SPECULATION Do you think Disney should re-make the Prequels?

I said no.

I know a lot of people don't like the prequels (and even people like me who think they're fine will most often admit that they're not as good as the OT), but they're part of the fabric that is Star Wars now. And I mean that in more than the sense that they are almost intrinsically woven into much of the EU (because as you rightfully pointed out, Disney can just throw out anything that they don't like), but also in that they are part of what makes Star Wars Star Wars these days. Is the Star Wars we know now still Star Wars without Anakin's creepy staring? How about Palpatine's hammtastic "Unlimited Power"? The rapid whiplash the overlapping climaxes of TPM induce? I don't think that it is. I admit this point might be more of a personal perception, but I feel like those are as just a part of Star Wars now as Luke turning off his targeting computer, or Han and Leia's memorable exchange before his carbonite bath.

In addition, you'd doubtless then be throwing out some of the good things that were in the prequels. We can no longer have Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan; we can't have the amazing Duel of Fates fight (unless you perfectly recreate the choreography, but then... what's the point?).

It might be different if the Star Wars films were adaptations of some other media (for instance, I'm in favour of Harry Potter getting remade several decades down the line), but since they were films first, I can't think that remaking them (without remaking all the other films we all love as well at the very least) would work.

 

I won't argue that if at the time they'd had stronger scripts and better acting/direction (which I think was at least part of the problem, I mean come on, we all know that Natalie Portman can be better than that) the movies would have been better and better received, but what happened happened. The prequels are what they are and I don't think that remaking them would help much.

I would also disagree that there's anything that directly contradicts the OT, with the closest it gets is Leia remembering her mother (as you mentioned). And not that it's ideal, but none of them are bad enough that a small EU explanation can't fix. Similar oddities appear in the OT though. Going back to ANH after Empire gives you several weird things, most obviously Obi-Wan calling Vader "Darth" as if it were his name, and the whole "betrayed and murdered your father" thing (come on Obi-Wan "from a certain point of view," really? Really?). In my mind it's all just part of the story creating process. Empire wasn't even really an idea until after ANH came out and was so wildly successful, and (while I think George had the basics more-or-less at that point) the prequels weren't made until a decade and a half after RotJ. Padme dying in childbirth is much more dramatic and makes for a better film than her living just to keep strictly to one-line in RotJ, for example. So I can forgive those inconsistencies.

 

I'm no fan of the PT, but I wouldn't remake them as Prequels for any TV show or movie franchise are going to divide the fans. The definition of a Prequel is to flesh out a story we already know how it ends and I always say that's a bad thing.

I go by the less is more attitude that sometimes NOT knowing about a backstory is sometimes more interesting then knowing.

I fear they will show the card game in the upcoming Han Solo Anthology movie where he wins the Falcon from Lando. It sounds cool on paper, but I guarantee it would disappoint fans who built it up in their minds for years.

Same thing goes for Darth Vader's story as it was cooler before we knew where he came from. I always wanted the ST even back in the 1980's as what's great about the leadup to the hype of TFA is we have no idea where the story and characters are headed.

To answer the question I would rather see 10,11,12 instead a remake of 1,2,3.

And just so people don't think I'm only hatin on the SW Prequels, I loved the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and didn't like The Hobbit Prequel Trilogy either.

 

It's not a bad thing that we feel that way, as its just natural. That's why I love stories that move forward as a Prequel story is always boxed in by certain plot points.

I don't want to know about Boba Fett as a kid, or who built C3P0, or Anakin's childhood? These are things better left to the imagination....

But I am interested in Han/Leia's or Luke's kids because it moves the story forward yet still resides in the galaxy far far away we fell in love with.

 

Waste of time and money when you could just make new original better movies.

 

No. Just grow up and deal with it. As much as they may be flawed, they exist and are the stories Lucas wanted to tell.

 

Guess what??? He didn't die and we did see him again!

Enough of this "remaking the prequels"

 

No way. At least the PT will serve as an example in "how to not make a good movie". I hoped JJ won't commit same mistakes in TFA that we saw in the PT.

 

Oh, that was more for the people I'm expecting to march in nagging about the prequels like a bunch of 5-year olds, not you specifically!

 

Absolutely not! Even though I don't particularly care for a lot of aspects of the PT, they do have their bright spots as well, especially with the expanded context given by TCW television show. The Star Wars universe going forward can still draw a lot of great story elements from the PT era, and just ignore some of the worst parts like the dialogue between Anakin and Padme, just brush it under the rug like irritating sand that gets everywhere...

 

Even as poor as they are in certain scenes, I do not think they should touch up what has already been done. Leaving it as is may influence future canon for the sequel trilogy or other stories. I grew up on the prequels and I have many happy moments from all three movies that I still enjoy today, but I was made aware of the not so good moments as well.

 

Absolutely. The are goddamn awful.