Just what every kid wants in a sci-fi adventure flick: a whole podload of politics. Not only were the scenes involving the senate in the prequel trilogy some of the most boring and stiff of the entire series, they also relied on some stereotypical, and vaguely racist, characters, such as the Neimoidians, who ran the Trade Federation and weren't pleased by recent taxation laws. Excited yet, kids? The Neimoidians happened to live on planets with vaguely Japanese sounding names, have slanted eyes that make them look Asian, and tend to replace "L" with "R" sounds, which is something that often occurs with Japanese students learning English, as there is no natural "L" sound in the Japanese language. Depicted as bumbling and cowardly, looking out for their own interests, the entire species was pretty much an insult. Even when Lucas tried to do something cool with the Senate, like including the race of aliens which E.T. belonged to as a cameo, it just came off cheesy.