A COUPLE QUICK NOTES: 1) Yes, there are similarities between this video and the Plinkett reviews. Those videos were without a doubt foundational to criticism of these movies over the years, and some of their ideas worked their way into my head as ear-worms over time. For the most part though I can assure you that a lot of the similarities were unintentional. It has been years since I've rewatched those videos, and a lot of the opinions expressed here are genuinely my own. If they are similar, they are coincidental. EXCEPT FOR... the Anakin dating advice bit. I did lift that from those reviews, but I wanted to try and find a new way of approaching it that wasn't 1:1 with what those videos did. And I also wanted to hang a lantern on it by directly referencing the original gag at the end of this video. However, since a couple comments have pointed it out, I obviously didn't do enough, and that's my bad. I could've twisted the idea further or even found another way to tackle it, and for that I'm sorry. ALSO, for the sake of utmost clarity, other influences on this video are: The Cosmonaut Variety Hour, Mr. Sunday Movies, Patrick H. Willems, and a little bit of r/PrequelMemes. My observations and thoughts have been informed and influenced by all of them, and Plinkett, over the years, so I want to make sure that I properly credit them for all of that when making this video. 2) This is just a minor correction: The Phantom Menace was in fact NOT the very first movie to utilize digital previsualization. That honor goes back to Clear and Present Danger (1994) and perhaps even further back with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). So it'd be more accurate to say Phantom Menace was ONE OF the first to use digital pre-vis, but not actually THE first. So that's a mistake on my part. 3) Another correction: The Plaza de España is in fact NOT located in London, it is in Seville, Spain. That was just a complete misreading of information on my part. 4) I don't know exactly when Part 3 of this video is going to come out, because it's still in the copyright gauntlet. BUT I am working on it, don't worry. In the meantime I hope this doesn't sully your enjoyment of the video too much, and I hope you enjoy watching : )
The Prequels are flawed, sometimes even downright awful when you think about it. But these are what got me into Star Wars, how I was introduced to this series. Hayden Christiansen and Ewan McGregor are the absolute highlights for me. Fantastic video as always, Prime!
I think the fact that the prequels are a tragedy, a story of a Republic in decline, that tried it's best to tell a story that was too convoluted for cinema, like life, saves the movies The Prequels are a coherent Trilogy The Originals are a coherent Trilogy The Sequels are 3 seperare movies that are alright on their own, but don't work together as a Trilogy
@@Lostjayyhawk I personally love the Sequels as these were the movies that were coming out when I was in Middle and High School. I completely 100% see why people don’t vibe with them and that goes for the prequels too. I just want to love Star Wars without having to fight for my life.
@@Lostjayyhawkyou don't think people have children? I mean clearly you aren't ever going to have any but there are millions of kids who's first Star Wars movies were 7,8&9 You people ruined the sequel trilogy. You people complained until they brought back Palpatine. Can't you guys just stop trying to sound cool by repeating critical drinker hot takes like you're actually capable of independent thought.
For those of us who remember when the first movies came out, these were just terrible. All digital production did was make the scenes more cluttered. Yoda looks awful. The stories were awful, too.
It is truly amazing how many movie firsts, innovations, and general technological advancements these movies made. And if you hate Jar-Jar, just remember that without him, Gollum might not look the way he ended up looking.
I cant hate ANYTHING that Lucas created, I thank him for the gift he gave us all. I wish he had hired a better dialogue writer given the funds he had at his disposal but we are talking about a handful of lines. O/W I love it all Jar Jar included. I wish Clones & Revenge had included some flashbacks scenes of Qui Gon because he was the coolest Jedi of all. luckily we have Charlie Hopkinson's spoof videos with Qui Gon who eats snacks all the time and has a gambling addiction, and detests Bacta tanks that keep anyone dying of lightsabre wounds anymore, that makes me p*ss myself laughing at all the hundreds of videos, his impressions are not just world class they are hilarious. the guy is a comic genius.
@@LimebradleyCharlie? Yeah. Cannot understand how he hasn’t a far bigger subscribers numbers- hopefully it grows more with time The reaction videos are way better than the Disney TV shows they react to. LOL
Long time viewer, first time commenter. Just wanted to say, there's something incredibly special about the way you recap the histories of these franchises from development right through to reception. I don't think I have the correct vocabulary to express it beyond that, special. It's rare I get goose bumps or any kind of second-hand excitement when watching UA-cam videos, and while the goosebumps may have been minimal, the excitement was real. Just wanted to say keep doing what you're doing. I haven't seen anyone do it in quite the way you've been before, and it's something special.
I don't think a single one of these retrospectives you've done has gone by without me cackling in my chair with joy whenever there are clips like fans in the theater for The Phantom Menace screaming in excitement at the title card. The breakdowns of the general public's reception and anticipation (or dread) is easily my favorite part of these. People have said it in the comments before but it reeeeally puts you in the headspace of that time and what folks (or yourself if you were around) were feeling in those moments. Pure bliss.
I remember being caught up in hype and enjoying the prequels but upon multiple viewings being disgusted more and more. I think we never saw anything like it then after we saw some other movies like it we were like hey wait a minute….
(Not trying to start an arguement. Just thinking outloud) A lot of people say the sequals will eventually get the same treatment as the prequals because the kids that grew up with them will see it as their definitive Star Wars. But what I think people forget is a lot of the reasons Prequal kids see it as definitive was because the franchise did everything in its power to make it definitive. When i was growing up i didn't just have the movies, I had two cartoons, comic books and multiple video games all Prequal focused. I think the OT is miles better than the PT but when i think of Star Wars as a brand the first thing that comes to mind is the Prequal era because it was impossible to escape it. The Sequals on the other hand have from the very beginning had to share the limelight with a ton of other media that is not Sequal focused. A popular cartoon that not only is set in the OT but pays major respect to the prequal era. Other movies that are also OT focused. Most games aren't Sequal focused and none of the new shows coming out are either. Why would kids today see the Sequal era as definitve Star Wars when they've been exposed to so much more content from other eras?
The sequels won’t get the love the pt eventually gotten is 1.toy sales no one bought st toys and most of those figures are sitting on the shelf 2. Media even if the movies where bad George creating a interesting world around that era for multiple media than actually enhanced the films even tho I consider the 08 show bad it was one of the reasons why the pt got love today the sequels attempted that with resistance and that garbage flopped hard 3. Prequel resurgence was in response to a bad sw project and there where plenty worse projects that came after the sequel,trilogy ahsoka,the acolyte,the Kenobi series bobf and no one looked back on those movies
It’s not loved, it’s acceptance. It’s also just going from “terrible” films to “okay films.” In 2019 I thought all 3 films were terrible, now I consider 7 to be average, 8 to be good, and 9 to still be terrible.
I agree with most of the points made in the video except for the one on Yoda. Palpatine took over the republic, had all the other Jedis killed, took over the Jedi temple, and then beat yoda in a force battle. What could Yoda have done? He had no back up, and an entire army searching to kill him, running away was all he really could do in that moment
It was a little more complicated than Yoda just running away and backup wouldn't have helped. I recommend the ROTS Novel. It explains why Yoda lost, and the real reason why he ran away.
There's interesting stuff in the margins and back story. There's a few neat sequences. On paper, there's potential for big action fun and fairytale adventures like the first 2 movies. But it just doesn't come together.
14:40 You're the first person on UA-cam I've seen who says he actually prefers "Yub Nub" over the new celebration music. Personally, I never liked "Yub Nub" even before the SE came out. So when the music was changed, I was absolutely thrilled.
Man, I remember these days fondly. The anticipation and excitement for episode 1 was almost unbearable. I was 21 when it came out. All my friends were Star Wars fans to varying degrees. I would've called myself a fanboy but I had friends that were heavily into it. My friend Ben was a walking Star Wars encyclopedia. Opening night at the first midnight showing, he was there, dressed as a Jedi. Tents and sleeping bags. The whole nine yards. I look back and wish I would've done it with him. But I couldn't. I had work. Saw the pics and videos he made of them before and after they saw it. Looked like a blast. My first viewing came two nights later. I was at a party over at my friend's, Pat and Tom's apartment, when my buddy Mike and I decided to walk to the gas station to get some smokes and junk. There was a guy out front selling what he said were bootlegs of the Phantom Menace. Now, I don't care what was on that tape, if there was a chance that episode 1 was on it, I was buying it. Five bucks. VHS. Went back popped it in the vcr and there it was, Lucasfilm and then the crawl. We freaked out with joy and a bunch of us huddled around the TV and were so happy with finally seeing the movie. Like a week later I went and saw it in the theaters. Both viewings were awesome. I have my issues with the sequels but it still made it a great time to be alive. What are yalls first episode 1 stories?
I was only 7 so I don't have a clear memory of actually seeing it in the cinema but I know I enjoyed it. I was already Star Wars obsessed thanks to my Dad buying the Special Editions on video a few years before so to get to have a brand new story with more lightsabers and aliens and space battles was all my little child mind could want haha. With 2 and 3 I was a bit older and could see the flaws, but 1 still has that sheen of childhood nostalgia around it that makes it enjoyable for me to watch to this day.
I took my son and his pals to the 00.:05 am showing of revenge of the Sith on a schoolnight for his birthday only to find out that the tickets were for 00:05 that morning. luckily there were plenty of empty seats so the usher let us in to watch or i'd have gone from occasionally cool dad to a total numbnuts. Good Times.
2:41:24 The reason why there are three villains is because they are three components of Vader. As Maul is Vader as a monster. Dooku is represents how Vader is a fallen Jedi. And Grievous shows how Vader is a cyborg
As someone who was only old enough to become a hardcore Star Wars fan after all 6 were released, these retrospectives have been so great. Seeing all the anticipation before TPM gave me so much context as to why I grew up listening to tons of prequel hate (Which I never understood until now since the prequels were what interested me in Star Wars to begin with). I also didn't realize just how revolutionary George Lucas and ILM were for pushing the ENTIRE film industry forward through Star Wars. Overall, amazing videos 🔥🔥
I don't care if phantom menace is bad or whatever. I'll never forget getting to the drive in at 930am. Yeah, we sat in that car until it got dark. We didn't have much money but my dad saved a little extra to pay the guy off and made damn sure we had a spot in the very front and when that opening hit, people were on top of their cars cheering. And I looked back seeing it all and was proud to be there. I was 8 at the time and have never been happier. My dad was freaking out. So we watch it together every summer and talk about that night. What a core memory. I got the tickets framed. Thanks dad. ❤
it wasn't bad and thats a fantastic story. THANKS you reminded me it was my dad who took me to see Star Wars in 1977 I was ALSO 8 at the time my dad couldn't stop talking about all the special effects and alien characters so when Empire came out my mum and even my big brother went with us on my 11th birthday - Dad loved it just as much and since my mum was part Buddhist she loved Yoda even though she wasnt a sci fi fan at all. probably the best birthday I ever had. It makes me miss them both all the more. so cherish these days you have together - Mums and dads leave us far too soon. PS did you mean 9:30 Pm ? or does it get dark really early where you are? Cheers again
Love your long videos like this bro! I grew up with the prequels so they are special to me. Episode 3 is probably my favorite movie of all time. The whole clone wars era of Star Wars is unbeatable imo
following a tradition i seem to have stumbled into this in the middle of the series -- well worth the time investment as a star wars fan. who needs nostalgiaberries in new films when you can have actual nostalgia on youtube!
2:24:27 - DVDs weren't an HD format. That wasn't until Blu-ray. Even though the 2004 versions of the original trilogy were mastered in HD, DVDs maxed out at 480p (standard definition). The saga wasn't available in HD until the Blu-ray releases in 2011.
George Lucas’s Star Wars prequels are a pure masterpiece, a magnificent, exciting, and incredibly rich work that has greatly contributed to the story, universe, characters, lore, and mythology of Star Wars. They are the greatest movies-a thrilling, cult classic trilogy from beginning to end. These are the Star Wars movies George Lucas always intended to make, and they are the best, most complete, and richest of all the Star Wars trilogies. Everything is superb: the deepening of the Star Wars universe and its narrative elements is stunning and engaging. The detailed exploration of the Clone Wars, a pivotal moment in Star Wars history, is fascinating. The period of the Clone Wars is the best era in the Star Wars saga. The gripping storyline develops throughout the films, with the rise of Palpatine (Darth Sidious) portrayed masterfully. His behind-the-scenes machinations to undermine the Galactic Republic and bring the galaxy under his control are meticulously shown. His manipulation to create a massive clone army and wipe out the Jedi with Order 66 is central to the story, explaining how the Galactic Empire came to be after the fall of the Republic and how Anakin turned to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Anakin’s fall, driven by his desire to save those he loved, is tragic and profound. His transformation into Darth Vader is a breathtaking, iconic scene. The connection to the original trilogy is seamlessly handled. Anakin’s internal conflict-torn between his loyalty to the Jedi Order and his desire to protect those he loves-makes his story deep and tragic. Key moments such as his confrontation with Count Dooku and his heartbreaking final duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar heighten the drama. The prequels also brought invaluable depth to the Star Wars universe, offering detailed insight into the Jedi Order, the training of Padawans, the Sith, and Jedi teachings. The focus on the Sith and their philosophy strengthened the dark side of the Force, adding layers of depth and complexity to the saga. The political aspect of the prequel trilogy introduces a new dimension to Star Wars, with Palpatine’s machinations in the Galactic Senate and the growing tensions between planetary systems, creating a richer context for the events of the Original Trilogy-the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Republic, the extinction of the Jedi, and the tragic story of Anakin Skywalker. The expansion of the Star Wars universe is also amazing, with new planets, races, creatures, and cultures. The introduction of Dug, Gungans, Toydarians, Kaminoans, the underwater city, the Queen’s palace, the Galactic Senate, the cloning facility, and planets like Naboo and Coruscant-all of which are among the best-help create a larger, more diverse world. Iconic locations such as Kamino, Geonosis, Utapau, Felucia, and Mustafar provide visually captivating settings for action scenes, plot development, and key moments in the story. The trilogy also gave us legendary characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, General Grievous, Jango Fett, and more. The action scenes and lightsaber battles are some of the most memorable in the saga. Epic battles such as the Battle of Geonosis, the podrace on Tatooine, the Battle of Naboo, and the Battle over Coruscant are iconic, visually stunning, and filled with emotional stakes, involving characters we’ve grown to love. Lightsaber duels between legendary figures like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Yoda are executed with exceptional choreography, adding visceral energy to the story. The duel on Naboo, the clash with Count Dooku, Yoda’s fight with Darth Sidious in the Senate, Darth Maul’s encounter, and the tragic brotherly battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin are unforgettable. These episodes also enriched Star Wars lore with charismatic new characters, unforgettable music like 'Duel of the Fates,' 'Across the Stars,' and 'Battle of the Heroes,' a fascinating and expansive mythology, and a cast of talented actors, including Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Liam Neeson. Natalie Portman is stunning, graceful, and charismatic as Padmé Amidala, queen and senator of Naboo. She brings strength, determination, and courage to her role, evolving from a queen to a senator and eventually into a strong, elegant, and determined woman-a central feature of the trilogy. Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson deliver a classy and memorable presence onscreen, and their dynamic as Jedi Masters is palpable, conveying wisdom and resolve that ground the story in Jedi heritage. Christopher Lee’s presence as Count Dooku adds a touch of class, elegance, and charisma, enhanced by his Shakespearean delivery. The Star Wars prequels were the revival of the Star Wars saga, bringing real dramatic weight, political context, meaningful stakes, new and iconic characters, and thrilling action scenes. They vastly expanded the Star Wars universe, making it more diverse and richly developed, with a lore that perfectly complements the Original Trilogy and is inseparable from it. These Star Wars episodes are masterpieces that form an incredible whole, a single, exceptional galactic epic. It is the story of Anakin Skywalker-from his training as a Jedi to his fall to the dark side, and ultimately his redemption in saving his son, destroying the Sith, and bringing balance to the Force. It’s also the story of the Galactic Empire, once a democratic Republic, and Palpatine’s rise from senator to emperor of the galaxy-his manipulation to secure his authority in the Senate, create his own Empire, destroy the Jedi Order, and keep Anakin as his apprentice. Furthermore, this trilogy marked a major advancement in digital filmmaking, modern technologies, editing, and special effects, allowing the creation of new worlds, incredible world-building, and the extraordinary narrative of the Star Wars prequels. Like Avatar, it is a vast, rich, and unlimited universe that explores new planets, civilizations, technologies, and worlds. This trilogy is the greatest, more far-reaching, more fantastc, in Star Wars, as George Lucas was able to build his universe exactly as he envisioned it. Without the prequels, the Star Wars universe would not be as interesting, vast, developed, or as exciting and rich as it is today.
Star Wars Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest movies in the Star Wars universe. They are a legendary and essential work, pivotal in shaping the world of Star Wars, representing the best the franchise has to offer in every aspect. From Episodes I to VI, all the Star Wars movies are masterpieces-iconic, stunning, incredibly rich, exciting, and timeless. These movies remain unmatched, defining the pinnacle of science fiction with the best characters, actors, casting, scenes, universe, and storytelling. The depth, the expansion, and the sheer creativity of this universe are unparalleled, with its planets, environments, creatures, and civilizations revolutionizing cinema with groundbreaking technology, digital effects, and editing advancements. Together, these two epic trilogies form a perfect, magical, and exceptional whole-an inseparable part of a grand, unified story: the tale of Anakin Skywalker, his journey from a Jedi to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption through self-sacrifice to save his son, destroy the Sith, and restore balance to the Force. It’s also the rise and fall of a dictatorship, showing the transformation of a democracy into tyranny, all set in a vast, sprawling universe that is breathtakingly rich and endlessly creative. Star Wars Episodes I through VI tell the same story, set in the same universe-George Lucas’s singular vision of an extraordinary science fiction saga. Both trilogies are integral to the Star Wars world, two sides of the same galaxy. These two monumental trilogies are masterpieces that have greatly contributed to building the universe and lore of Star Wars as we know it today. They are legendary, exciting, and iconic works of science fiction, the crowning achievement of George Lucas. Six incredible movies that together form an inseparable whole.
