Stylistically, the third trilogy tries to emulate the first trilogy (not the second); but of course there's all the SJW and poor writing that doesn't measure up. The prequels had a good vision, but Lucas pulled his punches and was not open to criticism. He was so much about "the story" that he didn't give the proper thought to watchability, and that includes the terrible acting of HC. The third trilogy actually made many fans find respect for the second trilogy; because Disney just did plot points nilly willy and there is no emotional resonance. A lot of people criticize the acting of the latest installment, but I'm not sure how fair that is given that no amount of good acting was going to save these movies; a lot of the bad acting comes down to the fact that Disney was so busy writing off the central characters that nobody could mentor the new generation. You have these s worried about if their characters are gonna have relationships and stuff like that, rather than them having any understanding of what values this franchise offers.