On the topic of the prequels why the forget did Lucas make episode 1 about a trade embargo due to over taxation? That stuff is interesting in an encyclopedia, not in a movie
The problem is that the dialogue is a bit too focused on the wrong issue.
Palpatine is a Senator who is in good position to become the Chancellor of the entire Republic. He wants to enact war-time protocols to boost his popularity and also increase his diplomatic powers, so he can begin laying the ground work for future events.
War-Time requires an actual war, so he plays the Evil Creepy Master Dude to the Trade Federation, promising them power for allegiance. The Trade Federation then begins cutting off supplies to Naboo, insisting that the Queen sign some ridiculous, insane contract. She ain't going to do that, so she sends word back to Coruscant, head of the Republic, and Palpatine moves to send some Jedi "Negotiators" to "Resolve" the situation.
The Jedi start a stuff-storm, and the Trade Federation's leaders escape and mount their forces for an all out assault on many multiple planets, enlisting the help of other large scale organisations in Palpatine's pocket.
The problem is that a lot of the dialogue is spent focusing on the embargo and the contract in political terms. You wouldn't really need to change much to fix those parts of Phantom Menace (the real issue is everything to do with Anakin).
Yes. Have you seen footage of him while he was directing? There was no passion or thought put into the prequels. He just sat in the directors chair sipping his coffee.
So, you're telling me that a director was acting like...a director? The forget do you think they do on set? Their job is to oversee the production and make sure ALL members of staff, cast and crew, are performing their duties. He was focusing on the actors to ensure they hit their marks, looking for areas to improve. He was making sure the lighting and cameras were set correctly. He had his mind on the game. I'm not sure what kind of handicapped point you're making here.
And of course he only used green screens and not real locations because putting effort into your film that you have 10x the budget for compared to your previous, better work is hard :C
How many locations in the prequel trilogy could have actually been shot in real locations? Why does it even matter filming in the real world? With the power of modern CGI (which is all thanks to enhancements from ILM, BTW), there really is no excuse for not at the very least digitally enhancing any sequence for a large-scale space opera. The prequels wanted to take us to places we've never been before, and they did.
Besides, you're presuming a lot to say they
only used green screens, and it's flat out not true.
Dude the prequels were entirely corporate and made to sell toys.
Grow up.
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