*

[@Deviss6210]

Starıka and YOU shut up. If you don’t like the prequels then WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE? If you don’t like the prequels why waste the time and watch this? You’re not welcome here.

[@matthewGrass007]

I honestly loved the Prequels, I remember as a kid I went with my dad to watch Ep2 and Ep 3 and I was so excited to see them, I even went as far as buying my dad a full 6 episode box set of the movies on DVD as a birthday present, and we went on a HUGE Star wars Binge :)

[@johnwaldner4769]

Omg that is actually so nice!!!:) That’s just it we all have different experiences with the movies, and like you mine has lead me to love the prequels

[@kapelski104]

I think people who hate the prequels need to rewatch them. Especially the Revenge of the Sith.

[@arthurhall8238]

We have …...…..they are horrible

[@evertonporter7887]

Revenge Of The Sith is right up there with A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, which I watched in 1977 and 1980.

[@arthurhall8238]

@@evertonporter7887 - hilarious

[@MikeMcEpicness]

@@arthurhall8238 Watch out, we have a sequel apologist over here

[@natschaefer1044]

@@arthurhall8238 Could you give actual reasons why you think they're horrible? Obviously they're nowhere near the level of the originals but they're also not as bad as everyone says

[@thepolarianempire]

I actually like the prequels the story and the setting of the clone wars is amazing

[@Tyler_W]

the prequels have their problems but there is a lot of brilliance beneath the surface that some don't understand.

[@pucciresetingthembobs5144]

Tyler Worsham exactly.

[@wonkywallanby6912]

Grasping at straws, due to obvious denial.

[@underwaterdick]

But I thought the idea of a good film was to make it interesting and good on the surface too? Just because a film is potentially good underneath or in its 'hidden story' doesn't excuse crap acting, crap cgi, crap directing, crap scripting and poor/boring viewing in the case of EP 2

[@SwiggleMcJiggle]

I think enough people understand it, which is why they're so angry with these movies. They could've been so much better if Lucas hadn't gone full dictator on the script, direction and dialogue.

[@gabbeskillz6262]

Piss poor argument you've got there.

[@seabossgaming5405]

Battlefront 2 was the best battlefront game of all time

[@guy6797]

Zomg

[@LincolnAKAVenox]

Best star wars game of all time!

[@KnowhereClue]

I prefer the first one, the fact that you cant be a sith or jedi means that when you meet them on the battle field it makes you more scared of them

[@garylytle1015]

SEABOSSGAMING the best part was the clone wars never really liked playing the galactic empire parts

[@LincolnAKAVenox]

mustafar on the galactic empire is one of my favorite things

[@Kserijaro]

Prequels were set in a time of political struggle. I think it was IMPORTANT for main characters to be overly dramatic, borderline romantizised. They life started in a more secure time- before the rise of Sith lords as rules of the galaxy. That, combined the fact that Star Wars always had the soapy feel to it... and you get a movie that just cannot portray the feeling with overexageration x1000. I liked them. They had their weaknesses, but they were in lore. They made sense. Dark Side is not anger. Dark Side is too much of EMOTIONS. And in 3 movies we see how Anakin opens up to Palpatines mindfuckery. He literaly uses unlimited love of Anakin to make him into a bad guy. And this in turn, kills Padme. In a way she died to protect her children. She knew with the death of Anakin(birth of Vader) she would be pursued. He would hunt them down to kill the last proof that he had a life before the suit. That struggle returned when he met Luke. That culminated in him killing Palpatine and ushering an era without Siths...that Disney decided to shit on and end cus money. I liked the prequels. They give me the same feeling when watching old noir movies. Overly dramatical script with overly dramatical acting. I think Lucas wanted to separate the social behaviour of people (and they innocence) in a different era than when we see Luke.

[@itssaffron290]

At least it’s better than the sequels. Yikes. Paying money to movie theatres to watch a fanfic with no direction? No thanks I’ll stick with the first 6 films. And Rogue One. That was the only good, new film. Thank god.

[@andrewtruong8969]

Rogue one was a nice surprise

[@juri8723]

so true

[@THX-bz8bi]

Solo was a good movie

[@_d_i_q__4859]

@TrolleyXLakers - Club Shay Shay manager it was about 6/10

[@_d_i_q__4859]

@TrolleyXLakers - Club Shay Shay manager yeah ig so, to each there own right. I thought it was okay, not great but not exceptionally bad either

[@swam4362]

The prequels have a lot of really good things going on. The score by John Williams, Ian McDiarmid's Emperor Palpatine, Ewan McGreggor's Obi Wan, the duel of the fates, the podrace scene, etc.

[@alexoelkers2292]

Swam yeah the prequels would of been awesome if George Lucas wrote the first script, they kept most of his world building, and then another director was called in to direct it.

[@dominicomucci3014]

That's like 5 things... and most of those are debatable...

[@smackdown8194]

Dominico Mucci shut your trap!

[@Xenomnipotent]

Swam hell even Anakins actor was brilliant in RotS, the only reason people say he's shit was because of the terrible script he was given

[@blackadder5517]

@Alex Oelkers Ron Howard has gone on record saying that Lucas did originally approach Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Howard with the opportunity to direct. However, all three turned it down.

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

Finally someone with some common sense of how the prequels makes sense and how they don't suck

[@jogomez4928]

I'm with ya bro

[@NimTV]

MrSonicHedgehog it wasn’t an explanation of why thy don’t suck. It was more of a discussion of themes. The themes a film has had nothing to do whether it sucks or not

[@juantsu2000]

MrSonicHedgehog No, no, no, no, no......This video explains why the themes of the prequels are genius. Which is true. But the prequels as movies are not very good. They are technically flawed movies with sub-par acting, bad dialogue, overuse of CGI, lacking characters, and somewhat boring movies. They are by no means TERRIBLE (well, except for Attack of the Clones), they are just mediocre movies. But give credit where credit is due. They manage a lot of interesting themes and expand the universe in meaningful ways. Also, their soundtrack is amazing.

[@godzillaconspiracytheory2331]

You just can’t accept the fact that some people have different opinions. You don’t see pipelines who hate the prequels going around saying no you’re wrong, they suck! They say, if you like the prequels, good for you!

[@godzillaconspiracytheory2331]

Exactly! I could make a movie with all these underlying themes, but if it’s just a bunch of people fighting and throwing cardboard boxes at each other, it doesn’t mean it’s ‘secretly great’.

[@SomeRandomYTer]

What I loved about the prequels is the sheer size of the world, there are grand technology everywhere, jedi all over the place, clones, droids fighting, the republic vs cis, everything is in such a grand scale and this era is just special to me. But tfa and the OT were just meh for me, bland now really

[@MartyMcfly720]

00IriVids00 exactly

[@thisisfyne]

Well, you're just the worst. Action and grand scale without good storytelling is nothing. The universal themes and the way they were told in the OT will always top the CGI fuckfest that were the prequels; I'm hoping you'll understand that someday.

[@thealexgundam5006]

maybe so but looking at battlefront Ea with only OT content doesn't look like it has that much to offer as a battlefront game

[@thealexgundam5006]

***** me?

[@thisisfyne]

***** Butthurt much? My point was: Action and grand scale without good storytelling is nothing. We're still waiting for your precious arguments against that.

