Originally posted by Vensai
That's what happens when one isn't burdened by bad acting ability, though it could have just been the script.
The actor's done other stuff, so I blame the script.
A part of it is we never really see Anakin in his 'high' points in the film, when he's just being a hero. By the time we meet him in 2, he's already chaffing under Jedi rules and thirsting for power and edging for dark. Nor do we see his Clone War heroics. We skip the good stuff, in short.