[Movie] Star Wars question.

The prequels should not be seen first.

Otherwise you would already know the twists about Darth Vader being Luke AND Leia's father, and the emperor seems a lot less mysterious. Plus, there are dozens of little winks/in-jokes to the original trilogy peppered throughout the prequels that you'd only pick up if you had seen 4-6.

Just because something takes place earlier than another thing doesn't mean it should be experienced in that order.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by WolfDemon

I've heard that it's kinda cool to watch Ep. IV and V, then go back and watch I-III, and finish with Ep. VI. So you can see how everything began right before it ends, like a really long flashback or something.

Now that I can agree with.

Leia being Luke's sister isn't too much of a revelation, and even then it's only spoiled at the end of Episode III, which is about when you'd then be watching Episode VI anyhow.

I think that might be the best way for a new viewer to see all of the Star Wars films in one go.

There's nowhere I can't reach.