It's Fine To Think The Star Wars Prequels Suck
After a certain amount of time, every critically panned film is reappraised and determined to be good, actually. From Alien 3 to the maligned Matrix sequels, if a movie had a hard time at release, chances are future viewers will be a lot kinder to it. I personally think Alien 3 is a misunderstood masterpiece, so I'm all for this. I'm glad modern audiences appreciate how bold and subversive David Fincher's sequel is, even if it left '90s moviegoers frustrated. Some films are just too ahead of their time.
Today, with the press for Disney's Obi-Wan series spinning up like a hyperdrive, the Star Wars prequels are next in line for rehabilitation. An endearing clip of Ewan McGregor has been doing the rounds on social media, in which the actor says he feels much better about his involvement in the prequels these days. Young fans who grew up with the movies approach him and tell him how much they love them, which must be a nice change from constantly being told how much they blow.
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I'm a big fan of McGregor (especially his Long Way Round travel documentaries), and I found this clip sincere, charming, and surprisingly heartwarming. But I also think the Star Wars prequels are terrible. I find them wooden, joyless, flat, and deeply boring. The languid direction, fake-looking CG sets, stilted dialogue, and contrived scripts make them, for me, basically impossible to enjoy. I appreciate fans' attempts to paint them as misunderstood or underrated, but nah. I hate them.
If people want to change their minds about the Star Wars prequels, that's fine. I'm happy for them. Confused, but happy. However, something I find irritating is the idea that, if you don't like them,
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