Star Wars: 10 Unpopular Opinions About The Prequel Trilogy (According To Reddit)

The Star Wars prequel trilogy was met with a mixed response at best from fans. That has led to some pretty unique opinions online.

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Sixteen years before the initial release of the divisive, controversial sequel trilogy, the Star Wars prequel trilogy kicked off, and it certainly ruffled a lot of fans’ feathers. It is easy to forget with the new generations of prequel children and the amount of fantastic content from that era that the prequels were vilified and hated by so many.

Since then, though, they have become far more appreciated and adored, with liking the trilogy being far from an unpopular opinion. However, there is still a slew of unpopular opinions out there related to the trilogy, whether it be related to their quality, story, or even characters, something to which Reddit can attest.

10 Liam Neeson Gives The Best Performance Of The Trilogy

For years now, Ewan McGregor has consistently gotten heralded as the best performer of the prequels, challenged by Ian McDiarmid, with both being two standouts in a subpar collection of performances (in many’s opinion).

Redditor u/colorcodedquotes, however, disagrees. To them, it is in fact Liam Neeson who gives the best performance of the trilogy for his portrayal of Qui-Gon Jinn, stating as such in their claim that The Phantom Menace was the best movie of the trilogy, an unpopular opinion in itself.

9 Jar Jar Binks Is Hilarious

The criticism Jar Jar Binks has received for over two decades has been well documented, with the character being one of the most pointed to reasons for disliking the trilogy for those who were disappointed by it.

Redditor u/Kalidoscope, though, like many children who watch the trilogy, believed Jar Jar to be hilarious, both in the way he speaks and in many of his antics in the trilogy. They also appreciate how important he is since he gave Palpatine emergency powers. Some have grown to like Jar Jar, many more have grown to at least understand and tolerate him, but few find him hilarious.

8 The Politics Are Great

The politics in Star Wars, particularly in the prequel era, is fascinating, something many fans have grown to appreciate and love about that time period. But even then, the portrayal of that side of Star Wars in the movies has not gotten much love.

Redditor u/McSidious says they like what was shown in the prequels. This is unpopular as some fans think politics in Star Wars is dull in general (a more unpopular opinion nowadays), and others believe the prequels is the worst depiction of politics, especially compared to the shows and extended canon.

7 Ventress Vs. Anakin In The Clone Wars (2003) Is The Best Prequel Duel

While some people have issues with the prequel trilogy depiction of lightsaber battles, there is no doubting it has two of, or even the two very best duels of the franchise in the form of the Battle of the Heroes, and the Duel of the Fates, with Maul vs. Ahsoka also being up there for best of the prequel era.

Redditor u/cadeaver claims that the best duel of the prequel era is one that is not even canon, from the 2003 version of The Clone Wars in which Asajj Ventress faces off against Anakin Skywalker in what is undoubtedly a pretty great duel.

6 Palpatine Was Not A Great Sith

While Darth Vader is probably the best and definitely the most iconic villain, with his story only really being challenged by Maul, Darth Sidious, a.k.a Sheev Palpatine, a.k.a the Emperor, is the big bad of the Skywalker saga.

Redditor u/itsdurpus claims that Palpatine is not that great of a Sith, there is no further comment on why they believe this, but considering Palpatine masterminded the Clone War, achieved power in the Galaxy for two decades, and cheated death on an occasion, it is a controversial opinion.

5 Podracing Sucks

The Phantom Menace has had a slew of criticisms against it for years now, but the two highlights of the movie scene-wise have always consistently remained the Duel of the Fates and the Boonta Eve Classic podrace.

Redditor u/TrueBananaz simply states in his unpopular opinion that “podracing sucks.” There are obviously elements of the entire event that audiences are not huge fans of, such as Fodesinbeed Annodue, but overall, podracing was always viewed as pretty amazing by most.

4 The Clone Wars (2003) > Revenge Of The Sith

The most common consensus for over fifteen years has been that the very best of the prequel trilogy is Revenge Of The Sith, a fitting end to the story George Lucas was telling.

Redditor u/ere15xkmcPL believes that the 2003 version of The Clone Wars (not the more popular, mainstream 2008 version) is actually better than the beloved movie. There is no explanation for their preference, but it is certainly a bold one that earns mass respect for being unpopular, even though the 2003 special is unique and fun to watch.

3 Both Jake Lloyd & Hayden Christensen Were Great

The acting throughout the prequel trilogy has been a constant source of condemnation from audiences, with a lot of hate going towards Anakin Skywalker’s performers Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen.

Redditor u/wesskywalker believes Anakin is portrayed excellently by the two of them. Many believe Christensen did a good job in the role, and more believe it is the script’s fault for any bad performance, with all decent people in the fandom knowing the two actors deserve zero abuse or hatred from fans. However, to say that both performers did brilliantly in their roles certainly remains largely unpopular.

2 Attack Of The Clones > The Empire Strikes Back

Over the years, there have been every possible ranking of Star Wars movie put out there, but more than any other, the movie deemed the best by most has been The Empire Strikes Back, while the worst usually goes to Attack Of The Clones.

Redditor u/SithLord13 disagrees wholeheartedly. Their unpopular opinion is a big pro-prequel statement, claiming Attack of the Clones to be superior to Empire. They claim Yoda vs. Dooku is funnier than the beloved Luke vs. Vader battle, that the dogfighting in the movie is better than the asteroid chase, and that the color palette helps make Attack more enjoyable.

1 Not Enhanced By The Clone Wars (2008-2020)

Alongside the fact generations who grew up with the prequels are now getting older, The Clone Wars is a huge reason for them becoming more loved, with the show adding so much weight to all of the ideas presented in the prequels.

Redditor u/ImpScumAby thinks that The Clone Wars did nothing to enhance the prequels, though. Not every fan has watched the series, but for those who have, most can agree it adds an incredible amount to the story and the characters of the movies, making this an incredibly unpopular, prequel-related opinion.

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