Star Wars I-VI are the true cult classic wonderful movies that built the legend of the Star Wars universe, the Skywalker saga, Star Wars world building, iconic characters, world expansion and exploration, the diversity of peoples, planets, environments, creatures, and digital technologies revolution, a great galactic epic in six wonderful parts, the story of Anakin Skywalker, the chosen one destined to bring balance to the Force, the rise and fall of a hero who succumbs to fear, anger and the temptation of the dark side, his quest to save those he loved, leading him to become Darth Vader, and how he ultimately redeems himself through the love of his son, the story of a democracy slowly corrupted into a dictatorship, as Palpatine manipulates fear and crisis to seize absolute power, until the fall of the Empire and the restoration of the Republic's order through Anakin's sacrifice, ending with the liberation of all the planets of the Star Wars world, the wonderful Star Wars galaxy, the work of its creator, two wonderful facets that form an inseparable whole of the Star Wars galaxy, the six original movies of the Star Wars universe, the creativity of world-building, the perfectionist visionary genius, wonderful creative vision and incredible fantastic imagination of George Lucas, and Star Wars I-VI will never be beaten.
When Obi Wan gets released from the forcefield after watching Qui-Gonn being slayed, the energy of the lightsaber fight with him and Maul is off the charts. That sequence is the best light saber work we have ever seen and beats all of that ridiculous nonsense in episode 3.
54:37 I’m no fan of the midichlorians either but didn’t Qui-Gon specifically tell Anakin that they’re just microorganisms that allow living things to communicate with the Force (all living things carry them, not just Jedi), and that measuring an individual's midichlorian count provides a convenient way to measure the strength of their Force abilities? I don’t think they alone give the person Force powers. The nature of the Force itself is left vague enough that it can still be justifiably called "magic".
@@RebelTrooperHoth put it this way, I thought it was corny at 13, now I'm pushing 40, have 'rebel scum' tattooed across my chest for the last 15 years, I love the Wars. But midichlorians are f-ing stupid as heck.
That’s exactly right. All the midichlorians do is determine how naturally gifted someone is with the force. Anyone can still attain it, it’s just a matter of how much work you have to put into mastering your skills
This was a great watch for sure but check out The Bread Circus' 12 hour long retrospective of Phantom. 3 hours for 3 films is epic but 12 for just 1 is another thing entirely.
In 1977 there were not millions of middle aged nerds who expected George to “make them feel like they were kids again” - maybe because they had never really grown up and developed healthy happy relationships - That is sad and a reflection on them not Lucas. Phantom didn’t make me feel 8 year old again. But neither did Return of the Jedi and I was only 14 then. I judge its success on the new generation who became AS enchanted as we were. AND THAT should have been what all us older fans rejoiced in. I know I did. Seeing my kids feel like I had with the originals DID MAKE ME as thrilled as when I was their age - maybe if all the nerdy complainers were happily married or had girlfriends and young kids THEY would have been thankful for Phantom that their kids getting into SW meant they had a new “thing” that they had in common with their kids and so enriching their relationships with them. The gift George gave my generation he had once again done the same with the next generation and brought more joy to my family- finally my sons “got” why I raved about Star Wars so much to them despite them being less than impressed with the now 22 year old movie. Now thanks to Big Bang Theory for my 20 year old daughter has watched all the 11 movies and Andor and we talk about them. My other daughter 22 who is into ACTUAL Stars - with Astronomy - like me hasn’t watched the films but knows the characters (also because of Sheldon Cooper and he gang. - which has been massive for making nerdy SW fans cool. I hope Charlie Hopkinson’s brilliant videos become get as wide an audience as they deserve because his are some of the very best Star Wars material ever. All because of George Lucas - thanks man ❤
George Lucas’s Star Wars prequels are a pure masterpiece, a magnificent, exciting, and incredibly rich work that has greatly contributed to the story, universe, characters, lore, and mythology of Star Wars. They are the greatest movies-a thrilling, cult classic trilogy from beginning to end. These are the Star Wars movies George Lucas always intended to make, and they are the best, most complete, and richest of all the Star Wars trilogies. Everything is superb: the deepening of the Star Wars universe and its narrative elements is stunning and engaging. The detailed exploration of the Clone Wars, a pivotal moment in Star Wars history, is fascinating. The period of the Clone Wars is the best era in the Star Wars saga. The gripping storyline develops throughout the films, with the rise of Palpatine (Darth Sidious) portrayed masterfully. His behind-the-scenes machinations to undermine the Galactic Republic and bring the galaxy under his control are meticulously shown. His manipulation to create a massive clone army and wipe out the Jedi with Order 66 is central to the story, explaining how the Galactic Empire came to be after the fall of the Republic and how Anakin turned to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Anakin’s fall, driven by his desire to save those he loved, is tragic and profound. His transformation into Darth Vader is a breathtaking, iconic scene. The connection to the original trilogy is seamlessly handled. Anakin’s internal conflict-torn between his loyalty to the Jedi Order and his desire to protect those he loves-makes his story deep and tragic. Key moments such as his confrontation with Count Dooku and his heartbreaking final duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar heighten the drama. The prequels also brought invaluable depth to the Star Wars universe, offering detailed insight into the Jedi Order, the training of Padawans, the Sith, and Jedi teachings. The focus on the Sith and their philosophy strengthened the dark side of the Force, adding layers of depth and complexity to the saga. The political aspect of the prequel trilogy introduces a new dimension to Star Wars, with Palpatine’s machinations in the Galactic Senate and the growing tensions between planetary systems, creating a richer context for the events of the Original Trilogy-the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Republic, the extinction of the Jedi, and the tragic story of Anakin Skywalker. The expansion of the Star Wars universe is also amazing, with new planets, races, creatures, and cultures. The introduction of Dug, Gungans, Toydarians, Kaminoans, the underwater city, the Queen’s palace, the Galactic Senate, the cloning facility, and planets like Naboo and Coruscant-all of which are among the best-help create a larger, more diverse world. Iconic locations such as Kamino, Geonosis, Utapau, Felucia, and Mustafar provide visually captivating settings for action scenes, plot development, and key moments in the story. The trilogy also gave us legendary characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, General Grievous, Jango Fett, and more. The action scenes and lightsaber battles are some of the most memorable in the saga. Epic battles such as the Battle of Geonosis, the podrace on Tatooine, the Battle of Naboo, and the Battle over Coruscant are iconic, visually stunning, and filled with emotional stakes, involving characters we’ve grown to love. Lightsaber duels between legendary figures like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Yoda are executed with exceptional choreography, adding visceral energy to the story. The duel on Naboo, the clash with Count Dooku, Yoda’s fight with Darth Sidious in the Senate, Darth Maul’s encounter, and the tragic brotherly battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin are unforgettable. These episodes also enriched Star Wars lore with charismatic new characters, unforgettable music like 'Duel of the Fates,' 'Across the Stars,' and 'Battle of the Heroes,' a fascinating and expansive mythology, and a cast of talented actors, including Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Liam Neeson. Natalie Portman is stunning, graceful, and charismatic as Padmé Amidala, queen and senator of Naboo. She brings strength, determination, and courage to her role, evolving from a queen to a senator and eventually into a strong, elegant, and determined woman-a central feature of the trilogy. Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson deliver a classy and memorable presence onscreen, and their dynamic as Jedi Masters is palpable, conveying wisdom and resolve that ground the story in Jedi heritage. Christopher Lee’s presence as Count Dooku adds a touch of class, elegance, and charisma, enhanced by his Shakespearean delivery. The Star Wars prequels were the revival of the Star Wars saga, bringing real dramatic weight, political context, meaningful stakes, new and iconic characters, and thrilling action scenes. They vastly expanded the Star Wars universe, making it more diverse and richly developed, with a lore that perfectly complements the Original Trilogy and is inseparable from it. These Star Wars episodes are masterpieces that form an incredible whole, a single, exceptional galactic epic. It is the story of Anakin Skywalker-from his training as a Jedi to his fall to the dark side, and ultimately his redemption in saving his son, destroying the Sith, and bringing balance to the Force. It’s also the story of the Galactic Empire, once a democratic Republic, and Palpatine’s rise from senator to emperor of the galaxy-his manipulation to secure his authority in the Senate, create his own Empire, destroy the Jedi Order, and keep Anakin as his apprentice. Furthermore, this trilogy marked a major advancement in digital filmmaking, modern technologies, editing, and special effects, allowing the creation of new worlds, incredible world-building, and the extraordinary narrative of the Star Wars prequels. Like Avatar, it is a vast, rich, and unlimited universe that explores new planets, civilizations, technologies, and worlds. This trilogy is the greatest, more far-reaching, more fantastc, in Star Wars, as George Lucas was able to build his universe exactly as he envisioned it. Without the prequels, the Star Wars universe would not be as interesting, vast, developed, or as exciting and rich as it is today. @@barkley8285
Star Wars Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest movies in the Star Wars universe. They are a legendary and essential work, pivotal in shaping the world of Star Wars, representing the best the franchise has to offer in every aspect. From Episodes I to VI, all the Star Wars movies are masterpieces-iconic, stunning, incredibly rich, exciting, and timeless. These movies remain unmatched, defining the pinnacle of science fiction with the best characters, actors, casting, scenes, universe, and storytelling. The depth, the expansion, and the sheer creativity of this universe are unparalleled, with its planets, environments, creatures, and civilizations revolutionizing cinema with groundbreaking technology, digital effects, and editing advancements. Together, these two epic trilogies form a perfect, magical, and exceptional whole-an inseparable part of a grand, unified story: the tale of Anakin Skywalker, his journey from a Jedi to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption through self-sacrifice to save his son, destroy the Sith, and restore balance to the Force. It’s also the rise and fall of a dictatorship, showing the transformation of a democracy into tyranny, all set in a vast, sprawling universe that is breathtakingly rich and endlessly creative. Star Wars Episodes I through VI tell the same story, set in the same universe-George Lucas’s singular vision of an extraordinary science fiction saga. Both trilogies are integral to the Star Wars world, two sides of the same galaxy. These two monumental trilogies are masterpieces that have greatly contributed to building the universe and lore of Star Wars as we know it today. They are legendary, exciting, and iconic works of science fiction, the crowning achievement of George Lucas. Six incredible movies that together form an inseparable whole. @@barkley8285
Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace is a superb and amazing Star Wars movie, magnificent and exciting from start to finish, a movie that perfectly sets up the beginning of the saga, everything is cult, incredible and exciting, the characters Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker are superb, brilliant and emblematic characters of the Star Wars saga, the best characters in the Star Wars saga, political plots, the Trade Federation and Palpatine's influence to take the Chancellor's place, to establish his authority in the Senate, he begins to advance his pawns, which will be important in bringing about the rise of the Empire, the blockade of the planet Naboo, the expansion of lore, the Sith, the Padawans, the Jedi order, droidkass robots, battle droids, the pod race is still one of the best, most emblematic and anthological scenes in the Star Wars saga, an incredible scene, high in emotional tension, suspense and emotion, the ground-level shots, the political scheming to bring Palpatine to power are perfectly orchestrated, the queen willing to do anything to save her people, the story of Anakin Skywalker, a young slave tinkerer from Tatooine who wants to do everything in his power to win the race to free his mother, the touching farewell scene, the discovery and exploration of Tatooine with Watto, incredible new peoples, the dugs, the toydarians, extraordinary new cult sites, the Gungans' aquatic city, the Coruscant Senate, Naboo and Coruscant are superb and incredible planets in the Star Wars universe, with inestimable, exciting and unrivalled richness, creativity and diversity, a greater sense of exploration and travel in a much richer, more concrete, fleshed-out and exciting universe, a real opening onto the world with world building, the stratospheric expansion and exploration the stratospheric and extraordinary world building much more open to the Star Wars world, the invaluable contribution to the Star Wars Lore, the Jedi Order, the Sith, the Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, the chosen one destined to bring balance back to the Force, which ties in with the events of the original trilogy Darth Maul excellent iconic villain, the magnificent Duel of the Fates music, the battle of Naboo, the fight against Darth Maul, the space battle with Anakin and the ground battles with the Gungans to protect the palace of Naboo, representing the primitive people who must fight against a technologically superior army as well as the superb cast of talented, perfect actors all emblematic of their characters, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson and Ian McDiarmid embodied their characters wonderfully, giving them strength, charisma, voice, personality and character, they are inseparable from their characters everything is superb and extraordinary in this exceptional and cult movie that introduces the Star Wars saga wonderfully, the beginning of the best saga of all time.
it's a symbiote circle, like the Naboo and the Gungans. The Force, the midichlorians, and sentient life are all manipulating and being manipulated by each other. There's always a bigger fish.
When you talk about the creator/fan relationship, the other thing that coincided with the special editions and definitely the prequel trilogy is the rise of the internet and it being more accessible. In those days the ‘big’ voices had an opinion and I think a lot of people just went with it.
You, my friend, have given me an entirely new perspective on Attack of the Clones. Specifically, the "Things to not do on a date..." bit was awesome. lol
Maybe it’s nostalgia talking, but me and my friends were so hyped and excited for episode one, we played the video games all the times… It’ll always have a special place in my heart
@@NoahWoodard-dn3kv the first time I saw it, I was in full on excitement mode. Loved every second of it. The more viewings I had, the more the cracks started to show and it quickly lost its Lustre.
@@NoahWoodard-dn3kv We were about seven-ish, so yeah, especially that lightsaber duel. My buddy dressed up as young Anakin and his dad dressed up as Darth Maul for Halloween.
Hey man I just wanted to say I love your work. Whenever you post a new video, it fills me with a lesser but same type of excitement I had for when the original movies came out. I’m in my 30s now and it’s really nice to be able to go back and see a really detailed and entertaining history of the movies I loved as a child. I also enjoy getting to share the movies and your work to my niece. My absolute favorite of your work is the Lord of the Rings video; I’ve watched fully about 3 times now.
I really hope you're as critical of the Disney movies as are you with these ones ... PS. The: "Don't do on a date with Andakin Skywalker" segment is hilarious and awesome!
I’m glad people haven’t watched it cw 08 actively retcons the 6 films and the expanded universe for the sake of appealing to prequels haters the prequels are bad sure but that doesn’t mean u have to actively retcon those movies
@Deity_devil, what are you talking about? Half my generation has seen that show included every Star Wars fan and non star wars fans as well, for example, red Letter Media they really like that show for just seeing the og flims
@@Wizardmaster85_3.0 rlm those terrible film reviewers especially plinkett lol Ahsoka is the most shoe horned character in all of sw u can’t introduce a character like Ahsoka and not have her be mentioned in the 6 line films They contradict Anakins established characterization from the movie having him be a generic quippy hero and play his crimes up for jokes while the movies portray his crimes as horror The inhibitor chips is the most obvious retcon Darth maul returning was the gateway into characters surviving fatal lightsaber wounds Retconned the mandalorians into pacifist and a human only race Contradicted barris offee and quin lan vos characterization Anakin being knighted to months after the battle of geonosis even tho he’s supposed to be knighted 9 months before the battle coruscant They made the force more physical and tangible than it already was They made asaji ventless and darth maul come from the same species Turned korriban into morriban Brought eeth koth from the dead after he died on geonosis Just few continuity retcons and character contradictions on the top of my head
Idk to this day over 20 years later, I still can't get past the magic that was episode 1 and leading up to it. I was 12 years old when that movie dropped and it was so magical to me, I was lucky enough to see the re-releases of the original trilogy in the years leading up to that which got me into Star wars, but seeing episode 1 just blew me out of the water. Is my favorite Star wars movie and all everything about it just felt magical and unique and modern while still having it's traditional style. I kind of enjoyed the dry politics because it made the world feel more lived in, with the nuance that can start as trade disputes and turn into bloodshed, that felt real to me at the time lol. Not to mention Darth maul is to this day my favorite villain of all time and the lightsaber battle in tandem with duel of the Fates is probably my favorite scene of All Star wars. This is probably heavily nostalgia talking but to this day episode 1 holds a very special place in my heart
I remember seeing all these in theaters when they came out. Even then, many of the effects: rough. Dialogue delivery: rough. But I think what made it endearing was that every part of it was NEW. The designs, ideas, visuals, characters (with the exception of a couple of known names). They had brand new ideas that didn’t make social commentary the focus, that they fully and unabashedly committed to and didn’t wink at the camera about or take the piss out of. There’s stuff I don’t like about some of it, but it’s totally harmless because the story points and characters aren’t blatantly pointing vengeful fingers at real life people with no sense of creative subtlety (social commentary). Even though there were some jokes that didn’t land, they were innocent enough. It took its existential cheesiness seriously. The Greek tragedy concept of the story as a whole is timeless. It also helped a ton that, in my opinion, throughout the uncertainty and “hmmm” or “what?” moments, it stuck the landing. And they were introducing so much cool, new stuff that even if some of the effects were rough (a lot of them were fantastic) the idea of them was thought-provoking. As a whole they seemed to inspire more wonder and existential thinking, whereas the sequels and many things thereafter seem to have inspired more cynicism and bitterness towards people’s own neighbors.
I would advise you look into George’s intentions for this trilogy. He has stated pretty clearly that it was intended to be analogous to the Bush administration. He even went so far as to have Anakin quote GWB in ROS: “if you’re not with me you’re my enemy” was taken from a Bush speech. It is simply incorrect to state that there was “no social commentary” in these movies.
@lauraplitt3840 I always took that to be political commentary. The way all of that stuff is presented is general and ubiquitous enough to be interpreted many different ways and to apply to whatever government you want. The commentary was towards an administration or “government.” Even the people that supported Bush are still untrusting of the government, so the commentary presented is still something they can get behind. The jabs like that weren’t at billions of generalized people, it was at one political person. And even then, unless somebody asked George themself, it was subtle enough to be interpreted toward whichever side you wanted it to be, or not at all and just chalked up to “fantasy but real enough that it could happen in some way.” The social commentary on the other hand that the sequels leaned in to is the stuff that’s on a more personal and social level. Instead of pointing a non-specific enough finger at one person, the commentary blatantly generalized millions of real people that haven’t even done anything wrong. Villainizing neighbors, people they live with, friends, family. The common individuals “social” circle. I guess I may just be thinking of political commentary and social commentary as entirely different things.
@@zacharyjamesdixon I think it had more to do with the fact that after 2016 it became ok to be as nasty and vicious as possible and to spread as much hate as their tiny minds could muster. Until then I never knew that 50% of Star Wars fans were ignorant aholes, who thought it ok to target the actors personally and force them off of Social Media altogether. I am ashamed that they are Star Wars fans, they are a disgrace. Thank Chob they all hate Andor and find it boring so any of the fan videos comments are almost pr*k free entirely.
Good job with these. But I remember having a friend wait in line for me cause I stayed in line but then had to go take a history final at college then come back and buy everyone tickets. I saw phantom menace like 4 times in 3 days lol.
I know that the logical next step is to cover the sequel trilogy, but I cannot express enough how much I would love to see the entire Clone Wars TV series given your style of coverage.
