'It was supposed to be a kid's movie': George Lucas has come out to defend his Star Wars prequels

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George Lucas has defended his Star Wars prequels. The 80-year-old director insisted that his movies were never meant to appeal to grown ups and he doesn't understand the hate directed at them.

Director George Lucas arrives on the red carpet ahead of the screening of the film Cosmopolis in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2012.The 80-year-old director insisted that his movies were never meant to appeal to grown ups and he doesn't understand the hate directed at them.

He claimed the negativity came from "critics and fans who had been 10 years old when they saw the first one" and he was particularly upset by the ridicule of Jar Jar Binks, which reminded him of the original response to C-3PO.

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