Star Wars: Exploring What Made Attack Of The Clones So Bad
When the first Star Wars movies were premiering in the seventies, they were not paragons of perfect cinema — and they did not need to be, as they had more than enough novelty and excitement to offer theatergoers. The prequel trilogy had a far greater burden to bear: to deliver an experience that would effectively resurrect the franchise for a new generation, while also staying true to the original movies. The trilogy did both — but it turned out that audiences required more, and thus was born an evergreen debate. Attack of the Clones, in particular, bore (and still bears) the brunt of criticism aimed at the prequels. But why?
Following Return of the Jedi, viewers waited sixteen years for the next Star Wars installment. Fans spent sixteen years rewatching the original trilogy (first on video, then DVD), memorizing its every detail, meme-ing it into blockbuster legend. Whatever followed could not possibly live up to the myth that was Star Wars, but that did not stop The Phantom Menace achieving outsized commercial success, despite critics’ disdain. Yet the prequels faced a very different audience, once with more access to rewatch movies, and one with arguably higher standards for even their blockbuster fare. What momentum The Phantom Menace derived from decades of anticipation would begin to wear off quickly…and continue to wear off through subsequent episodes. By the time Attack of the Clones was released, viewers were too accustomed to pitch-perfect production to be easily distracted by shiny laser swords — and too savvy to be satisfied with lazy writing.
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