PaulisDead2221 said:
Speaking of inconsistencies... (I'm sure a lot of these have come up before)
AOTC:
Explain why Nute Gunray wants Padme's head on a plate before he'll sign the separatist treaty when she's the leader of the opposition to the mobilization of a military against it? Man, I understand that Darth Sidious needs the separatist movement to threaten the Republic so he can create an army, gain emergency powers and scare the republic into giving him full control of the galaxy because he wants power and Lucas wants to do a little social commentary on current government politics... so why couldn't he have been behind the assasination attempt? Instead the separatists all want her dead. What?
I still don't understand the plot of Clones. I don't know why they wanted to kill Padme, don't understand what the separtists wanted her when she was actually in agreement of conferring disagreement with her... no wait actually, argggh never mind!
In my opinion, the worst thing a movie can be is confusing and just lose me. Even if I think it's doing a bad job, I can give some credit if I know what it's supposed to accomplish. Jar Jar was supposed to be funny. It didn't work but at least I know what Lucas intended there. Mainly for this reason, Clones is the worst Star Wars movie because even if you're a fan of the OT, the EU and even the other prequels, it still might leave you lost. And if you're not into Star Wars, then forget it.
Vaderisnothayden said:
It's all part of the same revisionist bullshit as Annie having more midichlorians than anybody and being the bestest jedi ever and being the Chosen One (and here I thought that was Buffy), complete with a goddamn prophecy...
Actually it is Buffy. Along with Link, Jack (from Legend), Harry Potter, Neo, Frodo, Sailor Moon... and probably a whopping list of many more I missed (Kid in King Arthur's Court?) who all were explicitly told (because it couldn't be just shown in a way for the audience to figure it out on their own) that they were the only hope for all.
And most of those other series I still like with the exception of The Faketrix (too confusing, just like Clones!) and Bored of the Rings (WTF is with the weird lack of color and monochrome tints?) But this whole Chosen One crap is an overused cliche of something that was never that clever or original in the first place. If the main character hero is the only one who can defeat the bad guy, actions should gradually reveal this, it shouldn't be a lame info dump of exposition.