[@diurnalall]

One other element of the Prequels that I appreciate: exposition. They represent an attempt to flesh out the many material conditions from which the Star Wars saga arises - whether these are social, political, historical or, um, biological (i.e. midichlorians). I find the impetus interesting and laudable, if ultimately impossible - introducing some kind of "reality principle" to fantasy. The reason I like this approach so much is that it is very rare in Hollywood - big budget science-fiction that offers up an expansive and immersive vision of alternate universes that, in turn, treat this vision seriously and attempt to realize it as fully as possible. While the Prequels are interesting for this reason - that is, both conceptually and as stories - they sadly make for bad cinema. And yet, the reason I am fascinated by the Prequels is precisely why the Disney films nauseate me: the sheer lack of exposition, no clear causal links to actions or events (again, those material conditions I mentioned above) and how little the audience is taken seriously - our collective emotional and intellectual investment in the characters and ideas and story itself. Which is a critique one could make of bad art generally, not just Hollywood.

[@Jakethegoodman]

I've always preferred revenge of the sith to the originals. The story is far more cerebral and Machivelian. There's no doubt why most Star Wars fans object to higher thought. But regardless, Lucas' message (scattered throughout the franchise) is that despite taking positions of good and evil the only position that actually exists is neither. Chew on that or call me evil. I don't care and neither did Lucas. We're both right.

[@smoothmandem]

its a good film but to me but compared to IV, V, VI there horrible

[@harlemraider3347]

Man, I almost got really mad but then I realized you were trolling.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Wait, most Star Wars fans object to higher thought? How about the fact that in the OT Luke expects to meet a great warrior, and his misconceptions are shattered by Yoda? Meanwhile, the prequels just show Yoda participating in lightsaber combat because fuck consistency, let's make Yoda a badass despite of the fact that the whole reason Yoda exists in the Star Wars universe is to dispel the myth of "badassery". How is the story more cerebral? The conspiracy could have been uncovered in a million different ways but I guess everyone thought "we shouldn't ask any questions or investigate this situation at all for George Lucas' convenience".

[@ninjaked1265]

+Filipe Amaral what is OT?

[@TheOneAndOnlyNAB]

What a pretentious comment. Also, don't bring that "cerebral" nonsense in here when the Prequels brought lightsabers and fight scenes into the movie every chance they were able to. There's subtext in every major lightsaber duel in the OT, with the Prequels, not so much. Finally, your little sentence about Lucas' "message" is bullshit, too. There is absolutely nothing redeeming about the Sith/Dark Side. Yeah, the Jedi have faults, but the Sith are straight up bad guys. You enjoy Revenge of the Sith more than the OT because you like to pretend you're smart by watching a movie that prattles on about politics in the clunkiest way possible, yet you don't even notice the massive differences in filmmaking between the Prequels and OT.

[@huruey]

The prequels had the best fight scenes by far.

[@bakasta5992]

huruey lol great joke

[@crinkiltot3128]

Bakasta duel on mustafar > any other fight scene

[@LetsGetHighOnMorris]

Bakasta while return of the Jedi do have an emotional fight, the fights in the prequels feel very force driven

[@seanhaskell2248]

crinkiltot umm duel of fates.. best fight and song

[@arthurhall8238]

Sorry...they are not "more betterer"

[@dmcepeda]

I always loved the prequels, it's what I grew up on. After watching this it reminded me of the sith code Peace is a lie. There is only Passion. Through Passion I gain Strength. Through Strength I gain Power. Through Power I gain Victory. Through Victory my chains are Broken. The Force shall free me.

[@immeohmyoh]

bs. u made that supposed 'sith code' up yourself

[@matiashogden1240]

immeohmyoh no.

[@josephgraham1590]

immeohmyoh Oh boy are you dumb. It took literally 30 seconds to verify that what he said is in fact the code of the Sith

[@DekkarJr]

I enjoyed them. Especially the choreography on the lightsaber duels and the big battle scenes, expcet for the final duel in ep 3 was a bit much in some sections. The opening of episode 3 is IMO the best opening scene in any of the series, period. I didn't really mind jar jar tbh. The dialogue was pretty bad, especially between anakin and padme. But most everything else was great - especially Ewan McGregor as Obi Wan.

[@ThisSilentG]

0 boy you have no idea what you've just done

[@da_chosen_one9922]

ME WHEN PEOPLE SAY STAR WARS SUCKS ME: IF YOUR NOT WITH ME THAN YOUR MY ENIMY EVERYONE: .........

[@bigbob5103]

im with you

[@Dr.MantisTobogganMD]

*THIS IS THE WAY*

[@NateandDanielStudios]

Enimy?

[@maxcicchino6894]

"Only a sith deals in the absolute" And apparently the siths were right

[@ihatecorpsehusband7147]

Bruh.

[@jpeezy6273]

I personally always loved Episode III, how you can always see how Palp is slowly to corrupting Analins mind.

[@colinschmitt6571]

Jack isn't Black because it happens in the last 20 minutes and they just go oh he’s evil now look he’s killing kids

[@danteyoutu]

Sultru213 Hmm not at all, Palpatine starts corrupting Anakin since the end of episode I, and does a lot of it on episode II. That just shows you haven’t watched those 2 other movies or you haven’t paid enough attention. Those are movies that need to be seen more than once to be fully understood

[@riahlexington]

Yes!

[@CosmicBricksStudios]

Episode 3 is my favourite movie of all time it's brilliant

[@NiklasMJ]

i would agree if it weren't for 1 scene that in my opinion truly ruins the movie and the character of Anakin/Vader.. the killing the youngling's scene.. it didnt need to happen we already knew that what anakin was doing was kinda bad u know.. they didn't need to turn him into a fuucking cartoon villain who simply do bad thing for bad yes yes.. fuck sake add to that the fact that he was so happy about the news of becoming a father it just seems so comically sad that he does it.. really is a stupid scene. a strong scene would be him saving them simply to show that above all his hatred and disagreement with the jedies he would still be human and he would be shown to really really care for his own children in a weird way through that...which would make the tragedy around vader even sadder and fucked up.

[@natschaefer1044]

@@NiklasMJ That's why the film shows him crying on Mustafar, because he almost regrets what he's done but knows it's too late to turn away from the dark side and rejoin the Jedi

[@NiklasMJ]

@@natschaefer1044 but it would still be there even without and would still be a strong scene because we have just seen him destroy himself, his ''friends'' or whatever and everything he once held dear/believed in. and to be truthfully the Mustafar scene doesn't get influenced by the scene of the younglings sure it adds to it. but the reference and the connection comes from the jedi temple scene's in general as it is him destroying himself and being aware of it meanwhile. and if anything the Mustafar scene shows that he ain't just pure evil yet i can't say the same for the younglings scene. he litterely goes directly for the defenseless kids while being happy about awaiting a kid himself to think that he can kill all of those kids just like that while thinking about his own kids is just pure evil and thats not what vader is so yeah it ruins him for me....

[@nosenseofhumor1937]

You haven't seen many movies have you...

