That’s really interesting. I imagine AOTC to feel really short, because I feel like it has very little “meat”.
That’s probably why it feels slow to me. Stuff with lots of meat feel fast to me because I’m more engaged, and the more engaged I am the faster time goes.
I find ROTS far more interesting then AOTC (both conceptually and in execution). The action-packed opening, Anakin turning into Vader, Order 66, the final duels, I love it all.
The Clone Wars really should’ve started earlier then the end of AOTC, like halfway through, so we could get more of Anakin being a hero. You can have a situation where Anakin has to protect Padme in the midst of a battle so it’d have been more engaging rather then having the romance be so separated from the other stuff going on. But I’m going on a tangent.