@kamehamic @ChristiJunior
Original trilogy was many things, but definitely not original.
It is a bland fairytale about a prince and princess fighting the evil emperor. While it was perfect in execution, and the special effects were groundbreaking, I cannot praise it for brave storytelling.
Prequels on the other hand went with a villains story, and it wasn't even some hidden twist. You were shown step by stem how someone who begun as an innocent child was broken by the world around him. But average movie critic is too big of a pussy to see a child, and be told, that he will one day commit a genocide(unless the kids name is Adolf...obviously). They want the same heroes journey slop each day of the week for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- In a moment of desperation, he kills Mace Windu (someone he never got along with) to save the life of a Sith Lord who also just so happens to be his friend and mentor.
- He stands by passively while Palpatine has the Clone Troopers carry out Order 66, eliminating almost all the Jedi.
- He brutally slaughters a bunch of undeniably Evil people.
- In a flash of anger, he Force Chokes his pregnant wife
- He engages his best friend Obi-Wan Kenobi in a battle to the death, because Obi-Wan insists on standing in his way.
- The battle ends with Anakin being burned alive, losing most of his body.
- Palpatine tells him that Padme is dead, which Anakin naturally blames himself for.
After THIS moment, I think we've reached the point where I can buy Anakin killing kids and blowing up planets. So really, it's for the most part a really well-handled storyline, especially factoring in Episode II, and even Episode I establishing how dangerous and unfit Anakin is to become a Jedi.