the worst thing about the original trilogy is how it's meant to be about anakin's tragic downfall but they don't do anything to make the audience care about him in the first place.
+ the romance between anakin and padme is one of the worst written on screen romances ever. how the hell are we supposed to believe padme cares for such a twat, and what then makes us care about their relationship?
episode ii was just such a non-event pervaded by this terrible 'romance'. episode i had maul, at least