What would the Star Wars experience be like had we watched all six movies “in order?” Most of us will never be able to answer that question adequately, as we grew up on the original trilogy and our impressions will be forever clouded by having watched the movies countless times.
The younger “Prequel Generation” may not yet be affected in this manner, however, a fact that is put to the test and chronicled in the blog entry “Prequel Generation Questions A New Hope,” which contains the observations of a seven-year-old watching Star Wars for the first time after having watched Episodes I-III. If a (admittedly somewhat precocious-sounding) seven-year-old can catch some of the gaping inconsistencies between the two trilogies, then I think it’s obvious that George Lucas didn’t fully think things through. Although knowing him, he’ll rework the originals further when he re-releases them in 3-D… ;-p
I finally saw Revenge Of The Sith about a week ago, and overall I was happy with the movie, although I could go on for a while about the inconsistencies within the film itself and with the original trilogy. There were few surprises, although we all pretty much knew how things would turn out. Most of all, I just can’t quite put my finger on why I feel like it doesn’t live up to the original trilogy. Perhaps it’s because I grew up with the original trilogy and can’t be totally objective, or perhaps it’s because I can no longer experience such movies in the same way. That’s a sad thought, but it’s probably true…