The fact people actually rate ROTS as the greatest Star Wars movie ever tells you how powerful nostalgia really is. The biggest compliment I can give it is that it's a better movie and more fun than TPM and AOTC. That's pretty much it...
I think there is also the fact that so many can relate to this theme of jealousy and fear of losing someone we love... The day after the movie premiered, I overheard a talk between two moms before putting their child on the bus: one of them saw the movie, and said that it was a sad but romantic, tragic love story. A lot of people end up in messed up relationships, so they can relate to this toxic one, where Anakin wants to own Padme like an object, instead of loving her. A lot of people also think of love as something that's just always have to be dramatic by nature and be fueled by a drive to possess someone. I think it's a huge part why people can so easily place themselves into this situation.
Revenge of the Sith is the best movie in the Star Wars saga, bringing the original trilogies to a perfect close, the apotheosis of George Lucas' director career, showing Anakin's fall to the dark side of the Force, the creation of Darth Vader, the fall of the Republic leading to the creation of the Galactic Empire, the fall of the Jedi order, the darkest, saddest and most dramatic film, and the culmination of George Lucas' work on the Star Wars world-building.
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith is the best movie in the Star Wars saga, the most accomplished, everything is incredible, extraordinary, from the space battle above Coruscant to the sunset on Tatooine, including the superb cult scene in the galactic opera with Palpatine's speech, the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the sage, the battle against General Grievous with Obi-Wan and his death, which marks the end of the war, the incredible scene of Order 66, a magnificent scene, emotionally charged, very dark, magnificent, the dramatic tension is breathtaking, the emotional stakes, the extraordinary diversity, the duel at the top of the Senate between Yoda and Darth Sidious, Darth Sidious launching the pods at Yoda, the fall of Yoda symbolizing the fall of the Jedi order, the battle on Mustafar between Obi-Wan and Anakin, the end of their great and beautiful friendship, Mustafar represents hell for Anakin, the place where he will literally be consumed by the dark side of the Force. Many cult scenes, cult lines, the best characters in the Star Wars saga, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Mace Windu, the culmination, political plots, Palpatine takes his place in the Senate, founds the Galactic Empire by faking a coup and turns the clone army against the Jedi. It's all dark, beautiful, sad and dramatic, yet gripping and exciting. The incredible cast, Ewan McGregor, Ian McDiarmid, Natalie Portman, the music Battle of the Heroes, Anakin's Betrayal. The story of Anakin Skywalker is the greatest story of all time, he tipped over to the dark side of the Force wanting to save those he loved, George Lucas is a genius who drew inspiration from the greatest hours of our history to create the Star Wars story, including the political rise of the Nazis, the Greek tragedy, and the fall of the Galactic Republic, the creation of the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance, all of which tie in perfectly with the events of the original trilogy. A great, superb epic, magnificent and dramatic, a great Shakespearean tragedy set against a political backdrop, giving full meaning to the name STAR WARS, an extraordinary episode that brings the best Star Wars trilogy, the greatest Star Wars trilogy, full circle to the saga by linking perfectly to the original films of the 70s and 80s, the conclusion of a masterpiece. Padmé Amidala's death is also a magnificent scene, set against the birth of Luke and Leia and the creation of Darth Vader. Obi-Wan Kenobi, who will return Leia to her adoptive parents and Luke to his aunt and uncle, the Tatooine sunset. The music is sumptuous. Anakin entering the Jedi temple to kill the young padawans and the Jedi. The rescue of Palpatine right from the start with the spaceships puts straight into the plot. Everything is so exceptional, so extraordinary, so magnificent and so cult-like from start to finish, and George Lucas's direction is at its apotheosis. Revenge of the Sith is the apotheosis of the Star Wars saga, the perfect conclusion to the prequel, to the Star Wars saga and also to George Lucas's work.
Revenge of the Sith is the best movie in the Star Wars saga, offers a complete and tragic arc for Anakin Skywalker, capturing his fall to the dark side with unmatched intensity, as he sacrifices everything for power, love, and control over destiny. The political and emotional stakes are far greater, and the film beautifully ties together the entire saga, connecting the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Jedi and the creation of Darth Vader in a way that adds profound depth to the original trilogy, reflecting George Lucas' deep personal vision of tragedy, ambition and the loss of innocence, offering a masterful conclusion to the prequels and a seamless link to the original trilogy, drawing direct inspiration from the rise and fall of empires in human history, as well as the timeless themes of Greek tragedy. The fight between Obi-Wan and Anakin on Mustafar is not just a battle between two Jedi; it is the heartbreaking culmination of their long and deep friendship, the end of an era, and the final severing of their bond. Mustafar, the fiery, desolate planet, symbolizes Anakin's transformation, as he is consumed by the dark side of the Force. The emotionally charged duel reflects the tragic rift between them, as Obi-Wan, who once called Anakin his brother, is forced to fight the man he once trusted. This battle, steeped in sorrow and betrayal, marks the definitive moment of Anakin's fall, where his ambition and fury overpower everything he once stood for. The manipulation of power by Palpatine mirrors real-world political machinations, much like Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the Weimar Republic, where promises of stability and security were used to justify the consolidation of absolute power. Palpatine's orchestration of fear, manipulation of the Senate, and the creation of a totalitarian regime are direct echoes of the Nazi regime's use of crisis to impose dictatorship. As the Republic falls into tyranny through fear and deception, echoing the tragic cycles of history and the downfall of democracies in the face of crisis. Much like the tragic figures of Greek mythology, Anakin's descent into darkness is driven by fate and personal flaws, underscoring the inescapability of his tragic journey. The complex character development, highlighted by Anakin's internal struggle, his betrayal of Obi-Wan, and the devastating emotional toll this betrayal takes on both characters, exemplifies the tragic hero's fall, akin to Oedipus or Macbeth, who are also driven by fate and self-destruction, blinded by their own ambition and flaws. Like Oedipus, Anakin is unaware of the full consequences of his actions until it is too late, while like Macbeth, he is consumed by his desire for power, which ultimately leads to his undoing and the destruction of everything he loves. Padme's tragic death, the epic final duel, which symbolizes the culmination of their relationship and the end of Anakin's humanity, serving as the heartbreaking culmination of George Lucas' exploration of heroism, sacrifice, and the price of power, and the rise of the Empire make it the most accomplished and powerful film in the Star Wars series.
This is a really fantastic video. It’s really fun revisiting what it was like anticipating each films release with all the media coverage and tie ins. We also have very similar sensibilities for the most part. Every critique of the films are the same ones I have. Same with the highlights. It’s really refreshing to watch something not pretending the prequels are masterpieces but still appreciating the good parts that exist.
I was enjoying it at my leisure until 1.13.10, when I paused it for this commentary. It is true that Best was indeed attacked by fans, Jake was not, it was primarily his own classmates who made his life miserable and the first signs of his mental illness emerged. That the fans attacked him is a myth. That said, I will press play again and continue to enjoy this great retrospective documentary
its more that so many fans trashed everything about the movie that then led to him getting bullied. It must have been heartbreaking to be the Star in Star Wars and have that magic destroyed. he was a bloody good actor whatever people think of the film. Even Ford & Hammil cringe at some of THEIR acting in A New Hope.
@@nategar412 yeah but you are a Clone if ever there was one. and an ass. "I suppose I would have to take you at your word that most of it is coincidental" nah dont bother nobody gives a flying crap what you suppose. Ignorant git.
George Lucas’s Star Wars prequels are a pure masterpiece, a magnificent, exciting, and incredibly rich work that has greatly contributed to the story, universe, characters, lore, and mythology of Star Wars. They are the greatest movies-a thrilling, cult classic trilogy from beginning to end. These are the Star Wars movies George Lucas always intended to make, and they are the best, most complete, and richest of all the Star Wars trilogies. Everything is superb: the deepening of the Star Wars universe and its narrative elements is stunning and engaging. The detailed exploration of the Clone Wars, a pivotal moment in Star Wars history, is fascinating. The period of the Clone Wars is the best era in the Star Wars saga. The gripping storyline develops throughout the films, with the rise of Palpatine (Darth Sidious) portrayed masterfully. His behind-the-scenes machinations to undermine the Galactic Republic and bring the galaxy under his control are meticulously shown. His manipulation to create a massive clone army and wipe out the Jedi with Order 66 is central to the story, explaining how the Galactic Empire came to be after the fall of the Republic and how Anakin turned to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Anakin’s fall, driven by his desire to save those he loved, is tragic and profound. His transformation into Darth Vader is a breathtaking, iconic scene. The connection to the original trilogy is seamlessly handled. Anakin’s internal conflict-torn between his loyalty to the Jedi Order and his desire to protect those he loves-makes his story deep and tragic. Key moments such as his confrontation with Count Dooku and his heartbreaking final duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar heighten the drama. The prequels also brought invaluable depth to the Star Wars universe, offering detailed insight into the Jedi Order, the training of Padawans, the Sith, and Jedi teachings. The focus on the Sith and their philosophy strengthened the dark side of the Force, adding layers of depth and complexity to the saga. The political aspect of the prequel trilogy introduces a new dimension to Star Wars, with Palpatine’s machinations in the Galactic Senate and the growing tensions between planetary systems, creating a richer context for the events of the Original Trilogy-the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Republic, the extinction of the Jedi, and the tragic story of Anakin Skywalker. The expansion of the Star Wars universe is also amazing, with new planets, races, creatures, and cultures. The introduction of Dug, Gungans, Toydarians, Kaminoans, the underwater city, the Queen’s palace, the Galactic Senate, the cloning facility, and planets like Naboo and Coruscant-all of which are among the best-help create a larger, more diverse world. Iconic locations such as Kamino, Geonosis, Utapau, Felucia, and Mustafar provide visually captivating settings for action scenes, plot development, and key moments in the story. The trilogy also gave us legendary characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, General Grievous, Jango Fett, and more. The action scenes and lightsaber battles are some of the most memorable in the saga. Epic battles such as the Battle of Geonosis, the podrace on Tatooine, the Battle of Naboo, and the Battle over Coruscant are iconic, visually stunning, and filled with emotional stakes, involving characters we’ve grown to love. Lightsaber duels between legendary figures like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Yoda are executed with exceptional choreography, adding visceral energy to the story. The duel on Naboo, the clash with Count Dooku, Yoda’s fight with Darth Sidious in the Senate, Darth Maul’s encounter, and the tragic brotherly battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin are unforgettable. These episodes also enriched Star Wars lore with charismatic new characters, unforgettable music like 'Duel of the Fates,' 'Across the Stars,' and 'Battle of the Heroes,' a fascinating and expansive mythology, and a cast of talented actors, including Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Liam Neeson. Natalie Portman is stunning, graceful, and charismatic as Padmé Amidala, queen and senator of Naboo. She brings strength, determination, and courage to her role, evolving from a queen to a senator and eventually into a strong, elegant, and determined woman-a central feature of the trilogy. Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson deliver a classy and memorable presence onscreen, and their dynamic as Jedi Masters is palpable, conveying wisdom and resolve that ground the story in Jedi heritage. Christopher Lee’s presence as Count Dooku adds a touch of class, elegance, and charisma, enhanced by his Shakespearean delivery. The Star Wars prequels were the revival of the Star Wars saga, bringing real dramatic weight, political context, meaningful stakes, new and iconic characters, and thrilling action scenes. They vastly expanded the Star Wars universe, making it more diverse and richly developed, with a lore that perfectly complements the Original Trilogy and is inseparable from it. These Star Wars episodes are masterpieces that form an incredible whole, a single, exceptional galactic epic. It is the story of Anakin Skywalker-from his training as a Jedi to his fall to the dark side, and ultimately his redemption in saving his son, destroying the Sith, and bringing balance to the Force. It’s also the story of the Galactic Empire, once a democratic Republic, and Palpatine’s rise from senator to emperor of the galaxy-his manipulation to secure his authority in the Senate, create his own Empire, destroy the Jedi Order, and keep Anakin as his apprentice. Furthermore, this trilogy marked a major advancement in digital filmmaking, modern technologies, editing, and special effects, allowing the creation of new worlds, incredible world-building, and the extraordinary narrative of the Star Wars prequels. Like Avatar, it is a vast, rich, and unlimited universe that explores new planets, civilizations, technologies, and worlds. This trilogy is the greatest, most ambitious, and best-executed in Star Wars, as George Lucas was able to build his universe exactly as he envisioned it. Without the prequels, the Star Wars universe would not be as interesting, vast, developed, or as exciting and rich as it is today.
Star Wars Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest movies in the Star Wars universe. They are a legendary and essential work, pivotal in shaping the world of Star Wars, representing the best the franchise has to offer in every aspect. From Episodes I to VI, all the Star Wars movies are masterpieces-iconic, stunning, incredibly rich, exciting, and timeless. These movies remain unmatched, defining the pinnacle of science fiction with the best characters, actors, casting, scenes, universe, and storytelling. The depth, the expansion, and the sheer creativity of this universe are unparalleled, with its planets, environments, creatures, and civilizations revolutionizing cinema with groundbreaking technology, digital effects, and editing advancements. Together, these two epic trilogies form a perfect, magical, and exceptional whole-an inseparable part of a grand, unified story: the tale of Anakin Skywalker, his journey from a Jedi to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption through self-sacrifice to save his son, destroy the Sith, and restore balance to the Force. It’s also the rise and fall of a dictatorship, showing the transformation of a democracy into tyranny, all set in a vast, sprawling universe that is breathtakingly rich and endlessly creative. Star Wars Episodes I through VI tell the same story, set in the same universe-George Lucas’s singular vision of an extraordinary science fiction saga. Both trilogies are integral to the Star Wars world, two sides of the same galaxy. These two monumental trilogies are masterpieces that have greatly contributed to building the universe and lore of Star Wars as we know it today. They are legendary, exciting, and iconic works of science fiction, the crowning achievement of George Lucas. Six incredible movies that together form an inseparable whole.
George Lucas' six original Star Wars movies are the true wonderful cult classics masterpieces that built the legend of the Star Wars world, a magnificent, wonderful and timeless work, an indivisible whole in six wonderful parts that form the Skywalker saga, six amazing movies that shaped the lore, built the mythology, the iconic characters of the Star Wars galaxy, the Skywalker story and expanded the open world building, digital technologies revolution and expanded universe of the Star Wars world, and Star Wars I-VI will never be beaten.
I love the prequels. They weren't what got me into Star Wars (that would be the Special Editions), but they were the current ones when I was growing up and for that reason I have a lot of fondness for them... With that being said, I hate the revisionism with these objectively bad films while fans pretend like the sequels are worse (they're not). At this point, I hope all the sequel kids grow up to defend their movies, just like the prequel kids did.
George Lucas’s Star Wars prequels are a pure masterpiece, a magnificent, exciting, and incredibly rich work that has greatly contributed to the story, universe, characters, lore, and mythology of Star Wars. They are the greatest movies-a thrilling, cult classic trilogy from beginning to end. These are the Star Wars movies George Lucas always intended to make, and they are the best, most complete, and richest of all the Star Wars trilogies. Everything is superb: the deepening of the Star Wars universe and its narrative elements is stunning and engaging. The detailed exploration of the Clone Wars, a pivotal moment in Star Wars history, is fascinating. The period of the Clone Wars is the best era in the Star Wars saga. The gripping storyline develops throughout the films, with the rise of Palpatine (Darth Sidious) portrayed masterfully. His behind-the-scenes machinations to undermine the Galactic Republic and bring the galaxy under his control are meticulously shown. His manipulation to create a massive clone army and wipe out the Jedi with Order 66 is central to the story, explaining how the Galactic Empire came to be after the fall of the Republic and how Anakin turned to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Anakin’s fall, driven by his desire to save those he loved, is tragic and profound. His transformation into Darth Vader is a breathtaking, iconic scene. The connection to the original trilogy is seamlessly handled. Anakin’s internal conflict-torn between his loyalty to the Jedi Order and his desire to protect those he loves-makes his story deep and tragic. Key moments such as his confrontation with Count Dooku and his heartbreaking final duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar heighten the drama. The prequels also brought invaluable depth to the Star Wars universe, offering detailed insight into the Jedi Order, the training of Padawans, the Sith, and Jedi teachings. The focus on the Sith and their philosophy strengthened the dark side of the Force, adding layers of depth and complexity to the saga. The political aspect of the prequel trilogy introduces a new dimension to Star Wars, with Palpatine’s machinations in the Galactic Senate and the growing tensions between planetary systems, creating a richer context for the events of the Original Trilogy-the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Republic, the extinction of the Jedi, and the tragic story of Anakin Skywalker. The expansion of the Star Wars universe is also amazing, with new planets, races, creatures, and cultures. The introduction of Dug, Gungans, Toydarians, Kaminoans, the underwater city, the Queen’s palace, the Galactic Senate, the cloning facility, and planets like Naboo and Coruscant-all of which are among the best-help create a larger, more diverse world. Iconic locations such as Kamino, Geonosis, Utapau, Felucia, and Mustafar provide visually captivating settings for action scenes, plot development, and key moments in the story. The trilogy also gave us legendary characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, General Grievous, Jango Fett, and more. The action scenes and lightsaber battles are some of the most memorable in the saga. Epic battles such as the Battle of Geonosis, the podrace on Tatooine, the Battle of Naboo, and the Battle over Coruscant are iconic, visually stunning, and filled with emotional stakes, involving characters we’ve grown to love. Lightsaber duels between legendary figures like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Yoda are executed with exceptional choreography, adding visceral energy to the story. The duel on Naboo, the clash with Count Dooku, Yoda’s fight with Darth Sidious in the Senate, Darth Maul’s encounter, and the tragic brotherly battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin are unforgettable. These episodes also enriched Star Wars lore with charismatic new characters, unforgettable music like 'Duel of the Fates,' 'Across the Stars,' and 'Battle of the Heroes,' a fascinating and expansive mythology, and a cast of talented actors, including Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Liam Neeson. Natalie Portman is stunning, graceful, and charismatic as Padmé Amidala, queen and senator of Naboo. She brings strength, determination, and courage to her role, evolving from a queen to a senator and eventually into a strong, elegant, and determined woman-a central feature of the trilogy. Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson deliver a classy and memorable presence onscreen, and their dynamic as Jedi Masters is palpable, conveying wisdom and resolve that ground the story in Jedi heritage. Christopher Lee’s presence as Count Dooku adds a touch of class, elegance, and charisma, enhanced by his Shakespearean delivery. The Star Wars prequels were the revival of the Star Wars saga, bringing real dramatic weight, political context, meaningful stakes, new and iconic characters, and thrilling action scenes. They vastly expanded the Star Wars universe, making it more diverse and richly developed, with a lore that perfectly complements the Original Trilogy and is inseparable from it. These Star Wars episodes are masterpieces that form an incredible whole, a single, exceptional galactic epic. It is the story of Anakin Skywalker-from his training as a Jedi to his fall to the dark side, and ultimately his redemption in saving his son, destroying the Sith, and bringing balance to the Force. It’s also the story of the Galactic Empire, once a democratic Republic, and Palpatine’s rise from senator to emperor of the galaxy-his manipulation to secure his authority in the Senate, create his own Empire, destroy the Jedi Order, and keep Anakin as his apprentice. Furthermore, this trilogy marked a major advancement in digital filmmaking, modern technologies, editing, and special effects, allowing the creation of new worlds, incredible world-building, and the extraordinary narrative of the Star Wars prequels. Like Avatar, it is a vast, rich, and unlimited universe that explores new planets, civilizations, technologies, and worlds. This trilogy is the greatest, more far-reaching, more fantastc, in Star Wars, as George Lucas was able to build his universe exactly as he envisioned it. Without the prequels, the Star Wars universe would not be as interesting, vast, developed, or as exciting and rich as it is today.
