Every time I try to discuss my disappointment with Disney Star Wars I’m met with the argument that I’m just the sequel version of the prequel haters… Except I literally never met or heard of a single OTs fan that hated them. The closest I ever heard was criticism of the clunky dialogue between Anakin and Padme. I’m sure it happened but I never even heard anyone gripe Midicloreans… until after episode 7 came out.
I was about 19 when the prequels came out and I don’t know if it was hate. It was definitely confusion and a distraction with the hyper lightsaber fights. The acting was definitely horrible but when was Star Wars ever about the acting? I feel it was more about the mythology and storytelling. Now with the Disney Star Wars, it’s all about the churning of material and having no clue on a storyboard. They had zero clue what to make the Disney Trilogy about and it was all Mad Libs.