George Lucas has gone on record saying if Qui Gon survived Sidious never would have been able to turn Anakin. That’s why it’s called ‘Duel of the Fates’. It quite literally changed Anakin and the galaxy’s fate.
Funny thing was, I didn't know as a child that Darth Sidious was Palpatine. I knew they were played by the same actor, didn't know they were the same character. When I was 14 and AOTC came out, I was coming up with this theory that Sidious would like capture Palpatine and transfer his "Force Essence" into him, lol.
Curt, I didn’t know there was an original trilogy until Revenge of the Sith came out thus, Anakin’s deterioration was quite heartbreaking back in the day in such a uniquely different way.
TPM shows why Anakin is so important, his strong attachment to his mom, why Obi-Wan wasn't right teacher to him, why he hates Tatooine, Jedi rules, Palpatine becoming chancellor, world building, etc...And of course, podracing and Darth Maul.
Do you disagree with Anakin being part of the Order, or do you disagree with Obi-Wan being the one to train Anakin? I ask this, because a lot of things had they not happen, means that there would never be an opportunity to bring balance to the Force. 🧐
@@thescepterofjudah12 the prophecy sucked because if you're the jedi and your on top? why would you WANT to bring balance to the force? because that means bringing the sith back...stupid ..i mute all the prophecy crap
@@kimmypfeiffer9130 Okay, that bit of information you gave didn’t solve a simple math problem. Plus, I wasn’t talking to you specifically, but I did ask two questions aimed at the person who made a point about Obi-Wan Kenobi not being the right person to train Anakin. I just wanted to further know THEIR position on Anakin and the Jedi Order. So if you mute or disregard “the prophecy,” which is a big part of the story… then with all due respect, you shouldn’t have commented under this thread. 🧐
Enjoyed that, nice job. As a child I only really visually watched Star Wars, I had seen the OG movies first but didn’t know who anikan was as i wasn’t paying enough attention to the dialogue. I remember seeing Palpatine and sideous going ‘hey man, I think that’s the same person’, this wasn’t until the clone wars. Then the dread set in like, oh shit this guys WAY better then any individual in the galaxy then anyone by a long ass shot! Seeing anikan turn was one of the most impactful character experiences of my life, didn’t have any idea what revenge of the sith was going show. George says the movies are made to be a visual and sound experience and I would agree a lot with that. Obviously duel of the dates is SSS tier. But like you mentioned, the pod racers sound just so good.. the sound makes them feel alive. I also like the sounds used while kenobi and skywalker are chasing the changeling in the clone wars, the charges that go off from Jango in the serial dogfight against kenobi. Special mention of the soundtrack played in the anikan kenobi fight. The politics in my adult years make the universe feel like a character all on its own, when we first meet it, the universe is under Turmoil politically and in trade, with large groups making power plays. As you go through the trilogy. The universe and all it’s inhabitants experience war and it changes everyone and everything. Which later goes on to show a step further with order 66. I bet no one EVER thought we would see, or close enough to see children get killed with a light saber, let alone the main character be the one to do it. By the end we see the gears and cogs of the universe via industry, military and political means. The universe is changed in its most fundamental ways from the ground up. The good guys lost and they were not even close to stopping what was coming. It’s such a fun but heartbreaking story.
I just saw the re-release in theaters 5 times. Twice with loved ones, and three times by myself in an empty theater. It was like the movie was playing just for me. MAGICAL. Did this with ROTJ last year, and cant wait to do it for AOTC and ROTS in the coming years.
6:50 Fun note: The whispered words (Korah Rahtahmah) of Mauls theme are actually the choir sung words in Duel of the Fates. Further enhancing all the foreshadowing Williams and Lucas had been working on.
Over the years my feelings on which Prequel is my favorite has changed many times. I love all 3 and grew up with them. I know I’m mostly alone on this, but I love Episode 1 every bit as much as I love Episode 3 with Episode 2 just being a little bit behind them. The Phantom Menace is incredible.
My personal favorites are empire strikes back,revenge of the sith and rise of Skywalker. Really the only movie I didn't like was The last Jedi . I know some may not agree but that is my opinion . I also enjoyed Rogue one as well . I think The last Jedi and solo kind of missed the mark . But I can tolerate solo . Wish they would erase the last jedi from Canon.
