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Originally posted by: Sam_LuQuote
I mean, we are talking about the future top 3 Jedi Anakin Skywalker, and they make him seem so sniveling and incapable.
That's why when I watched these Prequels, I think to myself.. "whydid Lucas make these, as Anakin is not interesting enough to support one movie, let alone three."
There's a theory that a movie only works if you show the story of character at the most critical, most interesting and most compelling moment, and for my money, Darth Vader defined that moment, and Anakin is just a boring and useless character. The Original Trilogy is the story of Luke's ascension to a Jedi, and Darth Vader's antagonism, redemption and eventual death. We really didn't need a backstory, as Darth Vader represented a more interesting character and arc, than does Whiney Ani.
The prequels are kind of like watching home movies of Barry Bonds as a toddler, while the Original Trilogy is his record-breaking home-run year.
I couldnt disagree with you more on this. Sure the PT is complete crap as it stands, but that is not to say that a redone version of the story line would be the same. There is a lot of room for the back story to be great, it has just been done completely wrong. If Gl would have allowed the same amount of input he did with the first three(O-OT), we probably would not be as negative about the whole things. Anikin was supposed to be a hero that fell, and shattered the galaxy in turn. Lots of plot, lots of character development, lots of action, lots of everything you need for a great movie. GL just messed it up big time...