[@CosmicBricksStudios]

I've seen a ton of movies but I still think this Infinity war , Indiana Jones and Back to the future are great

[@squamish4244]

From my...point of view...the overall thematic concept of the prequels is brilliant, but the execution is terrible.

[@CheemsofRegret]

+valinor100 exactly what i thought, had they worked on it better i feel that it probably would have beaten the originals

[@Einnor084]

From my point of view - LOL!!!!

[@StopwatchRobert]

+valinor100 More or less exactly how I feel, and I think it comes down to direction more than anything else. The dialogue wasn't brilliant, but if the actors were delivering their lines differently and with better camerawork, the overall feel of the movies would be much better.

[@blarghinatelazer9394]

+valinor100 FROM MY POINT OF VIEW THE JEDI ARE EVIL

[@lukenotskywalker2957]

Some of its execution.. Not all of it. Some of it is very well done and not enough credit is given to all the good stuff which is the plot the setting and the hidden details that the vast majority have missed..

[@NormalGamingGuy]

I'm personally someone that has loved the prequels before the sequels even with its flaws

[@sithacolol5337]

Same here

[@simplythatguy5130]

Me to. Never thought the Prequels were that bad before the Sequels came out and since the Sequels have come out I have more appreciation for them. I can at the very least respect them for revolutionizing cinema and the overall premise of Anakin’s arc.

[@cjteriyaga.v2]

Same

[@connorgolden4]

Same here! Always loved them!!

[@napalm2357]

Everything has flaws, you could never enjoy anything if you wouldn’t accept flaws.

[@DanielSanLifts]

Pre-2017: *HAHA the prequels are complete trash (Insert numerous prequel jokes)* Post-Last Jedi: *ALL RISE AND KNEEL BEFORE THE MASTERPIECES THAT ARE THE PREQUELS*

[@wormie077]

Yeah I personally don't get it . After the Last Jedi everyone has started to love the prequels and it really messes me up cuz I think they suck , and everyone did too--back in 2005 (revenge of the sith was decent) Idk man...people are weird and can be easily swayed

[@PassTheMarmalade1957]

@@wormie077 I feel like people are just starting to enjoy them for their dumb fun and their nostalgia value. It's a bit much that some people are trying to suggest they were Empire Strikes Back caliber all along. I've always had a soft spot for The Phantom Menace, but no one's convincing me that Anakin had a well-written character arc.

[@wormie077]

@@PassTheMarmalade1957 thank youuuuu! Someone who doesn't love OR hate the prequels! Well said. Btw nice name lol

[@DDChorror]

@@PassTheMarmalade1957 this is the only opinion in the comments section that I respect

[@lol3367]

I’ve always loved the prequels, I grew up with them and watching TCW every week as a little kid made them even better for me. TPM and AoTC are obviously not ESB level movies, but they have their merits, RoTS however I think is at the level of the OT, it’s amazing in my eyes.

[@derpynerdy6294]

Phantom menace is awesome Attack of the clones is cool Revenge of the sith is the best

[@colinschmitt6571]

DerpyNerdy no

[@iloveyourgyatttt]

Sultru213 Hmm yes!!

[@WealthyDragonMindset]

Sultru213 Hmm yes

[@WealthyDragonMindset]

fake channel Yea 3 and 5 are my favorite Star Wars movies

[@darthrevan7307]

Yes

[@mikestark5038]

I've always liked the Prequels. Not as memorable as the OT, but an amazing Trilogy all the same. The World building, the soundtracks, the new characters, Palpatine's journey... ALL amazing stuff. Now, after watching The Last Jedi, I just came to realize how BRILLIANT the prequels are compared to the sequels. If there's one thing Episode 7 and 8 showed us, is that they added NOTHING to this amazing mythology. Shame on you, Disney.

[@hellokoukkouk6007]

you are dumb right? Its the exact opposite...TLJ alone shits on the prequels

[@ATomicAstronaut]

@@hellokoukkouk6007 you are dumb right? Let people enjoy things you moron

[@ajgajg5026]

@@hellokoukkouk6007 by what? derailing every trilogy story line whilst adding nothing to the universe or the characters? TLJ is objectively the worst writing i've ever seen in any professionally made movie/tv show/ book/ anything.

[@Mauler_Xae20]

TLJ is what opened my eyes to how bad the sequels are.

[@seanoor7535]

@@ajgajg5026 agreed. The handling of Luke's character was a disgrace.

[@acetown2263]

I just watched the prequels for the first time in probably 10 years and I was actually impressed, really good movies

[@tankbusta5335]

The Jedi loosing their way is the whole prequel theme. From certain points of view, it did seem as if the Jedi got what was coming. Not only from disobeying the code, but joining in another war which caused so much death, destruction, and the "imbalance" that Anakin as the chosen one was tasked to restore

[@joshuajanus1253]

wasn't Anakin meant to bring balance to the force? The way I see it, not a whole lot of the dark side of the force present in the Clone Wars, compared to the thousands of light side Jedi. Sure light is good and all, but that sounds pretty unbalanced to me. As soon as Mace died, which Anakin effectively caused the death of, then most of the Jedi got assassinated

[@ahmadalhashmi8940]

TankBusta The Jedi code is shit as all hell and just doesn't make sense, if I was a Jedi, I would've ran the hell away. Jedi shouldn't show emotion? I'd rather not be forced to transform into Bella from twilight, hiding my humanity seems like a great thing to do. Also Not love? That's just a lazy way George Lucas wanted to add drama for the romance. How do the Jedi breed? Will they just go extinct due to not forming a romantic relationship? They did break the Jedi code, while that is incredibly condradicting to their beliefs, it doesn't make them bad, grey just not bad. Sith on the other hand, the were NEVER shown having any good in them. They are 100% straight out bad people. It wouldn't make sense for you to think of them as even slightly better then the Jedi.

[@AnthonySforza]

To be fair, they were picked up as young children when starting their training. I'd imagine for the same reason guerilla groups do the same thing. That it's easier to mold them into killing machines that take orders when doing that... albeit much younger for the Jedi. So before they have any real concept of those emotions, they're pushed out of them. Which is why Anakin's story is so different, because he'd been through the suffering of being a slave and his intense bonding with his mother, being that he was much older than they usually are upon recruitment.

[@DarthRevan260]

Ahmad Alhashmi The Jedi just searched for Force-sensitive children and took them away from they parents to raise them in the Order. According to the SW universe, children can be Force-sensitive without their parents being Force-sensitive as well

[@ahmadalhashmi8940]

DarthRevan260 Sure but, isn't it likely for you to be a Jedi if your parent are ones? After order 66, how many jedi existed that weren't either offsprings or survivors of that event? not much. In fact, if you can name three (if you did, they're probably obscure characters) The only one I can think of is the Erza guy.

[@OkieAllDay]

Prequels get crapped on way too much. Fact is, they are good, clean fun. And show us the best lightsaber battles of the whole series. Some of the acting was sub par at times, but news flash for everybody Carrie Fisher wasn't exactly bringing home any best actress Oscars either

[@calebr3928]

Joaquin Rivera Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise? I thought not. It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you. It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life… He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. Ironic. He could save others from death, but not himself.