Personally I think this movie has my favorite alien/creature designs of any Star Wars thing, ever. Since Lucasfilm had a much larger budget for this movie, they could really start to experiment with more inhuman and strange looking dudes. I especially love all the goofy reptilian-ish podracers. Plus they use a great mix of pretty charming looking 1999 cgi and practical effects.
I think everyone hating on the political side of things the past 20 years shows more how little they actually understand about it then anything else lol
@carlhagens Big Phantom Menace fan here. I'm wondering if you've read (or perhaps listened to the audiobook) of Darth Plagueis? Yes, its pre Disney cannon but it was Lucas approved. Its essentially Episode 0 and sets up all of star wars, and even has some overlap with Phantom Menace. Id be interested to see another video of your thoughts on Phantom Menace (and beyond) with the added layer of the Events of Darth Plagueis. IMO Disney has truly missed the mark but not bringing Plagueis story to the big screen.
The marketing for the Phantom Menace made it extremely obvious that Palpatine was the Emperor. The toys came with holographic card that showed who the legacy characters were in the original movies. They could have been a lot more subtle with it but George isn’t exactly known for subtlety.
I've been a fan and a defender of the prequels since they came out. Myself and my friend group, they were the first star wars we seen in the cinema. The only people that hated them were dweebs on the internet that weren't even born when they came out.
@doomsdayrabbit4398 there wasn't the same level of hate back then, maybe for jar jar yes but as a whole I remember everything was positive and people enjoyed the movies. Not everyone thought they were movie critics back then too, though once prequel hate became a meme it got big then. Disney ruined it for me, I still haven't watched the last one in the trilogy or any of the spin offs, enjoyed rogue one though.
Nah it was the old fart internet dwellers that saw the originals when they came out if anything, the people born after the prequels literally grew up with all 6 and clone wars cartoon
I actually wish there were more political scenes in the Prequels, but i do understand that Lucas would have totally lost the casual fan. The reason i love the political stuff is it gives so much context to the Original Trilogy. As a person who saw the OT in 77, 80, 83, they are my favorite movies. Now there are another 3 movies that flesh out the OT even more? While The Phantom Menace has pacing problems in the first half of the movie, the story sets everything up in 2,3,4,5,6. Anakin needed a father figure, not a brother in Episode 2 and 3. QuiGon would have been a father figure, Obiwan ended up being his brother. The death of QuiGon goes over the heads of so many fans as it changed the direction of the galaxy. Padme is a Queen at 14 years old, as it’s no different than being a child actor in Hollywood. It’s not a normal childhood and you can see the mistakes she makes in Episode 2 and 3 as she yearns for a normal life with Anakin. He tells her he slaughtered tuskens, Obiwan tells her he slaughtered all at the Jedi Temple. What does she do on Mustafar? She confronts Anakin….sort of. She, Obiwan and The Jedi Council always looked the other way at his behavior until it was too late. Senator Palpatine in The Phantom Menace is a brilliant plot point by Lucas. That was essentially the reveal of the Trilogy, in that the Emperor we knew back in 1983 was legally elected like Hitler? To see him as a lowly Senator in The Phantom Menace to the Emperor in Return of the Jedi is one best arcs for a villain in the history of movies. That’s why The Phantom Menace is so important. It’s all there in Episode 1 for each character to fail. Every main character in Episode 1 eventually dies in the next 5 movies because they were short-sighted or arrogant. Even Yoda dies believing Luke must kill Vader and The Emperor. He was still thinking like the Prequel Jedi Council. Luke and Leia are the only level headed characters in the Saga who go against the grain of everything setup in Episode 1 and finally succeed in Episode 6.
I think this is an underrated film. I think Jar Jar is a good choice to keep young people engaged. It lived up to the marketing (Pizza Hut crushed this) and the hype for a 12 year old me. I think CGI is well utilized in this film (heavily but if you can use a new technology to explore your world go ahead). And yes, the Maul lightsaber fight (Duel of the Fates) is the best part.
