With Star Wars, pretty much everyone is in agreement as to what is cool about it. There's no need to defend it. Same with Empire.

Jedi however is uneven. There are brilliant bits, and some of the worst moments in the trilogy. I think that watching the first two can make you think that Star Wars is naturally awesome and this is its natural state. When you watch Jedi, you realize just how badly things could go, and how easily. It is the trilogy at its best and its worst, and for this it seems the most relatable, the most, should I say, human. If that makes any sense.