42 Years Of Successfully Delivering 11 Films, Here's The Order Of Star Wars Movies Based On Chronology Or Release
JAKARTA - Until now, Star Wars has become one of the most legendary films made by Hollywood filmmakers. Not only in their home country, the science fiction genre film is even quite popular in Asian countries, including Indonesia. If you haven't watched it, try to consider this film. But before you start watching, you are advised to know the sequence of the Star Wars films.
For information, Saga, which has been present for 42 years, has finally finished with the appearance of its last film, entitled Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which aired in December 2019. However, it turns out that the Star Wars vigilance is still there and continues to attract curiosity from world film lovers.
Why You Should Know the Order of the Star Wars Movies?Watching George Lucas's science fiction film can actually be sorted in two ways, based on the chronological order of the story and by the release of the film. You need to know, Saga, which started in 1977, has quite a fanatical fans. They argue that watching in chronological order or by release each has its own privileges.
Chronologically, you can enjoy Star Wars by starting to watch episodes of The Phantom Menace. For some people the episode left an unpleasant impression. Quoted from pocket-lint, watching chronologically also spoils the biggest plot twist in the series.
While watching Star Wars films in release order is considered a little confusing. However, each person has a different experience when watching this film based on its release.
The order of the Star Wars Movies by ChronologyFor those of you who want to follow Star Wars in chronological order, here is a summary that has been released from Cnet, complete with a synopsis and a poster for the film.
Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)This story takes place for 32 years before the Battle of Yavin (Battle of Yavin or BBY) and begins the Skywalker Saga story, with the discovery of the then 9 year old little Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine. Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn discovered the anakin who were later found to have 'Force', an energy field capable of connecting all life in the universe.
Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn suspects Anakin is the chosen child and destined to bring balance to the Force universe. On the other hand, a Sith God conspires with Darth Sidious who works in secret to crush the Jedi and overthrow the political system of the Galactic Republic.
Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)You will be taken 10 years to 22 BBY (before the battle of Yavin). In this story, Anakin is a student of Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and a gloomy teenager.
Meanwhile, rebel Jedi Count Dooku persuaded the star system to leave the Republic and join his Confederation of Independent Systems. Dooku secretly turns out to be a student of Sith from Darth Sidious, a figure who works for the Republic and tries to create political chaos.
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)The time setting for this film is 19 BBY. Clone Wars and Darth Sidious take the final step regarding their plan to take over the galaxy, Republic turns into the Galactic Empire when Sidious proclaims himself Emperor.
Anakin, who was originally a good character, actually crossed over to the dark side and studied with one of the Sidious, Darth Vader, who tried to eradicate the Jedi Order. Unbeknownst to Sith Lords, Padmé gave birth to Anakin's twins who were named Leia and Luke.
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)This film adventure lasts around 13-10 BBY. The film also reveals the early days of roguish ace pilot Han Solo before meeting Skywalker.
This film will provide more information about the most important ship in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon, including how Han made the Kessel Run with him under 12 parsec.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)Similar to Solo, Rogue One is also an independent anthology film from Star Wars. This film is set at 0 BBY which tells the story of the Rebel Alliance's first major victory against the Empire. This film is also a prologue for the film Episode IV: A New Hope.
A New Hope (1977)In the fourth episode, the audience is still at 0 BBY. Darth Vader insists on knowing the Death Star's stolen plans. He also plans to capture Princess Leia. Darth Vader also begins to see a series of events showing Luke Skywalker and Han Solo joining the Rebel Alliance. Leia herself can be saved while the Death Star is destroyed.
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)In this episode, Leia, Luke, and Han rejoin ABY 3 (After the Battle of Yavin), with the Rebel Alliance on the run from an angry Empire. Luke also learned the 'Force' way when he was trying to become a Jedi. In addition to that he encountered the fact that Darth Vader was his father.
Return of the Jedi (1983)At ABY 4 or a year later, the Rebel Alliance attacked the second Death Star. Luke faces off against Darth Vader in the second Death Star, while the Emperor tries to get Luke to side with the dark side. The attempt fails when Vander's love for Luke brings him back to the bright side of the 'Force' until he finally kills the emperor.
Leia also discovers the fact that she is Luke's twin sister who is also the daughter of Darth Vader. The Rebel Alliance destroyed the second Death Star and began to overthrow the Empire.
Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)This seventh episode took place in the year 34 ABY. There was a new conflict arising between the growing Republic, led by Leia Organa-Skywalker and The First Order, who rose from the ashes of the Empire. In all the conflicts, a young girl named Rey gets caught up in various problems.
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)This film is the closing film for Star Wars which was screened simultaneously on December 18, 2019. This film shows the return of Emperor Palpatine as Kylo Ren's The First Order and the rebels led by Rey. They prepare for the final confrontation on a planet called Exegol.
Order of the Star Wars Movies by ReleaseThe following is a sequence of Star Wars films based on the year they were released in theaters. From several movie reviews there is an opinion that watching Star Wars based on the release will only get a mixed storyline. However, all should be proven. The following is the order of Star Wars based on the year it was released.
Episode IV: New Hope (1977) Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015) Rogue One (2016) Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017) Solo (2018) Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)In addition to information regarding the sequences of the Star Wars films, get information and other national and international news through VOI.