The Star Wars prequel films: favorite bits, lines, aspects!

[T'Baio]

"And you will learn your place..."

I loved the moment, when the battle is halted on Geonosis before Mace appears, where Obi Wan is leaning over a downed Jedi, seemingly feeling their life force, or perhaps their pulse, and the look on his face when realizes the person is dead.

My favourite moment in the entire trilogy; "I have failed you, Anakin...I have failed you." I teared up the first time I saw it, and Obi Wan in that moment became my favourite character in the entire saga.

 

[Shazam!]

There's a lot I like about the prequels. I think what was missing for me though was the 'Han Solo' type character; someone tagging along taking the piss out of the whole thing. There are no humans in the PT.

But then it'd just be a Han Solo clone and I think that'd be kind of weak. Either go with the real Han (which was impossible) or go in another direction.

They didn't call Darth Maul a Darth Vader clone. He was just the villain. You can have the wise-ass without it being a Han Solo clone. Giving Padme that role would've been cool.

 

[Honorable Ensign]

Let's see...

Episode I:
The pod race. Not so much the race itself, the but the concept, the dramatic set-up of betting it all on this one thing on this one planet.
Duel of the Fates lightsaber battle
The whole deal where they chase the queen's double in the palace hallways. Right, that fake-out does have a point! It's also a good idea to keep a gun in your throne...

Episode II:
Kamino, in a design sense. Also in a "hey, these clones are yours!" sense
Dual-wielding! (even if it failed like a huge fail-y thing)
Yoda fighting

Episode III:
(I should mention in some senses I enjoy RotS better than some of the original trilogy.)
Palpatine, Anakin's fears, and how that ties to his fall, especially the water opera/whatever scene
Order 66
All the pretty shots of Coruscant

 

[Temis the Vorta]

The unequivocably successful elements of the prequels:

John Williams' music.

The Art Deco-influenced art direction (nice nod to the Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers space operas of yore). Anakin and Padme's apartment in the sky was wonderfully done. I even got so I liked Padme's absurd getups.

The subtle way ROTS transitioned into the simpler visual scheme of ANH at the end.

The ending of ROTS on Tatooine. Cool.

 

[milo bloom]

Ep. 1


-The look on Anakin's face when Mace tells him he will not be trained as a Jedi. Jake Lloyd's single greatest bit of acting in the entire film. You could see and feel the anger flashing through his eyes

The kid takes a lot of flak, but yeah he nailed it here. I also love the payoff in ROTS. Way back when TPM first came out, a lot of folks pointed out that scene and how it felt like Anakin was basically saying to Mace: "You're first, motherfrakker." And he was.

Clone Wars animated series (the cartoon one between Eps. 2 and 3)
-The look on Anakin's face when Obi objects to Palpatine's plan to make him a commander
-Anakin placing his hand against the cockpit of his fighter as he looks at Padme
-Anakin v. Asajj Ventress. This was one of the best duels in all of Star Wars
-Anakin getting knighted

Genndy just got so damn much right. We've watched the first 6 eps of the new CG series and like it pretty well, but it's still just not as good as that first animated series.

Also love the light going out in the tower where Anakan and Padme are staying and that whole final sequence with Anakin's vision is just outstanding storytelling.

Kinda shows that sometimes the fans can take something and do it a little better. Some of the fanfics I've read here prove that too, for that matter.

 

[Blue_Trek]

I am a huge Star Wars fan so I like all the movies. But certain part are better than others.

TPM

Liam Nelson as Qui-Gon is one of the most interesting Master Jedi's developed, and he is one the strongest force users since he could influence people after his death.

The final fight between Obi-wan and Darth Maul, I still don't think any fight scene is better in the whole series than that battle. Obi-wan loses it, this one time in the whole series.
Those two actors did an amazing job in this scene.

Initialing I honestly didn't mind Jar Jar, but with time I have come to despise that fool, like most fans.


AOTC

Mace Windu a fearless Master Jedi warrior shows us what the most powerful Jedi can really do.

