the PT soundtracks are bland, uninspired, and most importantly 1000 PERCENT john williams.
overuse of lazy opera that had no place in star wars(most of the instruments in the star wars soundtrack are always horns and anything but human voices).
as for the the PT films themselves, there was nothing remotely artistic or deep about any of them. None of the PT films are remembered or left any impact on popular culture, none of them have any real themes that transcend the hollow bush era gimmicks of “deep but not deep” blockbusters of the past ten years. Decisions in the PT are in many ways a lot worse than the most corporate decisions of the new star wars era so far. lets make a comprehensive list of some of the worst unsalvageable decisions of the PT.
darth vader, the most compelling mysterious character of the OT is turned into a franchise black hole in which the literal world-building is built around, making star wars smaller than a backyard in a way that disney is literally trying so hard to fix by putting skywalkers in the background or as villains instead of main characters.
darth vader building C3PO was worse than any of the character problems in rogue one…largely because the rogue one cast is killed off and effectively erased…while the darth vader building C3PO WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF BOTH CHARACTERS HISTORY!!! FOREVAH
palpatine, the second best villian of the OT turns from a interesting parallel of Caesarien dictatorship to the lord of plot-conveniences and using the force to cover up plot holes.
the chosen one prophecy is the final nail in the coffin…you forever give up any illusion of artistic integrity the second you include it in your narrative. wheel of time BARELY worked cause of luck, LOTR worked because it basically made the chosen one into a supporting character(aragorn), matrix worked because of eastern philosophy and free will governing the worldbuilding.
the romance between anakin and padme is artistically and psychologically empty and without any narrative or thematic merit…it feels like a corporate checklist for lucas than a real plot point. much like padmes character, the romance feels like a obligation that needs to happen because of the twins.
yoda and jedi teachings got turned from the deepness of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YkbgvRMpW0
to the fortune cookie level writing of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91_G8iaokk8
but okay…let us alll value new colors and new ships even if the colors and ships look like fucking cartoons…LIKE THAT IS WHAT MAKES A GREAT STAR WARS MOVIE
they are not fascinating failures, they are artistic failures whose failings will infect star wars for years to come and no amount of originality(not quality) is gonna put them above any of the episodes of the cartoon forces of destiny.