Disclaimer: I have come to hate most of the new Star Wars stuff, and thus my opinion is intentionally biased, and rather illogical. You are unlikely to change your views on account of my comment, but I feel the need to rant it anyway.
No, it simply makes it more stupid. There is no drama in this series. Young Anakin wasn't a loveable, sweet child, who we saw grow into a man who makes some bad decisions. No, young 'Annie' was annoying, falling into the stupid sci-fi cliche of the
wunderkind in the fine tradition of Wesley Crusher. No slight intended toward Will Wheaton, but Wesley was an irritating little bleep.
I see no reason to defend the Star Wars franchise now. Even if Lucas was misguided enough to think that he was doing a good job with writing or directing, there are thousands of people who work on movies like this, and one of them should've taken old George and sat him down with a rental DVD of The Godfather. Sure, the new trilogy isn't the level of Ed Wood, but the acting is rather, well, wooden.
