I see Jedi and the PT as broken art works that the mind can’t resist trying to repair.
You have some serious problem with understanding the concept of art. Art work is not an engineered machinery with a objectively defined intended operation that can be broken and repaired. Art work is a subjective expression of an artist, which simply is what it is.
No I have a different idea of what art is.
Art is work and work can be meaningless or meaningful but in either case it is functional.
The first two films provide a functional experience. They are designed to evoke nostalgia for cinematic and fantastical forms which I only became aware of around or after the release of the first film but they also are immersive fantasy stories which have a distorted but tangible sense of other ‘reality’. Jedi has a Wizard of Oz joke in the first act and an open nod to Tarzan in the last act.
These date the film and wreck the sense of immersion in that world not just for that film but for the whole series. It breaks Star Wars.
So naturally my mind tries to imagine ROTJ without the malfunctions and it’s a rewarding experience that I wouldn’t have if the film wasn’t as much of a let down as it was. For me… Clearly not for you. That’s were the subjectivity you talk about kicks in.
Basically all your just said (meaningfulness, functionality, immersion, especially “malfunctions”, etc.) is more or less your personal impression of an art work.