I just realized: A popular sci-fi trilogy with a weak third entry abandons its aging cast of characters to start a prequel trilogy to look into the origins of an iconic character. Once a character who's backstory was handled in a couple minutes of screentime, now three entire films will focus on this character and his retconned-in "epic destiny."

The Amazing Spider-Man is really The Phantom Menace. Which I think makes Gwen Stacy Jar-Jar Binks. Well, I always figured...