Star Wars Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest movies in the Star Wars universe. They are a legendary and essential work, pivotal in shaping the world of Star Wars, representing the best the franchise has to offer in every aspect. From Episodes I to VI, all the Star Wars movies are masterpieces-iconic, stunning, incredibly rich, exciting, and timeless. These movies remain unmatched, defining the pinnacle of science fiction with the best characters, actors, casting, scenes, universe, and storytelling. The depth, the expansion, and the sheer creativity of this universe are unparalleled, with its planets, environments, creatures, and civilizations revolutionizing cinema with groundbreaking technology, digital effects, and editing advancements. Together, these two epic trilogies form a perfect, magical, and exceptional whole-an inseparable part of a grand, unified story: the tale of Anakin Skywalker, his journey from a Jedi to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption through self-sacrifice to save his son, destroy the Sith, and restore balance to the Force. It’s also the rise and fall of a dictatorship, showing the transformation of a democracy into tyranny, all set in a vast, sprawling universe that is breathtakingly rich and endlessly creative. Star Wars Episodes I through VI tell the same story, set in the same universe-George Lucas’s singular vision of an extraordinary science fiction saga. Both trilogies are integral to the Star Wars world, two sides of the same galaxy. These two monumental trilogies are masterpieces that have greatly contributed to building the universe and lore of Star Wars as we know it today. They are legendary, exciting, and iconic works of science fiction, the crowning achievement of George Lucas. Six incredible movies that together form an inseparable whole.
Star Wars I-VI are the true cult classic wonderful movies that built the legend of the Star Wars universe, the Skywalker saga, Star Wars world building, iconic characters, world expansion and exploration, the diversity of peoples, planets, environments, creatures, and digital technologies revolution, a great galactic epic in six wonderful parts, the story of Anakin Skywalker, the chosen one destined to bring balance to the Force, the rise and fall of a hero who succumbs to fear, anger and the temptation of the dark side, his quest to save those he loved, leading him to become Darth Vader, and how he ultimately redeems himself through the love of his son, the story of a democracy slowly corrupted into a dictatorship, as Palpatine manipulates fear and crisis to seize absolute power, until the fall of the Empire and the restoration of the Republic's order through Anakin's sacrifice, ending with the liberation of all the planets of the Star Wars world, the wonderful Star Wars galaxy, the work of its creator, two wonderful facets that form an inseparable whole of the Star Wars galaxy, the six original movies of the Star Wars universe, the creativity of world-building, the perfectionist visionary genius and incredible imagination of George Lucas, and Star Wars I-VI will never be beaten.
Nobody will defend the disappointing trash boring waste sequels that rehash the past, that don't respect the continuity of the spirit of George Lucas' work, with a shrinking universe, no artistic vision, an uninteresting period like everything else in these films, recycled music, with characters that have as much charisma and personality as sick oysters, no plot, no story structure, three stand-alone films that were never intended as a trilogy, and nobody will grow up with them.
The Force Awakens is a nostalgia-driven remake rehashing the past, with characters who have as much charisma and personality as oysters, a lack of creativity, the same story with the same designs as the OT, the same environments, the same technology, no world-building, no contribution to the Star Wars world universe, Rey who can master the Force, read stormtroopers' minds and master the lightsaber to beat the more trained villain, without any training, and shrinking Star Wars universe. The Last Jedi is terribly boring, with boring arcs that have no connection with the main plot (Canto Bight), boring characters (Rose, Finn, Poe...), forced cringe humor, Mel Brooks humor, worthy of a parody, princess Leïa flying through space like Superman, Luke Skywalker looking like an asshole, there's no plot... The Rise of the Skywalker is the return of Palpatine, ghost ships, Lando Calrissian who is useless, fan service and Rey Palpatine's granddaughter... Waste. Star Wars 7,8,9 are the biggest cinematic disappointment of the decade. It's not the spirit of Star Wars universe. Think about it.
Nowadays I watch the Star Wars prequel trilogy edited by HAL 9000 (a fan editor famous for his edition of "The Skywalker Saga"), it has become my favorite version because it is a more mature, attractive, fresh and faithful reinterpretation to the spirit of the original Star Wars trilogy. I still fondly remember the original versions, but the problem is the continuity errors.
This is the first one of these retrospectives I would like to see redone. Excellent work as always, but depending on your age it’s told completely differently. ❤
Awesome retrospective! Can’t wait for Part 3. Also, when you are finish with the Star Wars Retrospective, do you think you can to a Retrospective of the DCEU?
Before Star Wars we had Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. Even Star Trek TOS were worlds behind. It was a movie that Adults could like. As it was told for them made not just children. After the first three/two the marketing went back to children and later video game players.
I may be wrong but I assume that it would be kinda hard to have character development in three films when the characters are on a liner path to a known point. But again I’m probably wrong
Can you please explain how the plotline and character development of the original trilogy is better? Personally I think the plot of the prequel trilogy is way more complex than the originals but the originals have better character development.
@55:14 I've had to explain this countless times despite never having been asked - The midiclorian symbiotes catalyses access to the force, they are not made of the force. You're welcome!
I still like the theory that JarJar was supposed to be more pulling strings and playing up the fool to hide in plain sight, but the hate for him took that away. If I'm remembering right Gorge liked some book or whatever that had a jester that turned out to the the bad guy in the end. That was years ago so I could be remembering a lot of this wrong.
1:30:16 the dvd title screens were amazing how they’d fly in on places in the galaxy when you’d click on different menu options. Just pure nostalgic and amazing.
Maybe a hot take but I absolutely love the prequel trilogy. And it’s only grown on me over time. Phantom Menace is my go-to background noise/comfort movie ❤
I'm a "Star Wars in 1977" kid and trotted out to the prequels and was equally disappointed and wowed. I can't watch the individual movies, but a review like this is eye-catching because they definitely *look* good. I can understand their support from people who saw them as kids since I saw terrible movies as a kid that I love to this day, but I was very much an adult when the prequels came out. I do like the Grievous/Kenobi fight, though. It's over-the-top in a campy way, which was probably not the intent.
It’s kind of amazing how much The Clone Wars TV show elevated the prequel movies in retrospect. It provided some MUCH needed bonding between Obi-Wan and Anakin, fleshed out the personalities of the clones, explained the way Order 66 worked (making it seem all the more tragic and inevitable), and showed the slow decay of the Jedi that contributed to their downfall
i got into SW in 2019... as someone that first saw the movies i will admit it took awhile for me to get into the animated shows... now those animated shows are a comfort to me. clone wars is also essential to see so one can understand everything you mentioned.
Palpatine has the best naming sense ever: 1- I'm In-Sidious. 2- You're the spiky Jedi Maul-er. 3- You're a Count? Hmmmmm.... Tyran(t)-us. 4- You turned to the dark side because you fear your wife dying in childbirth?... You're.... Vater! No, wait! Let's be subtle for once! VADER! Yes! Perfect. What name was he gonna give Luke? lol, Darth "Orfan"? "Anakin Jr"? Leia would be "Wincestia". Ok, bye.
Loved your retrospective of the original trilogy. This new retrospective of the prequels seems to just go along with the template of the original backlash to the films. The same old talking points are tiresome, and repeating them here ignores the advances in thought about these films that have made breakthroughs.
I always thought the reason OT Yoda acted so much crazier than the PT Yoda was because living alone in a swamp for 20 years, probably contemplating the events and the failures that had led him to Dagobah, literally did drive him a little crazy.
My favourite part about this was at 2:40 when Prime started to talk about the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm that then spun off to become my favourite filmmaking studio of all time. That being PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS. I was geeking out hard at this point.
3:00:58 The second you brought up ILM in the part one, I was waiting for you mention this franchise. And you brought up the crossover toys! And here I was already having a good day.
On the criticism that Anakin being the chosen one cheapens Vader's redemption, my interpretation was always that he fulfilled the prophecy by bringing balance to the number of Jedi and Sith in the galaxy, meaning that his actions after are his and not fate's.
I will always have a super soft spot for these Prequels man. These came out when I was a kid and these were the first Star Wars movies I consumed and I just remember being in AWE. Hell my parents even made me wait till I was 13 to watch ROTS and I think they knew what they were doing because my goodness. But regardless of their flaws and cringeworthy moments in the first two, I will always be a defender of the story that Lucas came up with. Anakin Skywalker is my favorite character in any piece of media ever for a good reason. Can’t wait to binge this entire video right now 😎😎
I love all of your videos! The line, "He's a straight man, and she's Natalie Portman," made me laugh a little more than it probably should. If this is a retrospective on the movies only, ok. But I'd like to see more about The Clone Wars from you. That made me appreciate this trilogy so much more, as you mentioned. The Clone Wars and Rebels are some of my favorite Star Wars content. Maybe an episode dedicated to just those 🤞 You can include Resistance if you feel it's necessary.
While I can certainly appreciate the effort invested in this video, I must nonetheless observe that, content-wise, it falls short in several respects-particularly in recounting the films’ narratives and addressing their issues. There is a noticeable lack of original insight here, with reliance instead on tired narratives that might well have unraveled had there been a genuine, attentive analysis of the “Star Wars” films themselves, rather than merely (or so it appears) a repetition and reworking of the old Plinkett reviews (which, despite their popularity in the fandom, hardly constitute serious critique or analysis). Content of this sort has a way of disappointing time and again. Other channels, such as “The Bread Circus,” handle these „Star Wars“ videos far more capably.
Minor error: You say the crew spent time in "London" at the Plaza de Espana (1:23:56), but I believe that is the Plaza de Espana in Seville. Edit: I see that this is mentioned in Prime's "quick notes" comment. I don't know if that was there before I left this comment. If so I take it back.
Thank you so much for this retrospective. I started with the prequels as a kid. Phantom Menace was one of my earliest theatrical experiences, so that entire era is nostalgic.
I will always remember this era especially for the Lego sets and games, the clone wars show, and the awesome saber fights that I had fun imitating as a kid. I used to just always skip to the action when watching these movies
do you believe that? I never knew anybody who didn't care when singled out by their classmates. Kids really can be so cruel at times and i think it hurt like hell to be ridiculed as he was, and it was totally undeserved. after Neeson & McDermaid he was the Star of the film
@@ChairmanKamwhat I’m saying is constant trashing Phantom by the fans inevitably caused the kids to slag his achievement -where previously he would and should have been admired and thought to be cool for it. If he said “it didn’t bother him” then clearly it happened. I just don’t believe that it didn’t bother him? Do you know anyone who wouldn’t have been affected by it at his age? Anyway I found that originally most people didn’t hate it until some on SM made being nasty to Lucas, Ahmed, and Lloyd, trendy. It was out of all proportion to the actual flaws - and caused real hurt. Millions (all of them grown ups) jumped on the bandwagon and suddenly it ruined their joy of the Originals. T h a fully George and all the 1000’s who gave all their effort into making the film ignored them and kept on with Clones and Sith- I don’t know any of the kids who first saw it who didn’t love it. The positives in the film and the contributions made to filmmaking far outweigh the negatives.
@ZanderFoulner Well, it is not my place to disagree with your experience of the prequels. I did enjoy them on release but that doesn't mean there wasn't a splinter in my mind about what was wrong with them. I will unequivocally say LAATs are the GOAT though. As to the affect on Lloyd, I don't think it's my place to restate what happened to him, but as I said, it turned out to be of a medical nature.
Please don't take this the wrong way, because the video is great and the analysis is top notch. But this is the video that hit me with the fact how much Mike Stoklasa's reviews of the prequels influenced you tube creators in the last decade. I always knew that they did, but this video hit me like a brick with it. The fragment about warning signs in Anakin did that. That's basically the RLM segment right here. Also the mention about the brief moment of characters not having lightsabers on the arena. I just so rarely hear these arguments anywhere else that the connection was instant. It's by no means a diss. Just an observation on how big of a blessing these reviews were for our internet culture. They took its time to spread their roots, I mean, between 2008 and like around 2012 not many people were doing long form video reviews, we were under the influence of James Rolfe back then; but now almost half of the reviews channels are making videos that start around 30 minutes long and go waaaaay up there.
@@RebelTrooperHoth Just to be clear: this review here is not "parroting" anything in any way and after scrolling through the comments I'm disgusted at people's misuse of the word. In fact what I intended was meant to be taken as a compliment.
@@ELEKTROSKANSEN This video is a hodge podge pastiche of pretty much every big UA-cam video created on the prequels in the last 15 years. It's not a direct rip off per se, it's just nothing new and a waste of the creator's time and energy. If I was him and I wanted to create an epic UA-cam series, I'd choose many other topics before I chose the most documented film series on the internet. I guess it was an easy video to research for though. If this came out a decade ago I'd say "fair enough". Two weeks ago is just pathetic. He even admits SOME of the places he took his ideas from.
I like your videos and respect the amount of work that goes into making them. That being said, you used a lot of material from the Plinkett reviews nearly verbatim without properly crediting them. Mentioning them near the end without saying how much of your criticism came from them isn't the same thing as properly citing a source. At minimum, you should acknowledge this is in a pinned comment and in the video's description.
I've unsubscribed to channels that I enjoy even more than yours over plagiarism, and I'm sure that I'm not the only person who takes it seriously. Acknowledge this in the description and your pinned comment and I'll subscribe to you again.
All that being said, since you did address it in the pinned comment and in the description, I subscribed again. I hope you'll be more careful in the future, since plagiarism is a big issue and it's important to avoid even the appearance of it.
Lol what a read. He mentioned it on pinned comment almost immediately after uploading and here comes comments immediately accusing him of plagiarism without checking what he said.
A COUPLE QUICK NOTES:
1) Yes, there are similarities between this video and the Plinkett reviews. Those videos were without a doubt foundational to criticism of these movies over the years, and some of their ideas worked their way into my head as ear-worms over time. For the most part though I can assure you that a lot of the similarities were unintentional. It has been years since I've rewatched those videos, and a lot of the opinions expressed here are genuinely my own. If they are similar, they are coincidental.
EXCEPT FOR... the Anakin dating advice bit. I did lift that from those reviews, but I wanted to try and find a new way of approaching it that wasn't 1:1 with what those videos did. And I also wanted to hang a lantern on it by directly referencing the original gag at the end of this video. However, since a couple comments have pointed it out, I obviously didn't do enough, and that's my bad. I could've twisted the idea further or even found another way to tackle it, and for that I'm sorry.
ALSO, for the sake of utmost clarity, other influences on this video are: The Cosmonaut Variety Hour, Mr. Sunday Movies, Patrick H. Willems, and a little bit of r/PrequelMemes. My observations and thoughts have been informed and influenced by all of them, and Plinkett, over the years, so I want to make sure that I properly credit them for all of that when making this video.
2) This is just a minor correction: The Phantom Menace was in fact NOT the very first movie to utilize digital previsualization. That honor goes back to Clear and Present Danger (1994) and perhaps even further back with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). So it'd be more accurate to say Phantom Menace was ONE OF the first to use digital pre-vis, but not actually THE first. So that's a mistake on my part.
3) Another correction: The Plaza de España is in fact NOT located in London, it is in Seville, Spain. That was just a complete misreading of information on my part.
4) I don't know exactly when Part 3 of this video is going to come out, because it's still in the copyright gauntlet. BUT I am working on it, don't worry.
In the meantime I hope this doesn't sully your enjoyment of the video too much, and I hope you enjoy watching : )
Either way tpm certainly popularized it just like how the spider verse films popularized 2.5d/5d animation
Please put a hyphen between “pre” and “vis”. I keep seeing “digital penis” and my brain can’t cope😂😂
The sliced up Maul comes back in Solo 😂
Yes I know he was back in the Clone Wars Cartoon but that's a Cartoon not live action
Will you be covering The Clone Wars Cartoon movie and TV series
@@geraintthatcher3076 it being a cartoon does not discount it from being canon
The Prequels are flawed, sometimes even downright awful when you think about it. But these are what got me into Star Wars, how I was introduced to this series.
Hayden Christiansen and Ewan McGregor are the absolute highlights for me.
Fantastic video as always, Prime!
Funny, because I don't think anyone in the future will say this about the Disney sequels.
I think the fact that the prequels are a tragedy, a story of a Republic in decline, that tried it's best to tell a story that was too convoluted for cinema, like life, saves the movies
The Prequels are a coherent Trilogy
The Originals are a coherent Trilogy
The Sequels are 3 seperare movies that are alright on their own, but don't work together as a Trilogy
@@Lostjayyhawk I personally love the Sequels as these were the movies that were coming out when I was in Middle and High School. I completely 100% see why people don’t vibe with them and that goes for the prequels too. I just want to love Star Wars without having to fight for my life.
@@Lostjayyhawkyou don't think people have children?
I mean clearly you aren't ever going to have any but there are millions of kids who's first Star Wars movies were 7,8&9
You people ruined the sequel trilogy. You people complained until they brought back Palpatine.
Can't you guys just stop trying to sound cool by repeating critical drinker hot takes like you're actually capable of independent thought.
For those of us who remember when the first movies came out, these were just terrible. All digital production did was make the scenes more cluttered. Yoda looks awful. The stories were awful, too.
It is truly amazing how many movie firsts, innovations, and general technological advancements these movies made. And if you hate Jar-Jar, just remember that without him, Gollum might not look the way he ended up looking.
