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xhonzi
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Star Wars: Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams **NON SPOILER THREAD**
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31-Jan-2014, 3:05 PM

AntcuFaalb said:

IMO, the prequels could never have been great with the choice to focus on the backstory of Darth Vader.

Honestly, who thought "Huh... I'd like to see what he was like as a little boy!" after hearing "Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans, and bring me the passengers. I want them alive!"?

Even post-"I am your father!" and post-redemption, who honestly gave a shit about how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader?

There were many other story possibilites for the PT. The Fall of Anakin Skywalker/Rise of Darth Vader should have been left for a cheap EU paperback novel you'd find in a drug store.

I think that the story of a good man, who becomes a terrible villain, and then is redeemed through a love for his son, is a great story to tell. 

In the OT, we had the last half of it. 

In a timeline with a good PT, we could have had the first half of it.  With the PT that exists in this timeline, it's worse than not having it.  I think the PT was a flawed execution much more than a flawed premise.