Previously posted by Mop and covered by NPR today: Blogger recommends watching Star Wars movies in the order IV, V, II, III, VI. (leave out Ep 1)
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Max
Mar 20 '14, 15:03
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With the basic idea that jumbling them that way makes for a mid-stream flashback.
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What Gets Removed?
Here’s some stuff that you no longer have to see as part of your Star Wars viewing experience, thanks to skipping Episode I.
Virtually no Jar-Jar. Jar-Jar has about 5 lines in Episode II, and zero in Episode III.
No midichlorians. There is only one reference to midichlorians after Episode I, and in the context it appears to mean something as benign as “DNA.”
No Jake Lloyd. Sorry Jake, your acting is terrible and I never really wanted to see Darth Vader as a little boy.
No confusing Padme/Queen switcheroo. The whole subplot with Padme and her decoy makes absolutely no sense. It’s clear that this was just so people could interact with Padme without knowing she was the Queen, but it’s incredibly convoluted and pointless.
Less confusing master/apprentice relationships. Darth Sidious is training Count Dooku, Obi-Wan is training Anakin. No other trainer/trainee relationships exist to confuse the backstory. Fewer characters to learn about, so the story is more focused.
Nothing about trade disputes. The “problem” as of Episode II is that a group of systems want to leave the Republic. This is much easier to understand for a kid than trade disputes.
No pod racing. Seriously, who gives a shit? An action sequence for the sake of an action sequence and it goes on forever. A huge number of plot holes surrounding gambling and the subsequent freeing of Anakin are removed as well.
No virgin birth. We simply don’t know or care who Anakin’s father is, and the subtle implication that it’s Palpatine is gone.
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Responses:
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The proper thing to do is watch the original 1977-1983 unaltered trilogy and then go play with your Star Wars LEGOs -- nm
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Mr. Havens
Mar 20, 16:17
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The correct order is Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, First Contact. -- nm
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Beryllium
Mar 20, 15:30
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My kid's never seen these because of my not wanting to ever give Lucas another dollar. I should probably be a good father and get the films sometime.
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spamlet
Mar 20, 15:27
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The correct order is IV, V, VI then go do something else. -- nm
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Cuzzin Todd
Mar 20, 15:15
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missing the Darth Maul fight would make me sad -- nm
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Beaker
Mar 20, 15:07
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MFMFK -- nm
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budice
Mar 20, 15:06
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