TFA felt great at first because you felt like the possibilities would be endless with how the story could go. Each subsequent movie retroactively made TFA worse. TLJ is just so bad I don't even know what to say anymore. I've often said it's like if they brought in a new director for The Two Towers and the Ring was suddenly unimportant and the movie made no mention of it and Frodo was just on a vacation in Lorien and Sam went to some Casino city with unsavory folks.
The prequels, for all their warts, had three things going for them.
Firstly, an overarching story that made sense. The rise and fall of Anakin.
Secondly, the introduction of Obi Wan and his heroics in the war, as well as a deeper look at the Jedi that fans crave.
Lastly, the utter brilliance of Palpatines schemes (and the actor's performance as well).
I'll go on to add that the final battle between Obi Wan and Anakin was singularly one of the best scenes in all nine films and other canon content.
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