Synopsis: Near the end of the Clone Wars, Darth Sidious has revealed himself and is ready to execute the last part of his plan to rule the galaxy.

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Episode Order. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. Ask George Lucas what sequence you should watch the Star Wars films in and this is the answer you’ll get. Adam Conover, creator and star of the excellent show Adam Ruins Everything, joins us on this week’s very special episode of Kotaku Splitscreen. Directed by George Lucas. With Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson. Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from.

Star Wars: The Perfect Viewing Order, Feature Movies. Moses never had this problem. Alice D Online Putlocker. Staggering down from Mount Sinai, chiseled stone tablets clutched to his chest and the voice of the Almighty ringing in his ears, Charlton Heston didn’t stop and wonder what order to read The Commandments in. The same cannot be said of the Star Wars saga, however. With a grand total of eight films now in circulation and at least four more on the way — not to mention the numerous editions of the original trilogy in existence — the best way to experience the saga has become a rather tricky path to navigate.

For stalwart fans looking for the optimum viewing order, newcomers in search of the ideal introduction and parents about to instruct their children in the ways of The Force, we present the principal schools of thought on the subject. And, dare we say it, the definitive answer you’re looking for. Episode Order. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IXAsk George Lucas what sequence you should watch the Star Wars films in and this is the answer you’ll get. Episode order is consistent with his original vision (or so he now claims), it tells a single story in chronological order and the currently available versions of all movies are presented to directly support this narrative. This is Anakin’s story — the rise, fall and subsequent redemption of the boy who became Darth Vader. It also has the benefit of easing in younger viewers as, in spite of its preoccupation with the taxation of trade routes and galactic industrial action, The Phantom Menace is the most child- friendly Episode in the series.

Where else can you find slapstick, fart jokes and characters stepping in bantha poodoo? Episode order is the simplest solution, the canonical one and a terrible solution to the problem. Cons: The biggest setback to Lucas’ preferred sequence comes 1.

The Empire Strikes Back. Arguably the biggest and most influential twist in movie history is rendered entirely meaningless when Luke’s parentage has been clumsily revealed two films earlier. Luke and Leia’s relationship is similarly telegraphed, and while that Return Of The Jedi bombshell is nowhere near as seismic, knowing the pair are actually twins while Luke moons after her in Episodes IV and V, adds a creepy, incestual subtext that we could happily live without.

What’s more, the prequels’ many nods to the the original films now have no relevance, while big payoff moments like Yoda pulling out a lightsaber or Chewbacca’s appearance have severely diminished impact. There’s also the fact that computer technology (the Death Star schematics, for example) go from holographic 3. D to Acorn Electron in the span of a single movie. Finally, in pursuing this order, viewers have to start with The Phantom Menace, the weakest movie in the saga. For series neophytes over a certain age, it’s hard to recommend Episode I as the most magical entry point for Star Wars.

Asking them to tough it out until the fourth film is hardly a selling point. Production Order. IV, V, VI, I, II, III, VII, VIII, IXThe purist’s approach, production order maintains the historic account of watching the franchise unfold.

Starting with the 1. Empire and Jedi, before experiencing the prequels in all their frustrating glory and picking up the new sequel trilogy thereafter. The twists and turns are kept intact, there’s no attempt to retrofit the saga into an ill- fitting Anakin’s story and we start the whole thing on a high. This is how the original generations of Star Wars fans experienced the series and it certainly didn’t do us any harm. Cons: The problem is this is not the original Star Wars experience.

Lucas has spent decades tinkering with his films, so much so that the current ‘original’ trilogy is a far cry from the films that graced our cinema screens in the late seventies and early eighties. Don’t get hung up on Greedo shooting first or the Ewok celebration’s Yub- Nubectomy — there is a far more problematic change that derails this as the definitive sequence. At the very end of Return Of The Jedi, The Emperor is dead, Vader is redeemed, freedom and justice have been restored to the galaxy. Sat amid cavorting bears, Luke Skywalker gazes wistfully out into the forest to see the shades of Yoda and Obi- Wan gazing benevolently back at him.

Only for… a strange man with a mullet to materialise next to them and start grinning inanely. Who the hell is that? The replacement of Sebastian Shaw (now consigned to the same ignoble abyss as his eyebrows during the unmasking scene) with Hayden Christensen means the penultimate shot of the original trilogy now makes no sense whatsoever. Not ideal. You also see gungans having some kind of rave with no idea who or what they are, but that’s a very minor quibble next to the Christensen conundrum. Ernst Rister Order. IV, V, I, II, III, VI, VII, VIII, IXNamed after the Star Wars forum poster who first proposed it, this unorthodox approach suggests a slightly different approach to the canonical timeline. We should, Rister argued, maintain release order until the end of The Empire Strikes Back to maintain the big twist and enjoy Luke’s evolution from callow farmhand to fledgeling Jedi knight.

Then, with Han Solo frozen in carbonite and the shocking revelation of Luke’s parentage still ricocheting through our minds, we take a step back and embark on a three- film flashback. It gives the story context, we witness Vader’s fall first hand and see the obvious story parallels between father and son.

Finally, after watching Anakin Skywalker transition to the Dark Lord of the Sith, we jump back to the present with Jedi, watch the story’s finale and fully appreciate the importance of Vader’s redemption — not to mention realising that the weirdo in the woods is actually a younger Anakin. Watch Hombre Online Full Movie on this page. Cons: This actually works surprisingly well. The biggest drawback is that it makes the overarching narrative rather muddled and, to the uninitiated, quite confusing.

There’s also the minor issue that going from the series’ high point (Empire) straight into the low point (Menace) is rather jarring from a quality control perspective. Quibbles aside, this sequence does address the principle issues with both Numbered and Episode orders, which is progress, but we can’t recommend it as ‘definitive’. Machete Order. IV, V, II, III, VI, VII, VIII, IXMany might see this as the ‘trolling Lucas’ order (it’s not, that one omits the prequels altogether) but Rob Hilton’s Machete Order is certainly a sequence that would cause George some deep regret.

Essentially, it’s the Rister order with The Phantom Menace omitted as narratively irrelevant. When you think about it, Episode I contains very little plot progression. Qui- Gon Jinn and Darth Maul are both dead and largely forgotten by the film’s finale (TV spin- off series notwithstanding) and all of the other characters — Anakin especially — are far more effectively introduced in Attack Of The Clones. The fact that a grown- up Padme no longer meets her husband- to- be when he’s nine also has the benefit of making that whole relationship a little less Operation Yewtree. So no Jake Lloyd (“Yippee!”), precious little Jar Jar (“How wude.”), no weird Amidala/Padme identity confusion and, crucially, no discussion of midichlorians, the introduction of which is without doubt the most egregious example of Lucas’ tampering.

It also makes the ‘flashback’ shorter and less intrusive, improving the Rister model’s flow significantly. Cons: It’s hard to argue The Phantom Menace isn’t the least impressive Star Wars movie but excluding it completely is harsh. Yes it contains much that’s objectively terrible but there are also redeeming qualities. The three- way saber fight (set to the rousing Duel Of The Fates) is the saga’s choreographic high point. And, despite being entirely superfluous from a plot perspective, the podrace is an exhilarating sequence where George Lucas’ giddy youth as a teenage petrolhead really shines through.