[@francescosorce5189]

Marvi .D. Smilodon *Visible confusion* did you miss the part where Anakin tired his best to be a good person? Sure he wasn't an angel but he wasn't satan either. In the end it was the Jedi's fault, they ignored his feelings for his mother and Padme and so when he saw a Jedi break the Jedi code, the rule that had him suffer his entire life, he just commited to the dark side and he consumed his anger on the people who had caused him to suffer his all life, the Jedi. Anakin isn't a good person, but he isn't someone who was evil just for the sake of being evil either, he had a motivation for every bad action he did beside maybe Dooku's assasination and even there, sure he didn't have to do it but he was at war with him (and his master said "DO IT."). Then killing all the falmilies of those who killed his mother, over the top, I agree, but not compleatlty unjustified. Killing the younglings in the Jedi temple... was a dick move, but it was an imperial order by his master, not only would it have been treason but if he didn't do it, someone else would have anyway. in short, he's bad with a motivation, it might be a stupid one, but there was one for each bad thing he did.

[@chevywoods6084]

It’s because of the memes probably

[@stolenname94]

@Marvi .D. Smilodon no emotion??? What?? Did we watch the same film

[@christopherelizarraras5994]

E.A.G 65 we’re not talking about the show literally everybody loves that show we’re talking about the movies

[@SEBEL365]

From someone who's not a star wars fan, revenge of the sith was easily the most enjoyable. I mean come on, it's dark af and has some of the coolest fight scenes and character development! The only thing that kept me hooked in the originals was Harrison Ford's charismatic performance as Han Solo...

[@wg3671]

Alexander Wright ^this

[@nickmcmurray3130]

I love Revenge of the Sith but I encourage you to rewatch the original trilogy with an open mind. I used to not be a big fan of them myself but I recently rewatched them and I actually understand why people love them so much. It’s a compelling story with truly wonderful characters. The effects may not hold up that well lol but they’re easy to look past considering the amazing storytelling

[@aszahala]

I don't really understand why people are bashing these films. For me, Jar Jar Binks and too much childish humor (e.g. comical aliens in general) was the only serious problem with Episode 1. In Episodes 2 and 3 some of the dialogue and acting was quite horrible (mostly concerning the romance of Anakin and Padmé, as well as the "Nooooooooo" scene in the end of the E3). Otherwise they weren't that bad. I still enjoyed the prequels more than episodes 7 and 8. I hoped to see Kyle Katarn or Mara Jade in them, but no.

[@RazorsRide]

Alexander Wright I totally relate. You take Han Solo off and the trilogy becomes quite dull for me

[@jeanski9256]

The Noooooooo scene was as bad as Luke's reaction to Vader being his father tho. They all have their own cheesy touch but it's great.

[@BlankoPie]

I always heard people say that Anakin came off as a petulant, bratty teenager; and that was supposed to mean he was badly portrayed or uncompelling. I thought it was brilliant. You have this character who was revered ever since surviving a torturous upbringing, being treated with distrust and basically raised as a child soldier, in effect always being a slave. No childhood to speak of, forced to fight and kill for a group that never really cared about his wants and needs. It made him angry and rebellious; with no proper emotional development or support he lashed out like the demented child he was.

[@DumbSnowman]

i dont like sand...

[@snakeboy1912]

What he says is true

[@friendlyneighbourhooddrogo3117]

+Captain-Oshawott I have the high ground

[@friendlyneighbourhooddrogo3117]

***** Don't try it...

[@simplythebest2k]

Not worse than don't hold My hand

[@Shrekfromthehitmovieshrek]

Same and banana

[@wytomfettproductions1313]

I absolutely love the prequels they have brought awesome content to the Star Wars universe. The movies are enjoyable and the Characters are great.

[@benwalton7087]

Sultru ok i get why the sand thing and jar jar are stupid but what’s so bad about “high ground”? obi wan doesn’t want to have to kill his best friend and basically his son. he knows anakin won’t survive the jump

[@benwalton7087]

Sultru obi-wan kills darth maul with the exact same move anakin was attempting so clearly it’s a powerful well known move. if the fight had ended any other way it would have made anakin looks weak, even though he was much stronger than obi wan. anakin lost due to his faith in the dark side and his arrogance, his two biggest weaknesses.

[@TheBoomotang]

Sultru ummmmmm...... which is exactly why it DIDN'T work for Anakin. Because Obi-Wan WAS paying attention and he was extremely familiar with the situation Anakin was in.

[@TheBoomotang]

Sultru Coulda shoulda woulda. Anni sholdn'ta turned to the dark side.

[@TheBoomotang]

Sultru What do YOU mean? It's a movie. They can choose to have a cocky sith do a spin like his master did to defeat Darth Maul.

[@vulture4117]

They are. No one can appreciate the Prequels. Nobody even recognizes that Episode 6 has Prequel-like dialogue: "Jabba, this is your last chance. Release us or die!" "I am a Jedi, like my father before me." The Ewoks, in my opinion, are equal to Jar Jar.

[@CT--my4lf]

And let's not forget *"BuT i WaS gOiNg To ThE tOsHe StAtIoN tO gEt SoMe PoWeR cOnVeRtErS"*

[@kaune1814]

Awful characters (jerk-jedi, destroyed forever), aged CGI, ugly production (these costumes!), hateful tone, boring story.

[@DevonMcDonald1]

U are so correct about this ewoks

[@zbrown02]

How is that equivalent in any way to “I hate sand. It’s coarse and rough and gets everywhere” or any dialogue at all between anakin and padme

[@dotdot8614]

Jedi are socially akward due to insolation ok

[@BreezeMHill]

I'm just waiting for the chaos that'll happen when they eventually do a remake of the originals.

[@mysteriousmemethief]

They wouldn't dare

[@sweety_sheep5090]

@@mysteriousmemethief Now they wouldn't, just give it time...

[@neilcuckmann1704]

That won’t happen Disney aren’t that stupid

[@Chuked]

Like that’s ever gonna happen

[@Chuked]

Journeys Breeze they did with spaceballs

[@logmouth]

*braces for hate* I actually didn't mind Jar Jar

[@dooky1089]

hell, i like Jar Jar.

[@Luey_Luey]

+Kyle Phantom i found them equally deplorable

[@FoxDie77777]

+logmouth and C3PO was more annoying

[@CosmicTeapot]

+FoxDie77777 C3PO has become annoying to me ever since I learned how much of an asshole and despicable person Anthony Daniels is.

[@vickiciasmith1266]

+Son Of Montreal Am I the only one here who can look past the actor when I'm watching a movie?

[@Orthodoge]

Always loved the prequels

[@Deviss6210]

Samuel Baldwin same here

[@TheLJShow-ys8wr]

Phanton Menace was boring, But same goes with A New Hope

[@Deviss6210]

The L.J. Show well it was except for all of the parts with maul.

[@TheLJShow-ys8wr]

@@Deviss6210 In Monica's voice: I know. In Ross's voice: If you love star wars, you love Maul

[@Player6972LPJ]

The L.J. Shows agree but I think phantom menace is Better cos of maul vs qui gon and obi wan

[@CoreyStudios2000]

EPISODE I- Terrible EPISODE II- Good, but needs improvement EPISODE III- Epic EPISODE IV- Epic EPISODE V- Epic EPISODE VI- Epic EPISODE VII- Epic

[@sacharodier]

+CoreyStudios2000 EPISODE VII- ???

