when the audience doesn't get star wars

I love the Prequels a lot. They're not perfect, but they mean so much to me.

Episode 3 is the best Star Wars film to date. Hayden was a phenomenal Anakin and Vader. So grateful he had the courage to take that role, the most legendary villain in film history, and nailed it. 💯

I never had a problem with the sand dialogue. It was a reflection of Anakins resentment for where he came from, his past and his early life.

Everytime I rewatch The Revenge of the Sith it hits me so hard because I feel for Anakin and I could see so many moments where if things played out a little differently he could have dodged his fate, but He can't change what's going to happen and it feels perfectly in his character to make the mistakes he did.

I have met plenty of SW "fans" who don't actually understand SW, including the OT. Also, this video is excellent and deserves a few million views.

Audiences weren’t ready for the prequels.

As a Star Wars who was first introduced to the Lego Complete Saga game and the prequels, I'm proud that the trilogy is gaining more appreciation, (especially after the sequel trilogy), i never understood the prequel hate, was surprised to see on the internet how hated they were, I never found them to be bad movies, I understand people not liking Jar Jar (I never hated him tho) or Anakin/Padme scenes, but overall they have more good things than bad one, I think I have seen all the Star Wars documentaries and interviews with George Lucas, each time I learned more about history, philosophy and mythology that made me appreciate the saga and Lucas more, this really deserves more views, greetings from Venezuela.

I was pretty young when the prequels started coming out and still in elementary school when it finished and honestly, as a kid, there was no way I wasn’t gonna like it. It had Jedi, lightsabers, spaceships, blasters and the force, all a young boy could ever want or need. One thing I do definitely enjoy as an adult is the political plot, as trade disputes, political corruption and the fall of a grand democracy into an authoritarian empire ruled by a dictator as one of the main impetuses of the film is something that’s beautifully allegorical to events from real world history

Hayden Christensen is Anakin/Vader. I find him unusually compelling to watch. I think Anakin is the immaculately conceived embodiment of the Force, with physically and existentially limitless possibilities, but he's also just a young man.
I actually like the clunky dialogue of "hating sand" we can all think back to some of the cringe inducing things we have said to beautiful young women, when we were in our teens.
It shows that despite Anakin's incredible potential with the force, it doesn't help him with interpersonal relationships.
Contrast this with the absolute master of manipulation in Darth Sidious, and Anakin is completely out of his depth.
I love the theory that Qui-Gon would have been the master to see Anakin through to becoming a man, and a balanced user of the force.
I don't know if I even like Obi-Wan Kenobi, he is pragmatic, neat, organised, and goal focussed, as opposed to people focussed.
Man what a story haha

I’ve always loved the prequels and always will.

I also let pop reviews sway me on the prequels. I still liked them, but accepted that they were "bad." I decided to make my own edits of them and discovered, or rediscovered, an awesome respect for the story and storytelling, and I realized almost all the criticisms were not just unfounded, but factually inaccurate. These are masterpieces.

I love everything about the Prequels. Always have, and always will. They are George Lucas' purest vision of Star Wars, and incredibly deep movies. Most so-called SW fans don't even understand what SW is actually about. I saw TPM 19 times when it was originally released. I wish they remastered it for UHD with a DNR free transfer. It could look so good. My favourite is AOTC, as it is romantic, thrilling, but not as heartbreaking as ROTS, which destroys me each time I watch it. The Prequels rule! This is a thoughtful and wonderfully put together essay. Great job!

When people complain that Star Wars characters don't sound like normal people. What they really mean is that they don't sound like contemporary Americans. The big influence of Kurosawa films was George Lucas's experience with the films. He described how he was watching these movies and he doesn't understand all the Japanese cultural context on display, but he understands they have this whole other world they are living with it's own history and customs. Despite the cultural barrier he could still relate to the story and characters on a human level and still enjoy it. This is a big part of what he tried to accomplish with Star Wars. If you saw Episode 4 before the prequels and heard Luke mention the Clone Wars, you may have no idea what the Clone Wars are, but you can certainly believe Luke does and that it is an integral part of the history of that Galaxy Far Far Away. A big part of why he did this is that by giving Star Wars an alien culture with it's own history, customs and context the story could have appeal to any culture at any time because you're more focused on enjoying the universal human experience put on display than figuring out the references.

