twooffour said:

"If I were to attempt to introduce a beginner to Star Wars, Kaminski's book would be required reading ahead of time. They would have to know the history away from the marketing spin."

I'd say the first film holds up pretty well on its own. Just tell 'em that those few goofy CGI parts are new, and that should be enough.

PS:
Just my little opinion on the inserted Jabba scene - while it does contain redundant exposition , seems to make little sense at that place, and Solo stepping over the tail looks kinda hokey, I still like it a lot.

Sorry, I stopped reading right there.