I think Lucas really wanted to push the limits of cgi and digital cinema. I’m still of the opinion II and III should have been shot on film and used more reals sets and practical effects and locations than he did. I know there was a mix of them but it’s not clear when you watch the movies, they all look video gamey for some reason. Especially in Episode II and on Geonosis it’s almost like an animated movie so much cgi. The way the Clone troopers are rendered, the Walkers, the enemy robots nothing feels real. AT least the scenes change at a rapid pace, so you don’t linger on the renders too long to lose willful sense of disbelief completely, but there is zero verisimilitude or any used universe like the OT.

Other than Revenge what is Palpatine’s endgame, Ian is brilliant but the story makes no sense if you bother to ask questions. What was the trade federation boycott of Naboo about, Tariffs? What in the force does Sidious need taxes for. Why does he want to ruin the Naboo. And that is just in the first episode. In II he makes the Jedi the Generals of his army to then in III just murder them all because he sets Anakin on a path to betray them.