Mark Hamill Defends Heavily Criticized Star Wars Movies

Although they were shot later, the first trilogy, which is the 1,2 and 3 movies of the series when viewed chronologically and tells the events that happened before the trilogy that tells the main events, is not liked by most Star Wars fans.

However, Mark Hamill, who gave life to the character of Luke Skywalker in the first trilogy of the Star Wars series, which is described as a legend by the fans, admitted that his feelings about the trilogy, which tells before the main events, are quite different from the general opinion.

“The fact that they have their own personality impressed me”

It cannot be said that the trilogy, which is composed of 1999’s “The Phantom Menace”, 2002’s “Attack of the Clones” and 2005’s “Revenge of the Sith”, which is described by the majority as the weakest link of the series, and which tells the events that took place before the first trilogy, is the favorite of the fans of the series.

However, it seems that the famous actor Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, mostly disagrees.

The 69-year-old legendary actor said in an interview for film historian JW Rinzler’s posthumous book “Howard Kazanjian: A Producer’s Life”, who passed away in July, that “The prequels for “Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” have their own personalities. He impressed me,” he said, adding that he thought this trilogy was not as popular as the other films, not because they weren’t good, but because they were harder to digest than other films in the series.

“A darker story”

According to IndieWire, Hamill said, “They were criticized for being narrative-heavy and more cerebral, and probably not as commercial as other films. This is a darker story,” he said, adding that he thought they did not deserve such criticism.

Continuing the interview, Hamill said, “In the age of social media, people’s voices are getting louder and I’m shocked at how cruel they can be, not just in Star Wars’ movies, but across the board.” said the words.