Bingowings said:

MrInsaneA said:

DominicCobb said:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. There's not much of a point to preserving the OT secrets in the PT, especially not if you're trying to create a definitive edit saga.

Exactly. Plus the OT is so ingrained in pop culture there's no POINT in keeping the secrets anymore.

That's like saying the crapness of the PT is so ingrained in pop culture there's no POINT in changing it.

The point is providing a demonstration of the PT as it could have been, and providing an alternative to how it turned out.

It's episodes 1 to 3 so we shouldn't have the surprises to 4 spoiled.

I'd always be interested in seeing a saga edit where the surprises of the OT are preserved, but I fear such doing a thing detracts from the very reasons the story of the PT is so interesting.

To me, the most compelling point of making a PT in the first place is to show the transformation of Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader. Hiding that transformation creates a giant hole in the story and will ultimately leave me unsatisfied (unless a clever editor can prove me wrong).

The only compelling argument there is to preserve the surprises is simply because the episodes are numbered 1-6. I view the episode numbers merely as chronological indicators, having nothing to do with a preferred viewing order. Perhaps that is misleading to a first-time viewer, but hopefully other means can be used to convey otherwise.

I've always thought the saga was meant to be viewed for the first time as 4-6 and 1-3. 4-6 is a classic tale that assures us good will always triumph over evil, building our interest in this far away galaxy and its people. 1-3 is a cautionary tale that shows how that evil arose in the first place, having lessons that are close to home. A fun adventure story turns complex and thought-provoking. I fear chopping up 1-3, merely to preserve a supposed viewing order, can damage a better, more complete story.