[@FI5HD0GG]

1. Terrible except for Darth Maul

[@MeatGoblin88]

+CoreyStudios2000 episode VII was shit

[@darkbearmoon]

+Wingopanda What? I thought it was great

[@MeatGoblin88]

darkbearmoon Well you must have never seen a star wars movie or you are 12.

[@YoMama2143]

They arent secretly brilliant they're publicly brilliant, they're just......sloppily executed.

[@Ewan_Tyler]

YoMama2143 ~ I agree, at least they have a coherent story (or more so) than the sequel movies

[@DDChorror]

What makes them brilliant? Don't say lightsaber fights, they're overly choreographed and soulless. Don't say Anakins turn to the dark side. It's sloppy and poorly executed. Don't say order 66, it's ruined by awful child acting and terrible blocking. The only positives of the prequels are the music and sound design. They have a few good scenes strewn about hours of crap. There are Last Jedi levels of bad writing but for some reason it doesn't bother you prequel lovers.

[@Ewan_Tyler]

Brady Carrigan ~ same here, at least it would be entertaining 😂

[@killshark234]

Milk n Cookies It’s in the same universe where little kids use death glowsticks and you’re out here talking about REALISM

[@diegodelafuente5056]

@Brady Carrigan yeah, the point of film is to fabricate something DOESN'T feel fabrucated, i.e, good acting is when someone acts like in real life, now, I fucking DARE YOU to tell me that ANY of these trash movies seem natural IN THE SLIGHTEST, the fights are straight up dances, the dialogue sounds like A.I, the ACTING sounds like someone wanting a paycheck, teh effects can LEGUTEMATELY be mistaken for a PS2 game, therefore it looks fake as shit, the pacing is straight up bad, scenes don't flow well and often have no purposse other than to serve the immediate plot, no character feelings, just pure plot, the direction is just generic and boring and takes no advantage of the possiblity of film Notice how most of the memorable moments in these films are either memes, or fights, which is either making fun of them, or marveling at the not so marvellous visuals, compare that to the originals, I Am Your Father - Do or Do Not - I love you, I know all of these are feats of writting and pure emotional pay off

[@protector_of_the_realms]

The prequels were never bad movies and weren't even considered as such by most critics, they were just thought of as decent to good being rated 5/10 (TPM) 6/10 (AOTC) and then 7.5/10 (ROTS) on average and you can check that out yourself. Also most star wars fans love ROTS and on the online polls when asked what the best star wars movie around 50% of people say ESB with the second highest being ROTS with 25% and if you fail to see whats good about the preuqels first read the book Darth Plageius second watch the clone wars tv show and third read this list below: All the good stuff about the prequels: Some of the acting (yes there were some horrible performances but some good too like Ian Mcdiarmid, Ewen Mcgregor, Samuel L Jackson, Christopher Lee and arguably Liam Neeson) Order 66 long panning scenic shots The new unique places and planets the more vast and lived in vibe Costumes and makeup The clone wars (in the movies and the tv series itself) Soundtrack Build up and Climax The Sith/Dark side most of the effects (just look at all the ships, planets and space segments) The action, including battles and pod racing (no criticism) The parallels to Hitlers rise (though they could have been summarized and there should have been more manipulation shown plus the consequences) The unease between the republic and the jedi. The republic blame the jedi for the war and think they should have no rights or say but yet still aid them(while you can tell its there it's not as obvious as it should have been) The irony and corruptness of the jedi (despite what they say, they don't believe in the balance of the force, their to much light side orientated so much so that they have gone down on a darker path to remove emotions and keep their power thus being blinded refusing to admit the sith are back, seen mainly through mace windu who believes himself as the chosen one) Palplatine pulling strings (again should have been made more obvious but it is cannon that he had something to do with Smi Skywalker's death and he himself killed Padme with the force, just look it up i dont have time to explain) the tragic and dark story the iconic characters (darth maul, Palplatine, Kenobi, Yoda) All of the dark presence in Anikan seen marks the end of the clone wars first epic 30 minutes of revenge of the sith space battle last minut in revenge of the sith setting up a new hope Revenge of the sith as a whole And yes the lightsaber fights, but while some see them as over choreographed there not. These are people who are supernatural, who have extraordinary abilities (the ability of the force) using it constantly through fights to jump high, strike faster, put off their opponent and to predict the near future (where their opponent is going to strike) plus they've been training this for years so it makes sense that they would be extremely efficient at it. Finally there not rated bad, Revenge of the sith is scored like 0.1% under return of the Jedi (by a combined score of pretty much all critics) and the rest of the prequels are rated decent, never under an average score of 5, most films are worse than them and there is a dedicated fan base to them which are many in numbers, probably more than the haters. But don't get me wrong, almost everyone (me included) share the opinion that the original trilogy is better (though Revenge of the sith is in a lot of peoples top 3) but that doesn't mean that the prequel trilogy is bad.

[@micheleallocca9366]

LaRone CT-HK47 amen

[@evolvedturtleproductions7600]

5/10 isn’t good but okay.

[@scylla019]

Some of the things you written here as good are the reason why they turned out bad. Too much dependency on effects driven direction. They were in an era of better technology and they made whole scenes just to show it off through pod races, gungan city, way too many alien races and planets, and ridiculous star fights. Overwhelming the audience and diminishing from the actual story's pacing.

[@unspeakablegaming1015]

