I got your opinion, and I respect it, but to me its like reading books out of order. It wont make any sense to someone who has no idea about star wars. if there is any mention of the characters not in episode 4-6 you have to stop and explain who they are and what they did. its just.... I dunno its hard to explain, in a way it would be like since Halo 1-3 is considered a story trilogy and 4-6 will be a different story entirely, it would be like if you played halo 4-6 before 1-3. without any knowledge of halo's universe you would be totally lostDessadence wrote:I don't reckon the viewing order will confuse anybody! Watching the prequels first ruins the entire mythos and the sense of mystery and wonder we love so much about star wars. We all watched the OT and possibly even the PT as children, right? our brains couldn't comprehend the world in its entirety, we ignored 'midichlorians' and the like and focused primarily on the magic. We all wanted to be jedi and master the force, heck, even to this day I want to!MrPerson wrote:I have watched all the star wars movies, and read many books (as you can tell by my Pic) and I think If I was to introduce someone to star wars that had never seen the movies, I would show them in order from 1-6. not 4-6 then 1-3. that way they get the whole story without being confused.
Furthermore, This also ruins the most important revelation of the saga. Remember the gasps and screams at the big unveiling of Luke's parentage! Moreover watching it in chronological order makes Ben Kenobi and Leia seem like liars.
How does Leia remember her mother? Why doesn't Ben tell Luke that Leia's his sister? Ben doesn't even know about Leia! Why would Ben feel nostalgic about the "Good old days" with Anakin, when Anakin was nothing but a prick to him?
Also why would you ever want to have people believe that Boba fett is nothing more than a mere clone trooper?
If you've read the novel that touches on his origin story (Which is awesome btw) letting people believe this does the character a woeful injustice.
PS - I hope I've managed to convey my opinion clearly, it's late and I'm half asleep
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Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:44 pm
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