No amount of work could ever make the abominations that were the Star Wars prequels into good movies. This is obvious from the beginning. I have, however, noticed a way in which at least part of Attack of the Clones (Episode II) could have been enhanced by making a change in The Phantom Menace (Episode I). Of course, the movies would still suck, so there's really not much point in this discussion, but bear with me.
Not long ago, I tried to read the novelization of The Phantom Menace. I don't have any idea why I even bothered, so don't ask. Novelizations of screenplays are always of much lower quality than their movie counterparts, and this movie sucked.
I couldn't bring myself to finish the book, but that's hardly a surprise.
There was, though, a scene in the book that was either added by author Terry Brooks or removed from the script sometime between when the novel was written and the movie was made. That's unfortunate; had it been left in, it would have lent some emotional weight to a scene in Attack of the Clones that is supposed to be highly dramatic but is just, like everything else in this trilogy, stupid.
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