| mZuzek said:
Come on, Phantom Menace had a good Star Wars vibe going on and it felt like there was quite a bit of passion behind it. I can see how Episodes 2 and 3 would have felt soulless, but 1 wasn't at all. I understand why an older person, who grew up watching the originals would be disappointed with the prequels, because they did change a lot, but embracing them for what they are is a better way to judge in my opinion. Clone Wars is garbage, yes, but the other two are solid movies. |
My experience with watching Phantom Menace was a mix of confusion and irritation. What is the conflict, who are we meant to identify with, why should I care about anything I am seeing. Star Wars had a lived in world that felt real and lived in, from the characters to the ships. Phantom Menace had no character to attached to or moments that stuck with me. When Qui-Gon died it should have been this dramatic moment, but the character left no impression and Obi-Wan's reaction was so artificial lacking any emotion in his fight that took me right out of what could have been powerful moment, like Obi-Wan sacrificing himself in a New Hope.
Star Wars are about heart, and that is what I failed to see or experience in Epsiodes 1-3. I didn't care about Naboo or its people with this blockade or the parliament and voting procedure or the slaves that Annakin came from. I never really got why the republic was worth saving and the separtists or trade federation were so bad. I saw a bunch of useless robots getting chopped up by Jedi and then fighting some clones. By the end I almost welcomed the Empire as dark helmet said "Evil will always triumph, becuase good is dumb".