Jar jar isn’t even as annoying as c3po yet Danny’s bum off him. I can’t stand the useless prick lol
2? 3?
I cant hate ANYTHING that Lucas created, I thank him for the gift he gave us all. I wish he had hired a better dialogue writer given the funds he had at his disposal but we are talking about a handful of lines. O/W I love it all Jar Jar included. I wish Clones & Revenge had included some flashbacks scenes of Qui Gon because he was the coolest Jedi of all. luckily we have Charlie Hopkinson's spoof videos with Qui Gon who eats snacks all the time and has a gambling addiction, and detests Bacta tanks that keep anyone dying of lightsabre wounds anymore, that makes me p*ss myself laughing at all the hundreds of videos, his impressions are not just world class they are hilarious. the guy is a comic genius.
@ yeh he’s a funny guy. And Lucas is the creator fuck anyone who shits on him
@@LimebradleyCharlie? Yeah. Cannot understand how he hasn’t a far bigger subscribers numbers- hopefully it grows more with time
The reaction videos are way better than the Disney TV shows they react to. LOL
I hate you. In 20 years I never noticed the digital zooms in AotC and now, because of you, I can't unseen them😫
im so sorry lmao
The digital zooms never bothered me, but now, they do a little.
@@ThePrimeTheater what is a Digital zoom?
Haha! I'm immune to it!
Long time viewer, first time commenter.
Just wanted to say, there's something incredibly special about the way you recap the histories of these franchises from development right through to reception.
I don't think I have the correct vocabulary to express it beyond that, special. It's rare I get goose bumps or any kind of second-hand excitement when watching UA-cam videos, and while the goosebumps may have been minimal, the excitement was real.
Just wanted to say keep doing what you're doing. I haven't seen anyone do it in quite the way you've been before, and it's something special.
Well said.
Watch the RLM video that he plagiarized most of his jokes from
I don't think a single one of these retrospectives you've done has gone by without me cackling in my chair with joy whenever there are clips like fans in the theater for The Phantom Menace screaming in excitement at the title card. The breakdowns of the general public's reception and anticipation (or dread) is easily my favorite part of these. People have said it in the comments before but it reeeeally puts you in the headspace of that time and what folks (or yourself if you were around) were feeling in those moments. Pure bliss.
I remember being caught up in hype and enjoying the prequels but upon multiple viewings being disgusted more and more. I think we never saw anything like it then after we saw some other movies like it we were like hey wait a minute….
(Not trying to start an arguement. Just thinking outloud)
A lot of people say the sequals will eventually get the same treatment as the prequals because the kids that grew up with them will see it as their definitive Star Wars. But what I think people forget is a lot of the reasons Prequal kids see it as definitive was because the franchise did everything in its power to make it definitive. When i was growing up i didn't just have the movies, I had two cartoons, comic books and multiple video games all Prequal focused. I think the OT is miles better than the PT but when i think of Star Wars as a brand the first thing that comes to mind is the Prequal era because it was impossible to escape it.
The Sequals on the other hand have from the very beginning had to share the limelight with a ton of other media that is not Sequal focused. A popular cartoon that not only is set in the OT but pays major respect to the prequal era. Other movies that are also OT focused. Most games aren't Sequal focused and none of the new shows coming out are either. Why would kids today see the Sequal era as definitve Star Wars when they've been exposed to so much more content from other eras?
The sequels won’t get the love the pt eventually gotten is
1.toy sales no one bought st toys and most of those figures are sitting on the shelf
2. Media even if the movies where bad George creating a interesting world around that era for multiple media than actually enhanced the films even tho I consider the 08 show bad it was one of the reasons why the pt got love today the sequels attempted that with resistance and that garbage flopped hard
3. Prequel resurgence was in response to a bad sw project and there where plenty worse projects that came after the sequel,trilogy ahsoka,the acolyte,the Kenobi series bobf and no one looked back on those movies
@@ZayTh3God That too
It’s not loved, it’s acceptance. It’s also just going from “terrible” films to “okay films.”
In 2019 I thought all 3 films were terrible, now I consider 7 to be average, 8 to be good, and 9 to still be terrible.
@@barkley8285 I'm not talkng about older fans. I'm talking about the kids that will grow up with the movies
@ Do u like luke skywalker as a character if the answer is yes than if u like tlj u like character assassination
I'm sure this comment section will be perfectly civil!
Lol
I know I’ll be… at least
And perfectly legal…
I have a baaad feeling about this...
Lol wait for the comment section in the Sequels video.
I agree with most of the points made in the video except for the one on Yoda. Palpatine took over the republic, had all the other Jedis killed, took over the Jedi temple, and then beat yoda in a force battle. What could Yoda have done? He had no back up, and an entire army searching to kill him, running away was all he really could do in that moment
It was a little more complicated than Yoda just running away and backup wouldn't have helped.
I recommend the ROTS Novel. It explains why Yoda lost, and the real reason why he ran away.
I know that a lot of people had issues with the prequel trilogy, but I thoroughly enjoyed them. They are what really got me into Star Wars.
Me too
You are 31
There's interesting stuff in the margins and back story. There's a few neat sequences. On paper, there's potential for big action fun and fairytale adventures like the first 2 movies. But it just doesn't come together.
Agreed.
29*
14:40 You're the first person on UA-cam I've seen who says he actually prefers "Yub Nub" over the new celebration music. Personally, I never liked "Yub Nub" even before the SE came out. So when the music was changed, I was absolutely thrilled.
Consider me the second …
I liked both...
Yub nub fits better thematically
I like them both, but I think the new music is such a better closer for the series. Some of the most beautiful in the saga.
Yub Nub is superior
I've been a massive fan of the prequels ever since I was a kid. While I don't think they're the best Star Wars movies, I think they're my favorite:)
Perfectly said
Man, I remember these days fondly. The anticipation and excitement for episode 1 was almost unbearable. I was 21 when it came out. All my friends were Star Wars fans to varying degrees. I would've called myself a fanboy but I had friends that were heavily into it. My friend Ben was a walking Star Wars encyclopedia. Opening night at the first midnight showing, he was there, dressed as a Jedi. Tents and sleeping bags. The whole nine yards. I look back and wish I would've done it with him. But I couldn't. I had work. Saw the pics and videos he made of them before and after they saw it. Looked like a blast. My first viewing came two nights later. I was at a party over at my friend's, Pat and Tom's apartment, when my buddy Mike and I decided to walk to the gas station to get some smokes and junk. There was a guy out front selling what he said were bootlegs of the Phantom Menace. Now, I don't care what was on that tape, if there was a chance that episode 1 was on it, I was buying it. Five bucks. VHS. Went back popped it in the vcr and there it was, Lucasfilm and then the crawl. We freaked out with joy and a bunch of us huddled around the TV and were so happy with finally seeing the movie. Like a week later I went and saw it in the theaters. Both viewings were awesome. I have my issues with the sequels but it still made it a great time to be alive. What are yalls first episode 1 stories?
I was only 7 so I don't have a clear memory of actually seeing it in the cinema but I know I enjoyed it. I was already Star Wars obsessed thanks to my Dad buying the Special Editions on video a few years before so to get to have a brand new story with more lightsabers and aliens and space battles was all my little child mind could want haha.
With 2 and 3 I was a bit older and could see the flaws, but 1 still has that sheen of childhood nostalgia around it that makes it enjoyable for me to watch to this day.
Its one of my first movie going experiences with my dad. We saw every star wars prequels and harry potter.
I took my son and his pals to the 00.:05 am showing of revenge of the Sith on a schoolnight for his birthday only to find out that the tickets were for 00:05 that morning. luckily there were plenty of empty seats so the usher let us in to watch or i'd have gone from occasionally cool dad to a total numbnuts.
Good Times.
2:41:24
The reason why there are three villains is because they are three components of Vader. As Maul is Vader as a monster. Dooku is represents how Vader is a fallen Jedi. And Grievous shows how Vader is a cyborg
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Damn straight... the 3 faces of Vader.
As someone who was only old enough to become a hardcore Star Wars fan after all 6 were released, these retrospectives have been so great. Seeing all the anticipation before TPM gave me so much context as to why I grew up listening to tons of prequel hate (Which I never understood until now since the prequels were what interested me in Star Wars to begin with). I also didn't realize just how revolutionary George Lucas and ILM were for pushing the ENTIRE film industry forward through Star Wars. Overall, amazing videos 🔥🔥
I don't care if phantom menace is bad or whatever. I'll never forget getting to the drive in at 930am. Yeah, we sat in that car until it got dark.
We didn't have much money but my dad saved a little extra to pay the guy off and made damn sure we had a spot in the very front and when that opening hit, people were on top of their cars cheering. And I looked back seeing it all and was proud to be there. I was 8 at the time and have never been happier. My dad was freaking out.
So we watch it together every summer and talk about that night. What a core memory. I got the tickets framed. Thanks dad. ❤
it wasn't bad and thats a fantastic story. THANKS you reminded me it was my dad who took me to see Star Wars in 1977 I was ALSO 8 at the time my dad couldn't stop talking about all the special effects and alien characters so when Empire came out my mum and even my big brother went with us on my 11th birthday - Dad loved it just as much and since my mum was part Buddhist she loved Yoda even though she wasnt a sci fi fan at all. probably the best birthday I ever had. It makes me miss them both all the more. so cherish these days you have together - Mums and dads leave us far too soon.
PS did you mean 9:30 Pm ? or does it get dark really early where you are? Cheers again
I grew with this era of Star Wars, words cannot express how revolutionary it was for film history
Love your long videos like this bro! I grew up with the prequels so they are special to me. Episode 3 is probably my favorite movie of all time. The whole clone wars era of Star Wars is unbeatable imo
following a tradition i seem to have stumbled into this in the middle of the series -- well worth the time investment as a star wars fan. who needs nostalgiaberries in new films when you can have actual nostalgia on youtube!
Never say the word nostalgiaberries again lol
2:24:27 - DVDs weren't an HD format. That wasn't until Blu-ray.
Even though the 2004 versions of the original trilogy were mastered in HD, DVDs maxed out at 480p (standard definition). The saga wasn't available in HD until the Blu-ray releases in 2011.
I don’t love the prequels but at the time I was 14 and just so damn excited to have more Star Wars.
George Lucas’s Star Wars prequels are a pure masterpiece, a magnificent, exciting, and incredibly rich work that has greatly contributed to the story, universe, characters, lore, and mythology of Star Wars. They are the greatest movies-a thrilling, cult classic trilogy from beginning to end. These are the Star Wars movies George Lucas always intended to make, and they are the best, most complete, and richest of all the Star Wars trilogies. Everything is superb: the deepening of the Star Wars universe and its narrative elements is stunning and engaging. The detailed exploration of the Clone Wars, a pivotal moment in Star Wars history, is fascinating. The period of the Clone Wars is the best era in the Star Wars saga.
The gripping storyline develops throughout the films, with the rise of Palpatine (Darth Sidious) portrayed masterfully. His behind-the-scenes machinations to undermine the Galactic Republic and bring the galaxy under his control are meticulously shown. His manipulation to create a massive clone army and wipe out the Jedi with Order 66 is central to the story, explaining how the Galactic Empire came to be after the fall of the Republic and how Anakin turned to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Anakin’s fall, driven by his desire to save those he loved, is tragic and profound. His transformation into Darth Vader is a breathtaking, iconic scene. The connection to the original trilogy is seamlessly handled. Anakin’s internal conflict-torn between his loyalty to the Jedi Order and his desire to protect those he loves-makes his story deep and tragic. Key moments such as his confrontation with Count Dooku and his heartbreaking final duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar heighten the drama.
The prequels also brought invaluable depth to the Star Wars universe, offering detailed insight into the Jedi Order, the training of Padawans, the Sith, and Jedi teachings. The focus on the Sith and their philosophy strengthened the dark side of the Force, adding layers of depth and complexity to the saga.
The political aspect of the prequel trilogy introduces a new dimension to Star Wars, with Palpatine’s machinations in the Galactic Senate and the growing tensions between planetary systems, creating a richer context for the events of the Original Trilogy-the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Republic, the extinction of the Jedi, and the tragic story of Anakin Skywalker.
The expansion of the Star Wars universe is also amazing, with new planets, races, creatures, and cultures. The introduction of Dug, Gungans, Toydarians, Kaminoans, the underwater city, the Queen’s palace, the Galactic Senate, the cloning facility, and planets like Naboo and Coruscant-all of which are among the best-help create a larger, more diverse world. Iconic locations such as Kamino, Geonosis, Utapau, Felucia, and Mustafar provide visually captivating settings for action scenes, plot development, and key moments in the story. The trilogy also gave us legendary characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, General Grievous, Jango Fett, and more.
The action scenes and lightsaber battles are some of the most memorable in the saga. Epic battles such as the Battle of Geonosis, the podrace on Tatooine, the Battle of Naboo, and the Battle over Coruscant are iconic, visually stunning, and filled with emotional stakes, involving characters we’ve grown to love. Lightsaber duels between legendary figures like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Yoda are executed with exceptional choreography, adding visceral energy to the story. The duel on Naboo, the clash with Count Dooku, Yoda’s fight with Darth Sidious in the Senate, Darth Maul’s encounter, and the tragic brotherly battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin are unforgettable.
These episodes also enriched Star Wars lore with charismatic new characters, unforgettable music like 'Duel of the Fates,' 'Across the Stars,' and 'Battle of the Heroes,' a fascinating and expansive mythology, and a cast of talented actors, including Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Liam Neeson.
Natalie Portman is stunning, graceful, and charismatic as Padmé Amidala, queen and senator of Naboo. She brings strength, determination, and courage to her role, evolving from a queen to a senator and eventually into a strong, elegant, and determined woman-a central feature of the trilogy.
Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson deliver a classy and memorable presence onscreen, and their dynamic as Jedi Masters is palpable, conveying wisdom and resolve that ground the story in Jedi heritage. Christopher Lee’s presence as Count Dooku adds a touch of class, elegance, and charisma, enhanced by his Shakespearean delivery.
The Star Wars prequels were the revival of the Star Wars saga, bringing real dramatic weight, political context, meaningful stakes, new and iconic characters, and thrilling action scenes. They vastly expanded the Star Wars universe, making it more diverse and richly developed, with a lore that perfectly complements the Original Trilogy and is inseparable from it.
These Star Wars episodes are masterpieces that form an incredible whole, a single, exceptional galactic epic. It is the story of Anakin Skywalker-from his training as a Jedi to his fall to the dark side, and ultimately his redemption in saving his son, destroying the Sith, and bringing balance to the Force. It’s also the story of the Galactic Empire, once a democratic Republic, and Palpatine’s rise from senator to emperor of the galaxy-his manipulation to secure his authority in the Senate, create his own Empire, destroy the Jedi Order, and keep Anakin as his apprentice. Furthermore, this trilogy marked a major advancement in digital filmmaking, modern technologies, editing, and special effects, allowing the creation of new worlds, incredible world-building, and the extraordinary narrative of the Star Wars prequels. Like Avatar, it is a vast, rich, and unlimited universe that explores new planets, civilizations, technologies, and worlds.
This trilogy is the greatest, more far-reaching, more fantastc, in Star Wars, as George Lucas was able to build his universe exactly as he envisioned it. Without the prequels, the Star Wars universe would not be as interesting, vast, developed, or as exciting and rich as it is today.
Star Wars Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest movies in the Star Wars universe. They are a legendary and essential work, pivotal in shaping the world of Star Wars, representing the best the franchise has to offer in every aspect. From Episodes I to VI, all the Star Wars movies are masterpieces-iconic, stunning, incredibly rich, exciting, and timeless. These movies remain unmatched, defining the pinnacle of science fiction with the best characters, actors, casting, scenes, universe, and storytelling. The depth, the expansion, and the sheer creativity of this universe are unparalleled, with its planets, environments, creatures, and civilizations revolutionizing cinema with groundbreaking technology, digital effects, and editing advancements.
Together, these two epic trilogies form a perfect, magical, and exceptional whole-an inseparable part of a grand, unified story: the tale of Anakin Skywalker, his journey from a Jedi to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption through self-sacrifice to save his son, destroy the Sith, and restore balance to the Force. It’s also the rise and fall of a dictatorship, showing the transformation of a democracy into tyranny, all set in a vast, sprawling universe that is breathtakingly rich and endlessly creative.
Star Wars Episodes I through VI tell the same story, set in the same universe-George Lucas’s singular vision of an extraordinary science fiction saga. Both trilogies are integral to the Star Wars world, two sides of the same galaxy. These two monumental trilogies are masterpieces that have greatly contributed to building the universe and lore of Star Wars as we know it today. They are legendary, exciting, and iconic works of science fiction, the crowning achievement of George Lucas. Six incredible movies that together form an inseparable whole.
Star Wars I-VI are the true cult classic wonderful movies that built the legend of the Star Wars universe, the Skywalker saga, Star Wars world building, iconic characters, world expansion and exploration, the diversity of peoples, planets, environments, creatures, and digital technologies revolution, a great galactic epic in six wonderful parts, the story of Anakin Skywalker, the chosen one destined to bring balance to the Force, the rise and fall of a hero who succumbs to fear, anger and the temptation of the dark side, his quest to save those he loved, leading him to become Darth Vader, and how he ultimately redeems himself through the love of his son, the story of a democracy slowly corrupted into a dictatorship, as Palpatine manipulates fear and crisis to seize absolute power, until the fall of the Empire and the restoration of the Republic's order through Anakin's sacrifice, ending with the liberation of all the planets of the Star Wars world, the wonderful Star Wars galaxy, the work of its creator, two wonderful facets that form an inseparable whole of the Star Wars galaxy, the six original movies of the Star Wars universe, the creativity of world-building, the perfectionist visionary genius, wonderful creative vision and incredible fantastic imagination of George Lucas, and Star Wars I-VI will never be beaten.
When Obi Wan gets released from the forcefield after watching Qui-Gonn being slayed, the energy of the lightsaber fight with him and Maul is off the charts. That sequence is the best light saber work we have ever seen and beats all of that ridiculous nonsense in episode 3.
Yeah and I have to admit Darth Mual was a good character.
So good. I thought the section on “Things Not To Do On A Date With Anakin Skywalker” is comedic genius 😭😜😆🤣👌✊🤜
54:37 I’m no fan of the midichlorians either but didn’t Qui-Gon specifically tell Anakin that they’re just microorganisms that allow living things to communicate with the Force (all living things carry them, not just Jedi), and that measuring an individual's midichlorian count provides a convenient way to measure the strength of their Force abilities? I don’t think they alone give the person Force powers. The nature of the Force itself is left vague enough that it can still be justifiably called "magic".
