I don't think the downfall of the prequel trilogy had much to do with these four "rules". It had to do with an incoherent story, bland, one-dimensional characte

I don't think the downfall of the prequel trilogy had much to do with these four "rules". It had to do with an incoherent story, bland, one-dimensional characters, and a lack of connection between the personal struggles of the characters with the goings-on of the wider world.