I remember reading somewhere the opinion that in order to get the most out of the story of the Star Wars movies, one should watch them in the following order:
- Star Wars*
- The Empire Strikes Back
- The Phantom Menace
- Attack of the Clones
- Revenge of the Sith
- Return of the Jedi
I intened to put this to the test, and am posting this today in case anyone feels like playing along. I hope to have my thoughts about the first picture up sometime tomorrow.
*The first picture is not called "A New Hope". It was never called "A New Hope". Also, we have always been at war with Eurasia. Shut up.
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And Han shot first.
Also, we have always been at war with Eurasia. Shut up.
HAW!
The Baron said:
Sure, the first picture wasn't initially called "A New Hope," but it it is now.
Randy Jackson said:
Please remind me again why we're supposed to care whether Han shot first ...?
It changes his character and his character arc, and lessens the impact of his returning during the Death Star fight. If Greedo shoots first, then Han is fully justified in returning fire, and that removes a hard edge from his character. By Han shooting first, it reinforces the "me first" attitude he displayed throughout the movie until his return at the end of the movie, and also removes a level of heroism from his character. For those of us who love the character and his story, Han shooting first makes his return at the end that much more satisfying, as it's the last thing in the world anyone (who hasn't seen the movie) would expect.
ClarkKent_DC said:
Ah, good, you've already addressed one question I was going to ask.
this order intrigues me...
I think the idea is that it takes the reveal at the end of Empire as sort of a launching point for a three-picture flashback, before returning to the "present" for the final picture.
Lucas at one time was quite proud of his skills as an editor. I'd love for him to take the prequel films and edit them into one 3 to 4 hour spectacular using most, if not all of Revenge of the Sith, and mining the first two films for only the most necessary footage to advance the plot line. Most of Phantom Menace could be reduced to 10 or 15 minutes of flashbacks.
Funny you should mention that. Almost 2 months ago there was a release in which someone re-edited the 3 prequels into a less than 3 hour movie. Also, Topher Grace did his own 85 minute version re-cut of them film. Neither are available now of course.
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