Originally posted by: JediFlyer06
Vader NEVER should have been shown, or even referred to by name in ROTS. He only ever should have been seen physically as Anakin Skywalker, and referred to as Anakin Skywalker. Vader should be seen for the first time in ANH, and not fully revealed as Anakin until ROTJ. That would maintain the mystery, the drama, and the surprises of the OT when the movies are watched chronologically. The last we should see of Anakin as an audience is when Kenobi supposedly kills him. As an audience, you think he's dead. Then, in the OT you're shocked to learn that he survived and has become Darth Vader. That's good storytelling, something Lucas has made every effort to avoid.
Vader NEVER should have been shown, or even referred to by name in ROTS. He only ever should have been seen physically as Anakin Skywalker, and referred to as Anakin Skywalker. Vader should be seen for the first time in ANH, and not fully revealed as Anakin until ROTJ. That would maintain the mystery, the drama, and the surprises of the OT when the movies are watched chronologically. The last we should see of Anakin as an audience is when Kenobi supposedly kills him. As an audience, you think he's dead. Then, in the OT you're shocked to learn that he survived and has become Darth Vader. That's good storytelling, something Lucas has made every effort to avoid.
Great post, and never really thought of it that way, cause I never think of 1-6 order, always thinking 4-6, 1-3. But I will even go a step further, and not even have Luke & Leia being named in ROTS either. And not even showing them going to their foster parents either so the only thing you see is Padme giving birth, having two kids and dying.
Thus the reveal in ESB is preserved about Vader being Lukes father, and the reveal about Luke/Leia being siblings in ROTJ is preserved.
You are so right, and that is why 1-6 is so lame, because everything is known going into Episode IV. Zero suspense for the way Lucas tells the fans to watch it now. Atleast with 4-6, 1-3 the backstory is intriguing cause you wonder what made Vader turn, now you are just waiting for him to tell his offspring he is their father, what kind of drama does that hold?