Id always envisioned it as six movies.
When you see it in six parts youll understand that it really ends at part six.
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Personally, I feel that watching theStar Warsmovies fromEpisode Ithrough toVIdoesnt work.
The story feels disjointed, tension builds haphazardly, and the overall experience is messy.
Though slightly skeptical, I was intrigued.
CouldStar Warsregain its magic?
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This particular arrangement ofStar Warsepisodes has been christened the Machete Order.
It made me wonder, would George Lucas actually approve of theStar WarsMachete Order?
Lucas made it, so surely it is meant to be there?
The story just tells itself without a need for Darth Maul or pod racing.
How can Luke be expected to defeat his dad now?
A happy ending is unlikely.
That is when you would doubt a happy ending the most.
How could someone who murders children and kills his own wife albeit by accident find redemption?
The answer is simple: he cant.
Then there is the Emperor.
Think Mount Everest, but bigger.
The Hubris of Yoda
Yoda is powerful.
Watching the films in the Machete Order gives greater understanding of Yodas troubled past.
The Machete Order actually facilitates Lucas intention and works as a story of redemption.
To the viewer, Darth Vader is initially an intimidating antagonist.
This became even bigger with the remasters.
Yes, the Emperor had been a very, very bad man.
But did the entire universe need to celebrate?
With just the originals, or even watching the episodes in order, the ending seems more than necessary.
With the Machete Order, the control of the Emperor over the universe feels absolute and tyrannical.
His knowledge of the dark side of the Force is insurmountable.
The end of the Emperor is the greatest day for the universe in 30 years.
It gives justification to the scale of the celebrations that follow.
Defeating the Empire and the Sith is what the five films have been building towards.
As a result of this, the celebration comes across as proportionate.
Whether it makes it better is ultimately a matter of opinion.
David Pallant loves film almost as much as his pet tortoise, Monty.
This article first appeared on April 3, 2012.
