Star Wars: 8 Reasons The Clone Wars Was Better Than The Prequels

By Rebecca Kulik /

6. Well-drawn Characters

There€™s a test Plinkett uses that I€™m going to steal here: describe a character without reference to appearance, costume, or profession/role in the movie, with nothing Star Wars specific in your answer. Like the person you€™re talking to hasn€™t seen Star Wars. It€™s easy with the original characters, but for the prequels if you come up with more than one attribute per character, I€™ll mail you a pizza roll. (not really). Considering that, it€™s pretty impressive that the characters in €œClone Wars€ are quite well constructed. Obi-Wan, for instance, comes across as the embarrassing €œcool dad,€ the guy who tries to crack jokes all the time without realizing how terrible they are, the guy with the romantic past you find kinda weird. There€™s Ahsoka, Anakin Skywalker€™s Jedi apprentice, who is audacious and foolhardy, brave and painfully young. And there€™s Anakin himself, who lives in fear of loss and pain, who will do anything and defy anyone to protect those he loves. And again, this is all with high-quality animated acting.