I'm reading through Matthew Stover's Revenge of the Sith novelization. I'm going to say this: For me, Stover does a really good job of how Sidious manipulates Anakin. Anakin's thoughts as he learns he kills Padme was done really well. For me, its so much better than the movie. I like the prequels a lot more than your average person, but Stover does a great job. Not perfect, as some dialogue is not-so-fantastic, but really, really well. Apologies if unwelcomed. What Sidious said to Anankin when manipulating him, his philosophy on the Jedi and Sith, was really good and made fair amount of sense to not only Anakin In-universe, but to I myself as a reader - to me, in my humble opinion, at the very least. I truly liked Vader's thoughts as he learns he killed Padme. The "Nooooooo!!!!" scream is not in the novel, and it seems Padme genuinely died at Anakin's hand gradually. I recommend Matthew Stover's book to you not only because it does almost (I say "almost" because SOME of the dialogue is not so fantastic, but great other than that.) everything better, gives insight onto the situations and the character's thoughts, but above all else: You get to see WHY Anakin does the things he does. To me, Sidious' words to Anakin and his manipulation of him makes a fair amount of sense to me as a reader and fan of Star Wars. At one point in the novel, Anakin is suspecting that there is someone between him and Padme, so he squeezes her shoulders (Not enough to kill her, or crush her shoulders, but it still hurt a little bit) , she says "you're hurting us", and he stops, as she explains she is pregnant. That is all I'm going to tell you; wouldn't want to spoil it all. Here is an excerpt: 'Anakin was barely paying attention; in his mind, he was already leaving the Council Chamber, riding the turbolift to the archives, demanding access to the restricted vault by authority of his new rank-"You will attend the meetings of this Council," the Korun Master said, "but you will not be granted the rank and privileges of a Jedi Master." "What?" It was a small word, a simple word, an instinctive recoil from words that felt like punches, like stun blasts exploding inside his brain that left his head ringing and the room spinning around him-but even to his own ears, the voice that came from his lips didn't sound like his own. It was deeper, darker, clipped and oiled, resonating from the depths of his heart. It didn't sound like him at all, and it smoked with fury. "How dare you? How dare you?" Anakin stood welded to the floor, motionless. He wasn't even truly aware of speaking. It was as if someone else were using his mouth-and now, finally, he recognized the voice. It sounded like Dooku. But it was not Dooku's voice. It was the voice of Dooku's destroyer. "No Jedi in this room can match my power-no Jedi in the galaxy! You think you can deny Mastery to me?" "The Chancellor's representative you are," Yoda said. "And it is as his representative you shall attend the Council. Sit in this Chamber you will, but no vote will you have. The Chancellor's views you shall present. His wishes. His ideas and directives. Not your own." Up from the depths of his furnace heart came an answer so far transcending fury that it sounded cold as interstellar space. "This is an insult to me, and to the Chancellor. Do not imagine that it will be tolerated." Mace Windu's eyes were as cold as the voice from Anakin's mouth. "Take your seat, young Skywalker." Anakin matched his stare. Perhaps I'll take yours. His own voice inside his head, had a hot black fire that smoked from the depths of his furnace heart. You think you can stop me from saving my love? You think you can make me watch her die? Go ahead and Vaapad this, you-"Anakin," Obi-Wan said softly. He gestured to an empty seat beside him. "Please." And something in Obi-Wan's gentle voice, in his simple, straightforward request, sent his anger slinking off ashamed, and Anakin found himself alone on the carpet in the middle of the Jedi Council, blinking. He suddenly felt very young, and very foolish. "Forgive me, Masters." His bow of contrition couldn't hide the blaze of embarrassment that climbed his cheeks.' And probably the part I like the most: 'This is how it feels to be Anakin Skywalker, forever: The first dawn of light in your universe brings pain. The light burns you. It will always burn you. Part of you will always lie upon black glass sand beside a lake of fire while flames chew upon your flesh. You can hear yourself breathing. It comes hard, and harsh, and it scrapes nerves already raw, but you cannot stop it. You can never stop it. You cannot even slow it down. You don't even have lungs anymore. Mechanisms hardwired into your chest breathe for you. They will pump oxygen into your bloodstream forever. *Lord Vader? Lord Vader, can you hear me? * And you can't, not in the way you once did. Sensors in the shell that prisons your head trickle meaning directly into your brain. You open your scorched-pale eyes; optical sensors integrate light and shadow into a hideous simulacrum of the world around you. Or perhaps the simulacrum is perfect, and it is the world that is hideous. *Padmé? Are you here? Are you all right? *you try to say, but another voice speaks for you, out from the vocabulator that serves you for burned-away lips and tongue and throat. "Padmé? Are you here? Are you all right?" I'm very sorry, Lord Vader. I'm afraid she died. It seems in your anger, you killed her. This burns hotter than the lava had. "No … no, it is not possible!" You loved her. You will always love her. You could never will her death. Never. But you remember … You remember all of it. You remember the dragon that you brought Vader forth from your heart to slay. You remember the cold venom in Vader's blood. You remember the furnace of Vader's fury, and the black hatred of seizing her throat to silence her lying mouth- And there is one blazing moment in which you finally understand that there was no dragon. That there was no Vader. That there was only you. Only Anakin Skywalker. That it was all you. Is you. Only you. You did it. You killed her. You killed her because, finally, when you could have saved her, when you could have gone away with her, when you could have been thinking about her, you were thinking about yourself … It is in this blazing moment that you finally understand the trap of the dark side, the final cruelty of the Sith- Because now your self is all you will ever have. And you rage and scream and reach through the Force to crush the shadow who has destroyed you, but you are so far less now than what you were, you are more than half machine, you are like a painter gone blind, a composer gone deaf, you can remember where the power was but the power you can touch is only a memory, and so with all your world-destroying fury it is only droids around you that implode, and equipment, and the table on which you were strapped shatters, and in the end, you cannot touch the shadow. In the end, you do not even want to. In the end, the shadow is all you have left. Because the shadow understands you, the shadow forgives you, the shadow gathers you unto itself- And within your furnace heart, you burn in your own flame. This is how it feels to be Anakin Skywalker. Forever …'

[@francescosorce5189]

"The parallels to Hitlers rise" actually I feel like it resembles Caesar's and Augustus' more Palpanine and Anakin act like Augustus and Caesar (not in the sense that Palpatine is Augustus or that Anakin is Caesar, both together act like them) examples: *The Jedi reappresent all political avversaries of both Caesar and Augustus. *Palpatine and Augustus use popular support to get more and more power (in Palpatine's case convincing the senate that the Jedi are evil in Augustus'es bringing up Caesar's glory) *March on Rome (rappresented by the Jedi temple) with Anaking resembling Caesar. *Assasination of Caesar is close to the attempted assasination of Palpatine, and in fact after the "attempt on his life" Palpatine behaves only like Augustus. *Windu resembles Brutus because... well the assasination attempt, but also because popular opinion after the event is MASSIVELY against him and what he stood for (democracy for Brutus and the position of the Jedi for Windu). They also get used as "hate figures"/scape goats by Augustus and by Palpatine. *Anakin being good in war is like Caesar these are the ones that came into my head right now but I'm sure there are many more. another parallel can be Mussolini's rise to power... but Mussolini acted like that BECAUSE he wanted to resemble Caesar... so it all connects there and the connection with ancient Rome feels stronger then the one with Fascism. I'm not an expert on how Hitler rose to power... from what I know he killed his avversaries via SS and then got himself appointed to Chanselor and then became dictator, but this doesn't really resemble Palpatine's rise. Palpatine never really killed avversaries, he just waited for the right moment to strike. (ok he did say "DO IT" that one time with Dooku but it's not like Palpatine feared Dooku)

[@cosmokramer8075]

I dont like sand

[@jasonbrown4526]

It's like poetry. It rhymes.

[@cosmokramer8075]

+Jason Brown It is coarse and rough and irritating

[@jasonbrown4526]

Here everything is soft......and smooth

[@cosmokramer8075]

+Jason Brown Young Annakin was a real Casanova

[@lcarsky-wilson1270]

+Jazavac Jazavi Hands down the best pickup line of all time

[@CaptainRex-xi3zx]

Being a prequal fan like me and seeing the title of the video - Well, it was about time you figured it out prequal haters and hardcore origanal trilogy fans....

[@kingkwon8002]

Pre...qual??

[@chyanfrancisco4818]

@Sultru I hope you've developed your opinion since you wrote this, Boba Fett was useless in the originals, Jango Fett gave fans an idea of what Boba COULD have been. And how does one villain make a film better? (Ignoring the fact that the originals had Vader, Sidious, Tarkin, Jabba, various bounty hunters, so certainly not one villain, the prequels had Maul, Dooku, Grevious, Palpatine, some Vader late on and various Bounty hunters, so maybe 2 more villains?)

