I just had a thought the other day that isn't very complicated or original. I'm almost sure it was a worry to quite a few Star Wars fans before the prequel trilogy was ever even released. It certainly was to me, but, strangely enough, the thought hasn't consciously troubled my mind for quite a few years until just a few days ago. Basically it was an old worry of mine that any prequel trilogy would ruin the most important dramatic moments in the original trilogy for anybody who might be newly exposed to the series. I knew I would have hated to see the father/son revelation between Luke and Vader ruined by matter-of-fact story elements in a prequel. Yet, I always had faith that Lucas knew what he was doing and that his masterful artistic vision would heighten the experience far beyond anything that might have been lost. Essentially I believed that the lessening of important plot points in the original trilogy would, in the end, be worth experiencing the rich history behind the first Star Wars movies. Boy was I ever wrong.

My question for George Lucas and his supporters:

What is the point of making a prequel trilogy for Star Wars that so heavily relies upon the best dramatic revelations and other story elements from the original trilogy? If, as George Lucas says, the Star Wars “saga” is now intended to be watched in numerical order, does that then mean that the plot revelations in Empire and Jedi were never meant to be anything special beyond our sympathy for the immediate characters?

He should have made the prequels as I always thought he should have years ago. Leave them mute regarding the most dramatic revelations in the original trilogy, and have a new plot in the prequel trilogy that is unpredictable for those exposed to the original trilogy. Then, no matter which trilogy you began with, you would have new perspectives added and new dramatic moments enjoyed.

As it is, George Lucas ruined every plot revelation in one trilogy if you have watched the other first. And, since the original trilogy is easily the greater artistic achievement, the greater crime is committed against them. How could George not have seen what he was doing? I've lost all respect for him. He has proven to me that he cares nothing for the Star Wars universe beyond making money and satisfying his petty megalomania.