One of the things I found fascinating about the Clone Wars animated series is that it had many episodes seemingly designed in direct response to complaints and criticisms of the prequel films.
Eg. "Heroes on both sides? What the heck are they talking about? " --> A two-part arc called "Heroes on Both Sides/Pursuit of Peace" that delves into the details of the separatist parliament and what its representatives actually want.
"Order 66? Why are the clones turning? Are the clones all programmed? This doesn't make any sense!" --> Multiple arcs revolving around Order 66 and the reveal that all clones have inhibitor chips meant to turn them against the Jedi and create obedience to the military.
All in all, I doubt Lucas really put a lot of thought into the opening crawl here.
Btw, Eric, if you ever do a podcast about The Last Jedi, I'd love to be a guest.
It was so heartwarming about why you pronounce it "Pad-a-me" ❤️
I felt so dumb! Lol. At least I have a good excuse.
One of the things I found fascinating about the Clone Wars animated series is that it had many episodes seemingly designed in direct response to complaints and criticisms of the prequel films.
Eg. "Heroes on both sides? What the heck are they talking about? " --> A two-part arc called "Heroes on Both Sides/Pursuit of Peace" that delves into the details of the separatist parliament and what its representatives actually want.
"Order 66? Why are the clones turning? Are the clones all programmed? This doesn't make any sense!" --> Multiple arcs revolving around Order 66 and the reveal that all clones have inhibitor chips meant to turn them against the Jedi and create obedience to the military.
All in all, I doubt Lucas really put a lot of thought into the opening crawl here.
Btw, Eric, if you ever do a podcast about The Last Jedi, I'd love to be a guest.
I agree about The Clone Wars being used to patch holes. Some of that worked better than others.
I'd love to have you on! I'll make a note. It'll probably be several months before I get to TLJ, as I think I'll cover the original trilogy next.
Omg, thank you so much! It's my favorite SW movie, so whenever you get to it, I'm up to talk about it!
It's crazy that they break the rules for Anakin, and therefore enable his fall. They're totally complicit.