Post by Tristan's Journal on May 3, 2017 18:53:20 GMT
dude, I originally watched them by numbers (I to VI), which was a huge mistake. By Ep III you become a fan of Palps and how he pushes all into darkness, and you want to see him bleed, and so you eagerly pop in IV - the heralded classic and masterpiece!!!- and
- Palps is not there! The dismanteling of the senate/Republic is only mentioned en passant...
- all is dumbed down to a cheesy 70ies Space Western
- Vader is there, but pathetically bickering and mocked by some mid level losers; he even tortures his daughter without noticing her looking and feeling like Padme (what about the Force downloaded, do you have to be a Mary Sue for that?)
- Obi Wan becomes a pathological old liar (why), even letting Luke face Vader without telling the truth, same with Yoda (thanks convoluted OT twist writing)
- Luke and Leia are lame, even flirting, and Obi says nothing when Luke gets the hots for hologram Leia (WTF!)
- in the end Palps get defeated and outwitted by some teddy bears (no joke)
You must watch them chronologically first time, or you will not appreciate the OT as a narrative.
As for the Machete order, that sounds good in theory and it mitigates a lot on the narrative level, but it's still a form of interruptus (very unsatisfying for both trilogies and the viewers): You want one storyline (Luke-Vader-Empire conflict) to be resolved, but not have it interrupted by a extended prequel-flashback (of 3 movies) ushering in another storyline. I just don't swing that way...