I was born in the middle of the OT. You’re 16 years younger than I am so it’s understandable that a lot of your fans didn’t know Palpatine/Sidious were one and the same. Us older fans already knew it by being older fans. We had cliff notes on the Clone Wars and how Palpatine rose to power. Even though in the 80’s and early 90’s we didn’t know who Sidious was because George had not created that side of the character yet
I actually love TPM, it’s too bad that maul was under used I’m glad they redeemed themselves by exploring more in Clone wars. But It could’ve been so much more had the kept maul around.
and yes, i'm the generation that had to wait 3 years between movies and we didn't get to watch them on demand via vhs or dvd or netflix or roku....we had YEARS to ponder and imagine and theorize...i was 7 when i saw star wars *3 times at the theater!, 11 when i saw empire *16 times in the theater was unheard of but i made my mom drop me at the theater every other saturday while it ran! and 16 when i saw return of the jedi...got to skip school to see it but only once! the generations that grew up after with the technology to watch it with no time in between to actually think about the story just seemed to gobble it up and be ok with the incestuous nature of luke's feelings for leia...they also didn't pour over interviews and magazines and devour every piece of information the way we did...because they had already accepted the premise...maybe it was just me because some of my friends were ok with the story we got...but they were not as into it as i was...my point is i've been disappointed longer than most fans lol
Honestly, The Phantom Menace in one of my favorite Star Wars movies though... People just don't understand it. Plus, Qui-gon Jinn is my favorite character. But Episode 1 has the best effects of the prequels, because they still used some practical effects.
Palpitine plays 4D chess against himself with pieces that can move on their own. There are scenarios where the Separatist should have won or the Republic should have won that they didn't and so forth. THAT'S how compelling a villain he is.
While you're focusing on the positive, you might as well talk about how Jar Jar & Anakin have parallel arcs. From being a 'pathetic life form' that Qui-Gon picked up to becoming extremely influential in the fate of the galaxy through Palpatine's manipulation disguised as what Padme would want (emergency powers to authorize the clone army/betraying the Jedi to save Padme's life), even down to having extremely good luck/instinct in surviving in battle against & defeating the Trade Federation army. I can only imagine what was meant for Jar Jar's story until angry fans shouted down Lucas for creating Jar Jar in the first place.
One thing I'm still confused about and think of is, if Anakin was created from Plagious or Sidious, was that done so specifically? Or was it just a chance occurrence and the jedi just happened to find him? I get the impression Sidious didn't even know otherwise if he did then why didn't he go snatch Anakin up when he was a baby or something? I kind of saw it as, every action has a reaction or every push the universe pushes back and with the darkside being manipulated to create life per say, the force as a way to counter that created Anakin.
If I were showing my kids SW for the first time, would it be best to start with episode 1 or 4? assuming they will follow with the order 5-2-3-6. I think episode 1 makes sense to watch as the first movie even without watching any of the original trilogy, but I’m curious what others think
That's a tough one. I think you could really go either way. Most people that grew up with the originals will say watch the originals first because that's how they did, and so that the "I am your father" twist will be a huge surprise. However, if you watch the prequels first, you see things play out in real time and now the twist becomes Anakin turning bad and Palpatine being Sidious. So you get good surprises either way. But that's assuming they don't have any prior knowledge whatsoever. If they do know about Vader being Luke's father and all that, then I would say prequels first.
George Lucas said that the sequel was really awful. He said the Midi-chlorian were going to deal with the sequels. He said it was bacteria-like in our stomach.
Important because it was part of the trend started around Independence Day of big budget special effects blockbusters with terrible scripts and poor acting/directing.
Even though The Phantom Menace is the weakest of the original 6 the Battle of Naboo is probably the best battle in the series only next to the Battle of Hoth and Endor
Controversial take, I know, but I actually really like the concept of midi-chlorians in the prequels. With midi-chlorians, it's clear that the Jedi understood the force in a more scientific way. It was tangible and studied and everything could be explained. And I like that midi-chlorians are no longer talked about after the prequels because, by that point, the knowledge had been forgotten. After the prequels, the Force is truly a mystical and religious experience because knowledge of midi-chlorians was lost.