Well, kinda...
I still think it’s points away from the movie because so much people think they work this way, so they evidentially explained something wrong
@@RebelTrooperHoth put it this way, I thought it was corny at 13, now I'm pushing 40, have 'rebel scum' tattooed across my chest for the last 15 years, I love the Wars. But midichlorians are f-ing stupid as heck.
That’s exactly right. All the midichlorians do is determine how naturally gifted someone is with the force. Anyone can still attain it, it’s just a matter of how much work you have to put into mastering your skills
@@Gadgetprime14
A couple of weeks on Dagobah otta do it!
Prime is the GOAT of long form retrospectives - thanks for this mate
This was a great watch for sure but check out The Bread Circus' 12 hour long retrospective of Phantom. 3 hours for 3 films is epic but 12 for just 1 is another thing entirely.
In 1977 there were not millions of middle aged nerds who expected George to “make them feel like they were kids again” - maybe because they had never really grown up and developed healthy happy relationships -
That is sad and a reflection on them not Lucas.
Phantom didn’t make me feel 8 year old again. But neither did Return of the Jedi and I was only 14 then.
I judge its success on the new generation who became AS enchanted as we were. AND THAT should have been what all us older fans rejoiced in. I know I did. Seeing my kids feel like I had with the originals DID MAKE ME as thrilled as when I was their age - maybe if all the nerdy complainers were happily married or had girlfriends and young kids THEY would have been thankful for Phantom that their kids getting into SW meant they had a new “thing” that they had in common with their kids and so enriching their relationships with them.
The gift George gave my generation he had once again done the same with the next generation and brought more joy to my family- finally my sons “got” why I raved about Star Wars so much to them despite them being less than impressed with the now 22 year old movie.
Now thanks to Big Bang Theory for my 20 year old daughter has watched all the 11 movies and Andor and we talk about them. My other daughter 22 who is into ACTUAL Stars - with Astronomy - like me hasn’t watched the films but knows the characters (also because of Sheldon Cooper and he gang. - which has been massive for making nerdy SW fans cool.
I hope Charlie Hopkinson’s brilliant videos become get as wide an audience as they deserve because his are some of the very best Star Wars
material ever.
All because of George Lucas - thanks man ❤
Their still shitty movies
@@barkley8285 No.
George Lucas’s Star Wars prequels are a pure masterpiece, a magnificent, exciting, and incredibly rich work that has greatly contributed to the story, universe, characters, lore, and mythology of Star Wars. They are the greatest movies-a thrilling, cult classic trilogy from beginning to end. These are the Star Wars movies George Lucas always intended to make, and they are the best, most complete, and richest of all the Star Wars trilogies. Everything is superb: the deepening of the Star Wars universe and its narrative elements is stunning and engaging. The detailed exploration of the Clone Wars, a pivotal moment in Star Wars history, is fascinating. The period of the Clone Wars is the best era in the Star Wars saga.
The gripping storyline develops throughout the films, with the rise of Palpatine (Darth Sidious) portrayed masterfully. His behind-the-scenes machinations to undermine the Galactic Republic and bring the galaxy under his control are meticulously shown. His manipulation to create a massive clone army and wipe out the Jedi with Order 66 is central to the story, explaining how the Galactic Empire came to be after the fall of the Republic and how Anakin turned to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Anakin’s fall, driven by his desire to save those he loved, is tragic and profound. His transformation into Darth Vader is a breathtaking, iconic scene. The connection to the original trilogy is seamlessly handled. Anakin’s internal conflict-torn between his loyalty to the Jedi Order and his desire to protect those he loves-makes his story deep and tragic. Key moments such as his confrontation with Count Dooku and his heartbreaking final duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar heighten the drama.
The prequels also brought invaluable depth to the Star Wars universe, offering detailed insight into the Jedi Order, the training of Padawans, the Sith, and Jedi teachings. The focus on the Sith and their philosophy strengthened the dark side of the Force, adding layers of depth and complexity to the saga.
The political aspect of the prequel trilogy introduces a new dimension to Star Wars, with Palpatine’s machinations in the Galactic Senate and the growing tensions between planetary systems, creating a richer context for the events of the Original Trilogy-the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Republic, the extinction of the Jedi, and the tragic story of Anakin Skywalker.
The expansion of the Star Wars universe is also amazing, with new planets, races, creatures, and cultures. The introduction of Dug, Gungans, Toydarians, Kaminoans, the underwater city, the Queen’s palace, the Galactic Senate, the cloning facility, and planets like Naboo and Coruscant-all of which are among the best-help create a larger, more diverse world. Iconic locations such as Kamino, Geonosis, Utapau, Felucia, and Mustafar provide visually captivating settings for action scenes, plot development, and key moments in the story. The trilogy also gave us legendary characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, General Grievous, Jango Fett, and more.
The action scenes and lightsaber battles are some of the most memorable in the saga. Epic battles such as the Battle of Geonosis, the podrace on Tatooine, the Battle of Naboo, and the Battle over Coruscant are iconic, visually stunning, and filled with emotional stakes, involving characters we’ve grown to love. Lightsaber duels between legendary figures like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Yoda are executed with exceptional choreography, adding visceral energy to the story. The duel on Naboo, the clash with Count Dooku, Yoda’s fight with Darth Sidious in the Senate, Darth Maul’s encounter, and the tragic brotherly battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin are unforgettable.
These episodes also enriched Star Wars lore with charismatic new characters, unforgettable music like 'Duel of the Fates,' 'Across the Stars,' and 'Battle of the Heroes,' a fascinating and expansive mythology, and a cast of talented actors, including Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Liam Neeson.
Natalie Portman is stunning, graceful, and charismatic as Padmé Amidala, queen and senator of Naboo. She brings strength, determination, and courage to her role, evolving from a queen to a senator and eventually into a strong, elegant, and determined woman-a central feature of the trilogy.
Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson deliver a classy and memorable presence onscreen, and their dynamic as Jedi Masters is palpable, conveying wisdom and resolve that ground the story in Jedi heritage. Christopher Lee’s presence as Count Dooku adds a touch of class, elegance, and charisma, enhanced by his Shakespearean delivery.
The Star Wars prequels were the revival of the Star Wars saga, bringing real dramatic weight, political context, meaningful stakes, new and iconic characters, and thrilling action scenes. They vastly expanded the Star Wars universe, making it more diverse and richly developed, with a lore that perfectly complements the Original Trilogy and is inseparable from it.
These Star Wars episodes are masterpieces that form an incredible whole, a single, exceptional galactic epic. It is the story of Anakin Skywalker-from his training as a Jedi to his fall to the dark side, and ultimately his redemption in saving his son, destroying the Sith, and bringing balance to the Force. It’s also the story of the Galactic Empire, once a democratic Republic, and Palpatine’s rise from senator to emperor of the galaxy-his manipulation to secure his authority in the Senate, create his own Empire, destroy the Jedi Order, and keep Anakin as his apprentice. Furthermore, this trilogy marked a major advancement in digital filmmaking, modern technologies, editing, and special effects, allowing the creation of new worlds, incredible world-building, and the extraordinary narrative of the Star Wars prequels. Like Avatar, it is a vast, rich, and unlimited universe that explores new planets, civilizations, technologies, and worlds.
This trilogy is the greatest, more far-reaching, more fantastc, in Star Wars, as George Lucas was able to build his universe exactly as he envisioned it. Without the prequels, the Star Wars universe would not be as interesting, vast, developed, or as exciting and rich as it is today.
@@barkley8285
Star Wars Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest movies in the Star Wars universe. They are a legendary and essential work, pivotal in shaping the world of Star Wars, representing the best the franchise has to offer in every aspect. From Episodes I to VI, all the Star Wars movies are masterpieces-iconic, stunning, incredibly rich, exciting, and timeless. These movies remain unmatched, defining the pinnacle of science fiction with the best characters, actors, casting, scenes, universe, and storytelling. The depth, the expansion, and the sheer creativity of this universe are unparalleled, with its planets, environments, creatures, and civilizations revolutionizing cinema with groundbreaking technology, digital effects, and editing advancements.
Together, these two epic trilogies form a perfect, magical, and exceptional whole-an inseparable part of a grand, unified story: the tale of Anakin Skywalker, his journey from a Jedi to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption through self-sacrifice to save his son, destroy the Sith, and restore balance to the Force. It’s also the rise and fall of a dictatorship, showing the transformation of a democracy into tyranny, all set in a vast, sprawling universe that is breathtakingly rich and endlessly creative.
Star Wars Episodes I through VI tell the same story, set in the same universe-George Lucas’s singular vision of an extraordinary science fiction saga. Both trilogies are integral to the Star Wars world, two sides of the same galaxy. These two monumental trilogies are masterpieces that have greatly contributed to building the universe and lore of Star Wars as we know it today. They are legendary, exciting, and iconic works of science fiction, the crowning achievement of George Lucas. Six incredible movies that together form an inseparable whole.
@@barkley8285
Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace is a superb and amazing Star Wars movie, magnificent and exciting from start to finish, a movie that perfectly sets up the beginning of the saga, everything is cult, incredible and exciting, the characters Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker are superb, brilliant and emblematic characters of the Star Wars saga, the best characters in the Star Wars saga, political plots, the Trade Federation and Palpatine's influence to take the Chancellor's place, to establish his authority in the Senate, he begins to advance his pawns, which will be important in bringing about the rise of the Empire, the blockade of the planet Naboo, the expansion of lore, the Sith, the Padawans, the Jedi order, droidkass robots, battle droids, the pod race is still one of the best, most emblematic and anthological scenes in the Star Wars saga, an incredible scene, high in emotional tension, suspense and emotion, the ground-level shots, the political scheming to bring Palpatine to power are perfectly orchestrated, the queen willing to do anything to save her people, the story of Anakin Skywalker, a young slave tinkerer from Tatooine who wants to do everything in his power to win the race to free his mother, the touching farewell scene, the discovery and exploration of Tatooine with Watto, incredible new peoples, the dugs, the toydarians, extraordinary new cult sites, the Gungans' aquatic city, the Coruscant Senate, Naboo and Coruscant are superb and incredible planets in the Star Wars universe, with inestimable, exciting and unrivalled richness, creativity and diversity, a greater sense of exploration and travel in a much richer, more concrete, fleshed-out and exciting universe, a real opening onto the world with world building, the stratospheric expansion and exploration the stratospheric and extraordinary world building much more open to the Star Wars world, the invaluable contribution to the Star Wars Lore, the Jedi Order, the Sith, the Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, the chosen one destined to bring balance back to the Force, which ties in with the events of the original trilogy Darth Maul excellent iconic villain, the magnificent Duel of the Fates music, the battle of Naboo, the fight against Darth Maul, the space battle with Anakin and the ground battles with the Gungans to protect the palace of Naboo, representing the primitive people who must fight against a technologically superior army as well as the superb cast of talented, perfect actors all emblematic of their characters, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson and Ian McDiarmid embodied their characters wonderfully, giving them strength, charisma, voice, personality and character, they are inseparable from their characters everything is superb and extraordinary in this exceptional and cult movie that introduces the Star Wars saga wonderfully, the beginning of the best saga of all time.
55:00 Midicholrians are not the force. They are organelle that allows bigger life forums to sense and interact with the force.
it's a symbiote circle, like the Naboo and the Gungans. The Force, the midichlorians, and sentient life are all manipulating and being manipulated by each other. There's always a bigger fish.
@@AJX-2dog shit ideas
When you talk about the creator/fan relationship, the other thing that coincided with the special editions and definitely the prequel trilogy is the rise of the internet and it being more accessible. In those days the ‘big’ voices had an opinion and I think a lot of people just went with it.
Clone Wars and ROTS are my favorite ones in the entire franchise.
This is a good video... when it's not regurgitating Plinkett.
I’m so glad I have on dvd the original trilogy that has both edited and unedited discs.
You, my friend, have given me an entirely new perspective on Attack of the Clones. Specifically, the "Things to not do on a date..." bit was awesome. lol
Maybe it’s nostalgia talking, but me and my friends were so hyped and excited for episode one, we played the video games all the times… It’ll always have a special place in my heart
Me too. I was 21 when it came out. I played both the games. The movie game was OK but I freaking loved that pod racing game. Mars Guo was my guy!
Did you guys enjoy it when you saw it?
@@NoahWoodard-dn3kv the first time I saw it, I was in full on excitement mode. Loved every second of it. The more viewings I had, the more the cracks started to show and it quickly lost its Lustre.
@@NoahWoodard-dn3kv We were about seven-ish, so yeah, especially that lightsaber duel. My buddy dressed up as young Anakin and his dad dressed up as Darth Maul for Halloween.
@@claycollins9852 Good times
Hey man I just wanted to say I love your work. Whenever you post a new video, it fills me with a lesser but same type of excitement I had for when the original movies came out. I’m in my 30s now and it’s really nice to be able to go back and see a really detailed and entertaining history of the movies I loved as a child. I also enjoy getting to share the movies and your work to my niece. My absolute favorite of your work is the Lord of the Rings video; I’ve watched fully about 3 times now.
I really hope you're as critical of the Disney movies as are you with these ones ...
PS. The: "Don't do on a date with Andakin Skywalker" segment is hilarious and awesome!
God the clone wars adds so much to the lore and is soooooo good as a show!!! Cant believe there are still people who haven’t watched it.
I’m glad people haven’t watched it cw 08 actively retcons the 6 films and the expanded universe for the sake of appealing to prequels haters the prequels are bad sure but that doesn’t mean u have to actively retcon those movies
@@ZayTh3GodL take
@@leaferrootersonnah w take u casuals just hate continuity
@Deity_devil, what are you talking about? Half my generation has seen that show included every Star Wars fan and non star wars fans as well, for example, red Letter Media they really like that show for just seeing the og flims
@@Wizardmaster85_3.0 rlm those terrible film reviewers especially plinkett lol
Ahsoka is the most shoe horned character in all of sw u can’t introduce a character like Ahsoka and not have her be mentioned in the 6 line films
They contradict Anakins established characterization from the movie having him be a generic quippy hero and play his crimes up for jokes while the movies portray his crimes as horror
The inhibitor chips is the most obvious retcon
Darth maul returning was the gateway into characters surviving fatal lightsaber wounds
Retconned the mandalorians into pacifist and a human only race
Contradicted barris offee and quin lan vos characterization
Anakin being knighted to months after the battle of geonosis even tho he’s supposed to be knighted 9 months before the battle coruscant
They made the force more physical and tangible than it already was
They made asaji ventless and darth maul come from the same species
Turned korriban into morriban
Brought eeth koth from the dead after he died on geonosis
Just few continuity retcons and character contradictions on the top of my head
Idk to this day over 20 years later, I still can't get past the magic that was episode 1 and leading up to it. I was 12 years old when that movie dropped and it was so magical to me, I was lucky enough to see the re-releases of the original trilogy in the years leading up to that which got me into Star wars, but seeing episode 1 just blew me out of the water. Is my favorite Star wars movie and all everything about it just felt magical and unique and modern while still having it's traditional style. I kind of enjoyed the dry politics because it made the world feel more lived in, with the nuance that can start as trade disputes and turn into bloodshed, that felt real to me at the time lol. Not to mention Darth maul is to this day my favorite villain of all time and the lightsaber battle in tandem with duel of the Fates is probably my favorite scene of All Star wars. This is probably heavily nostalgia talking but to this day episode 1 holds a very special place in my heart
nice. Maul was genuinely scary and I was 30 with a newborn son who displayed frequent Sithy episodes.
Ive always thought that poster with Vader's shadow was cold as hell
Trueeeeee
had it as a poster in my room when I was young
I remember seeing all these in theaters when they came out. Even then, many of the effects: rough. Dialogue delivery: rough. But I think what made it endearing was that every part of it was NEW. The designs, ideas, visuals, characters (with the exception of a couple of known names). They had brand new ideas that didn’t make social commentary the focus, that they fully and unabashedly committed to and didn’t wink at the camera about or take the piss out of. There’s stuff I don’t like about some of it, but it’s totally harmless because the story points and characters aren’t blatantly pointing vengeful fingers at real life people with no sense of creative subtlety (social commentary). Even though there were some jokes that didn’t land, they were innocent enough. It took its existential cheesiness seriously. The Greek tragedy concept of the story as a whole is timeless. It also helped a ton that, in my opinion, throughout the uncertainty and “hmmm” or “what?” moments, it stuck the landing. And they were introducing so much cool, new stuff that even if some of the effects were rough (a lot of them were fantastic) the idea of them was thought-provoking. As a whole they seemed to inspire more wonder and existential thinking, whereas the sequels and many things thereafter seem to have inspired more cynicism and bitterness towards people’s own neighbors.
I would advise you look into George’s intentions for this trilogy. He has stated pretty clearly that it was intended to be analogous to the Bush administration. He even went so far as to have Anakin quote GWB in ROS: “if you’re not with me you’re my enemy” was taken from a Bush speech. It is simply incorrect to state that there was “no social commentary” in these movies.
@lauraplitt3840 I always took that to be political commentary. The way all of that stuff is presented is general and ubiquitous enough to be interpreted many different ways and to apply to whatever government you want. The commentary was towards an administration or “government.” Even the people that supported Bush are still untrusting of the government, so the commentary presented is still something they can get behind. The jabs like that weren’t at billions of generalized people, it was at one political person. And even then, unless somebody asked George themself, it was subtle enough to be interpreted toward whichever side you wanted it to be, or not at all and just chalked up to “fantasy but real enough that it could happen in some way.” The social commentary on the other hand that the sequels leaned in to is the stuff that’s on a more personal and social level. Instead of pointing a non-specific enough finger at one person, the commentary blatantly generalized millions of real people that haven’t even done anything wrong. Villainizing neighbors, people they live with, friends, family. The common individuals “social” circle. I guess I may just be thinking of political commentary and social commentary as entirely different things.
@@zacharyjamesdixon I think it had more to do with the fact that after 2016 it became ok to be as nasty and vicious as possible and to spread as much hate as their tiny minds could muster. Until then I never knew that 50% of Star Wars fans were ignorant aholes, who thought it ok to target the actors personally and force them off of Social Media altogether.
I am ashamed that they are Star Wars fans, they are a disgrace. Thank Chob they all hate Andor and find it boring so any of the fan videos comments are almost pr*k free entirely.
Incredible retrospective. Long time super fan that still learned something new from this video!
1 minute ago feels illegal to be this early lmao
Good job with these. But I remember having a friend wait in line for me cause I stayed in line but then had to go take a history final at college then come back and buy everyone tickets. I saw phantom menace like 4 times in 3 days lol.
