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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I just meant that someone looking at Star Wars now will see it as a whole media empire, making it harder to understand just what a landmark the original flick is. Same for the novel Dune.
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That's certainly true.
But that's just the way things are. Except for a very few universally iconic works, the younger generations rarely see "the big deal" we try to make of our youthful favorites.
Even some great stories often need to be read/seen (for the first time) in very specific contexts to to leave a lasting impression. I'm a firm believer many books/movies that have gone on to become "favorites" of mine had as much to do with when, where, and at what particular age, I first experienced them as it did with the quality of the work. But I digress.