Sunday, May 22, 2005
An important debate: This may sound terrible, like I need to spend my time doing more productive things. But as Kevin and others will attest, it is an important decision.
I saw Star Wars Episode III last night. I thought it was a good movie, even though I had not seen the two other prequels out of protest. I thought the idea just desecrated the Star Wars saga. But I was convinced to go to see Episode III by good reviews and a few friends.
Anyway, while the lot of us were waiting for the 20 minutes of previews to end and the movie to start, the discussion turned to how to introduce my friends' newborn daughter to the Star Wars movies. Do they start her with Episode I and show them to her in order? Or do they start with Episode IV (the first Star Wars movie), then show Empire and Return of the Jedi before going to Episode I?
It is an interesting question. I am biased because I grew up with the original 3 first, then the prequels. So my thought was show the originals first, then the new releases. But if you have never seen any of them, wouldn't it make sense to start with Episode I (the first prequel) and show them in order?
I thought Episode III was much easier to understand because I had seen Episodes IV, V and VI. And I think the movies would make more sense shown out of order than in order because the first three will be more difficult to understand not having the background. That sounds wrong, but it is true.
They may have been prequels, but Episodes I, II, and III were not meant to be seen before Episodes IV, V and VI.
I saw Star Wars Episode III last night. I thought it was a good movie, even though I had not seen the two other prequels out of protest. I thought the idea just desecrated the Star Wars saga. But I was convinced to go to see Episode III by good reviews and a few friends.
Anyway, while the lot of us were waiting for the 20 minutes of previews to end and the movie to start, the discussion turned to how to introduce my friends' newborn daughter to the Star Wars movies. Do they start her with Episode I and show them to her in order? Or do they start with Episode IV (the first Star Wars movie), then show Empire and Return of the Jedi before going to Episode I?
It is an interesting question. I am biased because I grew up with the original 3 first, then the prequels. So my thought was show the originals first, then the new releases. But if you have never seen any of them, wouldn't it make sense to start with Episode I (the first prequel) and show them in order?
I thought Episode III was much easier to understand because I had seen Episodes IV, V and VI. And I think the movies would make more sense shown out of order than in order because the first three will be more difficult to understand not having the background. That sounds wrong, but it is true.
They may have been prequels, but Episodes I, II, and III were not meant to be seen before Episodes IV, V and VI.
