One sentence really summed up these prequels well: 'extended toy commercials and shallow politics' 😂 A bizarre blend indeed My feelings on the prequels have evolved wildly over the years. As a kid, I unrelentingly loved them. I grew up watching them with my brothers and they were my childhood movies. Then my exposure to the internet at around 10-12 years old lead to the discovery of "the prequel hatred". Some of which was well-worded, but most was intense and "fanboyish" to say the least. I was conflicted as a kid, feeling too embarrassed to admit that I liked them. So I forced myself to hate them for a good few years. Now, it's an even more bizarre time. There's a resurgence of prequel love and the internet hatred has moved over to the sequel trilogy (I actually quite like them, but that's a whole other tangled web). The prequel trilogy is a fascinating and frustrating landmark in cinema. A trilogy that has had director's free reign control, merchandising, toxic fanbases and nostalgia constantly changing the quality and perception of it over the years. As for my current verdict, I'm choosing to view them as just a flawed series of films that was crucial to the bonding experience I had with my brothers. We loved them. We had a blast. And we still quote them to this day. Even if they are flawed. Great breakdown as always. It was an interesting note at the end about how this trilogy's theme could be viewed as 'losing freedom' then the original trilogy is about 'attaining freedom'. Hope you take a well earned break! 👍
Thanks so much. That's a really interesting perspective. I understand completely that you loved these as a kid. I loved Episodes 1 and 2 on their release, but by 3 I was a little too old to get as much of the same enjoyment out of them. It's a shame, but like you, these will always be an important part of my childhood/youth. They were important enough for me to want to break them down anyway! Like you I am also fairly okay with the sequel trilogy. I had hoped to get through those breakdowns too, but maybe if I ever come back to this channel I'll start with them. Thanks for watching over the months, I really appreciate it :)
Solid suggestions - LOTR is especially high on my list! If I ever revisit this channel I'll probably start there. Meanwhile here's a pro tip - the theatrical version of Fellowship has both 3- and 5-act structure, but the acts don't start until after the prologue (ends when Frodo appears). A New Hope does a similar thing, with a 16-minute prologue before Act I starts (I did a video on that a few months back). Thanks for watching!
One sentence really summed up these prequels well: 'extended toy commercials and shallow politics' 😂 A bizarre blend indeed
My feelings on the prequels have evolved wildly over the years. As a kid, I unrelentingly loved them. I grew up watching them with my brothers and they were my childhood movies. Then my exposure to the internet at around 10-12 years old lead to the discovery of "the prequel hatred". Some of which was well-worded, but most was intense and "fanboyish" to say the least. I was conflicted as a kid, feeling too embarrassed to admit that I liked them. So I forced myself to hate them for a good few years. Now, it's an even more bizarre time. There's a resurgence of prequel love and the internet hatred has moved over to the sequel trilogy (I actually quite like them, but that's a whole other tangled web). The prequel trilogy is a fascinating and frustrating landmark in cinema. A trilogy that has had director's free reign control, merchandising, toxic fanbases and nostalgia constantly changing the quality and perception of it over the years. As for my current verdict, I'm choosing to view them as just a flawed series of films that was crucial to the bonding experience I had with my brothers. We loved them. We had a blast. And we still quote them to this day. Even if they are flawed.
Great breakdown as always. It was an interesting note at the end about how this trilogy's theme could be viewed as 'losing freedom' then the original trilogy is about 'attaining freedom'. Hope you take a well earned break!
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Thanks so much. That's a really interesting perspective. I understand completely that you loved these as a kid. I loved Episodes 1 and 2 on their release, but by 3 I was a little too old to get as much of the same enjoyment out of them. It's a shame, but like you, these will always be an important part of my childhood/youth. They were important enough for me to want to break them down anyway!
Like you I am also fairly okay with the sequel trilogy. I had hoped to get through those breakdowns too, but maybe if I ever come back to this channel I'll start with them.
Thanks for watching over the months, I really appreciate it :)
Great video, mate!
Thank you, and thanks for watching dude :)
Can you do the LOTR or the Matrix
Solid suggestions - LOTR is especially high on my list! If I ever revisit this channel I'll probably start there. Meanwhile here's a pro tip - the theatrical version of Fellowship has both 3- and 5-act structure, but the acts don't start until after the prologue (ends when Frodo appears). A New Hope does a similar thing, with a 16-minute prologue before Act I starts (I did a video on that a few months back). Thanks for watching!