re: Mace Windu vs The Senate

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People hate on the prequels way too much.

Yeah, there's a lot of terrible shite such as the dialogue, but there's also a ton of cool shite.

I still have the belief that star wars wouldnt be as big as it is now without those movies. They were major universe builders.

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With you 100%. The people that lambast the prequels have little to no attention span and can't appreciate the subtlety of the scenes explaining the political and governmental motives behind the rise of the Empire. I thought it was fascinating to see all of those aspects of the "Star Wars." Wars require leaders that start them.

The Jar Jar Binks stuff is annoying, sure, but Star Wars has always had some infinitesimal elements to cater to children - bc children make up a large sect of the audience.

Hayden wasn't the best actor, but at least we got to look at Natalie Portman for a lot of his scenes.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the prequels on the whole when I rewatched them about a year ago.

Emperor Palpatine: Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth Vader.

Darth Vader: Thank you, my master.

Emperor Palpatine: Hey, before you go...my face is really warm. Is everything okay up here?

Darth Vader: I...don't know. What do you mean?

[Palpatine removes his hood and smoke billows up. He touches his face but pulls away]

Emperor Palpatine: Ow. Ahh. Ow, my face! It's on fire!

Darth Vader: Well, there...is a possibility that when you were fighting Mace Windu, he deflected some of your Force lightning back into your face.

Emperor Palpatine: Are you kidding me? How much?

Darth Vader: A lot. I don't think there was one bolt of Force lightning that didn't bounce off Master Windu's lightsaber directly back into your face.

Emperor Palpatine: And you just sat there and watched?

Darth Vader: Turning to the Dark Side was a pretty big decision.

Emperor Palpatine: [looking into a mirror] Oh, my God! I look like I have a scrotum for a face! What am I supposed to call myself? Darth Syphilis?! If you'd made up your mind five seconds earlier, we could've ruled the galaxy and maybe I could've gotten laid one more time before I die!

Darth Vader: I can see you're upset. I'm just gonna go slaughter those younglings.

Emperor Palpatine: Yeah, whatever.