Summary
- CGI visuals in the Star Wars prequels and sequels often fell short compared to the original practical effects, making the films look worse.
- Glaring design flaws can be found in certain scenes, such as Plo Koon's cockpit differing from the actual ship model.
- CGI mistakes, like clone troopers' helmets changing between shots or Anakin's head clipping through a door, were noticeable and took away from the film's immersion.
After the introduction of the innovative and stellar visuals in the original Star Wars trilogy, the prequel trilogy and subsequent sequels had a lot to live up to. The models used to create the look of the first three Star Wars movies were groundbreaking at the time. When the special editions and prequel trilogy came around decades later, George Lucas made the decision to use CGI technology in order to capture the look and scale of larger locations.
However, these computer generated visuals often fell short, unable to match the same quality of the original practical effects. Many look awkward or even distorted, and more often than not the measure of using CGI simply made the films look worse. There remains something uncanny about them, and because these images were made using computers, there was a higher chance of error in these CGI effects. Below are some of the most egregious, beginning with the prequels and carrying on into the rest of the franchise.
Your browser does not support the video tag. 10 Plo Koon’s Cockpit Differs From The Actual Ship Model Revenge Of The Sith 
Design flaws are not something that is commonplace in the Star Wars series, but Plo Koon’s ship in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith suffers from a few glaring differences between the inside of the cockpit and what the ship looks like from the outside. From the inside, Plo Koon’s cockpit looks very open, divided into three segments. However, from the outside the ship features only one segment, showing no signs of the open cockpit seen in any close up shots of the Jedi Master.
9 The Millennium Falcon’s Reflection Looks Like A Second Ship The Rise Of Skywalker 
When it comes to Disney’s sequel trilogy, there aren’t many major CGI flaws, but there is one particularly confusing scene in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker that features the Millennium Falcon flying through a mirrored city. It seems that somewhere along the way, the ship was accidentally mirrored as well. In this shot, two Millennium Falcons fly opposite one another, leading to a rather entertaining shot that only lasts for a few frames.
