I’ve seen a few people now claim that the prequels were better than TFA because “at least they were original”. But were they?
As we all know Star Wars (1977) wasn’t exactly original either (Dune, Flash Gordon, Hidden Fortress, Dune, 633 Squadron, The Searchers, Dune etc). The difference is nobody had seen that compendium on screen before.
TPM too was a mash up, when it worked it was a mash up of Ben Hur and War and Peace, Not so much so when it was a bunch of guys sitting in chairs or a bunch of puppets, CGI and costumes sitting in the same senate pod slightly rotated a few thousand times.
Similar concept but different mix.
And it’s the second most disappointing film in my life.
TFA is exactly the same plot as ANH if I want to see that film again I can watch the original…or Star Trek (2009) from the same director.