knreuben said:

I agree that some changes made by George weren't for the better but he just wanted to make it look as similar as the prequels.

1. The Special Editions came out before the prequels (1997 vs 1999, respectively).

2. It's not about "better" or "worse". It's about preserving film history. The Special Editions didn't win all of those Academy Awards way back when; the originals did.

Would you be OK with Leonardo da Vinci suddenly coming back to life and painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa? Most people wouldn't, especially if the original were destroyed in consequence.

Art has value in its original form.