[@commanderkei9537]

I feel like most people don’t like the movies, but the definite majority of active Star Wars fans find the Clone Wars interesting. The Clone Wars has much more potential than the original trilogy in terms of a fictional universe, but the original trilogy has richer themes

[@ashleytheheartless9050]

dude, i absolutely always loved the prequels. I aways preferred the prequels than the sequels

[@Brilleetoile]

Same. OT is so boring, i only like episode 6.

[@andybroberg7084]

Ew

[@ChrisTheGoodGuy]

@@Brilleetoile WTF? that isn't what _Misto_ was talking about... Sequels are after the OT, and how on earth is the OT boring?

[@Brilleetoile]

@@ChrisTheGoodGuy Well that's my opinion, I find them personally extremely boring. Period.

[@ChrisTheGoodGuy]

@@Brilleetoile i'll accept it, i just found it very different from the norm.

[@captainrex5315]

I don't know why everyone hates the prequels...

[@SoBlurrific]

watch mr plinkett's reviews if you want a detailed explanation. I loved them as a kid but now I love making fun of them. They're not the worst just has a lot of problems.

[@TheIronyoshi]

Captain Rex because i like actually good movies

[@biofriik]

SimonDP, Mr Plinkett's reviews deliberately show clips out of order and they ignore many important lines of dialogue to make the films appear more flawed than they are. They really shouldn't be used as a cornerstone for Prequel criticisms.

[@calebhorton4701]

Ratio Tile So you prefer that he just critique everything in chronological order rather than grouping everything into focused topics of analysis? And what important lines of dialogue did he purposefully ignore?

[@TheIronyoshi]

Ratio Tile fanboys aren't allowed to attempt to be impartial

[@swanauto47]

I never disliked the prequels. When I was 11 and I saw episode 1 playing on tv and the Nubian starship was taking off in the desert of Tatooine it was the coolest thing ever to me. There are many obvious problems in the and some things that I wish were done differently but they were part of my childhood and I think they are overall good for the purpose they serve. The clone wars tv show kind of redeemed the bad and awkward storytelling in my opinion and it fits in well with the prequels.

[@Nowayy5515]

Most people grew up with the OT however most people like me grew up with the prequels, so whenever I watch it I always get nostalgic.

[@mudkipzuzu]

If The Clone Wars tv show has a massive following and praise, more than Rebels, then I think there are more people ok with the prequels contrary to popular belief. They're just not as open to talking about it because they know Original Trilogy elitists will shoot them down if they express even the slightest amount of pleasure from watching the prequels.

[@SlyRy]

Lol. It has very little to do with that but everything to do with The Clone Wars displaying more appreciation and respect for Star Wars with better storytelling, acting, and dialogue while creating great television entertainment made for kids.

[@AlexYBITW]

I completely agree with you mudkipzuzu.

[@CrisMadla]

+SlyRy Clone Wars was amazing in creating the depth in all the characters

[@SpreaddEm]

I'm not a huge fan of making into a cartoon they did the same thing with the Mummy and it wasn't good. also never watched it but I gather than Anakin had an apprentice and Darth Maul lived. Which is a contradiction. For one Darth Vader in A new hope said to Obi Wan that last time they met he was a learner meaning he was never a master and always Obi Wan's Apprentice even in episode 3. And I guess Maul could have lived but that's a loud of shit in itself. Those cartoons are just another thing that ruined starwars and made it more about getting as much money out of star wars as possible which is retarded because they were already selling merchandise after the originals did they really need to milk star wars and if they were going to milk it couldn't they have at least followed the original fucking script of the original movie. And I am not talking about Disney fuck Disney. Clone Wars can only be canon if a new hope isn't canon. And you can't make the original movie not canon.

[@AlexYBITW]

***** It's not because you teach somebody that you can't be a learner yourself you know Anakin, in episode 3, was a Jedi knight, with Obi-Wan they were just partners, he wasn't his " apprentice ", but can still learn some things from the master, see ? And Darth Maul back was pretty cool, I mean come on it's Darth Maul ! Now having him in Rebels I'm not sure about it, but we'll see. I suppose Vader will kill him once and for all which is bad, I think Obi-Wan should be the one to kill him

[@Britton_Thompson]

I had the same reaction to the originals after watching the prequels: You'd think the Jedi would've learned their lesson about lying/keeping secrets from Skywalkers

[@jamoblair7245]

And then Luke essentially does the same thing to Ben Solo, mistrust.

[@taylorbeckett9686]

Jamo Blair I wouldn't say that. They just didn't explain to Kylo what really happened.. which irks me.

[@Piratekingg43]

pyropulse mace windu used dark side of the force for his techniques and never fell for it. And, yeah, there are grey jedi like ahsoka or luke in the last jedi.

[@rafaelbronzatti1448]

He commit's the same mistake, because in trying to rebuild the order Luke gets caught in the order codes and philosophy to which he was the last heir. That is why he says the Jedi should end, and why he was going to set fire unto the texts, and is also why Yoda force ghost does it, as the old jedi master has moved beyond it, showing that Luke should do the same. Thus the Jedi die and are reborn in that movie.

[@adrianchazz4268]

You'd think the Jedi would've read the definition of "Balance" in a fucking dictionary.

[@Joelo26]

After watching Last Jedi, prequels are Oscar material

[@iloveyourgyatttt]

Dom Joel funny you say that...all the prequels were nominated for oscars.

[@neilcuckmann1704]

Dom Joel funny you say that all the sequels are Oscar nominated

[@4kawaii]

The prequels had the potential to be Oscar worthy but because of the terrible script, bad pacing and boring scenes they are shit.

[@trollkenobi6727]

@@4kawaii don’t even bother

[@grainofsalt4934]

I thought the prequels were incredible. Especially AOTC and ROTS

[@TeezoTarantino]

Austin Landrum Those are my favorite prequel movies TPM is a boring space politic movie its like watching CNN during the elections

[@neilcuckmann1704]

Teezo Tarantino perfect comment this is

[@neilcuckmann1704]

Austin Landrum AOTC no, ROTS kinda

[@Chuked]

AOTC is fucking stupid and makes no sense

[@oscarpineda9459]

I've watch TPM on VHS multiple timed as a kid and than my dad bought a sequel on VHS and a DVD third sequel. Now I've finally watch the originals after the prequels and I've been thinking, that they are secretly brilliant.

[@Kai-mg2sc]

I wonder If George Lucas saw this video if he'd be like - Yea, that's what I meant! Finally someone gets it!

[@Julian-df2pj]

while he's rolling in money or on his gold shitter.

[@prestonjones1653]

+Anakin Skywalker Really? Which one (s)?

[@RoboDragonJediKnight]

OMG This was so good! Hopefully one day I'll be able to edit this tight while having a concise, yet effective script.

[@Enforcedstorm4]

+Reptillian007 Wow that means a lot man, thank you!

[@fnvgreedmod9537]

+Reptillian007 HISSS, ALL HAIL

[@RoboDragonJediKnight]

+Liam Daniels The Reptillians will take over the world. Just you wait

[@biggles4444]

+Reptillian007 oh praise the Reptilian king.

