Do you think they should/will reboot the Star Wars prequels?

[Jayson1]

I head they had 10 "Star Wars" films lined up a few years ago. that seems like alot of movies for something i'm not sure can substain itself once you start moving further away from the original films. Makes since to me that rebooting the franchise's biggest mistake and basically telling the story the right way would be something that people would go for.

I know some people like the prequels but i'm not sure many people love them. I just don't see them as being something people feel strongly about in terms of erasing it from canon. Granted I think this is something that wouldn't or shouldn't be done while George Lucas is still alive but in the future it is something that makes alot of sense to me. You could even keep things people like about them such as using yoda and emperior and Darth Maul. Actually they could even expand the role of Darth Maul which is something I think alot of people wish they had done.

Jason

 

[Turtletrekker]

Darth Maul's role has been greatly expanded in both the Clone Wars and Rebels animated series.

Otherwise, I don't see the need to revisit the prequels.

 

[Jayson1]

Darth Maul's role has been greatly expanded in both the Clone Wars and Rebels animated series.

Otherwise, I don't see the need to revisit the prequels.

I disagree for one main reason. To me it would just feel weird to have a 9 part saga were every installment is great except 3 of them and to make things worst it's the 3 that basically starts the story. Since we know they are going to be making SW movies they might as well do 3 that impacts the main saga instead of just do side stories that are fun but don't really feel essential to the main story.

Jason

 

[Ithekro]

We don't know this for sure yet, as only seven of those films are currently out.

 

[Jayson1]

We don't know this for sure yet, as only seven of those films are currently out.

I know but I trust the next two will be good and if one doesn't quite work I don't see it sinking to prequel level of badness. At best it might be more of a "Return of the Jedi" level of badness were there is still enough good things in to not feel like the whole saga is ruined because of it.

Jason

 

[Trek Survivor]

Disney would NEVER do that - more importantly, Lucasfilm would never do that. Kennedy (and many others) have a good relationship with Uncle George. They wouldn't do that to him - not when he's alive, and DEFINITELY not when he passes.

Loyalty etc aside, it would also be a colossal waste of time with very little reward - it would just confuse most of the general public, and for what? Some fanboys gushing praise about it on a forum?

Additionally, even if you accept the premise that the prequels are terrible films/stories - they have given the whole Star Wars mythos (and general pop culture) a great deal in terms of characters (e.g. Maul), settings and so on. To unpick all that would be a nightmare and just not worthwhile. And if the retort to that is "well, we can keep a lot of that stuff, just remake the bits people don't like" - that would be even more of a disaster. A "new" Episodes I-III that are kind of the same but not ("guess what fans? No Jar Jar!")

Fans on the internet really over-estimate the general dislike for the prequels. They assume because they hate Jar Jar, or midichlorians or whatever, EVERYONE must hate them as much.

Even people who are largely indifferent to the movies wouldn't be particularly bothered about seeing them remade.

Hardcore fans will wail and gnash teeth, but you'll see a "reimagining" of the original Star Wars before you ever see a 'new' Episode I (note - for the record, I don't think this will ever happen either). It's the core, concept at its most basic/iconic.

Bottom line, the prequels are here to stay, folks.

 

[fireproof78]

No they shouldn't and no they won't.

 

[DigificWriter]

This can't be a serious question; it just can't.

 

[fireproof78]

Why not?

 

[Hound of UIster]

No need we already have fan edits that get rid of the retarded shit.

 

[Set Harth]

Reboot this!

 

[Commander Richard]

There actually was an opportunity to remake the prequel trilogy.

Want to know when and how?

Keep reading.

As I was watching The Clone Wars, I asked myself... What if this was a live-action show? And what if they re-did Episodes II and III and make them bookends to the series? They could have even thrown in the events of Episode I with an older Anakin.

 

[DigificWriter]

Trying to "fan edit" the Prequel Trilogy or argue that it should've started with an adult Anakin are evidence of the people who make said fan-edits/arguments completely missing what the narrative intent of the 3 films was.

 

[Commander Richard]

I don't see much impact in making Anakin older. And if you wanted to integrate the trilogy into a series, you'd probably have to age him up.

 

[DigificWriter]

I don't see much impact in making Anakin older. And if you wanted to integrate the trilogy into a series, you'd probably have to age him up.

Let me use George Lucas' own words to explain why you're wrong:

I tell the story. I knew if I'd made Anakin 15 instead of nine, then it would have been more marketable. If I'd made the Queen 18 instead of 14, then it would have been more marketable. But that isn't the story. It is important that he be young, that he be at an age where leaving his mother is more of a drama than it would have been at 15. So you just have to do what's right for the movie, not what's right for the market.

http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/star-wars-archive-george-lucas-1999-interview/

 

[Prax]

I head they had 10 "Star Wars" films lined up a few years ago. that seems like alot of movies for something i'm not sure can substain itself once you start moving further away from the original films. Makes since to me that rebooting the franchise's biggest mistake and basically telling the story the right way would be something that people would go for.

I know some people like the prequels but i'm not sure many people love them. I just don't see them as being something people feel strongly about in terms of erasing it from canon. Granted I think this is something that wouldn't or shouldn't be done while George Lucas is still alive but in the future it is something that makes alot of sense to me. You could even keep things people like about them such as using yoda and emperior and Darth Maul. Actually they could even expand the role of Darth Maul which is something I think alot of people wish they had done.

Jason

If the time comes some day, say decades from now, to reboot Star Wars again, I can almost guarantee you that it will be the original trilogy that will be remade.

Also, there's a whole generation of fans that grew up with, and loved the prequels. If you don't believe me, just think of the thousands of "tribute" videos on YouTube throughout the 2000's and still there today. The Prequels were a crazy phenomenon with kids back then.

It became really popular to pick on the prequels during all the hype for TFA, it seems many a fan have gotten fed up because I see people defending them all over the place online.

And look at TFA. It has garnered more negative reviews, particularly on YouTube, in a single year, than the prequels accrued over the course of three films and 15+ years. One of particular interest is:
http://www.skepticink.com/incredulous/2016/01/10/force-hits-snooze/

Be careful what you wish for...

 

[Commander Richard]

Let me use George Lucas' own words to explain why you're wrong:

http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/star-wars-archive-george-lucas-1999-interview/

It's his story but I still don't see a younger Anakin as an absolute necessity.

 

[Prax]

Are you saying that his separation story should've happened off screen?

Episode I acts as the prologue for the whole saga. In terms of world building, The Phantom Menace has to do all the heavy lifting. It's also meant to show a time of peace, and innocence, before war comes. We get to see what the Republic looks like. It's very beautiful. The architecture is very artistic, as is the ship designs. Opposite of the cold, sterile utilitarian look of the empire.

Anakin throughout the trilogy symbolizes the civilization he lives in, so he is also childlike and innocent in the first chapter

 

[Commander Richard]

Are you saying that his separation story should've happened off screen?

No, just that it could be moved up in a hypothetical remake without upsetting the story. And if that story were presented as part of a TV series instead of a movie trilogy as I proposed, it would pretty much have to be tighter by necessity.

Some good points in the rest of your post. But they could still give us the glory days of the Republic without a child Anakin. In fact, that's probably how a lot of fans envisioned the prequel. Instead of Anakin being a literal child, he could simply be a lot less dark and jaded in spirit. And if Anakin as a child is still the preferred choice, maybe that could be done through occasional flashbacks.

 

[Ithekro]

If any got remade it would probably be the original film from 1977, if for no other reason for pacing purposes. And perhaps the duel.