i got 99 problems but a jar jar ain't one! lol...i loved the politics, the overall story was great...i just would have made anakin a little older, qui gon and obi wan would have been more like buddy cops instead of obi wan being a padawan, and it should have been obi wan doing all the qui gon stuff and qui gon staying on the ship...and let the queen be the queen and let padme be the handmaiden...trying so hard to make leia royalty lol...obi wan was against training anakin from the start, he expressed his awareness that the boy was dangerous and that qui gon should go along to get along and then all the sudden because qui gon dies, he's gonna throw his own judgement out the window? what a pussy! and anakin building 3po, no thank you...he should have just been part of the queen's entourage...and we should have met owen and beru in this movie which is why i hate the slave storyline...let shmee be a housekeeper/surrogate mom to kliegg/owen and kleigg can be some small time gangster working for jabbba the hutt's crime family lol...beru could be his ward so that all three would have a stake in what happened to shmee and create actual tension and family bonds between owen and anakin...and shmee...really? they couldn't give her a decent name and not name her after hook's henchman? my goals and guidelines in my re~writes have always been to honor what is on the screen and change as little as possible in way of dialog...i mute the tv a lot when i watch the prequals and the one scene in return! phantom was the most challenging with the most changes..the other two prequals just need some editing and one day i hope i can access a tool to help me make my kimmy cut!
Phantom Menace was sooo close to being a Masterpiece! One thing stood in the way... George Lucas was surrounded by "yes men" too afraid to speak up about his bad ideas. Dialogue - you suck George. I get the dynamics you are trying to build here, but they can't actually say that. Just let us make a couple tweaks, and it'd be great. CGI - looks terrible bro. Let's scale it back. Maybe hide it a bit with ominous fog or rain? JarJar - let's dial down his childishness by 20%. He's coming across as pretty annoying and breaking up the universe immersion. None of that happened. They all looked at each other when Anakin says "Arr yeu an ANGel?" and no one had the balls to speak up and tell George, no offense, i like where you're going with this, but that sounds dumb.
exactly...the first two movies, star wars especially, the actors, and his wife, pushed back and we got some great films...it all went wrong, in my opinion, the second luke uttered, 'leia is my sister'...i hated it then and i hate it to this day...because i was such a fan, and i knew that george was tired of doing star wars per an interview with carrie fisher during the summer while return was in theaters..he wrote himself into a corner, needed something to push luke over the edge, and said 'fuck it, leia is the sister, done! and i'm never doing another star wars movie'...also, as an owner of the art of star wars that contained the script, luke was an 18 year old farm boy and in the novelization of the film, leia was 16..bothe written by george himself...and don't even try to explain that shit away with the solar cycles are different on tattooine and alderaan BS...THEY WERE NOT MEANT TO BE BROTHER AND SISTER! and i know i'm speaking english when i say, that 'twin sister' was cool...just the twin sister should have been someone we never met ...'the other he spoke of is your twin sister' luke: 'where is she? how will i find her?' 'the force has guided her destiny as it has guided yours.' and luke is just happy that he's not alone with his burden....he confides in leia that his twin sister exists and that if he doesn't make it back, leia has to find her and that's why leia is the only hope for the rebellion...he also gets to make the sacrifice and CHOOSE to leave the woman he loves for a higher calling, *making him a tragic hero and keeping the love triangle dynamic and drama going...so that when he confronts vader, the dialog doesn't have to change, if vader can read his thoughts, 'your thoughts betray you, your feelings for them *your friends are strong especially for...' luke is thinking of leia and their last conversation and her promise to find his 'SISTER! so, you have a twin SISTER!' everything i've just said and argued for the last 4 decades VALIDATED in this link! ua-cam.com/video/l0dY0gPB_oU/v-deo.html
George Lucas has gone on record saying if Qui Gon survived Sidious never would have been able to turn Anakin. That’s why it’s called ‘Duel of the Fates’. It quite literally changed Anakin and the galaxy’s fate.
Funny thing was, I didn't know as a child that Darth Sidious was Palpatine. I knew they were played by the same actor, didn't know they were the same character.
When I was 14 and AOTC came out, I was coming up with this theory that Sidious would like capture Palpatine and transfer his "Force Essence" into him, lol.
music and darth maul duel are the reasons i went to see it twice in the theater...
Curt, I didn’t know there was an original trilogy until Revenge of the Sith came out thus, Anakin’s deterioration was quite heartbreaking back in the day in such a uniquely different way.
TPM shows why Anakin is so important, his strong attachment to his mom, why Obi-Wan wasn't right teacher to him, why he hates Tatooine, Jedi rules, Palpatine becoming chancellor, world building, etc...And of course, podracing and Darth Maul.
