There is little doubt that the Star Wars prequel trilogy films were an important part of the Skywalker Saga. After all, those three films revealed Darth Vader's origin story and introduced an intriguing new timeline featuring interesting characters. However, the movies initially didn't go well with fans and creator George Lucas claims it's because people didn't understand the dialogue.
Lucas was interviewed for The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005, per Syfy Wire, where he pointed out that the dialogue may have been the tricky part for most viewers.
"It is presented very honestly, it isn't tongue-in-cheek at all, and it's played to the hilt," Lucas said. "But it is consistent, not only with the rest of the movie but with the overall Star Wars style."
Lucas added that "most people don't understand the style of Star Wars."
"They don't get that there's an underlying motif that is very much like a 1930s Western or Saturday matinee serial," he said. "It's in the more romantic period of making movies and adventure films. And [Star Wars: Attack of the Clones] is even more of a melodrama than the others."
Although the prequel trilogy movies weren't huge hits when they were first released, fans are slowly beginning to appreciate the films. With that in mind, perhaps the audience is now learning to appreciate that particular period of filmmaking.
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