Star Wars Trilogy
What Star Wars trilogy to watch first; new or old?
If you were to watch Star Wars for the first time, would you watch the old trilogy or the new trilogy first? I have heard that the new ones lead to the old ones as far as the story goes, but also that the old ones are WAY better than the new ones and it’s pretty easy to follow the old to the new. I personally think the old ones should be watched first. What would you recommend to someone who is seeing it for the first time?
Now this is more like it. I answered a question like this yesterday and to my amazement most of the people said to watch the OT (Original Trilogy of ep 4 – 6) first. Here we seem to have the opposite response.
The simple truth is that if you want to enjoy the full experience of the Star Wars saga then you should watch them ep 4 – ep 6 then ep 1 – ep 3. Why … well this is just my “theory” but it holds a lot of water.
Start with the fact that they were released that way and that is how the story was meant to be told. Watching them this way will also keep the “suspense” in them. Both of the trilogies “tell” on the secrets of the others but the prequels take much of the suspense out of the OT with some of the info learned in them. There is a scene in episode V: The Empire Strikes Back that was voted # 4 by SAG as one of the most shocking revelations in the entire history of film … if you watch them 1 – 3 then 4 – 6 you will lose the “WTF” value it carried in 1980 because you will already know what it is and it won’t seem like a big deal to you. The problem with that is that this event WAS a big deal to the saga itself. It basically took everything we thought we knew and tossed it into the recycle bin. To this day I remember what happened in the theater I was in to watch this movie for the first time and heard Darth Vader utter 5 words that turned the Star Wars saga upside down … absolute silence … you could have heard a pin drop 10 miles away … we were stunned silent by this “revelation” … this went on for about 10 seconds and then one by one you heard people say, no way … he’s lying … don’t believe him Luke … and it went on until Luke made his decision and then another cheer went up in the crowd. Yeah, that’s the kind of “crazy” we were back then … this trilogy grabbed the people of my generation and said … you think that was cool … watch this. It’s kind of like it was back in the 50s when all the kids were listening to that “Devil Music” called Rock n Roll. It was one of those things that had to be felt not seen. I doubt we will ever seen any movie in any genre that will come close to topping this saga …
There is one other thing to decide also with respect to the OT (ep 4 – ep 6) … there are 3 versions of these movies … the ones that came out to theaters in 77 – 83 … the SE versions that came to theaters in 97 … and the DVD versions that came out in 2004. Is there much difference between the 3 versions … for the most part no. The main thing that was changed was picture quality and sound quality. Lucas did change some scenes and did add some small scenes. I would suggest you watch the DVD versions as they are the “final” word according to Lucas. If you’ve never seen the movies and watch the DVD versions you won’t know why many, many fans want to smack Lucas up side the head for the change he made to the end of ep 6 but I have no doubts you will be able to find someone who will tell you about it.
May The Force Be With You …
To “magspet821″: No offense but I think that is the worst reason I have ever seen given for watching the prequels first.
To “Edik”: “IMHO, you can skip the new ones entirely…they’re pretty lousy” … ok fine but if you want your words to actually mean anything it might be a good idea to say WHY you didn’t like them … no “pretty lousy” isn’t an answer.
Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition 1997 Trailer
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