Those that know me know that I LOVE Star Wars. Those that don’t know me welcome to my blog, and you are about to find out why I love Star Wars. Unfortunately I don’t have the time to make a well-organized argument about why this love has come so bare with my bad writing.
The thought of this article came to my mind as I rode the bus home from class/work. I was listening to my I Pod on the song shuffle setting when a song from my Star Wars soundtrack came on. For some reason this lead me to wonder why somebody would like the PT (prequel trilogy) better than the OT (original trilogy). Because I have actually met a couple of these people. Unlike Bigfoot they actually exist. The one thing these people have had in common was that they both watched the saga in numerical order. Unlike me and most of my other nerd friends who grew up with the OT these people waited for the saga to be over so they could watch it in chronological order.
While talking to these people they have all said that the PT was exciting and fast paced whereas the OT was slow and boring. I always took this as George Lucas trying to entertain people with special affects (PT) instead of a good story (OT). But on my ride home I actually tried putting myself in their shoes and thought how I would feel if I watched the series in numerical order.
These are some reasons I could think of that somebody would dislike the OT after watching the PT. The movie would just feel really awkward. For one the hero we watched in the first 3 movies is now the villain. Then we have to follow his whiny son around. I always hate it when a series makes a sequel that has the main character as the son or daughter of the main character from the first movie or book. The lightsaber battles are a lot slower. Then Vader never once in the movie yells “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO” when something goes wrong, making him seem really out of character. Then with Empire so many questions would come up that would just confuse viewers. Like why weren’t Yoda and the Emperor in the last movie? But past the point of Vader telling Luke that he is his father (spoilers sorry) I can’t think of any other reasons for someone to like the PT better than the OT.
So after putting myself into others shoes I still can’t find myself liking the PT better than the OT. I just feel that so many things where done better in the OT. I don’t feel I need to go into detail here since most would agree with me.
Some will also disagree with me about not loathing the PT though. Of course the movies are nowhere near as magical as the OT. But I never really expected them to be. I’m not trying to argue with you and convince you into thinking the PT is watchable if you don’t think it is. But I am admitting that I can sit down and watch the PT and still be entertained for two hours. Episode one I enjoyed when it first came out without question. As I grew up more I started to notice its flaws. Keep in mind I was in 5th grade when the movie came out. This goes to show the movie was really aimed at capturing a new generation into the star wars universe. George Lucas already knew star wars fans would see the movie but he needed that new generation. This is why now I feel the movie would have been a lot better if Anikin was about five years older making him and Obi-Won closer in age. Jar Jar shouldn’t have been in the movie. If those to problem where fixed I think the movie would have done better among fans.
Then comes episode two. Why was the guy that played Anikin still not a good actor? Then why did a love story need to take so much time in a Star Wars movie?
Last I checked it was Star WARS not Star LOVE STORY. I don’t mind a little bit of a love story in my action movies but that one just took so long.
The most watchable of the pt was Revenge of the Sith, mainly because it mostly action. Yeah it was rather lame how all the jedi were killed, and the NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO was unforgivable. I can go on about problems in this movie. But I can’t help but admit my enjoyment of watching this movie.
So there you have it. My admitting of being able to sit down and enjoy watching the PT. Though I cant see why somebody would like the PT better. Fun can still be had in those three movies.
