Originally posted by: CO
I was reading a thread on the force.net, and I am starting to notice a trend of newcomers that watch the saga, the so called way Lucas says we are suppose to watch it now, 1-6, is making Episode IV worse!
They watch 1-3, and love all the flash, the fast lightsaber duels, the new CG special effects, and watch it as the story of Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader, and the rise of Palpatine to The Emperor.
When they get to Episode IV, all of the sudden they are asking question that Lucas obviously didn't address when he made the movie back in 1977.
Where is The Emperor, he is the star of the prequels, and he is mentioned in one line in the movie?
Where is the inner thoughts of Vader about his loss of his wife, and why is the whole movie really not about him?
Why is the lightsaber battle so slow, and really nothing comparable to the prequels?
Why is the score totally different, except for the opening crawl, and just seems disjointed compared to the other three?
Why when they go to hyperspace, do they not go into that circle, and then go to hyperspace like the prequels?
Why does ObiWan call him Darth Vader in Episode IV, and when he called him Anakin throughout the Duel in Episode III, when he was clearly Darth Vader by then?
Why do the special effects seem so inferior when it is 20 years later in the saga?
All these questions have a simple answer: The movie was made in 1977, and Lucas didn't think have half of these ideas in mind when making the original Star Wars!
This is Exhibit A why a newcomer should watch the saga 4-6, then 1-3. All of these questions are constantly being asked through the movie, but don't need to, cause it was made as a single movie at the time. You should watch Episode IV first, enjoy it for it was : A space adventure about good vs. evil, and focus on Luke, Han, & Leia, because they are the true heroes of the movie. A person who watched 1-3 first, keeps focusing on Darth Vader, and his character isn't given ample screentime that it would today if Lucas would have made them with the true intenion of the saga being about Darth Vader.
You should watch Episode IV, and if you want more Star Wars, then be shown 5 & 6, and then you will understand this is a bigger story than what you saw in the original, but you won't be tainted for stuff to look for that just isn't there. And if you want more, there is a backstory that was filmed 20 years later, and it looks different cause of technology, even the Yoda character is different looking, but it is a backstory and it will give you many answers about Darth Vader you may have been wondering.
My ass that the saga should be watched 1-6! By Lucas putting this silly order in the heads of the new fans, he has now screwed up the one movie that is a classic they HE directed, The Original Star Wars.
GOOD JOB GEORGE!
I feel your pain, CO. Many of us feel your pain. Good points on all. 
