Huh?

Rating: 5/10 (24 March 2011)

I'm writing this as a combination of all the prequels - note that in my opinion the 3rd was JUST as bad as the 1st and 2nd.
Frankly, I don't get the entire 3 movies. 1st movie, we are introduced to Anakin - great... and some horrible acting and characters we don't care about AT ALL. There are no moments in the movie where we feel sympathy for any characters. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are introduced at the start but we feel no vulnerability from them. In the 1st Star Wars movie, the audience felt sympathy for Obi-Wan when he died because he had a sad past and was humble. We inherently knew he was good because he saved Luke and felt sympathy for others. Fast-forward to Episode 1, Qui-Gon and Obi-Won are settling a TRADE dispute? By a federation who is blockading a republic trading with.... a republic? HUH!? Jar Jar is annoying just because... he's banished cause he's dumb. So... okay, right. The audience never sympathizes with Anakin because while he's a slave, he a) has a job, b) has friends, c) seems generally happy, and d) has his own home with a mom. So yah, whatever.
2nd movie is just filler. Bunch of flashy sabers going all over the place. They investigate a conspiracy, figure it out, then go along with it anyway? HUH!? Whatever. The love in episode 5 between Han and Leia was REAL. Because she ACTED nervous and Han had been pushing it since he met her. It was REAL and DEVELOPED. In 2, it's forced... and because they are attracted to each other physically. There's no emotional tie at all.
3rd movie. Ugh. "No, it's because I love you." Jesus. Anakin's change to the dark side doesn't make any sense. "Obi-Wans right. You've changed." No he didn't. He's still the same whining *****ing kid killing selfish guy he was an episode ago. We're supposed to be SAD he went to the dark side? LOL. Guy is a turd plain and simple. And I get it... the lightsaber is cool, but is that an excuse to pop it out EVERY time someone is on screen? Luke USED A BLASTER MORE THAN ONCE! Obi-Wan uses it and it's like, "OMG NO I USED A BLASTER *slit wrists*". Everyone just stops caring. Plot makes you care when it needs to (towards end) and the rest is just mindless dribble. In the 4-6 the force was an aid to heighten senses. Now it turns you into a super human.
Whatever. Horrible addition to the franchise. It's Star Wars in the sense that it uses lightsabers and has named characters. Other than that... it's just a horrible series that stands alone.