Post by Vits on Dec 1, 2020 21:28:56 GMT
I always watch a movie series by release order. Prequels are stories structured to tell what happened before another story. Even if the original film was conceived with a prequel in mind (like STAR WARS), it's still not pre-existing material.
Sure, the L.O.T.R. books were conceived as sequels to the HOBBIT book, but the movies are a different beast. Not only did the L.O.T.R. movie trilogy arrive first, but the HOBBIT movie trilogy changed things from the book in order to fit into the cinematic canon. What makes prequels just an alternative form of sequels (and this isn't an exception) is that they all have callbacks to the original film.
Also, I can still judge if the plot and characters get better or worse over time, not in terms of chronology but in terms of writing techniques. Actually, you can judge most of the filmmaking aspects in a prequel ("Did they get better or worse over time?").
Sure, the L.O.T.R. books were conceived as sequels to the HOBBIT book, but the movies are a different beast. Not only did the L.O.T.R. movie trilogy arrive first, but the HOBBIT movie trilogy changed things from the book in order to fit into the cinematic canon. What makes prequels just an alternative form of sequels (and this isn't an exception) is that they all have callbacks to the original film.
Also, I can still judge if the plot and characters get better or worse over time, not in terms of chronology but in terms of writing techniques. Actually, you can judge most of the filmmaking aspects in a prequel ("Did they get better or worse over time?").