Somehow, Jar Jar Binks survived.....

Yeah honestly they just need to drop the idea of Canon try something if it doesn't work out drop what didn't work and try again. Not everything based on a universe needs to be connected.

Maybe, but what's leaked from the story treatments did not inspire a ton of confidence. I guess it might have been more thought-provoking?

Am I the only one on planet earth that sort of enjoys the prequel movies?

You turn off your brain and ignore all the plot holes and silliness and cheesiness, just like any other Star Wars content, including the first movies.

It's not that serious lol. It's not made to be that serious.

Yeah, the films have really dropped off in quality, but I love the TV series and did enjoy the recent Mandalorian film. It didn't try to stray outside of its lane as a localized Star Wars story and a summer blockbuster.

I think you're being a little generous here. He is all over the place over the years, and kind of just doesn't care. Whatever was the last version of it that flitted through his head was what he'd claim he always intended. Our friend George is also very much NOT a proponent of the death of the author.

He excelled when he wasn't surrounded by Yes Men

Is that a bad thing? The prequels are great. Far better than anything Disney have released.

Lucas is more than competent as a storyteller. He just needs someone else to do the directing.

Not OP but while Spielberg directed Last Crusade, the film was written by Jeffrey Boam, George Lucas, and Menno Meyjes. Lucas clearly had a strong influence beyond just the writing as well, judging by things like the R2D2 hidden in the hieroglyphics in the first movie and the Club Obi Wan in the second.

Directed by Spielberg but George co-wrote and actually created the idea for the character too.

Right, but George took that away from Indiana Jones. They had him ride off into the sunset, live happily ever after, but no. He was a bankable IP and they wanted more money, despite how it would ruin the ending they already gave to the character

The problem with the Crystal Skull is Lucas was gung ho about making a '50s era sci-fi style movie and everyone else just wanted to have fun filming another adventure story with their friends. If they had just picked a lane either way, it would have been better.

yeah I've heard that, but then after suffering through the prequels, and even giving the new movies a chance, I had to hang it up. And I like the clone wars cartoons.

But nah. For me it all goes up on the shelf. I have to evaluate it as a franchise and its just utterly incoherent and more "whyyyyyyy", over-explained, breaking the suspension of disbelief, rehashed, fan-service, panel tested, corpo-garbage.

Yeah, but I think it holds up better than the others. A New Hope has some let's say.. moments.. that don't hold up. But like, I'll rewatch RoTG and it's still fun.

Idk. If no new movies had been made, the OT would at least be in my top ten, top five even(?) for fun science fantasy.

But the perpetual rehash makes it unable to get into my top 50. Maybe not even top 100. The more crap they produce the less I like it.

IMO the cracks don't form until Return of the Jedi.

People are hyper-critical of all movies/shows these days while also being media illiterate. Expecting a 100% cohesive plot, and pretending they're a critic because some Youtuber points out movie structure and plot devices.

And no, seeing a plot device doesn't mean a movie or a show is bad. It just means you recognized a story telling narrative device.