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DirtBasedSoap posted...

fuck the prequel bs argument.

It's still valid.

Basically, when you are operating under the handicap of being a prequel (meaning the audience already knows how your story has to end), you're basically forced to be better at writing the journey to get to that destination. A normal story can rely on a strong ending to elevate the work - a prequel needs to be more of a cohesive work.

A prequel film/series can be good - if it's written by a good writer putting in a solid effort.

The weakness of most Star Wars prequel content is the fact that the writing isn't strong enough to overcome the inherent drawback. And is often done in such a way that it actually weakens the original content. As an example, almost everything involving Anakin makes Vader look worse by comparison. Original trilogy Vader was an intimidating badass who is both scary and cool. Anakin is kind of a chump - and that recolors our perception of Vader.