Do you disagree with Anakin being part of the Order, or do you disagree with Obi-Wan being the one to train Anakin? I ask this, because a lot of things had they not happen, means that there would never be an opportunity to bring balance to the Force. 🧐
@@thescepterofjudah12 the prophecy sucked because if you're the jedi and your on top? why would you WANT to bring balance to the force? because that means bringing the sith back...stupid ..i mute all the prophecy crap
@@kimmypfeiffer9130 Okay, that bit of information you gave didn’t solve a simple math problem. Plus, I wasn’t talking to you specifically, but I did ask two questions aimed at the person who made a point about Obi-Wan Kenobi not being the right person to train Anakin. I just wanted to further know THEIR position on Anakin and the Jedi Order. So if you mute or disregard “the prophecy,” which is a big part of the story… then with all due respect, you shouldn’t have commented under this thread. 🧐
Would have been nice if the Phantom Menace had a reference to Dooku.
I didn’t know Palpatine was the Emperor. I didn’t see Return of the Jedi until I was in high school after seeing Revenge of the Sith in middle school.
The first Godzilla I ever saw the '98 one. I feel your pain.
Enjoyed that, nice job.
As a child I only really visually watched Star Wars, I had seen the OG movies first but didn’t know who anikan was as i wasn’t paying enough attention to the dialogue. I remember seeing Palpatine and sideous going ‘hey man, I think that’s the same person’, this wasn’t until the clone wars. Then the dread set in like, oh shit this guys WAY better then any individual in the galaxy then anyone by a long ass shot!
Seeing anikan turn was one of the most impactful character experiences of my life, didn’t have any idea what revenge of the sith was going show.
George says the movies are made to be a visual and sound experience and I would agree a lot with that. Obviously duel of the dates is SSS tier. But like you mentioned, the pod racers sound just so good.. the sound makes them feel alive. I also like the sounds used while kenobi and skywalker are chasing the changeling in the clone wars, the charges that go off from Jango in the serial dogfight against kenobi. Special mention of the soundtrack played in the anikan kenobi fight.
The politics in my adult years make the universe feel like a character all on its own, when we first meet it, the universe is under Turmoil politically and in trade, with large groups making power plays. As you go through the trilogy. The universe and all it’s inhabitants experience war and it changes everyone and everything. Which later goes on to show a step further with order 66. I bet no one EVER thought we would see, or close enough to see children get killed with a light saber, let alone the main character be the one to do it.
By the end we see the gears and cogs of the universe via industry, military and political means. The universe is changed in its most fundamental ways from the ground up. The good guys lost and they were not even close to stopping what was coming. It’s such a fun but heartbreaking story.
I just saw the re-release in theaters 5 times. Twice with loved ones, and three times by myself in an empty theater. It was like the movie was playing just for me. MAGICAL. Did this with ROTJ last year, and cant wait to do it for AOTC and ROTS in the coming years.
6:50 Fun note: The whispered words (Korah Rahtahmah) of Mauls theme are actually the choir sung words in Duel of the Fates. Further enhancing all the foreshadowing Williams and Lucas had been working on.
All the dread is mainly in the head
Over the years my feelings on which Prequel is my favorite has changed many times. I love all 3 and grew up with them. I know I’m mostly alone on this, but I love Episode 1 every bit as much as I love Episode 3 with Episode 2 just being a little bit behind them. The Phantom Menace is incredible.
Same here!
My personal favorites are empire strikes back,revenge of the sith and rise of Skywalker. Really the only movie I didn't like was The last Jedi . I know some may not agree but that is my opinion . I also enjoyed Rogue one as well . I think The last Jedi and solo kind of missed the mark . But I can tolerate solo . Wish they would erase the last jedi from Canon.
Personally I think this movie has my favorite alien/creature designs of any Star Wars thing, ever. Since Lucasfilm had a much larger budget for this movie, they could really start to experiment with more inhuman and strange looking dudes. I especially love all the goofy reptilian-ish podracers. Plus they use a great mix of pretty charming looking 1999 cgi and practical effects.
I think everyone hating on the political side of things the past 20 years shows more how little they actually understand about it then anything else lol
Especially since the prequels predicted many political conflicts in real life...
@@Сайтамен exactly...'this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause.' over and over and over again..
The Jedi were great practitioners of the force, they were great peacekeepers, but they were no counsellers.
