In my opinion, the overall general plot of the prequels is not that bad. In terms of Star Wars, I would be almost tempted to describe it as "good." The fact that Lucas is an atrocious storyteller and even worse at directing actors, someone who manages to hilight all the boring bits and have even the most dramatic and pivotal moments come across as totally flat is pretty horrible, but his initial structure for how the plot would move is decently sound. If you can separate yourself from how horribly he directed the films, and watch episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 nearly back to back, the overall story is surprisingly tight.
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