The Five Plot Points The Prequel Trilogy Failed To Complete

The prequel trilogy had one director and writer in George Lucas, so one would think that would lead to a cohesive trilogy. Well, that was not the case. While there were overarching themes and ideas, some plot points were dropped, sidelined, or completely forgotten in one movie or another. Scripts changed. The outline got twisted. It was always a big process from plot to script and finally to film. With that in mind, here are the top five plot points that the prequel trilogy failed to complete.

The Midi-chlorians

While not really a plot point per se, The Phantom Menace really set up the importance of midi-chlorians in the Star Wars universe. It introduced the idea that the Jedi could determine if one was more connected to the Force by the amount of microscopic organisms in their body. Many people at the time considered this to be making the mystical Force into a science, something that is biological and not magical. However, it was more to indicate just how much the Jedi were losing their way, depending more on science and than their instincts.

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After The Phantom Menace, the midi-chlorians were seemingly dropped and only came back in Revenge of the Sith for a short time when Palpatine talked about the story of Darth Plagueis the wise. What seemed to be a far more wider idea moving forward became a forgotten topic only to be picked up again a movie later.

Boba Fett

“Boba Fett?! Boba Fett Where?!”

In Attacks of the Clones, we were introduced to a young Boba Fett and got a bit of his origin. We learned that he was a clone of Jango Fett. Also, one of the things that apparently led him down the path of bounty hunting was his father's death at the hands of Mace Windu. While all interesting, none of this was picked up in Revenge of the Sith. It would take several years before this plot point got brought back in The Clone Wars television series.

Sifo-Dyas

Master Sifo-Dyas was the Jedi who ordered the clone army from Kamino, and apparently was going to be a big player in the prequel era. However, not only did the prequel trilogy failed to delve into the role he played in the wider events of the time period, he was completely dropped by the time of Revenge of the Sith came around. This character would not come back into play again until The Clone Wars series when we discovered a bit more of the mystery behind him and Darth Sidious.

The Clone Wars

A bit of a stretch, perhaps, but it is worth saying that the Clone Wars itself was not really a part of the prequel story. It was the backdrop of Revenge of the Sith but the actual war was never explored. We saw the beginning with the Battle of Geonosis and the end of the war in Revenge of the Sith. Apart from that, the war was not discussed or shown in any big way. We did not really see much of the actual war until it was explored in The Clone Wars series

Jar Jar Binks

Finally, the ultimate plot point of the prequels isn’t really a plot point but a character. Jar Jar Binks was introduced as a main character in The Phantom Menace. He was someone critical to the plot, and to the main characters. One would imagine that he would carry through to the other two films of the prequel trilogy. However, he did not. Not only did he get sidelined in Attack of the Clones, only appearing in a few scenes, he was in the background. Truly it was a plot and a character point lost

When all was said and done, things changed from plot to script to final film. At the end of the day, Star Wars utilized serialized storytelling. If something did not get picked up in the main films, then maybe it would get picked up somewhere else. Star Wars is a large franchise, and the galaxy far far away is infinite.

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Written By Joel Davis

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