Greetings, Prime
I know that the logical next step is to cover the sequel trilogy, but I cannot express enough how much I would love to see the entire Clone Wars TV series given your style of coverage.
I remember when Phantom menace came out, I'm getting bored all over again LoL
Lucas had the most epic hair in this era it’s glorious
"Heroes on both sides" means that there are also good guys who wants to leave the republic.
The fact people actually rate ROTS as the greatest Star Wars movie ever tells you how powerful nostalgia really is. The biggest compliment I can give it is that it's a better movie and more fun than TPM and AOTC. That's pretty much it...
I think there is also the fact that so many can relate to this theme of jealousy and fear of losing someone we love...
The day after the movie premiered, I overheard a talk between two moms before putting their child on the bus: one of them saw the movie, and said that it was a sad but romantic, tragic love story.
A lot of people end up in messed up relationships, so they can relate to this toxic one, where Anakin wants to own Padme like an object, instead of loving her.
A lot of people also think of love as something that's just always have to be dramatic by nature and be fueled by a drive to possess someone. I think it's a huge part why people can so easily place themselves into this situation.
There's no nostalgia.
Revenge of the Sith is the best Star Wars movie.
Revenge of the Sith is the best movie in the Star Wars saga, bringing the original trilogies to a perfect close, the apotheosis of George Lucas' director career, showing Anakin's fall to the dark side of the Force, the creation of Darth Vader, the fall of the Republic leading to the creation of the Galactic Empire, the fall of the Jedi order, the darkest, saddest and most dramatic film, and the culmination of George Lucas' work on the Star Wars world-building.
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith is the best movie in the Star Wars saga, the most accomplished, everything is incredible, extraordinary, from the space battle above Coruscant to the sunset on Tatooine, including the superb cult scene in the galactic opera with Palpatine's speech, the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the sage, the battle against General Grievous with Obi-Wan and his death, which marks the end of the war, the incredible scene of Order 66, a magnificent scene, emotionally charged, very dark, magnificent, the dramatic tension is breathtaking, the emotional stakes, the extraordinary diversity, the duel at the top of the Senate between Yoda and Darth Sidious, Darth Sidious launching the pods at Yoda, the fall of Yoda symbolizing the fall of the Jedi order, the battle on Mustafar between Obi-Wan and Anakin, the end of their great and beautiful friendship, Mustafar represents hell for Anakin, the place where he will literally be consumed by the dark side of the Force. Many cult scenes, cult lines, the best characters in the Star Wars saga, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Mace Windu, the culmination, political plots, Palpatine takes his place in the Senate, founds the Galactic Empire by faking a coup and turns the clone army against the Jedi. It's all dark, beautiful, sad and dramatic, yet gripping and exciting. The incredible cast, Ewan McGregor, Ian McDiarmid, Natalie Portman, the music Battle of the Heroes, Anakin's Betrayal. The story of Anakin Skywalker is the greatest story of all time, he tipped over to the dark side of the Force wanting to save those he loved, George Lucas is a genius who drew inspiration from the greatest hours of our history to create the Star Wars story, including the political rise of the Nazis, the Greek tragedy, and the fall of the Galactic Republic, the creation of the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance, all of which tie in perfectly with the events of the original trilogy. A great, superb epic, magnificent and dramatic, a great Shakespearean tragedy set against a political backdrop, giving full meaning to the name STAR WARS, an extraordinary episode that brings the best Star Wars trilogy, the greatest Star Wars trilogy, full circle to the saga by linking perfectly to the original films of the 70s and 80s, the conclusion of a masterpiece. Padmé Amidala's death is also a magnificent scene, set against the birth of Luke and Leia and the creation of Darth Vader. Obi-Wan Kenobi, who will return Leia to her adoptive parents and Luke to his aunt and uncle, the Tatooine sunset. The music is sumptuous. Anakin entering the Jedi temple to kill the young padawans and the Jedi. The rescue of Palpatine right from the start with the spaceships puts straight into the plot. Everything is so exceptional, so extraordinary, so magnificent and so cult-like from start to finish, and George Lucas's direction is at its apotheosis. Revenge of the Sith is the apotheosis of the Star Wars saga, the perfect conclusion to the prequel, to the Star Wars saga and also to George Lucas's work.
Revenge of the Sith is the best movie in the Star Wars saga, offers a complete and tragic arc for Anakin Skywalker, capturing his fall to the dark side with unmatched intensity, as he sacrifices everything for power, love, and control over destiny. The political and emotional stakes are far greater, and the film beautifully ties together the entire saga, connecting the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Jedi and the creation of Darth Vader in a way that adds profound depth to the original trilogy, reflecting George Lucas' deep personal vision of tragedy, ambition and the loss of innocence, offering a masterful conclusion to the prequels and a seamless link to the original trilogy, drawing direct inspiration from the rise and fall of empires in human history, as well as the timeless themes of Greek tragedy. The fight between Obi-Wan and Anakin on Mustafar is not just a battle between two Jedi; it is the heartbreaking culmination of their long and deep friendship, the end of an era, and the final severing of their bond. Mustafar, the fiery, desolate planet, symbolizes Anakin's transformation, as he is consumed by the dark side of the Force. The emotionally charged duel reflects the tragic rift between them, as Obi-Wan, who once called Anakin his brother, is forced to fight the man he once trusted. This battle, steeped in sorrow and betrayal, marks the definitive moment of Anakin's fall, where his ambition and fury overpower everything he once stood for. The manipulation of power by Palpatine mirrors real-world political machinations, much like Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the Weimar Republic, where promises of stability and security were used to justify the consolidation of absolute power. Palpatine's orchestration of fear, manipulation of the Senate, and the creation of a totalitarian regime are direct echoes of the Nazi regime's use of crisis to impose dictatorship. As the Republic falls into tyranny through fear and deception, echoing the tragic cycles of history and the downfall of democracies in the face of crisis. Much like the tragic figures of Greek mythology, Anakin's descent into darkness is driven by fate and personal flaws, underscoring the inescapability of his tragic journey. The complex character development, highlighted by Anakin's internal struggle, his betrayal of Obi-Wan, and the devastating emotional toll this betrayal takes on both characters, exemplifies the tragic hero's fall, akin to Oedipus or Macbeth, who are also driven by fate and self-destruction, blinded by their own ambition and flaws. Like Oedipus, Anakin is unaware of the full consequences of his actions until it is too late, while like Macbeth, he is consumed by his desire for power, which ultimately leads to his undoing and the destruction of everything he loves. Padme's tragic death, the epic final duel, which symbolizes the culmination of their relationship and the end of Anakin's humanity, serving as the heartbreaking culmination of George Lucas' exploration of heroism, sacrifice, and the price of power, and the rise of the Empire make it the most accomplished and powerful film in the Star Wars series.
Since the shows on Disney+ the prequels hits different now
They hit fine but now it's different
This is a really fantastic video. It’s really fun revisiting what it was like anticipating each films release with all the media coverage and tie ins.
We also have very similar sensibilities for the most part. Every critique of the films are the same ones I have. Same with the highlights. It’s really refreshing to watch something not pretending the prequels are masterpieces but still appreciating the good parts that exist.
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I was enjoying it at my leisure until 1.13.10, when I paused it for this commentary.
It is true that Best was indeed attacked by fans, Jake was not, it was primarily his own classmates who made his life miserable and the first signs of his mental illness emerged.
That the fans attacked him is a myth.
That said, I will press play again and continue to enjoy this great retrospective documentary
its more that so many fans trashed everything about the movie that then led to him getting bullied. It must have been heartbreaking to be the Star in Star Wars and have that magic destroyed. he was a bloody good actor whatever people think of the film. Even Ford & Hammil cringe at some of THEIR acting in A New Hope.
1:52:11 completely plagiarized from redlettermedia
That was my thought for half the video. "Yes, I've also seen the Plinkett reviews."
@@nategar412 yeah but you are a Clone if ever there was one. and an ass. "I suppose I would have to take you at your word that most of it is coincidental" nah dont bother nobody gives a flying crap what you suppose. Ignorant git.
Comparing them to VII - IX, these three is Oscar winning material
George Lucas’s Star Wars prequels are a pure masterpiece, a magnificent, exciting, and incredibly rich work that has greatly contributed to the story, universe, characters, lore, and mythology of Star Wars. They are the greatest movies-a thrilling, cult classic trilogy from beginning to end. These are the Star Wars movies George Lucas always intended to make, and they are the best, most complete, and richest of all the Star Wars trilogies. Everything is superb: the deepening of the Star Wars universe and its narrative elements is stunning and engaging. The detailed exploration of the Clone Wars, a pivotal moment in Star Wars history, is fascinating. The period of the Clone Wars is the best era in the Star Wars saga.
The gripping storyline develops throughout the films, with the rise of Palpatine (Darth Sidious) portrayed masterfully. His behind-the-scenes machinations to undermine the Galactic Republic and bring the galaxy under his control are meticulously shown. His manipulation to create a massive clone army and wipe out the Jedi with Order 66 is central to the story, explaining how the Galactic Empire came to be after the fall of the Republic and how Anakin turned to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Anakin’s fall, driven by his desire to save those he loved, is tragic and profound. His transformation into Darth Vader is a breathtaking, iconic scene. The connection to the original trilogy is seamlessly handled. Anakin’s internal conflict-torn between his loyalty to the Jedi Order and his desire to protect those he loves-makes his story deep and tragic. Key moments such as his confrontation with Count Dooku and his heartbreaking final duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar heighten the drama.
The prequels also brought invaluable depth to the Star Wars universe, offering detailed insight into the Jedi Order, the training of Padawans, the Sith, and Jedi teachings. The focus on the Sith and their philosophy strengthened the dark side of the Force, adding layers of depth and complexity to the saga.
The political aspect of the prequel trilogy introduces a new dimension to Star Wars, with Palpatine’s machinations in the Galactic Senate and the growing tensions between planetary systems, creating a richer context for the events of the Original Trilogy-the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Republic, the extinction of the Jedi, and the tragic story of Anakin Skywalker.
The expansion of the Star Wars universe is also amazing, with new planets, races, creatures, and cultures. The introduction of Dug, Gungans, Toydarians, Kaminoans, the underwater city, the Queen’s palace, the Galactic Senate, the cloning facility, and planets like Naboo and Coruscant-all of which are among the best-help create a larger, more diverse world. Iconic locations such as Kamino, Geonosis, Utapau, Felucia, and Mustafar provide visually captivating settings for action scenes, plot development, and key moments in the story. The trilogy also gave us legendary characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, General Grievous, Jango Fett, and more.
The action scenes and lightsaber battles are some of the most memorable in the saga. Epic battles such as the Battle of Geonosis, the podrace on Tatooine, the Battle of Naboo, and the Battle over Coruscant are iconic, visually stunning, and filled with emotional stakes, involving characters we’ve grown to love. Lightsaber duels between legendary figures like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Yoda are executed with exceptional choreography, adding visceral energy to the story. The duel on Naboo, the clash with Count Dooku, Yoda’s fight with Darth Sidious in the Senate, Darth Maul’s encounter, and the tragic brotherly battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin are unforgettable.
These episodes also enriched Star Wars lore with charismatic new characters, unforgettable music like 'Duel of the Fates,' 'Across the Stars,' and 'Battle of the Heroes,' a fascinating and expansive mythology, and a cast of talented actors, including Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Liam Neeson.
Natalie Portman is stunning, graceful, and charismatic as Padmé Amidala, queen and senator of Naboo. She brings strength, determination, and courage to her role, evolving from a queen to a senator and eventually into a strong, elegant, and determined woman-a central feature of the trilogy.
Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson deliver a classy and memorable presence onscreen, and their dynamic as Jedi Masters is palpable, conveying wisdom and resolve that ground the story in Jedi heritage. Christopher Lee’s presence as Count Dooku adds a touch of class, elegance, and charisma, enhanced by his Shakespearean delivery.
The Star Wars prequels were the revival of the Star Wars saga, bringing real dramatic weight, political context, meaningful stakes, new and iconic characters, and thrilling action scenes. They vastly expanded the Star Wars universe, making it more diverse and richly developed, with a lore that perfectly complements the Original Trilogy and is inseparable from it.
These Star Wars episodes are masterpieces that form an incredible whole, a single, exceptional galactic epic. It is the story of Anakin Skywalker-from his training as a Jedi to his fall to the dark side, and ultimately his redemption in saving his son, destroying the Sith, and bringing balance to the Force. It’s also the story of the Galactic Empire, once a democratic Republic, and Palpatine’s rise from senator to emperor of the galaxy-his manipulation to secure his authority in the Senate, create his own Empire, destroy the Jedi Order, and keep Anakin as his apprentice. Furthermore, this trilogy marked a major advancement in digital filmmaking, modern technologies, editing, and special effects, allowing the creation of new worlds, incredible world-building, and the extraordinary narrative of the Star Wars prequels. Like Avatar, it is a vast, rich, and unlimited universe that explores new planets, civilizations, technologies, and worlds.
This trilogy is the greatest, most ambitious, and best-executed in Star Wars, as George Lucas was able to build his universe exactly as he envisioned it. Without the prequels, the Star Wars universe would not be as interesting, vast, developed, or as exciting and rich as it is today.
Star Wars Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest movies in the Star Wars universe. They are a legendary and essential work, pivotal in shaping the world of Star Wars, representing the best the franchise has to offer in every aspect. From Episodes I to VI, all the Star Wars movies are masterpieces-iconic, stunning, incredibly rich, exciting, and timeless. These movies remain unmatched, defining the pinnacle of science fiction with the best characters, actors, casting, scenes, universe, and storytelling. The depth, the expansion, and the sheer creativity of this universe are unparalleled, with its planets, environments, creatures, and civilizations revolutionizing cinema with groundbreaking technology, digital effects, and editing advancements.
Together, these two epic trilogies form a perfect, magical, and exceptional whole-an inseparable part of a grand, unified story: the tale of Anakin Skywalker, his journey from a Jedi to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption through self-sacrifice to save his son, destroy the Sith, and restore balance to the Force. It’s also the rise and fall of a dictatorship, showing the transformation of a democracy into tyranny, all set in a vast, sprawling universe that is breathtakingly rich and endlessly creative.
Star Wars Episodes I through VI tell the same story, set in the same universe-George Lucas’s singular vision of an extraordinary science fiction saga. Both trilogies are integral to the Star Wars world, two sides of the same galaxy. These two monumental trilogies are masterpieces that have greatly contributed to building the universe and lore of Star Wars as we know it today. They are legendary, exciting, and iconic works of science fiction, the crowning achievement of George Lucas. Six incredible movies that together form an inseparable whole.
George Lucas' six original Star Wars movies are the true wonderful cult classics masterpieces that built the legend of the Star Wars world, a magnificent, wonderful and timeless work, an indivisible whole in six wonderful parts that form the Skywalker saga, six amazing movies that shaped the lore, built the mythology, the iconic characters of the Star Wars galaxy, the Skywalker story and expanded the open world building, digital technologies revolution and expanded universe of the Star Wars world, and Star Wars I-VI will never be beaten.
I love the prequels. They weren't what got me into Star Wars (that would be the Special Editions), but they were the current ones when I was growing up and for that reason I have a lot of fondness for them... With that being said, I hate the revisionism with these objectively bad films while fans pretend like the sequels are worse (they're not). At this point, I hope all the sequel kids grow up to defend their movies, just like the prequel kids did.
George Lucas’s Star Wars prequels are a pure masterpiece, a magnificent, exciting, and incredibly rich work that has greatly contributed to the story, universe, characters, lore, and mythology of Star Wars. They are the greatest movies-a thrilling, cult classic trilogy from beginning to end. These are the Star Wars movies George Lucas always intended to make, and they are the best, most complete, and richest of all the Star Wars trilogies. Everything is superb: the deepening of the Star Wars universe and its narrative elements is stunning and engaging. The detailed exploration of the Clone Wars, a pivotal moment in Star Wars history, is fascinating. The period of the Clone Wars is the best era in the Star Wars saga.
The gripping storyline develops throughout the films, with the rise of Palpatine (Darth Sidious) portrayed masterfully. His behind-the-scenes machinations to undermine the Galactic Republic and bring the galaxy under his control are meticulously shown. His manipulation to create a massive clone army and wipe out the Jedi with Order 66 is central to the story, explaining how the Galactic Empire came to be after the fall of the Republic and how Anakin turned to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. Anakin’s fall, driven by his desire to save those he loved, is tragic and profound. His transformation into Darth Vader is a breathtaking, iconic scene. The connection to the original trilogy is seamlessly handled. Anakin’s internal conflict-torn between his loyalty to the Jedi Order and his desire to protect those he loves-makes his story deep and tragic. Key moments such as his confrontation with Count Dooku and his heartbreaking final duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar heighten the drama.
The prequels also brought invaluable depth to the Star Wars universe, offering detailed insight into the Jedi Order, the training of Padawans, the Sith, and Jedi teachings. The focus on the Sith and their philosophy strengthened the dark side of the Force, adding layers of depth and complexity to the saga.
The political aspect of the prequel trilogy introduces a new dimension to Star Wars, with Palpatine’s machinations in the Galactic Senate and the growing tensions between planetary systems, creating a richer context for the events of the Original Trilogy-the rise of the Empire, the fall of the Republic, the extinction of the Jedi, and the tragic story of Anakin Skywalker.
The expansion of the Star Wars universe is also amazing, with new planets, races, creatures, and cultures. The introduction of Dug, Gungans, Toydarians, Kaminoans, the underwater city, the Queen’s palace, the Galactic Senate, the cloning facility, and planets like Naboo and Coruscant-all of which are among the best-help create a larger, more diverse world. Iconic locations such as Kamino, Geonosis, Utapau, Felucia, and Mustafar provide visually captivating settings for action scenes, plot development, and key moments in the story. The trilogy also gave us legendary characters like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, General Grievous, Jango Fett, and more.
The action scenes and lightsaber battles are some of the most memorable in the saga. Epic battles such as the Battle of Geonosis, the podrace on Tatooine, the Battle of Naboo, and the Battle over Coruscant are iconic, visually stunning, and filled with emotional stakes, involving characters we’ve grown to love. Lightsaber duels between legendary figures like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Yoda are executed with exceptional choreography, adding visceral energy to the story. The duel on Naboo, the clash with Count Dooku, Yoda’s fight with Darth Sidious in the Senate, Darth Maul’s encounter, and the tragic brotherly battle between Obi-Wan and Anakin are unforgettable.