Jango Fett in his fresh flashy Armour.

Count Dooku showing off his skills, and then Yoda countering.


ROTS

One of the most powerful scenes for me because of the music was when Obi-wan visits Padme after Anakin goes to the dark side. A very moving and tragic scene.

Yoda and Darth Sidious final electrical force battle.

Darth Vader's in the medical chamber getting suited up.

Some of the dialogue in ROTS is very profound when you analyze it. One from Darth Sidious that effects us even today on many issues was "Good is a point of view".

 

[suarezguy]

On a more shallow note, I really enjoy Amidala's clothes.

That was also good, although in Clones they were counterproductive to the idea of dissuading Anakin.
The scene in Clones with "Binary Sunset" playing as a turning point-followed by "Duel of the Fates"-was one of the best.
I kind of like Jar-Jar battlefield antics in TPM, especially "I give up, I give up." The name Nute Gunray also provides some cheap amusement.

 

[Gaith]

Since others here have cited the production designs, John Williams, Portman's Clones costumes, etc., I must point out that I get a perverse thrill every time I read Chefelf's Reasons to Hate the PT. Perhaps my favorite entry (and there are many, many wonderful ones) is from Sith:

Reason #88
Captain Antilles
In order to tie things up neatly, Bail Organa quickly hands off the droids, Threepio and Artoo, to Captain Antilles aboard the Tantive IV. Then, to explain why Threepio remembers none of this, he instructs Antilles to have Threepio's memory erased. Jimmy Smits also clearly smirks for the camera as he walks offscreen. Whether he is laughing at the cute little reference to Episode IV, or simply at Lucas's convenient little excuse for why Threepio doesn't remember anything, we'll never know. They don't ask for Artoo's memory to be erased, but apparently Artoo's is erased later, or he just doesn't care to fill in Threepio on what had previously happened.
It can be assumed that, at some point in the next twenty years, Bail Organa ordered the memories of others erased, including (but not limited to) Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Chewbacca and Boba Fett.

 

[SlaveOfSeven]

I really enjoyed Yoda's big moments and thought it was pretty amazing that his fights were actually exciting and impressive, and that a two foot high green muppet entering a room could exude power and charisma instead of the whole thing being ridiculous and risible. (Okay, technically he isn't a muppet but he might as well be when fighting Dooku and Sidious, doing somersaults and bouncing around.)

 

[DarKush]

I loved the look and feel of the prequels. The galaxy just felt larger and the Clone Wars more epic than the Rebellion.

Also liked many of the clothes for the characters. I liked Anakin's black and brown Padawan outfit, a nice way to set him apart. Also, the much darker robes he wore in ROTS, was nice foreshadowing too. And I liked his glove.

 

[Greylock Crescent]

One of the most powerful scenes for me because of the music was when Obi-wan visits Padme after Anakin goes to the dark side. A very moving and tragic scene.

This. Obi-Wan's "I'm so sorry" is absolutely gut-wrenching. He's apologizing for so many damned things all at once ... and the way Williams' score swells at that moment ...

It's one of my favorite moments in all of cinema, let alone Star Wars.

 

[T'Baio]

The "I'm so sorry" moment is another great one.

It's moments like that that show great acting, writing and direction.

So stuff it, haters.

Those moments with Obi Wan are what make him my favourite character. He takes so much of the blame for everything that's happening. It's heart breaking, when he's really the most humble, wise and upstanding of all the Jedi.

 

[TheBrew]

The "I'm so sorry" moment is another great one.

It's moments like that that show great acting, writing and direction.

So stuff it, haters.

Those moments with Obi Wan are what make him my favourite character. He takes so much of the blame for everything that's happening. It's heart breaking, when he's really the most humble, wise and upstanding of all the Jedi.

Yeah, Obi-wan has some really, really great moments in ROTS.

