It's hard to say that the creator of 'Star Wars' was wrong- and I may be wrong saying HE'S wrong, but I'll defer that judgment to you all.
How was he wrong? I believe the prequel should have been the story of OBI-WAN KENOBI, not Anakin's.
Star Wars 4,5,& 6 were films featuring the life of Luke Skywalker. He's the main character and was supported by Han Solo and Leia.
Vader, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan, Lando and the two droids were secondary supporting characters, so it wasn't necessary to delve into their lives.
Luke and his journey was the theme of focus. This theme unfolded within the 3 films , showing his maturing process into a Jedi Knight...with lots of help from his friends, and of course 'the force'.
There were alternate action story-lines incorporated such as in 'The Empire Strikes Back' were the crew of the Millennium Falcon are on the run from the Imperial fleet which ultimately lands them on a tibanna gas mining colony above the planet Bespin , but this was a means to an end in the plot, for it was used by the Empire to draw Luke out and subsequently be captured.
There he learns his father is NOT dead, but the very villain HE believed KILLED him!
I write all of this to establish a foundation upon which to build the defense of my claim.
When I first saw 'A New Hope' , I though Obi-Wan was the coolest thing since 'Slurpee's. I was so disapointed to see him die' at the hands of Vader because I wanted to see him mentor Luke in the ways of the 'force'. The concept of the 'force' was so intriguing , and Obi-Wan was someone who could open that world up to us.
It turn's out that Yoda would ultimately be the one to do that, but still Obi-Wan was an intriguing character that I wanted to see MUCH more of!
I wanted to know about his past and see HIS story told much like Luke's.
Years later , the news of the prequels started to generate, and I though Obi-Wan would finally get center stage.
But it didn't happen. He became a supporting character rather than the central focus of action.
If the prequels were films oriented around the man Ob-Wan Kenobi , Anakin's story would have been invariably told through association.
Obi-Wan's character is far more interesting to me. I'd like to know how he actually met Anakin. How he became interested in becoming a Jedi. His relationship with the Skywalker family, and his interaction with Bail Organa in his service as a general during the Clone Wars.
Obi-Wan witnessed the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire, as well as Anankin's slow decent into the 'dark side of the force'.
Now don't give me that crap about how all this played out in one form or another in the prequels. That's CLEARLY NOT MY POINT-!, because the prequels were told from Anakin's life focus NOT OBI-WAN'S!, and that's my point. And referencing auxiliary materials(i.e.,SW novels.comics,etc.) is moot being that those things don't relate to my premise.
A three-quel orbiting around Obi-Wan's life would have been perfect. All the major themes:
1)Obi-wan and Anakin's friendship
2)Anakin's recruitment for training to become a Jedi
3) Their adventures together as master and padawon and subsequent tour as Jedi's defending the Old Republic.
4)The Clone Wars
5)Anakin's seducton by the 'dark side'.
6) The genesis of the rise of the Empire.
ALL of these things would have been far more interesting if they unfolded AROUND the telling of Obi-Wan's life.
That's it. Don't want to make this too long so I'll end it there.
What do you think?