I have discovered that if one looks at both the OT and the Prequels (especially the last) without concentrating much on the acting but instead on the whole (decorations, visual fx, music, color WHICH IS VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT, sound effects etc... AND the acting) you will find that the acting is quite appropriate for these movies. You discover that they are just a vehicle to move the story, but what moves the story even more is the moods depicted by the whole that describe the tension and the inner feelings of the characters, especially the main Father/Son drama. Granted, the acting, when seen alone is not stellar, prequel AND OT included, but I mean, this is not the place for theater, except in select scenes. I have also found out that one reason Star Wars is popular for non English speaking people is that the dialogue which is considered here weak, is, what I consider, simple enough for everyone to get the message, and consequently no one criticizes the dialougue, although no one points out to great acting, with some exceptions like the Emperor, Vader, yes, even Jake LLoyd. look let us be frank, why does everyone butcher the prequel dialogue when it is just like the OT one. Then when you start looking at the details, does the deeper surface rise to you. It is true that Lucas said that these are popcorn movies, and at one level they are, but I think three years to make one film implies that there is something else going on in there, and THERE IS. I never thought TPM was that great until last year. Each time i see the star wars saga again i find something new to it. For example, TPM was once light, then entertaining, then i found it really serious, then another time i accompanied Qui Gon's voyage, then once I accompanied the politics of it, which although simplified are not simple, once i looked at the colors, then i concentrated on the locations, sometimes i assimilate the whole, sometimes i look at Obi Wan, sometimes the queen. Each time I will find a new journey to follow aside from that of Anakin. If this is not rich, I don't know what is. Oh, and I now found TPM a lot darker than before, lots of tension there if you notice. AND Jar Jar doesn't bother me at all. I like him. so do many twenty year olds and above who find him clumsy but funny. Well that is what i found out for myself.
