Okay, I think we should distinguish between "understanding" a story and "enjoying" a story.
Obviously if I watch "Kill Bill 2" or "Return of the Jedi" without having watched the prequels I understand what is happening on the screen, what the characters are saying and what their goals are. I think even if I watch a random episode of any soap opera I can understand the relationships between the characters and at what point in the plot we are..
But it seems obvious to me that I enjoy Star Wars 6 more if I know what Luke Skywalker's path was. I watched Guardians of the Galaxy 2 with a person who hadn't seen ANY Marvel movies (not even GOG 1). She had fun? Yes. But I had to answer a lot of questions after the film and she said that maybe it would be better for her to see the first one before that.
Now, obviously 99% of the time you don't need to have seen "the previous episodes" to UNDERSTAND the story, but it seems like a legitimate question to ask what it takes to ENJOY it.
Obviously if I watch "Kill Bill 2" or "Return of the Jedi" without having watched the prequels I understand what is happening on the screen, what the characters are saying and what their goals are. I think even if I watch a random episode of any soap opera I can understand the relationships between the characters and at what point in the plot we are..
But it seems obvious to me that I enjoy Star Wars 6 more if I know what Luke Skywalker's path was. I watched Guardians of the Galaxy 2 with a person who hadn't seen ANY Marvel movies (not even GOG 1). She had fun? Yes. But I had to answer a lot of questions after the film and she said that maybe it would be better for her to see the first one before that.
Now, obviously 99% of the time you don't need to have seen "the previous episodes" to UNDERSTAND the story, but it seems like a legitimate question to ask what it takes to ENJOY it.
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