Almost like George Lucas designed the saga so the prequels are meant to be watched first or something…
I still strongly disagree with this idea. The saga doesn’t work anywhere near as well if you watch the prequels first. The prequels don’t work without having seen the OT first, and the OT doesn’t work as a sequel to the prequels. ANH was meant to be the audience’s first exposure to the universe (because why else would it be made first?), and the marketing for the prequels clearly indicates they were meant to serve as backstory for people who had already seen the OT. Like the guy above me said, they didn’t even explain what the Force is in TPM! Lucas’ claims that the saga is supposed to be the “tragedy of Anakin” are clearly just more revisionism from him.