Why do "Star wars" fans hate prequels? And do they just the first two because of Jar Jar Binks or do they hate all three movies?

[Jake1415]

Star wars movie timeline/movies in orderI NEVER saw the Star wars Franchise until recently when my family got Disney+ and I just saw the original trilogy and wanted to watch the prequels to try to see why the fans who hate the prequels hate them. But I also wanted to watch the animated movie the comes after the first two so I thought about watching the first two then the movie then then last prequel movie but I didn't know if they also hate the third one as well... Take a look at the timeline in above to see what I'm talking about...

[NamerOfStars]

In general:
The dialogue was clunky, the plots often had major nonsensical elements required for them to happen, and they were clearly stripped down- it's not hard to see where Lucas WANTED to go into more detail, but couldn't, for whatever reason. And the shoehorning in of multiple characters and elements from later movies made the galaxy feel like a smaller place.

One at a time:
Episode 1 had the worst dialogue of the lot- sometimes worse than even Disney's offerings. Episodes 6, 7, and 8 were masterworks of Campbellian and Eliadese myth-weaving; Episode 1 was a generic kid's adventure movie that just happened to have Jedi in it. The decision to bring a child prodigy you plan to train with you into an ACTIVE WAR ZONE makes absolutely no sense- the Council had refused to train him, sure, but they'd probably have been willing to at least house him for the few days or weeks it would've taken Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to investigate Maul. Also, it's been twenty years, and I STILL don't know what "the phantom menace" refers to: Anakin? Palpatine? Jar Jar? Who knows?

Episode 2 had only one major problem: the romantic plot arc between Anakin and Padme, which honestly felt like something out of an Ed Wood movie. Unfortunately, that arc took up half the film, and made the negative parts of the good half drag all the more. I'll confess I was disappointed by the Clone Wars having been fought by generic soldiers, as opposed to the cloned armies of Jedi we (the fanbase) had long been thinking, but more on that later. And the battle on Geonosis made absolutely no sense: you have a small army of Jedi, armed only with melee weapons, who charge out of tunnels into an open arena, where they get picked off with ease by the numerous enemies who can fire on them from all sides. And Mace Windu sneaks up on the Separatist leadership, has a chance to wipe them all out and end the war, and he instead takes a swing at a random bounty hunter who happens to be there.

Episode 3 finally seemed to be getting somewhere, but it missed the critical step of making the bad guys actually bad. The Separatist leadership happened to be evil, but they would have been so regardless of which side they were on; it was never explained or even illustrated WHY wanting to leave the Republic made them so awful. The opening crawl specifically says there are good people on both sides, but nothing like that is ever shown- all the Separatists we see are hiding behind armies of droids; it very much seems like it's a few generic bad guys hiding behind a faceless army. Stormtroopers also had shades of that, but we saw a lot more of the powers behind them; a big opportunity was missed in humanizing the Separatists. And the ending... we know what has to happen. But Obi-Wan leaving Anakin to die horribly rather than help him or finish him off makes no sense. Padme giving birth to two children and then dying of grief makes no sense. Windu and three other Jedi going to arrest the Chancellor without taking ANY precautionary measures makes no sense. Anakin being told by Palpatine "Yeah, I don't know how to save Padme" after he's killed Windu and STILL submitting to him, rather than killing him on the spot and just making sure Padme has the best medical care money can buy MAKES NO SENSE.

The prequels were a Greek tragedy that didn't quite work. The limitations and failings of the Jedi Order were more hinted at than shown, and a more thorough pass in writing would've made for a much better result. Perhaps most tellingly, while they weren't good movies, they were good Star Wars. But they could've been so much more...

[Lilpa6z]

The original trilogy are some of the best pieces of cinema and were truly revolutionary. The prequels weren't awful however they weren't great, and jar jar binks being a poor does contribute to that. However, the concept of the prequels was rather good and the character arch for Anakin especially in episode 3 could have been nothing short of remarkable, but the prequels lacked execution and the brilliance and innovation the originals brought to the silver screen, leaving fans underwhelmed. So jar jar is not the reason they're "hated". I'd say they are varying opinions and they weren't as hated as they once were.

[Anonymous]

They overthrew the corrupt republic bringing peace and stability up until a group of terrorist called the rebel alliance began attacking them. They also wiped out the powerful Jedi organisation which was an unelected paramilitary body of religious fanatics that interfered with government politics in their quest for power and control. The Jedi recruited members by kidnapping young children and indoctrinating them in the ways of their cult. By the end of the clone wars even Anakin Skywalker saw through the lies of the Jedi.

[Astarlessnightsky]

The original trilogy (Episodes IV, V, VI) were milestones in cinema history, epic masterpieces in every regard.

The prequels only did complete the story, telling whats happened before.
With lots of clichées and basic story telling, seen everywhere else.

[Savage_Wisdom]

Personally, Ep. 1 is my favorite, mostly because I love the character of Qui-Gon Jin. And Jar Jar was an attempt at comic relief that failed spectacularly.

Ep. 2 is the one I hate most because it's basicly a "how to" guide on giving someone Stockholm Syndrome.

Ep. 3 was really good, I don't really have any complaints.

[IAMNathanael]

Because the corny and stale writing I reckon. I'm a big star wars fan but I still like the prequels. Despite their problems they still have clear character arcs and minimal plot holes.

[Jake1415]

Would you recommend watching all the prequels before the animated film that takes place between the second and third one or watch the first two, the animated film, then the last one?

[IAMNathanael]

If you were a new fan I'd suggest you watch the chronologically from the beginning. But at this point I'd recommend 1, 2, animated movie, 3.

[Jake1415]

What do. you mean "chronologically from the beginning"?

[IAMNathanael]

Sorry, I made a typo. I mean the movies in chronological order within the star wars time line.

[Jake1415]

So... what's the difference between that and watching the 1st, 2nd, animated movie, then the 3rd movie in order?

[IAMNathanael]

Oh, I probably made this unnecessarily complicated. I thing I messed up reading somewhere... lol.

No difference. Still 1, 2, animated, 3.

[Jake1415]

Ok. By the way, I won watching the 2nd prequel and I win enjoying more than the 1st one because it shows a different side of anikan while keeping some of the action from the originals and adding some mystery to it, all while showing me/us where some of the minor characters. from the original trilogy came from...

[Bee-Hatch]

If you read the piece reasoning jar jar was originally intended to be a sith lord you'll look at the prequels differently.

[Anonymous]

I hated all of them for a number of reasons (including jar jar) but mostly because I already knew what was going to happen. I already knew anikin would turn the dark side and become darth vader so there was no suspense.