Dude, lots of people see the parallels that are intended, the story beats, character beats, all that. People aren’t as dumb as you think. It’s just that for a lot of people those parallels fail on many levels, or even if said people like the parallels they’re not enough to salvage their low opinion on other aspects of the film that end up dragging it down. I’ve talked to people about AOTC talking about how it’s an interesting mystery story with inspiration from 40s noir and romance pictures, the classical love story, all that jazz, and how I love that.
These people turned to me and said “Yeah, I know. Still awfully written dialogue, poorly directed scenes and the acting is atrocious. The movie looks like a tech demo also. So I think it sucks.” Which is valid. People see the parallels, Palpatine in the throne in ROTS and ROTJ, they see what George was trying to say, they just either think he’s saying something stupid or that he’s saying something nice, but in a very poor way.
Get off your high horse, man. You’re not the only one that gets these movies. And, again, I say this as a major fan of them.
That’s exactly what I am saying as it is valid to have these criticisms. I obviously don’t agree but I do find it fair to have this opinion as long as it’s aware quite frankly the Original Trilogy isn’t perfect either and has a lot of similar problems. Yet I understand why some don’t see the flaws as that was their viewpoint into the series. No film is without flaws though as yes I’m well aware the Prequels have flaws. I think it’s fair and perfectly okay for people to not like certain things about the things they love. However what I find unsettling is when people see the parallels and everything else within Star Wars without understanding the contexts as to why they’re there to begin with like you see with the Disney Sequel Trilogy. It was merely picking and choosing what was personal to the filmmaker and not what it is to George Lucas. That’s not to say I don’t respect them on a personal level for not wanting to go there. I might be annoyed but I also recognise that’s not what some fans get from these movies as that’s who is making these stories now but I do admit I find it absurd some want to take the author out of the picture and that’s what Disney has done. So they’ve got their wish for better or worse. This all merely means I think it could be examined more closely instead of just assuming there’s no deeper meanings behind certain things and that George had no idea what he was doing without certain people. They were part of it but George had final say. I’m happy we can’t all like the same things and that Star Wars means different things to everyone in how they view it. I’m all for personal viewpoint. This is different from author’s intentions.
I’m obviously not an expect in everything Star Wars as I have things to learn too. Both on a fan’s prospective and George Lucas prospective. I just lean more heavily on George’s side than most fans tend to. So it’s not about being on a high horse but merely full respect for the original creator and collaborators on a creative and personal level. It’s the same thing I try having in similar relationships with fellow fans who view things on a level that is personal to them. I may not always agree but I do respect them as people while respectfully disagreeing on certain views on storybeats that I feel contradict George and what is in the films themselves. They are an extension of him and his collaborators. This is natural and part of discussing anything you love. We all get something different. A book read by a thousand different people is a thousand different books but there is one author in the case of an auteur like George that everything was filtered. It’s our choice if we choose to follow along with them on their story or not. This isn’t disrespectful to anyone.