I like the Lucas story overall but as said the execution lets it down
I still cant understand why Lucas when doing the prequels had Qui-Gonn and never had Kenobi finding Anakin, and insisted on having Anakin creating 3-PO and as you said had Anakin as an accidential Starfighter(I can buy the pod-racer Anakin but then goto an accidential Starfighter pilot). I personally feel we never as much as we should of him being a cunning warrior the best starpilot in the galaxy and a good friend...