But, as Lucas says (and you can dispute this all you want, but this is what he claims, so we must take his word) the original story was never meant to portray him as the true villain, but, Vader became such an icon, that it took the PT to allow people to see him the way Lucas intended. I mean, my mom grew up in the 70's and 80's, watched all three films of the OT in theaters, enjoyed them, but now years later tells me ROTS is the one where the most interesting story lies. And this was from the point of view of someone who is not a fan, but who greatly enjoys all of the films. She did not watch them repeatedly as many have, but merely enjoyed them a few memorable times since they came out. This proves that different people see the saga in a different way. She's from your generation, saw the OT growing up, yet still equally enjoyed the PT. She was not a critic. She didn't go in expecting anything, she just went in and enjoyed it. The only reason critics and everyone for that matter gave TPM and AOTC bad reviews is becuase they went in expecting it to be the way THEY wanted it to all these years, rather than the way HE wanted them to be. They had grown up, expecting the films to grow up with them. And when the films stayed as they were, it had a jarring effect on some people. I remember those guys on MTV on the "Best Week Ever" show back in May. When that week's show came around that talked about ROTS's release, they said, "Oh, finally, a Star Wars prequel movie that actually doesn't suck!"
But, as Lucas says (and you can dispute this all you want, but this is what he claims, so we must take his word) the original story was never meant to portray him as the true villain, but, Vader became such an icon, that it took the PT to allow people to see him the way Lucas intended. I mean, my mom grew up in the 70's and 80's, watched all three films of the OT in theaters, enjoyed them, but now years later tells me ROTS is the one where the most interesting story lies. And this was from the point of view of someone who is not a fan, but who greatly enjoys all of the films. She did not watch them repeatedly as many have, but merely enjoyed them a few memorable times since they came out. This proves that different people see the saga in a different way. She's from your generation, saw the OT growing up, yet still equally enjoyed the PT. She was not a critic. She didn't go in expecting anything, she just went in and enjoyed it. The only reason critics and everyone for that matter gave TPM and AOTC bad reviews is becuase they went in expecting it to be the way THEY wanted it to all these years, rather than the way HE wanted them to be. They had grown up, expecting the films to grow up with them. And when the films stayed as they were, it had a jarring effect on some people. I remember those guys on MTV on the "Best Week Ever" show back in May. When that week's show came around that talked about ROTS's release, they said, "Oh, finally, a Star Wars prequel movie that actually doesn't suck!"