I've always loved the Prequels movies a lot, but for so many years, it seems like everyone around me hated them with a burning passion, so I felt like I was alone in my love for them. But when I asked why they hated them so much, no one could ever give me an answer, it was usually just "because they are bad" which told me nothing. So I could only assume they hated them cuz it was the "cool thing" to do and because others hated them.
So it's actually nice to finally see people show appreciation and love for these movies.

Loved the prequels as a kid, and I love them even more now.

I love the prequels, the acting was good, actually, and I unironically liked the dialogue, my only problems with it are Padme's reason to fall in love not being explained and minor details like people doing their hair too fast offscreen

Anyone who hates on Prequels are surface level and don’t understand art, or they just fall under popular opinion because there npc’s

Very well said. I love the prequels.

Great video but I think the dialogue is great too. It's there to assist the visual storytelling, kinda like music. What's happening on screen is the beat and the dialogue, the score and sound effects are the lyrics. Things like "NO!" being said at certain key moments. And if people want to see Lucas write more conventional dialogue, they should watch American Graffiti and see how good he is.

TPM-
Anakin says it when his podracer screws up at the race, this race changes everything and he's still at the starting line. Obi-Wan says it when Qui-Gon is stabbed and when Qui-Gon finally passes away in his arms, the death of Qui-Gon changes the fate of the galaxy drastically.
AOTC-
Padme says it when her body double is blown up (I'll add more to this later in this comment). Anakin says it multiple times when he has visions of his mother dying, he has to let go but fails to do so. Yoda hears Qui-Gon say it while sensing Anakin's rage and sorrow as he slaughters the Tuskens, Anakin's inability to let go will destroy so many lives and here is the first taste of his time as Vader. Obi-Wan says it when Anakin disobeys his order to take Dooku together, Anakin's arrogance grows and his desire for power alongside his inability to let go is a huge flaw in his character. Padme says it when a clone trooper wants to take her to the forward command center but Padme wants to help Anakin, further cementing their love for each other.
ROTS-
Obi-Wan says it to Anakin when he wants to save a clone trooper because he can't save everyone and later on in the film, Obi-Wan is away and can't tell him no. Mace Windu says it to Anakin because he doesn't want Anakin to see such a close friend potentially being killed in battle. Palpatine says it to Windu before firing Force Lightning at him and manipulating Anakin to side with him. Anakin says it to Windu before cutting off his arm, setting him down the path of becoming Vader and he even receives his new name in the same room. Bail says it when he sees clones gun down a Padawan, which makes him commit to the idea of a rebellion. One of the Separatists says it as Anakin slaughters them, Anakin is so far gone that he feels nothing as an unarmed man begs for his life and he even kills the guy without a second thought. Padme says it to Anakin to deny that she had any knowledge of Obi-Wan sneaking onto her ship but Anakin's mental state is erratic and he won't listen to reason and he ends up Force Choking her. Vader says it after Palpatine tells him that Padme is dead, he did all of this sin for nothing and now he must become a slave to Palpatine and the Empire.
ANH-
Leia says it twice in one scene, first when Tarkin tells her they want to test the Death Star on Alderaan and again after she gives him Dantooine as a location for the Rebel base but Tarkin still proceeds with the attack anyway, the destruction of Alderaan is a tragic loss of life. C3PO says it when he fears that his friends may be destroyed in the trash compactor. Luke says it after Obi-Wan dies, first he lost his aunt and uncle and now he's lost his mentor, there's no one left to guide him. Luke says it after Han asks him if he and Leia would make a good couple, Han has fallen in love with Leia but Luke, not knowing that they're siblings, loves her romantically too.
ESB-
Han says it when Leia lists reasons why she thinks he should stay and he wants her to admit that she loves him, their romantic tension is strong throughout the film. Han says it to Chewbacca when he makes a mistake as they try to repair the Millennium Falcon's hyperdrive, failing to repair it is why they end up going to Lando in Cloud City.
Yoda says it as Luke takes something away from Yoda as he rummages through Luke's box and again when Luke wants to leave to find Yoda, the Jedi master is testing his patience and he's not doing well in this test at all. Yoda says it again in his hut because he believes Luke isn't ready due to his impatience and he's proven right when Luke leaves to rescue his friends despite not being strong enough to confront Vader. Yoda says it yet again after Luke asks him if the dark side is stronger, he's seeing the same temptations in Luke that he saw in Anakin all those years ago. Yoda seems to say it a lot in this movie lol, he says it to interrupt Luke and stop him from asking so much questions because he needs an open mind to learn. Yoda then says it again before giving his famous "do or do not, there is no try" line. C3PO says it multiple times before being shot on Cloud City. He also says it again multiple times when Chewbacca sticks his head on backwards, with the backwardness being an obvious visual about how things have been flipped on their head when you compare ANH to ESB. He says it again after Han is frozen and Chewbacca attacks some stormtroopers in retaliation. And finally we get Luke saying it after hearing the truth from Vader.
ROTJ-
A Gonk droid says it while being tortured, a mirroring to Leia being tortured in ANH, Han being tortured in ESB and his later freezing. Yoda says it after Luke asks if it's unfortunate that he knows the truth but Yoda thinks it's unfortunate that Luke will rush to face Vader and that his training is incomplete. Leia says it after Luke tells her that he has to face Vader, she fears for her brother after what happened last time. Luke says it after Palpatine goads him into picking up his lightsaber to strike him down but Luke is able to resist for now and he gives in after more goading, the battle between him and Vader has Luke's light and darkness fighting for control. We then get Vader saying it before redeeming himself and saving Luke. The final no in these 6 films is when Luke responds to Anakin telling him to go without him, Luke wants to save him but Anakin reminds his son that he already has.