These episodes also enriched Star Wars lore with charismatic new characters, unforgettable music like 'Duel of the Fates,' 'Across the Stars,' and 'Battle of the Heroes,' a fascinating and expansive mythology, and a cast of talented actors, including Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Liam Neeson.
Natalie Portman is stunning, graceful, and charismatic as Padmé Amidala, queen and senator of Naboo. She brings strength, determination, and courage to her role, evolving from a queen to a senator and eventually into a strong, elegant, and determined woman-a central feature of the trilogy.
Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson deliver a classy and memorable presence onscreen, and their dynamic as Jedi Masters is palpable, conveying wisdom and resolve that ground the story in Jedi heritage. Christopher Lee’s presence as Count Dooku adds a touch of class, elegance, and charisma, enhanced by his Shakespearean delivery.
The Star Wars prequels were the revival of the Star Wars saga, bringing real dramatic weight, political context, meaningful stakes, new and iconic characters, and thrilling action scenes. They vastly expanded the Star Wars universe, making it more diverse and richly developed, with a lore that perfectly complements the Original Trilogy and is inseparable from it.
These Star Wars episodes are masterpieces that form an incredible whole, a single, exceptional galactic epic. It is the story of Anakin Skywalker-from his training as a Jedi to his fall to the dark side, and ultimately his redemption in saving his son, destroying the Sith, and bringing balance to the Force. It’s also the story of the Galactic Empire, once a democratic Republic, and Palpatine’s rise from senator to emperor of the galaxy-his manipulation to secure his authority in the Senate, create his own Empire, destroy the Jedi Order, and keep Anakin as his apprentice. Furthermore, this trilogy marked a major advancement in digital filmmaking, modern technologies, editing, and special effects, allowing the creation of new worlds, incredible world-building, and the extraordinary narrative of the Star Wars prequels. Like Avatar, it is a vast, rich, and unlimited universe that explores new planets, civilizations, technologies, and worlds.
This trilogy is the greatest, more far-reaching, more fantastc, in Star Wars, as George Lucas was able to build his universe exactly as he envisioned it. Without the prequels, the Star Wars universe would not be as interesting, vast, developed, or as exciting and rich as it is today.
Star Wars Episodes 1, 2, and 3 are the greatest movies in the Star Wars universe. They are a legendary and essential work, pivotal in shaping the world of Star Wars, representing the best the franchise has to offer in every aspect. From Episodes I to VI, all the Star Wars movies are masterpieces-iconic, stunning, incredibly rich, exciting, and timeless. These movies remain unmatched, defining the pinnacle of science fiction with the best characters, actors, casting, scenes, universe, and storytelling. The depth, the expansion, and the sheer creativity of this universe are unparalleled, with its planets, environments, creatures, and civilizations revolutionizing cinema with groundbreaking technology, digital effects, and editing advancements.
Together, these two epic trilogies form a perfect, magical, and exceptional whole-an inseparable part of a grand, unified story: the tale of Anakin Skywalker, his journey from a Jedi to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption through self-sacrifice to save his son, destroy the Sith, and restore balance to the Force. It’s also the rise and fall of a dictatorship, showing the transformation of a democracy into tyranny, all set in a vast, sprawling universe that is breathtakingly rich and endlessly creative.
Star Wars Episodes I through VI tell the same story, set in the same universe-George Lucas’s singular vision of an extraordinary science fiction saga. Both trilogies are integral to the Star Wars world, two sides of the same galaxy. These two monumental trilogies are masterpieces that have greatly contributed to building the universe and lore of Star Wars as we know it today. They are legendary, exciting, and iconic works of science fiction, the crowning achievement of George Lucas. Six incredible movies that together form an inseparable whole.
Star Wars I-VI are the true cult classic wonderful movies that built the legend of the Star Wars universe, the Skywalker saga, Star Wars world building, iconic characters, world expansion and exploration, the diversity of peoples, planets, environments, creatures, and digital technologies revolution, a great galactic epic in six wonderful parts, the story of Anakin Skywalker, the chosen one destined to bring balance to the Force, the rise and fall of a hero who succumbs to fear, anger and the temptation of the dark side, his quest to save those he loved, leading him to become Darth Vader, and how he ultimately redeems himself through the love of his son, the story of a democracy slowly corrupted into a dictatorship, as Palpatine manipulates fear and crisis to seize absolute power, until the fall of the Empire and the restoration of the Republic's order through Anakin's sacrifice, ending with the liberation of all the planets of the Star Wars world, the wonderful Star Wars galaxy, the work of its creator, two wonderful facets that form an inseparable whole of the Star Wars galaxy, the six original movies of the Star Wars universe, the creativity of world-building, the perfectionist visionary genius and incredible imagination of George Lucas, and Star Wars I-VI will never be beaten.
Nobody will defend the disappointing trash boring waste sequels that rehash the past, that don't respect the continuity of the spirit of George Lucas' work, with a shrinking universe, no artistic vision, an uninteresting period like everything else in these films, recycled music, with characters that have as much charisma and personality as sick oysters, no plot, no story structure, three stand-alone films that were never intended as a trilogy, and nobody will grow up with them.
The Force Awakens is a nostalgia-driven remake rehashing the past, with characters who have as much charisma and personality as oysters, a lack of creativity, the same story with the same designs as the OT, the same environments, the same technology, no world-building, no contribution to the Star Wars world universe, Rey who can master the Force, read stormtroopers' minds and master the lightsaber to beat the more trained villain, without any training, and shrinking Star Wars universe.
The Last Jedi is terribly boring, with boring arcs that have no connection with the main plot (Canto Bight), boring characters (Rose, Finn, Poe...), forced cringe humor, Mel Brooks humor, worthy of a parody, princess Leïa flying through space like Superman, Luke Skywalker looking like an asshole, there's no plot...
The Rise of the Skywalker is the return of Palpatine, ghost ships, Lando Calrissian who is useless, fan service and Rey Palpatine's granddaughter... Waste.
Star Wars 7,8,9 are the biggest cinematic disappointment of the decade. It's not the spirit of Star Wars universe.
Think about it.
Found you. Watched Part One. Stayed for Part Two. I'll be here forever
Nowadays I watch the Star Wars prequel trilogy edited by HAL 9000 (a fan editor famous for his edition of "The Skywalker Saga"), it has become my favorite version because it is a more mature, attractive, fresh and faithful reinterpretation to the spirit of the original Star Wars trilogy. I still fondly remember the original versions, but the problem is the continuity errors.
This is the first one of these retrospectives I would like to see redone. Excellent work as always, but depending on your age it’s told completely differently. ❤
Awesome retrospective!
Can’t wait for Part 3.
Also, when you are finish with the Star Wars Retrospective, do you think you can to a Retrospective of the DCEU?
Respect to the amount of effort put into your videos!
Before Star Wars we had Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. Even Star Trek TOS were worlds behind. It was a movie that Adults could like. As it was told for them made not just children. After the first three/two the marketing went back to children and later video game players.
The best prequel movie was episode 3. The last hour of the movie was so good that I got teared up.
The biggest problem with 1-3 is the atrocious lack of character development. It's why you're not invested in the elementary-school level plotline.
I may be wrong but I assume that it would be kinda hard to have character development in three films when the characters are on a liner path to a known point. But again I’m probably wrong
Can you please explain how the plotline and character development of the original trilogy is better? Personally I think the plot of the prequel trilogy is way more complex than the originals but the originals have better character development.
@ lol now that I think about it the only two characters to have any sort of character development is Darth Vader and Han Solo lol.
@@austinten9421you don’t think Luke’s arc from naive farm boy to Jedi knight counts?
@ yeah but you don’t see that. He just comes back into the next movie calm and collected
You honestly deserve way more views with how much effort you put into making these videos informative and entertaining, honestly deserve way more subs
@55:14 I've had to explain this countless times despite never having been asked - The midiclorian symbiotes catalyses access to the force, they are not made of the force. You're welcome!
that full trailer you show at 38:12 is what i downloaded on realplayer 4000 times, because it kept stopping where Padme says "i will not..."
I still like the theory that JarJar was supposed to be more pulling strings and playing up the fool to hide in plain sight, but the hate for him took that away. If I'm remembering right Gorge liked some book or whatever that had a jester that turned out to the the bad guy in the end. That was years ago so I could be remembering a lot of this wrong.
That's still my head canon.
1:30:16 the dvd title screens were amazing how they’d fly in on places in the galaxy when you’d click on different menu options. Just pure nostalgic and amazing.
LET'S GO
Maybe a hot take but I absolutely love the prequel trilogy. And it’s only grown on me over time.
Phantom Menace is my go-to background noise/comfort movie ❤
I'm a "Star Wars in 1977" kid and trotted out to the prequels and was equally disappointed and wowed. I can't watch the individual movies, but a review like this is eye-catching because they definitely *look* good. I can understand their support from people who saw them as kids since I saw terrible movies as a kid that I love to this day, but I was very much an adult when the prequels came out. I do like the Grievous/Kenobi fight, though. It's over-the-top in a campy way, which was probably not the intent.
0:01 thanks for the warning
Still better than the sequels
nope
Eh, Episode 3 probably, but 1 and 2 are probably on par with episode 9
@@dahannes6739 That's a travesty to say. Nothing is on par with episode 9. I've seldom seen a worse movie, from its ideas to their execution.
Thanks for taking the time to make this great, indepth and long documentary! I enjoyed it 😃
It’s kind of amazing how much The Clone Wars TV show elevated the prequel movies in retrospect. It provided some MUCH needed bonding between Obi-Wan and Anakin, fleshed out the personalities of the clones, explained the way Order 66 worked (making it seem all the more tragic and inevitable), and showed the slow decay of the Jedi that contributed to their downfall
i got into SW in 2019... as someone that first saw the movies i will admit it took awhile for me to get into the animated shows... now those animated shows are a comfort to me. clone wars is also essential to see so one can understand everything you mentioned.
What a ride. Thank you for producing hq content!
Palpatine has the best naming sense ever:
1- I'm In-Sidious.
2- You're the spiky Jedi Maul-er.
3- You're a Count? Hmmmmm.... Tyran(t)-us.
4- You turned to the dark side because you fear your wife dying in childbirth?... You're.... Vater! No, wait! Let's be subtle for once! VADER! Yes! Perfect.
What name was he gonna give Luke? lol, Darth "Orfan"? "Anakin Jr"? Leia would be "Wincestia".
Ok, bye.
Let’s go!, I watch on the treadmill and hours pass fast. Thanks prime!
Loved your retrospective of the original trilogy. This new retrospective of the prequels seems to just go along with the template of the original backlash to the films. The same old talking points are tiresome, and repeating them here ignores the advances in thought about these films that have made breakthroughs.
Completely agree. Found myself rolling my eyes at each of the review segment. So biased and boring
I always thought the reason OT Yoda acted so much crazier than the PT Yoda was because living alone in a swamp for 20 years, probably contemplating the events and the failures that had led him to Dagobah, literally did drive him a little crazy.
I thought his crazy act was just to see if Luke was ready, he drops it pretty quickly
My favourite part about this was at 2:40 when Prime started to talk about the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm that then spun off to become my favourite filmmaking studio of all time. That being PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS. I was geeking out hard at this point.
You deserve more subscribers, man. Love the channel, great work!
Ep 1-6 are all equal...literally...they are all awesome...
Now that we’ve seen 7-9 I have to agree.
*crickets*
@@pepesilvia3827 maggots
3:00:58
The second you brought up ILM in the part one, I was waiting for you mention this franchise. And you brought up the crossover toys! And here I was already having a good day.
On the criticism that Anakin being the chosen one cheapens Vader's redemption, my interpretation was always that he fulfilled the prophecy by bringing balance to the number of Jedi and Sith in the galaxy, meaning that his actions after are his and not fate's.
“Slurp” !!! Lol , that was classic!! I almost missed it!!
I will always have a super soft spot for these Prequels man. These came out when I was a kid and these were the first Star Wars movies I consumed and I just remember being in AWE. Hell my parents even made me wait till I was 13 to watch ROTS and I think they knew what they were doing because my goodness. But regardless of their flaws and cringeworthy moments in the first two, I will always be a defender of the story that Lucas came up with. Anakin Skywalker is my favorite character in any piece of media ever for a good reason. Can’t wait to binge this entire video right now 😎😎
I love all of your videos! The line, "He's a straight man, and she's Natalie Portman," made me laugh a little more than it probably should. If this is a retrospective on the movies only, ok. But I'd like to see more about The Clone Wars from you. That made me appreciate this trilogy so much more, as you mentioned. The Clone Wars and Rebels are some of my favorite Star Wars content. Maybe an episode dedicated to just those 🤞 You can include Resistance if you feel it's necessary.
While I can certainly appreciate the effort invested in this video, I must nonetheless observe that, content-wise, it falls short in several respects-particularly in recounting the films’ narratives and addressing their issues. There is a noticeable lack of original insight here, with reliance instead on tired narratives that might well have unraveled had there been a genuine, attentive analysis of the “Star Wars” films themselves, rather than merely (or so it appears) a repetition and reworking of the old Plinkett reviews (which, despite their popularity in the fandom, hardly constitute serious critique or analysis). Content of this sort has a way of disappointing time and again. Other channels, such as “The Bread Circus,” handle these „Star Wars“ videos far more capably.
That two piece jigsaw puzzle joke was epic!
Minor error: You say the crew spent time in "London" at the Plaza de Espana (1:23:56), but I believe that is the Plaza de Espana in Seville.
Edit: I see that this is mentioned in Prime's "quick notes" comment. I don't know if that was there before I left this comment. If so I take it back.
Nope. London
Just bc you’re from somewhere and have been to another place that has the plaza de espana doesn’t mean it has any connection to this whatsoever
@@justinlundy6544 I'll happily accept any evidence which shows that I'm wrong.
These videos are awesome every time
Thank you so much for this retrospective. I started with the prequels as a kid. Phantom Menace was one of my earliest theatrical experiences, so that entire era is nostalgic.
I will always remember this era especially for the Lego sets and games, the clone wars show, and the awesome saber fights that I had fun imitating as a kid. I used to just always skip to the action when watching these movies
1:13:20 Turned out Loyd didn't actually care and his issues were more medical and tragic.
do you believe that? I never knew anybody who didn't care when singled out by their classmates. Kids really can be so cruel at times and i think it hurt like hell to be ridiculed as he was, and it was totally undeserved. after Neeson & McDermaid he was the Star of the film
@ZanderFoulner His mother, who had every incentive to blame such "bullies" is the one who offered the correction.
@@ChairmanKamwhat I’m saying is constant trashing Phantom by the fans inevitably caused the kids to slag his achievement -where previously he would and should have been admired and thought to be cool for it.
If he said “it didn’t bother him” then clearly it happened. I just don’t believe that it didn’t bother him? Do you know anyone who wouldn’t have been affected by it at his age?
Anyway I found that originally most people didn’t hate it until some on SM made being nasty to Lucas, Ahmed, and Lloyd, trendy. It was out of all proportion to the actual flaws - and caused real hurt. Millions (all of them grown ups) jumped on the bandwagon and suddenly it ruined their joy of the Originals.
T h a fully George and all the 1000’s who gave all their effort into making the film ignored them and kept on with Clones and Sith- I don’t know any of the kids who first saw it who didn’t love it.
The positives in the film and the contributions made to filmmaking far outweigh the negatives.
@ZanderFoulner Well, it is not my place to disagree with your experience of the prequels. I did enjoy them on release but that doesn't mean there wasn't a splinter in my mind about what was wrong with them. I will unequivocally say LAATs are the GOAT though.
As to the affect on Lloyd, I don't think it's my place to restate what happened to him, but as I said, it turned out to be of a medical nature.
My childhood, this is where the fun begins.
Please don't take this the wrong way, because the video is great and the analysis is top notch. But this is the video that hit me with the fact how much Mike Stoklasa's reviews of the prequels influenced you tube creators in the last decade. I always knew that they did, but this video hit me like a brick with it. The fragment about warning signs in Anakin did that. That's basically the RLM segment right here. Also the mention about the brief moment of characters not having lightsabers on the arena. I just so rarely hear these arguments anywhere else that the connection was instant. It's by no means a diss. Just an observation on how big of a blessing these reviews were for our internet culture. They took its time to spread their roots, I mean, between 2008 and like around 2012 not many people were doing long form video reviews, we were under the influence of James Rolfe back then; but now almost half of the reviews channels are making videos that start around 30 minutes long and go waaaaay up there.
Oh and it's only now that I noticed the pinned comment :D
@@ELEKTROSKANSEN The Sheev Talks review of TPM really opened my eyes on how to hate the first 2 prequels while not parroting RLM
@@RebelTrooperHoth Just to be clear: this review here is not "parroting" anything in any way and after scrolling through the comments I'm disgusted at people's misuse of the word. In fact what I intended was meant to be taken as a compliment.
@@ELEKTROSKANSEN This video is a hodge podge pastiche of pretty much every big UA-cam video created on the prequels in the last 15 years. It's not a direct rip off per se, it's just nothing new and a waste of the creator's time and energy. If I was him and I wanted to create an epic UA-cam series, I'd choose many other topics before I chose the most documented film series on the internet. I guess it was an easy video to research for though. If this came out a decade ago I'd say "fair enough". Two weeks ago is just pathetic. He even admits SOME of the places he took his ideas from.
These retrospectives ney. Your retrospectives might have to be some of my favorite youtube videos ever
I like your videos and respect the amount of work that goes into making them. That being said, you used a lot of material from the Plinkett reviews nearly verbatim without properly crediting them. Mentioning them near the end without saying how much of your criticism came from them isn't the same thing as properly citing a source. At minimum, you should acknowledge this is in a pinned comment and in the video's description.
I've unsubscribed to channels that I enjoy even more than yours over plagiarism, and I'm sure that I'm not the only person who takes it seriously.
Acknowledge this in the description and your pinned comment and I'll subscribe to you again.
All that being said, since you did address it in the pinned comment and in the description, I subscribed again. I hope you'll be more careful in the future, since plagiarism is a big issue and it's important to avoid even the appearance of it.
Lol what a read. He mentioned it on pinned comment almost immediately after uploading and here comes comments immediately accusing him of plagiarism without checking what he said.
@@surrcram I can assure you, there was no reference in the pinned comment or the description until after I made my first two comments. I checked.
@@surrcram that being said, I recognize that people make mistakes and that it was mostly unintentional. Hence my third comment.
Great recap! Revenge of the Sith is the greatest Star Wars movie ever made and you'll never change my mind. :)