 

[zakkrusz]

Overall:
-The Lightsaber battles were SO much better and more choreographed and exciting
-The Computer generated scenery was exquisite
-Starship and Fighter duels were just amazingly awesome

Episode 1:
-The Pod Race
-Qui Gon and Obi Wan's "negotiations" on the Trade Federation ship
-"The Ability to speak does not make you intelligent." line
-The droid army deploying
-Maul VS. Qui-Gonn on Tatuine
-Maul's Reintroduction on Naboo and his duel with Qui Gon and Obi Wan
-The Battle of Naboo

Episode 2:
-Obi Wan and Anakin chasing the assassin through the skylanes and undercity.
-The "deathsticks" scene
-Obi Wan's battle with Jango
-The Asteroid Field scene
-Anakin's search for his mother, with Duel of the Fates playing in the background and his slaughter of the village.
-The battle on Genosis
-Obi Wan, and Anakin VS Dooku
-Yoda VS Dooku
-The Republic Star Destryers and and Troops moving out at the end.

Ep. 3:
-The opening scene/ Battle of Coruscant
-Obi and Anakin VS Dooku
-The Piece of the ship crashing
-Obi Wan VS General Grevious
-Mace and some Random Jedi VS Sidious
-Order 66
-Anakin's march on the Temple and massacre of the Jedi
-Anakin taking out the Separatists
-Padme confronting Anakin
-The inevitable Obi VS Anakin Duel
-Yoda vS Sidious in the Senate Chamber
-The Birth of the Twins

Of course these movies rocked so the shorter list would be stuff from them I didn't like from the prequels.

 

[darkwing_duck1]

Ep. 2
-The look on Bail Organa's face as he watches those troop ships leave Coruscant

What a GREAT scene! Not just for the look, but the little "hit" on the railing. I call that moment "Birth of the Rebellion". He knows exactly what's happening, but knows he's powerless to stop it...for the moment.

 

[Gaith]

Those moments with Obi Wan are what make him my favourite character. He takes so much of the blame for everything that's happening. It's heart breaking, when he's really the most humble, wise and upstanding of all the Jedi.

Except when he all but calls his former protege evil and ingnites his saber, before Anakin himself does, making no attempt whatsoever to convince him of the error of his recent ways.

If that's the best wisdom the Jedi has to offer, then... but let's not blame them for GL's writing, shall we?

 

[Mr Light]

"What a GREAT scene! Not just for the look, but the little "hit" on the railing. I call that moment "Birth of the Rebellion". He knows exactly what's happening, but knows he's powerless to stop it...for the moment. " I love the Prequels but I thought that scene was poorly acted. I'm afraid Smits came off as one of those actors who couldn't act in front of a green screen (or at Lucas' direction) at all like Portman.

 

[Greylock Crescent]

Those moments with Obi Wan are what make him my favourite character. He takes so much of the blame for everything that's happening. It's heart breaking, when he's really the most humble, wise and upstanding of all the Jedi.

Except when he all but calls his former protege evil and ingnites his saber, before Anakin himself does, making no attempt whatsoever to convince him of the error of his recent ways.

If that's the best wisdom the Jedi has to offer, then... but let's not blame them for GL's writing, shall we?

He does make an attempt, though. The two have a rather extended conversation before Obi-Wan initiates combat. Perhaps he doesn't spend as long trying to talk to Anakin as he should. But I imagine the concern over Padme's fate, considering she had just been choked and was unconscious, may have spurred Ob-Wan to act more quickly than he might have otherwise -- had another life not been hanging in the balance.

Or it was just a bad writing decision to have Obi-Wan be the aggressor.

You can make a case either way, though.

 

[T'Baio]

He did also have proof that Anakin slaughtered all the Jedi and all the children, we know he could sense the dark side in him, he was probably worried about Padme and was told by Yoda that he had to go "confront" Anakin. It all made perfect sense to me.

 

[stonester1]

I feel like the prequels like I feel about NuBSG. Better than the detractors give 'em credit for and many will mellow with time.

On the PT, I did.

And can't wait for the live action SW TV series.