It is twenty-two years later. I have wonderful memories of watching Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones with my father.

But I realized the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy was “not going to go the way [I] think” it should. While I had concerns and criticisms about The Phantom Menace, the second prequel film brought a different experience. It was the first time that I was not anxious to revisit a Star Wars theatrical film.

Indeed, Attack of the Clones helped me understand that I had formed my own personal head-canon. I am not always going to appreciate or enjoy everything that a franchise offers.

A few examples of cringe-worthy moments in the film:

• the 1950s diner on the Republic capital world.
• Jango Fett being used as the template for the Republic Army soldiers.
• Boba Fett being a clone of his “father.”
• Owen Lars sharing minimal screen time with Anakin Skywalker and being retconned as his stepbrother.
• the Droid Factory sequence along with C-3PO and R2-D2 providing “comic relief” in the Arena Battle.
• the Death Star blueprints being mentioned and then shown on-screen.
• Yoda fighting and jumping around with his lightsaber.

I have enjoyed some of the recent Star Wars projects. Still, I “don’t like [Episode II]. It’s coarse and rough and irritating … and it gets everywhere!”