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Post #1474405

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StarkillerAG
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Did Lucas forget that Obi Wan served Bail Organa in the Clone Wars ?
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Date created
2-Mar-2022, 1:02 AM

Stardust1138 said:

It’s all subjective and the Original Trilogy has its share of comic relief that’s just like the Prequels. I don’t want to assume but it probably doesn’t bother you or isn’t as noticable because you saw the Originals first. Your view on what Star Wars should be is informed by your experiences seeing it before you saw the Prequels. You had time to decide what you feel Star Wars should be. There’s nothing wrong with that either as I’m like this with the Sequels we ended up with but it explains why certain things may fly and other aspects not so much. I’m fortunate to have grown up with both of George’s Trilogies at the same time. So my view of Star Wars is informed by all six. It’s all generational in a lot of ways. Plus at the end of the day these films are for children as George always said. I may not be a big fan of Jar Jar’s potty humour now that I’m older but I can still get a giggle out of it. I don’t really view Star Wars through adult eyes except when analysing the layers within it.

I’m not going to try and rebut any of your arguments: You have your opinions, I have mine, and no amount of argument is going to change that.

However, I do feel the need to clarify something: I didn’t actually grow up with the OT, as you seem to assume. I’m part of the prequel generation, just like you are. However, just because I grew up with the prequels as a part of “my Star Wars” doesn’t mean that I like them. I did like the prequels as a kid, mainly because of the cool action scenes (although I still hated Jar-Jar and the romance even back then). But the more I rewatched them as I grew older, the more I started to notice their flaws; flaws that (in my opinion) seriously hampered my ability to enjoy those movies. Whereas the OT only got better the more I rewatched it, the prequels only got worse.

But again, this is my opinion, and I’m not going to try and change yours. I just hope you understand where I’m coming from here.