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Where should I start if I never watched Star Wars?

If you want to watch them in chronological order
Start watching the series from Episode I: The Phantom Menace and make your way up to Episode VI: Return of the Jedi to understand why Anakin Skywalker crossed over to the dark side and became his son's nemesis.
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How should a beginner start watching Star Wars?

A New Hope (1977 movie)

While technically the sixth movie, chronologically, in the Star Wars franchise, A New Hope is worth visiting first in your re-watch purely because it's the start of everything. It's also the only Star Wars film that treats viewers as if they've never watched the saga before.
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Where do I start to watch Star Wars in order?

Instead of going with release order, you can also try chronological order based on when the movies are supposed to take place. This would mean starting with Episode I, II, and III of the prequel trilogy, before moving to IV, V, VI of the original movies, then finishing with VII, VIII, IX from the sequels.
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Can you watch Star Wars without watching the series?

If you sat down to watch the first few episodes of Andor having never seen anything else that takes place in the Star Wars universe, you would be just fine.
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Can I watch Star Wars without watching the old ones?

It's an anthology series, so you can watch it pretty much however you want. I tend to watch it the whole way through because I really like it. But you don't necessarily have to to that. You can jump around and watch whatever you want.
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So, you've never seen a Star Wars movie - A Beginner's Guide

Why is Star Wars out of order?

So why did George Lucas make Star Wars out of order? Looper sums up the answer per Lucas himself – “The Star Wars series started out as a movie that ended up being so big that I took each act and cut it into its own movie [...] When I first did Star Wars, I did it as a big piece.
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Do I need to watch anything before Obi-Wan Kenobi?

What to watch before Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney Plus. The first and most important titles to watch are the prequel trilogy films: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
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What does BBY mean in Star Wars?

'BBY' stands for 'Before the Battle of Yavin,' referring to the climactic battle over the moon of Yavin IV where Luke shoots a proton torpedo down the Death Star's exhaust port in the original Star Wars film.
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Is it necessary to watch Star Wars before Mandalorian?

In-depth knowledge of the Star Wars movies is not required

There's no need to have watched any of the previous Star Wars films to make sense of The Mandalorian's first season. What you need to know is that the show takes place five years after Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi, released back in 1983.
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What is considered the best Star Wars movie?

All Star Wars Movies Ranked By Tomatometer
  • #1. Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) ...
  • #2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) ...
  • #3. Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope (1977) ...
  • #4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) ...
  • #5. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) ...
  • #6. Star Wars: Episode VI -- Return of the Jedi (1983) ...
  • #7. ...
  • #8.
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Should I watch Star Wars chronologically or in order?

Watching them in release order is fun (and easy), but breaking the series down into canonical order elevates your viewing experience, and can help you appreciate the Star Wars universe on a whole new level.
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Who is Anakin's father?

Anakin was actually the result of immaculate conception, so he doesn't have a father. His mother, Shmi Skywalker, conceived her child without a male partner, and instead Anakin was created through the Force.
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Why did Star Wars start with Episode 4?

One of the biggest questions fans have had is why 1977's Star Wars was called Episode IV, despite being the first film in what would become a blockbuster franchise. The logical explanation is that the prequel trilogy was (naturally) set before the original; hence, the numbering.
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Should I start with Star Wars 1 or 4?

“Start with one,” Lucas says of the correct way of watching the Star Wars movies. “That's the way to do it right: one, two, three, four, five, six. That's the way they're supposed to be done. Just because it took a long time to film it doesn't mean you don't do it in order.”
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Which Star Wars show should I watch first?

Star Wars Shows in Chronological Order

Of the Star Wars shows, “The Clone Wars” is chronologically the earliest, taking place between “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” (Episode II) and “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” (Episode III).
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What should I watch first on Star Wars?

Watching Star Wars in Skywalker Saga order
  • Star Wars: A New Hope.
  • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
  • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
  • Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (the animated movie)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (the animated series)
  • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
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Do I watch Boba Fett before Mandalorian?

If you're not interested in the Boba Fett spinoff, the good news is that you can jump right into Episode 5 and be completely fine. Mando literally takes over the whole show.
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Do I need to watch Star Wars before Boba Fett?

While it would help to have a basic understanding of the storylines that involved Boba Fett in The Mandalorian, it's not actually necessary to watch the entire series.
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Why is Obi-Wan so old in Episode 4?

Why does Obi-Wan Kenobi age like that? Because he's not real, and is a fictional character played by different people. You see, Obi-Wan Kenobi is played by Alec Guinness in the original trilogy. Guinness was 62 when he filmed A New Hope, and he died in 2000.
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How old is Anakin in Episode 1?

*According to sources published at the time the prequels came out, Anakin was 20 in Episode II, but 9 in Episode I, which took place ten years earlier. The explanation for this was that he turned ten right after Episode I, and the two movies are actually about ten years and one month apart.
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Is Darth Vader in Andor?

In a real world without Sith lords, Death Stars, and the dark side of the Force, a kid could watch Star Wars and imagine themself safe. The Empire of Andor is different. Darth Vader and the Death Star are somewhere off-screen—the former unmentioned, the latter also unacknowledged aside from a stray reference to Scarif.
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Can I watch Obi-Wan Kenobi without knowing anything about Star Wars?

If you hadn't seen the Star Wars movies, something like Obi-Wan Kenobi would basically be a non-starter.
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Can I watch Obi-Wan without mandalorian?

Yes. Obi-Wan takes place about 20 years before the Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett do. As long as you have a rough idea who Obi-Wan, Luke Skywalker, and Darth Vader are you should be fine.
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Is Obi-Wan before or after fallen order?

The first Fallen Order game is set five years before the event of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the next game, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, is set almost exactly at the same time as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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