@carlhagens Big Phantom Menace fan here. I'm wondering if you've read (or perhaps listened to the audiobook) of Darth Plagueis? Yes, its pre Disney cannon but it was Lucas approved. Its essentially Episode 0 and sets up all of star wars, and even has some overlap with Phantom Menace. Id be interested to see another video of your thoughts on Phantom Menace (and beyond) with the added layer of the Events of Darth Plagueis. IMO Disney has truly missed the mark but not bringing Plagueis story to the big screen.
Loved this movie when it came out. I was 9 or 10. was a huge adventure visually and I didn't think the politics slowed it down.
The marketing for the Phantom Menace made it extremely obvious that Palpatine was the Emperor. The toys came with holographic card that showed who the legacy characters were in the original movies. They could have been a lot more subtle with it but George isn’t exactly known for subtlety.
I've been a fan and a defender of the prequels since they came out. Myself and my friend group, they were the first star wars we seen in the cinema.
The only people that hated them were dweebs on the internet that weren't even born when they came out.
Not just those dweebs, but also the ones who were too busy whining because their parents hated them.
@doomsdayrabbit4398 there wasn't the same level of hate back then, maybe for jar jar yes but as a whole I remember everything was positive and people enjoyed the movies. Not everyone thought they were movie critics back then too, though once prequel hate became a meme it got big then.
Disney ruined it for me, I still haven't watched the last one in the trilogy or any of the spin offs, enjoyed rogue one though.
Nah it was the old fart internet dwellers that saw the originals when they came out if anything, the people born after the prequels literally grew up with all 6 and clone wars cartoon
I actually wish there were more political scenes in the Prequels, but i do understand that Lucas would have totally lost the casual fan.
The reason i love the political stuff is it gives so much context to the Original Trilogy. As a person who saw the OT in 77, 80, 83, they are my favorite movies. Now there are another 3 movies that flesh out the OT even more?
While The Phantom Menace has pacing problems in the first half of the movie, the story sets everything up in 2,3,4,5,6.
Anakin needed a father figure, not a brother in Episode 2 and 3. QuiGon would have been a father figure, Obiwan ended up being his brother. The death of QuiGon goes over the heads of so many fans as it changed the direction of the galaxy.
Padme is a Queen at 14 years old, as it’s no different than being a child actor in Hollywood. It’s not a normal childhood and you can see the mistakes she makes in Episode 2 and 3 as she yearns for a normal life with Anakin. He tells her he slaughtered tuskens, Obiwan tells her he slaughtered all at the Jedi Temple. What does she do on Mustafar? She confronts Anakin….sort of. She, Obiwan and The Jedi Council always looked the other way at his behavior until it was too late.
Senator Palpatine in The Phantom Menace is a brilliant plot point by Lucas. That was essentially the reveal of the Trilogy, in that the Emperor we knew back in 1983 was legally elected like Hitler? To see him as a lowly Senator in The Phantom Menace to the Emperor in Return of the Jedi is one best arcs for a villain in the history of movies.
That’s why The Phantom Menace is so important. It’s all there in Episode 1 for each character to fail. Every main character in Episode 1 eventually dies in the next 5 movies because they were short-sighted or arrogant. Even Yoda dies believing Luke must kill Vader and The Emperor. He was still thinking like the Prequel Jedi Council. Luke and Leia are the only level headed characters in the Saga who go against the grain of everything setup in Episode 1 and finally succeed in Episode 6.
I think this is an underrated film. I think Jar Jar is a good choice to keep young people engaged. It lived up to the marketing (Pizza Hut crushed this) and the hype for a 12 year old me.
I think CGI is well utilized in this film (heavily but if you can use a new technology to explore your world go ahead). And yes, the Maul lightsaber fight (Duel of the Fates) is the best part.
Sound effects are, IMHO, the number one strength of the Star Wars films. Followed by the Spaceships.
I was born in the middle of the OT. You’re 16 years younger than I am so it’s understandable that a lot of your fans didn’t know Palpatine/Sidious were one and the same.
Us older fans already knew it by being older fans.
We had cliff notes on the Clone Wars and how Palpatine rose to power. Even though in the 80’s and early 90’s we didn’t know who Sidious was because George had not created that side of the character yet
I actually love TPM, it’s too bad that maul was under used I’m glad they redeemed themselves by exploring more in Clone wars. But It could’ve been so much more had the kept maul around.
Rewatching this movie, it's clear that Qui-Gon was the only Jedi that understood the Force. The rest were trapped in their tradition and complacency.
