No-name pilot? Ric Olie's going to have words for you soon. ^_~
But, yeah, aside from the almighty establishing shot, that kind of dialogue is part of what makes the prequels so... "special." But I will say in the defense of that particular moment is that at least he was talking to a child, somewhat justifying such a blatant piece of exposition. George saw the easy way out and just RAN with it!