Prequel improvement

Say what you will about the writing, the vfx, the uh… Jar Jar…but I have one idea that I think would have made The Phantom Menace more enjoyable and make a lot more sense. Imagine the movie with Hayden cast as Anakin instead.

I think there’s a lot that would have made more sense. The “he’s too old to train” refrain would have made more sense since he would have been closer to Luke’s age when he started. His crush on Padme would have felt much more natural since those two actors are within a year or two of each other. The relationship with his mother would have made a little more sense, and in general I think the acting would have felt less forced. Oh. No pun intended.

How do you think The Phantom Menace would have felt with Hayden as Anakin?