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According to ''. According to ''. Francis Ford Coppola credits George Lucas with devising the term which Lucas and Steven Spielberg later used to describe their joint project '' Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom '' (which also occurred before the events of the First Indiana Jones Film ) during publicity for its release. Lucas's own ''Star Wars'' prequel ''" wrote Chris Deever. Truth in Cinema, May 28, 2001 Another popular cinematic prequel is '' The Godfather, Part II ''. This film is both Sequel and prequel, since it intercuts the further story of the Corleone Mafia family under the leadership of Michael Corleone with the story of his father Vito Corleone in his youth. Like sequels, prequels may or may not concern the same plot as the work from which they are derived. Often, they explain the background which led to the events in the original, but sometimes the connections are not as explicit. Sometimes, prequels play on the fact that the audience knows what will happen next, using deliberate references to create Dramatic Irony . The idea of a prequel is not new. The Libretti for the four operas of Richard Wagner 's '' Ring Cycle '' – '' Das Rheingold '', '' Die Walküre '', '' Siegfried '' and '' Götterdämmerung '' – were written in reverse order, making each opera a prequel to the preceding one. Another example of a prequel in C. S. Lewis ' '' The Chronicles Of Narnia '' is '' The Magician's Nephew '', a prequel to '' The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe '' which was written first. Though originally they were unplanned and unnumbered, many newer publications of the series order them chronologically in regards to the storyline. There is debate as to whether this was an appropriate change. The term prequel is often used to describe any work with a sequel. This is contrary to the term's original meaning, which defines a prequel as a ''type'' of sequel, not the converse ''of'' a sequel. For example, '''' (Episode II, 2002). '''', '' Batman Returns '', '' Batman Forever '' and '' Batman & Robin ''. However, the film has no connection to the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher franchise and the film even has a sequel coming out in 2008 titled '' The Dark Knight '', which will feature The Joker who has appeared before in the original. LIST OF PREQUELS Literature Plays Films Television Computer and video games Manga and anime Cross-media SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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