You get major "NO!"s like Obi-Wan seeing Qui-Gon lose, Qui-Gon while the Tuskens are slaughtered, Vader after finding out what happened to Padme, Luke seeing Obi-Wan die, Luke finding out the truth and Anakin saving his son and the minor ones emphasise the importance of the word so the major ones are more impactful.

Also on Padme seeing her body double die, this is quite important. TPM has a lot of duality, two Jedi (Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan), two Sith (Sidious and Maul, two Queens (Padme and decoy), two Neimoidians (Gunray and lackey), two peoples (the Naboo and the Gungans), two slaves (Anakin and Shmi), podracers with two engines, an announcer with two heads, Mauls double-bladed lightsaber and even at the celebration, Yoda is beside a Jedi who looks like a fleshy and scarred version of himself. This theme of duality is talking about how there's always two parts to something. Like with the two peoples example, the Gungans are seen as lowly and primitive while the Naboo are seen as highly and advanced but it doesn't matter how advanced the Naboo seem to be because one cannot exist without the other. Their separation is why they were vulnerable to attack in the first place, without trust for each other, they weren't able to come together and stop the invading army before they were able to take over. Jar Jar seems to be a clumsy buffoon but he was able to prove himself by helping the two peoples reconcile and work together. Palpatine appears to be a kindly Senator who wants to help but in reality he's the cunning Sith known as Darth Sidious.

At the start of AOTC, two Senator Amidalas arrived on Coruscant and one of them has just died. The one that dies is dressed in white, colours symbolising innocence and peace and the one that survives is dressed as a fighter pilot, making her a warrior. Also this fighter pilot attire is very reminiscent of Anakin's Jedi robes. The warrior half of Amidala is mourning the diplomat half, Corde apologising to Padme for her failure is echoing the themes of how the current system is failing the people and Padme's response of "no" shows how she is currently in denial of the sorry state of the Republic despite what happened 10 years ago. By the time of ROTS, she'll fully realise that "the democracy we thought we were serving no longer exists" after seeing "thunderous applause".

Finally someone who speaks my talk. No movie is perfect, but there are a lot of reasons to love the Prequels and how they build up the first trilogy. There is not much I would change about Star Wars. Not even Anakin's cheesy love dialogue in Ep2. To me it makes sense that a teenager who is not allowed to have a relationship doesn't know how to talk to a woman, but feelings get the best of him. Also I loved Yoda kicking ass with a lightsaber. Even if you are strong and the force and wise to the fullest, how could you become a grandmaster training Padawans when you can't even defend yourself? Years before I did not like the politics being part of the movies, but it makes total sense, that a corrupt but genius politician would fit into a war setting and the creation of an Empire.
Thanks to George giving me the Star Wars I love.