SilverWook said:
And lest we forget, the original film dropped us into the middle of a conflict we knew little about.It was structured though to slowly introduce the audience to the Force and nuances of the Star Wars world.
That’s another reason the prequel fanboys like ANH even less. They like to start watching “The Saga” from Episode I and by the time you get to Episode IV, all of that slow-paced, introductory stuff seems out of place.
I wouldn’t consider myself a prequel fanboy here, and I actually grew up mostly with the OT on VHS ('97 SE), but as much as I’m sure many will blow me up faster than I can say Alderaan, I still find A New Hope not all that enticing. I absolutely understand it was a marvel in sound design, scale, and story, but even without the prequels, I much preferred ESB and RotJ. Those two films feel more fast paced in comparison and more engaging to watch in my opinion. A New Hope simply goes in a straight line while the other two start from many points and converge later on.
A New Hope is vastly necessary to introduce Star Wars, but I feel as though as a Star Wars fan, once I get the intro, I’m ready to rock into ESB and RotJ over and over. Different strokes for different folks, but it’s not just Prequel fans that may find ANH slow. However, I assume you saw ANH in theaters and I can understand the nuanced experience you had over me.