It’s holiday weekend in the U.S. and many go to the movies. I’m sure most are seeing Star Wars: ROTS (Paul saw it last week), but those of us with kids are taking them to see Madagascar or Kicking and Screaming. My kids saw the former and said it was funny especially the penguins. I reviewed the meryl.net articles: Kicking & Screaming Children’s Books, and I think the movie is better without having seen it. Reminds me of a quote I read recently…
“Never judge a book by its movie.”
—J.W. Eagan
Colleagues and I were talking about Star Wars. If someone who has not seen any of the movies (you know… like my two-year-old), should he start with #4 (Star Wars) or #1 (Phantom Menace)?
After discussing with many good points thrown in, we agreed starting with #4 was best. Not knowing some of the “secrets” while watching #4 and #5 evokes a greater reaction than if someone begins with #1. I’d rather react to Luke and Laura’s scene without knowing the real story. Think about it. It’d be a different response than if you had known beforehand. I’m not providing details on purpose in case someone reading this hasn’t seen them … though I would think that would be highly unlikely.
