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So sure, the inclination here is to be a curmudgeon and loudly proclaim, 'That's the way WE watched it, so that should be how EVERYONE watches it!' My point isn't to force my experience on anyone else, but let's face facts: watching the films in release order just makes sense.

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Full disclosure: I'm of an age where I saw the original trilogy in the theaters. Granted, that's a bit of a cheat, but if watched in release order, Rogue One disrupts the natural flow from The Force Awakens to The Last Jedi-the two films that ironically don't have much passage of time between them. The only hiccup here is Rogue One, which I'll allow to be placed either between Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace or between Revenge of the Sith and The Force Awakens.

The best way to watch the Star Wars films is in release order: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, The Force Awakens, and The Last Jedi. I'm here to take a position, so let's just get this out of the way. They fundamentally change the conversation.

The Clone Wars film, all animated series, and the Ewoks TV movies are off the table. For our purposes here, we're only considering the nine (to date) live-action theatrical films. There are a surprising number of ways to order the Star Wars films, and compelling arguments can be made in favor of most of them. Now that we're about to have 10 films, the debate has gotten exponentially more layered and increasingly challenging. There were disagreements back when things were simpler and we only had six films to organize. Of all of the debates in Star Wars fandom, the “correct” order to watch the films is one of the most contentious. Look, I know you have an opinion on this topic. Jamie Greene says he prefers to watch the films in the order in which they were released: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, The Force Awakens, and The Last Jedi. In this installment, in celebration of Star Wars Day on May the 4th, two writers discuss their preferred order for film viewing enjoyment.

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Best bounty hunter? Most powerful Jedi? Does Salacious Crumb have the best haircut in the saga? In that spirit, presents From a Certain Point of View: a series of point-counterpoints on some of the biggest - and most fun - Star Wars issues. One of the great things about Star Wars is that it inspires endless debates and opinions on a wide array of topics. When you sit down to enjoy the Star Wars saga, what film is first? Two writers defend their favorite viewing order.