Yet for those of us that grew up with the first trilogy saw a entertainment standard that we expected to be sustained and even improved upon with the prequel trilogy.
And that didn't happen.
Instead, in this prequel trilogy, we got a god-awful lot of emotionally-soggy "Dawson's-Creek" nonsense, not to mention the fingernails-on-the-chalkboard JarJar.
Lucas, along with Spielberg, and a host of other directors have suddenly discovered their "duty" to enlighten us unwashed masses on certain political issues.
Well, guess what. Us "unwashed masses" can think for ourselves, so we're not gonna swallow the empty-headed pablum serving up as entertainment. Look back to the first trilogy; the subtle similarities to the Soviet Union were subject to debate, yet the Russian government often made silly statements about how "Empire Strikes Back" bashed the Soviets. Yeah, right.
Fast-forward 15 years. Now, we have an empire that presumably resembles the George-Bush/Republican America. So, which is it, George Lucas? Make up your liberal mind.
Personally, I don't care if there are subtle political statements here and there in a movie as long as the movie is well-made and entertaining. But when directors such as Lucas and Spielberg put out political editorials in movies with great eye-candy & crappy storylines, why waste my $9?
Sure it did. Ask you twelve-year old son. He'll tell you it was fantastic. Your problem is, you saw Star Wars as a twelve-year old boy full of excitement and wonder and Episode I as a 32-year old cynical adult.