Great video, this is! Earned a subscriber, you have!
and yes, i'm the generation that had to wait 3 years between movies and we didn't get to watch them on demand via vhs or dvd or netflix or roku....we had YEARS to ponder and imagine and theorize...i was 7 when i saw star wars *3 times at the theater!, 11 when i saw empire *16 times in the theater was unheard of but i made my mom drop me at the theater every other saturday while it ran! and 16 when i saw return of the jedi...got to skip school to see it but only once! the generations that grew up after with the technology to watch it with no time in between to actually think about the story just seemed to gobble it up and be ok with the incestuous nature of luke's feelings for leia...they also didn't pour over interviews and magazines and devour every piece of information the way we did...because they had already accepted the premise...maybe it was just me because some of my friends were ok with the story we got...but they were not as into it as i was...my point is i've been disappointed longer than most fans lol
Honestly, The Phantom Menace in one of my favorite Star Wars movies though... People just don't understand it. Plus, Qui-gon Jinn is my favorite character. But Episode 1 has the best effects of the prequels, because they still used some practical effects.
Palpitine plays 4D chess against himself with pieces that can move on their own. There are scenarios where the Separatist should have won or the Republic should have won that they didn't and so forth.
THAT'S how compelling a villain he is.
like your commentary...ty
I find its the best of All starcwars Films.
While you're focusing on the positive, you might as well talk about how Jar Jar & Anakin have parallel arcs. From being a 'pathetic life form' that Qui-Gon picked up to becoming extremely influential in the fate of the galaxy through Palpatine's manipulation disguised as what Padme would want (emergency powers to authorize the clone army/betraying the Jedi to save Padme's life), even down to having extremely good luck/instinct in surviving in battle against & defeating the Trade Federation army. I can only imagine what was meant for Jar Jar's story until angry fans shouted down Lucas for creating Jar Jar in the first place.
I love all the prequels but I like episode I a little more than II
Qui gon was the missing piece. Had he lived, we would be having a different argument.
I love this film.
Great vid
One thing I'm still confused about and think of is, if Anakin was created from Plagious or Sidious, was that done so specifically? Or was it just a chance occurrence and the jedi just happened to find him? I get the impression Sidious didn't even know otherwise if he did then why didn't he go snatch Anakin up when he was a baby or something? I kind of saw it as, every action has a reaction or every push the universe pushes back and with the darkside being manipulated to create life per say, the force as a way to counter that created Anakin.
EVERYONE knew Palpatine was the Emperor.
I was a child when the new trilogy was coming out, and I didn't know Palpatine was the emperor until he told Anakin 😂
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George is the master of this universe
Jake Lloyd had issues, that are in no way connected to the Star Wars criticism of his character, he has serious health issues.
If I were showing my kids SW for the first time, would it be best to start with episode 1 or 4? assuming they will follow with the order 5-2-3-6. I think episode 1 makes sense to watch as the first movie even without watching any of the original trilogy, but I’m curious what others think
That's a tough one. I think you could really go either way. Most people that grew up with the originals will say watch the originals first because that's how they did, and so that the "I am your father" twist will be a huge surprise. However, if you watch the prequels first, you see things play out in real time and now the twist becomes Anakin turning bad and Palpatine being Sidious. So you get good surprises either way. But that's assuming they don't have any prior knowledge whatsoever. If they do know about Vader being Luke's father and all that, then I would say prequels first.
Trust your instincts, you will know in the moment
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@@curthagens yeah I definitely want episode 5 to come before 2 and 3 so the plot twist is maintained!!
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Starwars fan are the only people on earth that will complain that the fights in the movies are "Too good".
George Lucas said that the sequel was really awful. He said the Midi-chlorian were going to deal with the sequels. He said it was bacteria-like in our stomach.
Qui-Gonn was wrong in that he ripped Anakin off his mother. Let's not pretend he's perfect.
Important because it was part of the trend started around Independence Day of big budget special effects blockbusters with terrible scripts and poor acting/directing.
Even though The Phantom Menace is the weakest of the original 6 the Battle of Naboo is probably the best battle in the series only next to the Battle of Hoth and Endor
Ahmed Best did an amazing job voicing Jar Jar Binks. He doesn’t deserve such poor treatment.
If you didn’t like this movie I know you won’t like the sequels?!
I call bs you watched that VHS , and new palpatine was the EMP
Controversial take, I know, but I actually really like the concept of midi-chlorians in the prequels. With midi-chlorians, it's clear that the Jedi understood the force in a more scientific way. It was tangible and studied and everything could be explained.
And I like that midi-chlorians are no longer talked about after the prequels because, by that point, the knowledge had been forgotten. After the prequels, the Force is truly a mystical and religious experience because knowledge of midi-chlorians was lost.
Your video needed an outro bro
i got 99 problems but a jar jar ain't one! lol...i loved the politics, the overall story was great...i just would have made anakin a little older, qui gon and obi wan would have been more like buddy cops instead of obi wan being a padawan, and it should have been obi wan doing all the qui gon stuff and qui gon staying on the ship...and let the queen be the queen and let padme be the handmaiden...trying so hard to make leia royalty lol...obi wan was against training anakin from the start, he expressed his awareness that the boy was dangerous and that qui gon should go along to get along and then all the sudden because qui gon dies, he's gonna throw his own judgement out the window? what a pussy! and anakin building 3po, no thank you...he should have just been part of the queen's entourage...and we should have met owen and beru in this movie which is why i hate the slave storyline...let shmee be a housekeeper/surrogate mom to kliegg/owen and kleigg can be some small time gangster working for jabbba the hutt's crime family lol...beru could be his ward so that all three would have a stake in what happened to shmee and create actual tension and family bonds between owen and anakin...and shmee...really? they couldn't give her a decent name and not name her after hook's henchman? my goals and guidelines in my re~writes have always been to honor what is on the screen and change as little as possible in way of dialog...i mute the tv a lot when i watch the prequals and the one scene in return! phantom was the most challenging with the most changes..the other two prequals just need some editing and one day i hope i can access a tool to help me make my kimmy cut!
Phantom Menace was sooo close to being a Masterpiece! One thing stood in the way... George Lucas was surrounded by "yes men" too afraid to speak up about his bad ideas.
Dialogue - you suck George. I get the dynamics you are trying to build here, but they can't actually say that. Just let us make a couple tweaks, and it'd be great.
CGI - looks terrible bro. Let's scale it back. Maybe hide it a bit with ominous fog or rain?
JarJar - let's dial down his childishness by 20%. He's coming across as pretty annoying and breaking up the universe immersion.
None of that happened. They all looked at each other when Anakin says "Arr yeu an ANGel?" and no one had the balls to speak up and tell George, no offense, i like where you're going with this, but that sounds dumb.
"Are you an angel?" That's not bad dialog. The delivery of the rest of the scene could have been better, sure, but that line isn't bad.
exactly...the first two movies, star wars especially, the actors, and his wife, pushed back and we got some great films...it all went wrong, in my opinion, the second luke uttered, 'leia is my sister'...i hated it then and i hate it to this day...because i was such a fan, and i knew that george was tired of doing star wars per an interview with carrie fisher during the summer while return was in theaters..he wrote himself into a corner, needed something to push luke over the edge, and said 'fuck it, leia is the sister, done! and i'm never doing another star wars movie'...also, as an owner of the art of star wars that contained the script, luke was an 18 year old farm boy and in the novelization of the film, leia was 16..bothe written by george himself...and don't even try to explain that shit away with the solar cycles are different on tattooine and alderaan BS...THEY WERE NOT MEANT TO BE BROTHER AND SISTER! and i know i'm speaking english when i say, that 'twin sister' was cool...just the twin sister should have been someone we never met ...'the other he spoke of is your twin sister' luke: 'where is she? how will i find her?' 'the force has guided her destiny as it has guided yours.' and luke is just happy that he's not alone with his burden....he confides in leia that his twin sister exists and that if he doesn't make it back, leia has to find her and that's why leia is the only hope for the rebellion...he also gets to make the sacrifice and CHOOSE to leave the woman he loves for a higher calling, *making him a tragic hero and keeping the love triangle dynamic and drama going...so that when he confronts vader, the dialog doesn't have to change, if vader can read his thoughts, 'your thoughts betray you, your feelings for them *your friends are strong especially for...' luke is thinking of leia and their last conversation and her promise to find his 'SISTER! so, you have a twin SISTER!' everything i've just said and argued for the last 4 decades VALIDATED in this link!
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