Long before Disney's sequel trilogy created a massive division in the Star Wars fandom, the prequels were already getting a ton of hate from avid fans of the franchise and when it was first established over two decades ago, a lot of people weren't ready to accept George Lucas' new direction for the franchise.
Thankfully, even the prequel trilogy's harshest critics warmed up to Episodes I, II, and III over the years but it's something actors like Ewan McGregor still have a hard time believing, especially after the intense resentment they received from the fandom when the trilogy started.
While the star of Obi-Wan Kenobi still finds it weird that The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith are now being celebrated, he has long come to terms with the initial negative reception the films received. Speaking with GQ UK, the Scottish actor believes fans of the original trilogy failed to connect with the films they made because they didn't make them feel like kids again.
He explains: "think the critics just wanted to feel like they were seven or eight again, and they didn't get that. So I was left with that [reaction] for years and years, and it took [until I started] meeting people, and I realized how important our films have been to them."
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It's great that after all these years, McGregor and Hayden Christensen were finally given the opportunity to redeem themselves and the success of the Obi-Wan series pretty much proved that there's so much love now for the prequel trilogy.
All episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi are available for streaming on Disney+.
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