Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5111452-20140213032447/@comment-5111452-20140215212843

Brandon Rhea wrote: The romance was there because Luke and Leia had to come from somewhere. The prequels didn't have to have some sweeping romantic love story&mdash;a love story that completely failed at being compelling or believable&mdash;but it did need to have some element of romance in order for Luke and Leia to be born.

Legoclones wrote: Remember, these movies were first made to make money. They probably included romance to speak to other groups. They had action for the guys and romance (however bad) for the girls. You notice that the most successful movies appeal to several groups (like avatar- environmentalists, action for guys, romance for girls, some mystical stuff for fantasy lovers, a bit of each).

These explanations all make sense to me. Also, Brandon Rhea, did you know that "Rhea" is the name of a celestial object?