[@wyatthertzgames]

+Reptillian007 Is that you George?

[@Arkimedus]

The prequels were great, extremely underrated I only wish the jarjar sith plot line would've been followed through

[@woda9291]

If they did that I think they would be universally liked.

[@colonelstarsandstripes5379]

The only one that was good was Revenge of the Sith. The first two have way too many problems

[@SuperTorch1]

The story in the prequels has great value to the star wars canon. I mean I can legit see myself following the same path as anakin if it was my wife and I wanted to save her.

[@vgrepairs]

Yep and my pickup lines were bad too! "I hate ____. But you, you're (opposite of) ______. "

[@blorkpovud1576]

What. By killing kids? 👀

[@OriasX]

i like revenge of sith

[@OriasX]

fuck off*

[@untitled5088]

Me to thank go 👁❤️ revenge of sith

[@dreadtune]

Your gonna like the newest movie if Jar Jar is the new Sith

[@stefkalkers5781]

+NepTune he IS not thats just a theory (a film theory)

[@Ram-ut5gr]

+HEY LISTEN you never know he could be Lord plagueis the guy with the mask... ;)

[@neosashi]

The Jedi were just a misguided as the Sith. The reason the counsel was reluctant enroll Anakin was because they suspected he was too old to be brainwashed into accepting their dogma. Lucas had a good story, he was just completely wrong about which plot elements would be the most interesting. Somebody in the comments below mentioned that the prequels were doomed to suck because everybody knew where the story was headed, but coming from the original trilogy, nobody imagined that the Jedi were just as wrong about the force as the Sith, and that the Jedi weren't necessarily "good." The prequels had the chance to flip everybody's notion about the dark and light side on it's head, but that opportunity was completely missed. It's such a shame.

[@slenderman27490]

Another problem with prequels is too much comic relief, from Jar-Jar and battle droids to idiotic dialogue.

[@NYG5]

skinni45 the problem was, the in your face comic relief just wasn't funny. Ewan McGregor and some of Hayden were funny, they actually did pretty well together in Episode 2. Most of it was bad. Droid voices in episode 3, C3P0 nonsense in 2, Jar Jar obviously, it was so forced. It's amazing to think that the guy who came up with the Han/Leia banter is the same guy who came up with Meesa

[@neosashi]

Man, everybody says episode 3 was the best of the prequels, but I think it is the worst simply because of the over-cartoonization of the droids, but you are the first person I have come across to ever make that same complaint. Glad that somebody shares the same sentiment as me. What I also find strange is that the battle droids in Episode 1 were not cartoony at all. Why the hell would George make such a drastic change to the droids' personalities like that? So stupid.

[@NYG5]

Thankfully the stupid droids, like Jar Jar, only act campy for brief moments. It is puzzling, considering they are portrayed as rather formidable in Episode I and II. The whole intro to Episode III is just awkward as fuck because of it

[@LudusAurea]

You're thinking of Episode 2. Episode 3 literally only had 2 scenes with Droids that actually said words, one them only a few words where R2D2 melted some battledroids. The other was Grievous who wasn't entirely Droid, and the magna guards. No cartoonization occurred.

[@Enforcedstorm4]

[Please read description disclaimer as well] Hello everyone, just a short disclaimer asking everyone to please *watch the video In Its Entirety* before commenting, liking, or disliking. I do not think that the Star Wars Prequels are great, but the overall story is. Which does not make these good movies, but it is a factor that is actually quite interesting when explored. I hope you will watch from start to end (Since the conclusion to this video is very important), and I hope you will enjoy. Thank you. -Enforcedstorm4

[@Allzumenschliches44]

+Enforcedstorm4 Thank you so much for this review, it's truly refreshing to finally see someone with a brain of his own commenting on some of the deeper aspects that the prequels have to offer! Unfortunately, those nerds who have made Redlettermedia reviews their personal religion are immune to any pro-prequel arguments by actual film critics, no matter how sophisticated the argument is.

[@Enforcedstorm4]

Allzumenschliches44 No, thank you! :D

[@Unalochy]

This was a fantasticly made video. Well thought out with some very interesting points made. I'm gunna show this to my brother and best friend!

[@Enforcedstorm4]

Thank you so much! I hope they enjoy it :D

[@Goujiki]

+Enforcedstorm4 Dude, FINALLY someone else realizes that the Jedi Council shown in the prequels was actually at FAULT. I can't believe barely anyone has realized this. That is why Yoda is also the way he is on Degobah in Empire, he is alot less serious, probably because he's been thinking about how and why the Jedi all got slaughtered and were blinded by their traditional ways, and not being able to see the true light side of the force, but just by being dogmatic followers. The prequels are way better and more subtly clever than people realize.

[@boigercat]

I originally seen star was as 1,2,3,4,5,6 so i really enjoyed all of them in that order and having no idea about darth vader until episode 3 made 3 even more amazing for me because i had hope for him right until the end

[@ChrisPTenders]

Hey, you guys ever notice something about the droids in the prequels? C3P-O was built by young Darth Vader. Droids in the Episode I are very droid like, with robotic personalities - until R2 meets 3P-O. That's when R2 gets his spunky attitude. C3P-O gets his head attached to a battle droid at the end of Episode II. In Episode III, the battle droids are running from the Jedi and screaming "Ow!" when they get cut down, exhibiting fear and a desire for self-preservation. Some battle droids even get mad at each other in Episode III. What if boy Anakin created a personality A.I. in 3P-O that spread like a virus, giving droids sentient life throughout the galaxy?

[@mcspankey4810]

Not sentient..

[@ChrisPTenders]

Random Task Exactly the type of conversation I wanted to have. Thanks for being that guy.

[@Tamamo-no-Bae]

+Random Task It wasn't his design. He was made from scavenged pieces of similar droids. He also originally had no plating, and then got a metallic gray plating. He didn't get his gold one until much later.

[@BunnyHatJ]

I never noticed or thought about this! I guess I'll just watch the prequels again soon :)

[@Mr.Lycalopex]

+Chris Merritt What if Star Wars is a prequel to Blade Runner!!!! Too much?

[@Adam_Zielinski]

When the sequel Trilogy comes out and everyone realises Jar Jar was a character writing masterpiece compare to everything in the last jedi

[@jamesbancroft2467]

I’m easily irritated by things but Jar Jar just doesn’t get my goat; but comparing Jar Jar to TLJ isn’t saying much; I mean, a ham sandwich is a character writing masterpiece compared to that

[@CrazyNerdMonkey]

anyone want to buy some death sticks?

[@CrazyNerdMonkey]

+Torbslifre I don't want to sell anyone death sticks

[@simonhuuskristensen4736]

+Torbslifre "I want to go home and rethink my.... vlog?"

[@simonhuuskristensen4736]

***** "I want to forget that stupid autocorrect" :D

[@scootsim8062]

+CrazyNerdMonkey you want to go home and rethink your life.

[@liamholloway-sw7eu]

Please

[@yohumanfrisk]

Ah, a time before the sequels where someone actually gives great credit to the prequels.