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I don't think any of the politics from the prequel trilogy lands. It's too cartoony for that. Whereas Senator Mothma's story arc had me engrossed from beginni
by jimbokun 1y ago
I don't think any of the politics from the prequel trilogy lands. It's too cartoony for that.
Whereas Senator Mothma's story arc had me engrossed from beginning to end. From the complexities of a Senator's social life, to her financial difficulties, to the medieval like politics of marrying off her daughter for the sake of a political and financial alliance, to her risking more and more, to her brave and powerful speech condemning the empire.
There is nothing in the prequels that hits nearly as hard. Because it's all dialog the audience isn't paying attention to because the Jedi stuff is more engaging, and because the political stakes never seem that great.
- sho_hn 1y agoSure, the execution was crappy - but he chose to make one of his new main characters a Senator, had the Senate as a set piece, etc.
- alextingle 1y agoOne of the original movie's main characters was a senator. It's hardly original.
- cpburns2009 1y agoLeia's role as a member of the senate was in one scene in the original movie, and it was not clear if she was a senator or working on behalf of a senator. The senate being dissolved in another scene had just as little impact as her affiliation with the senate as far the movie itself goes.