Ain't that the truth. Hayden Christensen got reamed for his deadpan dialogue in the Star Wars prequels, but when he came back and starred in the various Disney spin-offs people were surprised that he actually CAN act. Lucas simply gave him nothing to work with. Even during the original trilogy Harrison Ford was known to have said to Lucas "You can write this s*** but you can't say it!".
If you ever needed proof that God has a sense of humor consider this: He gave us articulated arms and hands capable of reaching any part of our body except for a small spot right in the middle of our back. Then He made that spot itch all the damn time.
In one of the Vietnam documentaries I watched a former NVA soldier was mocking the US soldiers for carrying so much crap with them everywhere. He said they found it extremely easy to hit the Americans then run away because they were too loaded down to give chase.