Star Wars is a space-opera media franchise created by George Lucas. It all started with the 1977 film of the same name. It became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon but no one just how big it would become. Since then, the franchise has branched out to various forms of media such as TV shows, video games, novels, and comic books. It was so popular in fact, that theme parks were created based on it. For our purposes, let's focus on the film franchise, in particular. The franchise holds a Guinness World Records title. It is for the "Most successful film merchandising franchise". As of 2018, its estimated value is at 65 billion dollars and it's currently the 5th highest-grossing media franchise of all time.

The original film was later subtitled Episode IV - A New Hope. This marked the start of a massive film franchise starting with a trilogy. Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI - Return of the Jedi complete the first trilogy. A Star Wars prequel trilogy was released more than a decade later. It was comprised of Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Episode II - Attack of the Clones, and Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. The original trilogy will always be the top favorite for most fans. The Star Wars prequels did provide some backstory to flesh out and make it the entire store more cohesive story overall. To prove it to you, have a look at our list of some of the best moments in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and judge for yourself.