I once read a long theory that Lucas deliberately made PM mirror ROTJ; that may be giving him too much credit, but who knows?
It’s true but even deeper than that. I recommend watching Rick Worley’s videos on the Prequels and even the channel - So Uncivilized. Both cover the films in a great amount of detail. The two trilogies are meant to mirror and interrelate to one another. I think sometimes some refuse to acknowledge just how much because they don’t think George could ever think up something so profoundly deep as he made what they perceive as the the downfall in Jar Jar and had dialogue/acting that was unforgivable. Let’s not forget the Original Trilogy had goofy humour and the dialogue has always been done in the old fashion style with old style acting before method acting became the common place. It’s funny how even Harrison Ford thought the dialogue worked but his famous quote is misquoted so often. George prefers the old style of making films as he doesn’t like contemporary style films.
Sometimes I find people watch these films from the lenses of what they want them to be instead of just viewing things for what they are. I’m fortunate I think looking back to seeing The Phantom Menace first then the Original Trilogy and so forth. I didn’t have years to think up how everything must go down. I think the same can be said for fans who grew up with the Originals on a similar level. They had time to form in their head what happened and grew up in a different yet similar time. Then when it came to the Sequels we ended up with they more often work for them because expectations were super low and they’re made in a style similar to what you feel personally is Star Wars that you perceive George Lucas got away from in his Prequels. This isn’t a bad thing as it’s subjective in some ways but I’d argue George never changed as much as it’s claimed by most.
I’d also recommend this video: