STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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- Enjoy my reaction as I watch "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" for the first time!
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"This seems so recent!"
Me realizing this was 22 years ago: Ouch, my hip.
my back hurts when I get out of bed. What happened to time?
@@Northex23 Where I live, they say that when you're past 60 and you wake up with no pain, it means you're dead. Nowadays, that age should probably be lowered to 30.
@@feco91 Fr though. Wtf. . .
Looks like it's from 1888!
I have been having sharp hip pains lately and that gave me a flare
Naboo queens aren't really Obi-wan's type. He's more of a Mandalorian duchess kind of guy.
Or if you REALLY want to go back, a fellow padawan/jedi knight!
if only she would get deep enough to watch TCW.
@@cardiac19 Maybe she will. Let's wait and see.
@@mattj2081 I’d be super happy if she did. It’s a deep dive. I can’t imagine her watching the Umbara arc.
@@cardiac19 TCW is for children 👶🏼
"How does one get a lightsaber to pass the Jedi tests?"
One of the tests is actually constructing your own lightsaber. That's why, in return of the Jedi, Darth Vader comments to Luke, "I see you have constructed a new lightsaber, your training is complete."
I remember Darth Vader said "your skills are complete. Indeed you are powerful as the emperor has foreseen.
@@faisalmemon285 A test is just training with stakes. Which the lightsaber trials on Ilum most certainly are.
luke constructing it is in the deleted scenes of ROTJ
@@andrewjones6157 possibly, that’s either him finishing construction or having traveled with it apart for some reason, we can’t be sure or either is all so I figured I’d say something
Shown fully in the clone wars
I love knowing that every time C-3P0 said "Thank the Maker" he was actually thanking Anakin lol
His memory was erased in Revenge of the Sith, so he wouldn't have remembered Anakin.
@@Truthseeker4815 Yes, that's why I find it funny, he doesn't know he's actually thanking Anakin by saying that
Cassie: "I kind of wanted the queen and Obi-wan to be in love."
Everyone: "No comment."
I actually did too
Would have worked out better for everyone in the end.
It would have made Anakin's turn more interesting...
@@robhax bro ssh
Still fell in love with a queen.
Fun fact: Amidala's decoy is played by none other than Keira Knightley. She and Natalie looked so much alike that they both sometimes can't tell which one of them are which in some of the scenes.
To this day I still confuse the two of em lol
true true love it
Kiera has s slightly longer face.
@@Fenris30 Keira also does not preach the currently fashionable _woke_ stuff; Ms Knightley mainly focuses on acting.
I really think Keira is a little bit prettier
The actor who plays Darth Maul, Ray Park, is a genuinely nice guy. He really goes out of his way for fans and was a lot of fun to chat with. (When he heard my daughter did martial arts, he wrote her a really nice personalized message, as well!)
"The thing that would surprise you most about Anakin is how much he cared for people." Ahsoka nails it when she says this. HE cared SOO deeply, too deeply, it led him to do evil to save those he cared for.
Sometimes, someone who doesn't care at all once cared too much
Favorite wholesome quote: “Maybe that’s C-3PO’s mom.” 🥲
Best line in the whole video without a doubt
"I don't know if I like Jar Jar Binks," is the most positive thing ever said about Jar Jar Binks.
Not true. I've been saying positive things about Jar Jar Binks for 22 years, such as:
* I love Jar Jar Binks
* He's funny
* He's pretty cool
* **chuckle** Goof
* He's a precious cupcake that needs to be protected at all costs
* Jar Jar Binks is an avatar of the Living Force and everything good that happens in Phantom Menace is either directly or indirectly a result of his bumbling
* He perfectly embodies the Taoist parable of The "Useless" Tree
* The answer to any Who Would Win hypothetical involving Jar Jar Binks is "Jar Jar wins completely by accident"
@@HobGungan You said "He´s funny." and "He's pretty cool" about JarJar Binks?
Those must have been some strong drugs...
I've heard nicer.
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Jar Jar Stinks (I know, you've never heard that one). 💩
I really like Jar Jar Binks
Everyone cheered in the theaters during the intro of Episode I. It had been 15 years since Episode VI.
Yes! And I also had goosebumps when "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ..." came up on the screen, but it had been 15 years since I'd seen some new Star Wars. I'm sure most of the theatre felt it.
And i was one of those cheering. I saw Episode I two days before I left for Basic, and then watched Episode III five times in the theaters during my terminal leave. A great way to bookend an enlistment!
While I didnt like the prequels or the specialized editions, it still was nice to experience Star Wars in a theatre setting and be surrounded by geeks in a packed auditorium. There was a lot of cheering when the opening title came up
That smile and the goosebumps you got when the Star Wars title came up means you are officially part of the Star Wars fan club.
"I gotta get a sweater, I'm freezing!" - Cassie
Immediately after
"Its very cold" - Anakin
Impeccable timing LOL
The force is strong with this one.
@@Tito373737 See the future, she can.
its called editing.
Cassie: "Anakin? Wait.... please tell me he's not...." *realizes the premise behind the prequels*
Hitler used to be a child
@@TheRodan84 and he was not granted the rank of artist
@@TheRodan84 you know eichmann or goring is a better analogy
@@heresywithana I laughed way too hard at this. Thank you.
@@UltimateBreloom same 😂
The night the trailer for Phantom Menace was premiered, I happened to be hosting a party. I remember walking through the house casually mentioning that if anyone wanted to come to the living room, we had recorded Entertainment Tonight and were going to watch the trailer that was included at the end of the show.
Within five minutes there wasn't a patch of floor space available, and everyone was dead silent as we all had our childhoods reawakened. Afterwards, every pocket of conversation throughout the house was filled with people trading stories of their original trilogy experiences. It was a good party.
I saw this on the first day it was in the theater. It had been so long and everybody was so stoked to see Star Wars coming back to life. The theater was packed. When that first line hit the screen, "A long time ago... in a galaxy far, far away..." everybody in the theater started cheering like they were at a concert. It was a really cool moment.
Yep, then the movie started, and all the cheering stopped, lol..
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 jar jar opened his mouth and we all left and asked for a refund
At first I thought Jar-Jar was going to be funny but his jokes just all fell flat for me. Then they make him a general why? And he goes and every mistake he makes results in a success or something like that and it just didn't work for me.
It was the same for my theater when i saw the Force Awakens opening night.
You're going to learn a lot about Anakin in the next movie when he shares his feelings about sand.
And politics.
Minor Spoiler
Why does everyone make fun of this line? He's 100% right! Sand IS course, rough, and irritating, and it DOES get everywhere! Preach it, brother!
@@HobGungan
Now Dale Gribble would best him in a fight. He got pocket sand.
@@HobGungan He is right and I share his feelings about sand, but remember: He's trying to be romantic there.
Sand is soft and loving and never gets anywhere!
"Maybe that's C3POs mom." So adorable!
😟 lol yea
Is so wholesome to see a person watching the prequels without biased feelings and opinions. I love these movies!
I hate them! And I too am unbiased
@@ilikerice5208 you are just a hater, the fact that you are here replying to a positive comment of a video reaction of the movie you hate so much... just another miserable hater.
@@ZA-7 ...Ok. I was just saying that I don't like the prequels, and that is an "unbiased" opinion. I think it's ironic that only a good response is "unbiased". But an unbiased opinion is an ironic statement, because an opinion is inherently biased. Say someone has never heard of Star Wars, and then watches all of the films back to back, they're gonna bring all of their own experiences with them. And I don't hate the prequels in the sense of a "hater", clone wars is probably the best Star Wars media outside of the OT. And I have to thank the prequels for that. I just think they're bad movies
@@ilikerice5208 why are you here then? Genuine question. I wouldn’t be somewhere or looking at something I hate, even if I like the CZcamsr content I’m watching.
@@Lilfellow25 I watched her react to the original trilogy and was intrigued to her see her reaction coming off that.
You catch an astonishing amount of detail. You’re right, if Qui Gon hadn’t died, he would have been able to train anakin correctly. He defies the council at times because the Jedi are prideful and wrong on certain things. Anakin is complex and emotional and powerful and he needs balance. He is the manifestation of balance in the force. Teaching him purely the dogmatic Jedi view was wrong.
Yes and Obi Wan then trains him out of a promise to Qui Gon but not out of belief in the boy, Obi Wan can only become a brother to Anakin but not the father that Qui Gon was supposed to have been
Exactly! Gui Gon would have been the father figure and the Master Anakin needed, and I agree the Jedi had strayed from what they should have been, many people say the Jedi and the Republic itself had become corrupt and apathetic in a way. The Jedi council was far too involved in politics instead of adhering to the will of the Force, which Qui Gon talks about. It was the fault of the Jedi in many ways that lead to the fall of Anakin
That's all very right on! Qui-Gon was the one who was meant to be Anakin's rightful master and he was like the father he never had.
I don't know, I feel like Qui-Gon might have messed Anakin up even worse. Being told since you were 9 years old that you were The Chosen One who was destined to bring balance to the Force is a MASSIVE amount of pressure to put on a kid. Not to mention it would play into Anakin's inherent arrogance and colossal ego that he demonstrates in Episodes II and III, making him even MORE likely to think he was infallible and knew better than everyone else.
@@4everhealthwellness344 You're right about all that! Qui-Gon was definitely the only one for Anakin and the old Jedi order was really losing their way being connected to the politics of the republic which was corrupting them slowly and they really should've been following Qui-Gon's example of just following the will of the force.
"I feel like he's been corrupted."
Well, he's a politician.
Not just a politician: he is the senate.
*Pew*
@@OneTrueVikingbard Not yet
Nuff said
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Fun Fact: Anthony Daniels, the voice of C3PO, is the only 'person' to be in all 9 movies
Kenny baker( r2d2) beep bloop bip
Traduction : Am I a joke to you?
😅
@@frederickmasson3660 Sadly Kenny Baker died a year after The Force Awakens was released. Even then he was a consultant and robotics were such that no one needs to sit inside a hollow R2 shell anymore. He was no longer with us for The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker.
C3PO is also an annoying clown character a comic relief type that failed to be funny or interesting most of the time,R2D2 on the other hand 👌
*6 movies
There are only 6 movies. Lucas said, on screen, that Disney SW is NOT Star Wars.
The reason why Technology appears to be more advanced in this film as opposed to the latter three episodes is because Lucas was making a point about what happens when republics become empires and then fall. Technical development stagnates and in some cases things go backwards. It was delibrate.
Fun fact: Jar Jar was originally meant to be a secret Sith Lord. There are numerous visual clues throughout the movie, such as Jar Jar's ability to leap abnormally high (a trait typically seen in Jedi), his seeming insane luck throughout the battle of Naboo (in reality his force precognition), and he even uses the Jedi mind trick in a few scenes to influence other characters, seen as a subtle hand gesture (given that he's entirely computer-animated, this is impossible to be a mere coincidence).
Given what he does in the sequel, essentially giving unlimited power to Chancellor Palpatine and paving the way for the Empire, it stands to reason that he was the REAL "Phantom Menace", operating in the shadows the entire time. This was all but confirmed by both George Lucas and Ahmed Best (the actor who plays Jar Jar) on Twitter.
Given his unpopularity with the fans, Lucas decided to retool the story and relegate the character to the background, for the most part (his granting of emergency powers to Palpatine remained, however). Jar Jar was originally seen as something of a dark mirror image of Yoda, a character when introduced is seen as a goofy, slightly annoying and mischievous type, but is later revealed to be a wise and powerful Jedi Master. Jar Jar was intended to be the evil version of that.
That is so interesting and it makes total sense!! 😮 Thanks for sharing that with us.
Fun fact the "decoy" is played by Keira Knightley
I had heard a story that when they were in full costume and makeup their own mothers couldn't tell then apart.
@@andreacongdon7912 I can't tell them apart as well, even when I really try and pause the movie.
@@carador9286 There are only a couple spots that I can tell them apart but it's a challenge.
The embarrassing story Kiera tells of how she first met Ewan is…interesting. 😉
Funner fact in the original script Samuel L jackson played BOTH Mace Windu AND Qui Gon Jin, but his shooting on pulp fiction didn't allow time to do both.
“What even is this place? There’s just a deep, endless pit in the middle of their castle?” Lol there’s at least one of these in each Star Wars movie. It’s required
Star Wars was originally aimed at 12-14 year olds. In 1978, I was working in a print shop printing Star Wars coloring books. They included scenes from Episode 1and 2 , 20 years before those movies were made. If you watch the documentaries on the making of Episodes 1-3, they'll mention how Lucas showed up one day with some extra story boards. Those were pages from the coloring books! They included the Droid factory scene from Episode 2.
Glad I came across this comment, that's super cool 🔥
Qui Gon Jinn was really Anakin's best chance at not turning to the dark side. Qui Gon really was faithful to the force and doing what was right. He didn't care about the counsel and believed in the prophecy. And bringing balance can be interpreted many ways. You can think that when Vadar kills the Emperor that he "brought balance" again...or that having Luke become a Jedi but he deals with both Light and Dark side abilities and Leia's children do the same...so you can say they are more "balanced" force users.
Love it when people be like, “A double lightsaber? That’s not fair." but it’s literally a 2 on 1 fight. 😄
Not to mention a saberstaff actually limits what you can do, rather than giving you more options. For example, you can't do a wide swing right in front of you without cutting yourself in half with the other side. But it's all about the mind games. Your opponent THINKS they have to keep track of both blades.
Let’s face it: it looks amazing but is really not a very practical weapon 😅
@@symbiat0 It IS so cool. Very impressive to activate.
It's really more dangerous for the wielder than for the opponent, and requires much more mastery over the weapon than a regular blade does, just to compensate for that.
Look my sword goes fwoosh, TWICE!
PiB: "This guy's good. . .but not that good."
Me: "You don't the know the HALF of it."
Let’s hope Cassie avoids reading the comments
What a cutting remark!
Ba-dum-tss!
XD
Huehuehuehuehuehuehue!
28:17 I believe it’s a power station.
If you’re curious, Darth Maul uses an extremely aggressive fighting style called Juyo that is immensely physically demanding. It’s fast and vicious, easily overwhelming even the staunchest defenses, but leaves the user occasionally vulnerable. Without Maul’s rigid warrior training, he’d be at serious risk of cutting himself with his own attacks. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan both use Ataru, an acrobatic and similarly aggressive fighting style that trades impressive agility and offense for practically zero defense or stamina. Qui-Gon is quite impressive to have as long and well as he did given his chosen discipline. It was his master’s death at Maul’s hands that convinced Obi-Wan to switch to the more defensive and stamina efficient Soresu style.
W o w thank you for this!
"I recognize those beeps." Might be the cutest thing she's ever said.
“I recognize those beeps” he really is the best isn’t he
I suggest you find the song "El Bozo" by the late, great Chick Corea on the My Spanish Heart album. The song is actually a 3 movement suite and the 2nd movement is all synthesizer. You would not be wrong to think, "R2-D2 sings."
“Those look like winner dog robots” I can’t unsee this. 😂
I busted up laughing and nearly spit out my food lmao
I always thought they were like birds
Actually the geonosians (flying wiener dog aliens from the next film) created them in their image. Heads look very similar
@@pipingbob720 yo I never noticed that. After all the rewatches.
Yeah I legit LOLed at that weiner dog robot statement. That and if the other droid could be C3PO's mom. Don't think droids have mothers.
Anakin's fall is actually quite poetic it's not unlike the fall of the Nazgul in LOTR. Anakin is good and he wants to stop bad things from happening, so he seeks the power to do so but when he gets the power he doesn't want to give it up, like everybody who does evil by trying to do good he ceases to think about other peoples ideas of good. However when a traumatic event shatters his world view he no longer concerns himself with right and wrong he just gives up on everything and everyone becoming the sword of the empire. It is said that the only happiness in his life was when he worked on his personal tie fighter, like he worked on his pod racer when he was a child.
Bruh is that tie fighter story for real?!?! THATS SO SAD OH MY GOD 😭 i'm imagining big bad darth vader ordering and assembling parts and feeling proud of himself and then kinda going emotionally numb for a while after. Biggest sadge 😥
Well i would not put it like that. Nazgul were human kings that were greedy. To think that you will be able to do good with more power, wherever that power comes from, is foolish and a way to justify being greedy. For Anakin there is an ingredient of depression, and no wonder. His goal was to become a jedi to free all the slaves including his mother, and in the end..... so he did not become a jedi to do good for people he did not know and for society has a whole. Qui gon and the others misses Anakins own intentions and dreams, his world where his mother is still his everything. For Luke this is a whole different story.
The greatest statement.... "Those look like weiner dog robots" as she describes battle droids. I love her observations. So pure.
One of my favorite movie posters for this movie has little Anakin standing in front of a wall and his shadow is in the shape of Darth Vader. Got big time goose bumps the first time I saw it.
Cassie: "I kind of wanted the queen and Obi-wan to be in love."
Me: "Girl.... you have a storm coming at you"
*enter the Duchess of Mandalore*
Obiwan considers her "another pathetic lifeform" so ....No.
Fun fact-Ewan McGregor’s brother is a Royal Air Force pilot and his Call Sign is obi two kenobi.
Ray Park who played Darth Maul is a professional dancer, that's why his movement was so graceful.
"I gotta get a sweater, I'm freezing."
"It's very cold."
Well didn't that transition work out!
Space is cold 😁
The fact that you nailed Anakin's missing father figure after Qui-Gon's death speaks to your keen eye for story telling :D
Fun fact is that the Queen's handmaiden is none other than a very, very young Keira Knightley years before she became famous for Pirates of the Carabean.
And yes, you heard Chewbacca in the Senate. If you watch that scene closely there's one of those pod thingies in the Senate filled with E.T.'s as a tribute to George's friend Steven Spielberg.
The double lightsaber is actually a huge disadvantage if you think about how you have to hold it in the middle and both ends can slice your arms and legs off
I wonder how many kids at conventions asked Natalie, "Are you an angel?".
Does she go to cons?
Probably not as many as full grown adult human men did.
Now that's a stupid question if I ever heard one, of course she's an angel. The answer should be obvious.
I don’t think she’s a convention person.
@@Chopperwocky I don't think she is.
I love that you're watching these with fresh eyes. They aren't perfect, but watching them without having your expectations growing for decades beforehand makes you, in some ways, a more suited judge for them.
Enjoy them for what they are, be honest about what you don't like (but don't let it spoil the whole experience) and I think you'll be happy you watched them. I'm looking forward to seeing your reaction to how it all comes together over the next two (in particular episode III, which is up there with the originals for me personally).
Remind me not to consult you for movie recommendations.
That's fine - if you specify before asking that you prefer movies who are good in almost all ways and not so much enjoy those who are good or great in just one or two (but may be bad in lots of others), I'd give recommendations based on that criteria.
I happen to love lots of mostly bad movies just because of some theme or aspect that I like and focus on, automatically shutting out the stuff I dislike. But we're all different, and I don't claim my way is better or worse.
Let's apply this same philosophy to when she's done the first six and its time for Episodes 7 to 9.
@@WesMordine no, we have to draw the line somewhere 😂
@@WesMordine Prequel trilogy still felt like Star Wars and the world building was great. We can't say the same thing for the abomination that was episodes 7 to 9.
This is the first Star Wars movie I watched when it came out in the theatres. This is the movie that got me introduced to this world. I don't care what others say, I love this movie. The pod race, Maul and duel of the fates ... There's enough to love in the movie. And as a kid, I didn't find Jar Jar as annoying as people did lol.
Yep. People talk about the wooden acting and the stilted dialogue, but there was much more of that in AOTC. The acting in the TPM is mostly good, although a little understated. Jar Jar, of course, is hard to stomach and his presence was the biggest mistake of the prequels.
I liked it. I liked Jar Jar. I think people forget that first and foremost these movies were for kids. Kids of all ages.
I seen it but I dont remember anything except the entire theatre losing it when maul shows up with a double blade
But episode 2 is the very first movie experience I really remember and I just found Anakins relatable but I also had a WILD childhood lmao
The bond I have w these movies is insane
I’m not a fan of this movie, BUT I fully admit there are things to like about it. The podrace, the dual of fate, the music, Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, the different worlds. Still there is plenty I don’t like, Jake Lloyd, Jar-Jar, the boring politics, the over abundance of CGI, the dialogue, the stereotypes. Still, that’s just me. If you like it, great! Just because I don’t like something gives me no right to insult your personal taste. May the force be with you!
Thank you! It's the same for me! This movie was my introduction to "Star Wars" and it will always have a special place in my heart for that - despite all of its flaws!
@HarbingerOfBattle: that was a great comment! Everyone should think like that. If all SW-fans could accept each others opinions, it would be a great fandom instead of a toxic one.
The clone wars Animated series really flesh out a lot of the story going forward, you learn to appreciate Anakin so much more, because as you mention 2 more movies is short to do the story justice of Anakin journey to Darth Vader. Makes you understand some of the choices better in the prequels. Really looking forward to your next reactions!
Contradicts the whole thing, you mean. Hard not to notice if you pay attention.
I think the best part of the clone wars series is it really shows how close Obi-wan and Anakin are. It makes episode 3 so much more tragic. In the movies we never really get to see them as brothers.
The musical score during the Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan and Darth Maul fight is called “Duel of the Fates” … ie the duel for Anakin’s fate…
the celebration theme song at the end is actually joy version of Emperor's theme.
@@jmtstan No matter how many times I listen to it, I just can't hear it.
All I hear is a pastiche of Philip Glass' score for Powaqqatsi.
@@Takeshi357 search for emperor theme episode 1 victory celebration on CZcams, they got lots of video cover this topic.
@@Takeshi357 it’s literally just a faster paced version of his theme with a children’s choir singing at a higher pitch
Absolutely one of the top five pieces from the various Star Wars soundtracks.
"The Senate...of course they'll help."
Everyone who's worked for the government:
😔
There lesson here is to never trust the government to do what you can do on your own. The More You Know!
@@TedBrogan lame ass joke.
To the common folk, the senate of the Galactic Republic may be about as helpful as the US senate (no comment on the _Senate of Canada_ ).
Cassie- I love her dresses!
Carrie FIsher (Princess Leia) on George Lucas- Not to mention the fact that you had the unmitigated gall to let that chick, the new girl who plays my mother, Queen Armadillo or whatever her name is. She wears a new hairstyle and outfit practically every time she walks through a door! I mean I bet she even got to wear a bra, even though you told me I couldn’t, because there was no underwear in space!
You were very much on point with Qui-gon's death and it's effect on Anakin. I can only speak for myself but I never really realized the importance of this back then, so kudos for that. The song playing during the fight between Qui-gon and Darth Maul was called Duel of the Fates and that's also what the fight has come to be known as, and that name is quite descriptive.
Specifically, it is between which fate Anakin will have, the fate of being trained by Qui-Gon, who would have been like a father figure to him, and shown him genuine love. Or, Anakin would be trained by Obi-Wan, who would be more like a brother, and much more by-the-book and emotionally detached. Anakin was just a scared little kid who needed a parent. He ended up finding one with Palpatine. It's actually all but confirmed that Palpatine is his real father, who used the Force to create Anakin to be the ideal Sith apprentice.
I remember all the marketing for this in 1999. It was INSANE!
and then it was "Star Wars can suck?"
It was the highest grossing film of 1999.
Yeah the marketing was better than the film!
C3P0 has a robo-mom
Battle droids are weiner dog robots
Jar Jar is Gollum
Watto is a dino-dillo-fly
Now THIS is star wars analysis
I hate to encourage her because this sort of thing can easily become forced and unbearable, but she is so unintentionally funny. She really has a great sense of humour in general, but her "Cassie-isms" are really on another level.
Also the Jedi council = Jedi trust circle
I was able to see episode I in theaters, and I had the same reaction about Anakin; I was completely baffled at how such a sweet boy who wouldn't harm a fly could turn into Vader.
Cassie: "Oh, this is breaking my heart!"
Padme:
Episode I gets a lot of criticised, a good amount of it justified as well. However, Duel of the Fates is one of the greatest scores ever written in Cinema history
Even the biggest hater of the prequels will admit that Duel of the Fates is amazing.
Best sword fight in cinema history too!🔝💯
@Kelvin The moves were repetitious in the Ep 3 duel. The choreography of Duel of the Fates is far more superior.
@Kelvin definitely not. That fight was way too long and boring.
I don't care for the film much at all, but I never really felt any any of the hate for it either. It was a night at the movies that I quickly forgot and never really thought about again (you'd literally have to pay me to rewatch it in full). Episode II though, that I despised - it was so bad that I've never bothered to watch III and am quite happy.
"Episode I: The Phantom Menace" is set 32 years before "Episode IV: A New Hope". "Episode II: Attack of the Clones" is 10 years after Episode I, and "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" is set 3 years after II and 19 years before IV.
And somehow seven seasons of The Clone Wars fit into a period of less than three years, despite Ahsoka Tano going from 12 or 13 at the beginning to 17 or 18 at season 7. I say less than because of course Anakin had to become a full Jedi Knight first.
@@OneTrueVikingbard hey M*A*S*H squeezed the 3 year Korean War into 12 season's
@@stmcde1701 MASH the film does not, I think?
@@bonghunezhou5051 mash the show, which is a classic!
The Keira Knightley/Natalie Portman switcharoo still catches me out everytime I watch this. So well done. The prequels get better with age.
It was so good, that even their mothers didn't see the difference :)
The prequels got worse with age
@@oddjob914 I don't agree, but we're all entitled to our view. I think the prequels have gotten better with age, just as the originals have gotten better with age too. At the time they seemed like mere space soap opera, but the mythology has mature well.
Got worse for me the more older and wiser I got the more I noticed the movies issues, even revenge of sith doesn't live as this cult classic to so many star wars fans. Too each there own I guess I just can't see pass the issues
@@themarsman5155 Like the majority of Star Wars fans, I go into these types movies for the fun and adventure, I don't look for issues, I just enjoy the ride.
There is no darkness in Anakin as a child, just future events that shape him.
Yes! Cassie, yes. That was a perfect reaction. You picked up on all the subtleties of the story. You appreciated the good stuff, you recognized why some of the more childish elements were there. You were open to the story and asked the most important question of all; "Would Anakin have become Darth Vader had Qui-Gon Jinn not been killed and thus unable to raise and train him?" The simple answer is no. Stay tuned.
21:10 "The Jedi Trust Circle" LOL
I know this wasn't intended to be a joke, but that remark was hilarious! From now on, whenever I talk to my friends about these movies, I'm gonna refer to the Jedi Council as the "Trust Circle".
That Jedi Council is, arguably, the downfall of the Jedi.
ARROGANCE to a high degree. WAY too involved in politics and policing - in my opinion.
@@robhax It also reminds me of the Plastics from Mean Girls for some reason
@@robhax Policing the galaxy is technically their job.
@@Knightcowboy89 that's the job they gave themselves.
Arrogance was their downfall.
Anyway, that's my opinion.
@@JustinProper "Get in, loser, we're going shopping."
A viceroy is akin to a military governor usually tasked with maintaining a kingdom's control over a foreign colony. It isn't necessarily a military post, but viceroys often command a good deal of military power to maintain their territory on behalf of their king. You'll see viceroys associated with naval force quite often throughout history. And the giant place where Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Darth Maul were fighting is, I believe, the primary power plant for the entire capital city. Hence, the scale. Queens on Naboo are not hereditary. The office is similar to that of a president in a constitutional democracy, only with "Queen" as the title. Similarly, the royal palace is more a municipal building where the city's infrastructure finds its nexus than a lavish dwelling or fortification.
Seeing that double lightsaber was mind-blowing in the theater! The whole place went nuts
I have to respect John Williams for being given the job to score this movie and gave the movie and the world the track Duel of The Fates. The music during the lightsaber fight near the end. One of the most epic pieces of film music ever and he did it for this movie. God bless that man.
Someone had to redeem it.
William's is great...
John Williams the GOAT
@@jsharp3165 He's the only person that could come close to redeeming it.
The name is also very significant. The duel decided Anakin's fate, in Qui-gon he would have had the father-figure and mentor he would have needed. Lucas has confirmed that had Qui-gon not died Anakin would have never fallen to the dark side. It is literally the two Fates of Anakin Skywalker dueling.
I read that the excuse for the "future" technology looking less sophisticated than in previous Ep 1-3 was because the Empire's control forced the rebels to subsist on cheaper, outmoded equipment. I give 'em points for a plausible face save. lol
I mean it always made sense to me, its world-building. The rebel ships are all dirty and clunky, they've obviously been fixed up and repaired many times over, which makes sense because the rebels have limited resources, they have to make do with what they have. They use their ships a lot and can't afford to throw anything away. Naboo on the other hand is a small but wealthy independent "country". They rarely ever see combat, its like the National Guard, so their ships are well maintained and they can afford better hardware.
Minor correction, they never were "previous Ep 1-3", they have always been episode 4-6.
I agree, it's totally possible for a nation to degress. Take a look at Afghanistan in the 70's and 80's compared to now. So I plausible it could happen when the Republic ended.
@John Doe In case you didn't notice (which you obviously didn't), Mando's new ship in Book of Boba Fett proves my point completely...
@John Doe "It comes decades later." Yep, you just answered your own question. Older ships are older
9:24 Yep. That little child grew up to be the most powerful sith in the galaxy
Ray Park played Darth Maul. The casting call just said they wanted someone really good at martial arts. Ray Park is a world champion martial artist (I think). He was heavily involved in choreographing the fight scenes, which are undeniably cool.
Good observation regarding Qui-Gon's Death. He lost his father figure at a very young age and "stuck" with Obi who is more a like an older brother figure. Of course he looks after him with the best of his abilities, but he hasn't got the fatherly authority.
Also, Obi-Wan was a lot more of a by-the-book Jedi than Qui-Gon was, wheras Qui-Gon would be more willing to bend the rules of Jedi dogma to better reach out and effectively teach.
@@HobGungan yeah exactly. Growing up under Obi's wing would be simmilar to have a strict protestant upbringing. It is interesting that in episode I we have a rebelious master and a lawful apprentice.
He lost his father figure and then his mother, of course he was gonna turn bad lmao
SPOILER
Well he got some kind of father figure in Sheev Palpatine. Which didn't end too well...
Stop with the spoilers you muppets!
Fun fact: Ewan McGregor's uncle played Wedge Antilles in the original three films; he's the X Wing pilot that takes out part of the Death Star's reactor in Return of the Jedi
22:23 - meme time:
-- your thoughts dwell on your mother.
-- my thoughts dwell on YOUR mother!..
-- OOOOUUUUUuuuuu
The Jedi fight… ‘There’s just a deep dark endless pit in the middle of this castle?’… oh my gosh, priceless.
I never thought about it before, but that is hilarious!
"Those computers look more advanced than Luke's future computers."
They are more civilized weapons, from a more civilized age, you could say. This is the height of this society under the Republic. The future is more dystopian and in decline under the Empire. Also the Rebels in the original trilogy are using a lot of old and obsolete ships that they're able to get a lot of on a budget.
Yep, that was a conscious design choice in the prequels, to make everything look new and well-maintained.
@@plpmb yeah it’s the kind of world building that the sequels don’t even bother with
@@MikeVernonProd we don’t talk about those lol
The idea was that technology went backwards under the empire.
Also, the prequels were made 16 years later when special effects were more advanced.
If you look carefully you can see the alien race that E.T is part of in the senate chamber when Padme calls a vote of no confidence.
And some Klingons!
a group of ET's walk through the frame in another episode, but I can't remember which.
BigAl72ZGE Klingons? No way, seriously?
Lucas should have put every movie monster in the senate as well
Time stamps?
26:10 -- RE: The Viceroy; A Viceroy is like a Vice President, except for a King. We get the word "Royalty" from here too. In French, you might remember, Roy means King.
“So who is going to train Anakin?” That’s one of the topics amongst the fandom. I like to think if Qui-Gon had survived and trained Anakin, he might not have turned.
"2 movies are not enough to see that transition" You are right , it took around 7 seasons of a show to truly show us anakins descent into the dark side
Man, The Clone Wars sure was a slow burn, but it was a great whole in the end!
Yeah The Clone Wars was suuuch a slog to get through at first, but the story progression and character arcs/characterization are among the best in the franchise
I'd LOVE to see Cassie watch all of the Clone Wars, which I know would be impossible. But even if she just watched a few and then the few final seasons would be worth it.
Knowing how she gets emotionally invested in things, a few final episodes would just crush her.
@@OriginalTodzilla Soooo true! The last four episodes as a movie would be one of the best SW movies ever. But you really do need to have seen the whole series to get the effect..
@@aj897 It's one of the best shows I've watched, and I watched it in my 40's.
"The Phantom Menace. That sounds scary." Next sentence: Reads about taxes. lol
You don't want to mess with the Intergalactic Revenue Service. They're a menace to everybody
"The False Threat" would have clarified things I suppose. Sometimes Lucas outsmarted himself I think
I don't know, the IRS i pretty scary to me.
No one ever plans for taxes... they sneak up on ya and BAM! Next thing ya know, you're in a battle with the tax man.. and he never loses.
Taxes ARE scary!
“Maybe that’s C-3PO’s mom?”
🤣💘 Are you sure you’re not a Care Bear in disguise?
I remember being so excited for more Star Wars when The Phantom Menace came out. When Return hit the theater I was 8 years old. When Phantom hit, I was graduated from college and a couple years in my career job that I've been at for the last 25 years. The years have not been kind to the prequel series, but trying to put myself back into the mind of the young man that saw this in the theater for the first time (and 5 more times in the theater in that same week!)...it's not as bad as I try to remember. John Williams' musical score still gets my heart beating faster and calls to my fanboy roots. The scrawl at the beginning of the film...the Jedi, starfighters, sooooo many great things!
"How did this sweet boy become so corrupted?"
Simple answer: he became a teenager. 😂
Yes, it won't seem that short an arc when she sees the next version of Anakin that comes along, lol.
@@sweeperboy What arc? 😂.
🥱😪😴💤
Aaand now I'm getting flashbacks to that Harry Enfield "Kevin becomes a teenager" skit
Lol my daughter is 12 now, so one year older than Anakin in this movie. She's a full blown sith XD C
Hahahaha, I ADORE how she questions things. You could see the gears turning over the more contentious and baffling choices made by Lucas. She NAILED Jar Jar and the associated humor being a cynical attempt to appeal to young children.
I love when a reactor doesn't just go with whatever is put to them, when they really think about it and recognize when something doesn't make sense.
I don't know that appealing to young children can be cynical but obviously Jar Jar didn't work as a character.
The first two movies (A New Hope & Empire Strikes Back) worked so well and apealled to both adults and children. You don't need to work so hard to get children to buy in. You have heroes overcoming the odds and defeating the villains add in something magical or romantic and they are on board.
You create cringeworthy characters like Jar Jar, alien dialogue like "poodoo", and a farting creature at the pod race ... well you're trying too hard and not giving children enough credit.
@@robstoll7542 How the top best Star Wars film of the whole franchise, Return Of The Jedi, didn't appeal to both adult and children? 🤔.
Aaaah… LUCAS.
Jar Jar DID work as a character and was the farthest thing from "cynical". Two parts Buster Keaton and one part Goofy, Lucas genuinely loves Jar Jar for what he is. I can certainly see why he is not and will never be everyone's cup of tea, but tgis level of hatred is unwarrented and frankly irrationally rediculous.
Now... "And you young Skywalker we will watch your career with great interest." Now since you've watched them all. That is a pretty heavy line when Palpatine says that to young Vader.
3:53 Force speed was first introduced as a Jedi power in the video game Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997). You had to be careful not to run into things while using it, or you could damage yourself.
4:50 If I remember correctly, Jar Jar - NOT Gollum - was actually the first fully CGI character. So there are some similarities.
22:20 You heard a Wookiee senator speaking Shyriiwook, but no, it wasn’t Chewbacca. He never held political office.
28:37 Qui-Gon is meditating, centering himself in the Force and gathering all of his power.
30:47 He’s half the man he used to be.
Love the world building in the prequels with the politics, jedi council and sith.
It adds so much life to that galaxy.
Except that you literally need the EU stuff to get it, because it's done so poorly and haphazardly in the actual movies. If you can, try to imagine watching these movies without any knowledge of Star Wars other than the previously released films. They're awful. Just utterly execrable.
can’t deny the prequel merch sales
@@jawbone78 😂😂😂😂
@@bessarion1771 What trade negotiations? You can understand the reason of all this blockade, right? What's the politic plot really about? 🤦♂️
"These guys are silly"
She's one of us now...
8:06 I like your gasp there! Everyone in the theater did the same thing when we first saw Darth Maul like holy cow what is that!?!?!
Speaking of Jar Jar:
"It's like Roger Rabbit was redesigned by Satan."
- Guys from Rifftrax
All I could think during your “this is a fast light saber battle” was just wait for Episode 3.
Does episode 3 ... have the high ground?
🤭☺😄
Why? The lightsaber duels in this are waaaaay better than any others
@@wutangtimmy3064 nah man. Episode 3 are by far the best. Followed by duel of fates
Same. That battle between *no spoilers* in Ep.3 is just ridiculously quick. I remembering watching it and thinking about how long it would have taken to practice before going that speed without hurting yourself and your castmate.
@@nschlothauer7552 I heard it was around at least 1000 hours they trained.
Loved the late realization that Ewan was Obi-wan. Love the conflicted feelings for lil-Anakin. You are truely part of the Star Wars family when you spontaneously start quoting old Star Wars quotes while watching the movie.
Cant wait for episode 2 reaction
It's good to see new faces appreciating a very old nostalgic yet very important timeline wise/past wise of the star war movies . Anakin is the boy (9:30) , and slowly you will learn this the place where he meet with padme ( future wife) and fell in love . Also you will go through the dreadful , sad , dark life of Anakin Skywalker and realise why is Darth Vader so evil but so badass . He's not a villain , just broken .
I remember seeing this at the movie theater on launch day and when the guy says "R2D2" everyone in the theater was cheering...such a wholesome moment
I love your shirt! All the raised eyebrows and questioning glares..then finally- "I don't know if I like Jar-Jar Binx." OmG Cassie we are all so relieved to hear you say that!!!!
And 99% of the fandom agrees with her.
I really would have bet the opposite. But this chick's alright.
After the extreme hate Jar Jar Binks took following this movie he'll take that.
I'm in the 1%. I'm a Jar-Jar fan. So much so I got a picture with Ahmed Best and his autograph. And trust me his line was LONG!
Actually, the Queen's costumes were designed so elaborate to hide the fact that Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley (who played the decoy) are a few centimeters of height difference.
Harder to tell who's taller when they're wearing a two foot wig/hat I suppose.
Centimeters...!!!?? Standard measurements only. 'Merica!
And Kiera was only 14 :D
@@jasonklavender1 Rubbish. The Galactic Republic uses meters. Womp Rats are about two meters big.
@@jasonklavender1 Standard measurements only = the system 99% of the world uses.
Your reaction to realising who Anakin was brought a tear to my eye - more so than when I first saw the movie - insta-sub!
"Who is this adorable child?"
That would be the future Darth Vader.
I've been waiting for Star Wars to resume. YES. Too hyped for you to start this prequel trilogy.
21:01
Cassie (about Sheev): "I feel like he's been corrupted."
Sheev: "It's treason then."
His name is Palpatine
@@HobGungan Sheeve is his first name, Palpatine the last.
His first name is Frank. He says it in the movie: “Let me be Frank, your majesty…”
@@kingdave31 oh shit... you right, how did I miss that?
@@kingdave31 Well, you can't argue with the Senate, so Frank it is.
Not many realize this but.
When Qui-gon and Obi are fighting Maul, the music piece playing is "Duel of the fates" that means that they're fighting for the fate of Anakin. Had quigon lived, Anakin would have turned out to the light side.
"Ohhh, give him a hug!"
She'll give him more than that when he's older! lol