Directed by: George Lucas
Written by: George Lucas
Runtime: 131 Minutes
Rating: PG
Rotten.T: 5.8/10
IMDb: 6.6/10
Me: 6.5/10
Audience: N/A
Now the Star Wars series is by far my favourite and I try not to fault it too much as not to put me off but being someone who watches these films regularly you slowly start to see the faults. Growing up with the new trilogy of Star Wars releases, as a kid, seemed the greatest set of movies ever. Now being older and more critical with films, they have lost their edge.
So where do I begin with the Phantom Menace. The whole Idea of the film is fantastic, with the original three being some what of a dictatorship, The Phantom Menace brings in more political ideas which for the older viewers makes it more chunky, more real. Starting with diplomacy breaking down with the Trade Federation ships whilst they blockade Naboo shows the first Jedi of the Film, one being our favourite Obi Wan Kenobi. This is where I began realising Jedi's stand no match to droidekas. Makes you wonder why they don't make more of them. Now I can't lie, but I believe the Trade Federation command ships look awesome and are well designed, along with their assault ships which we see in Revenge of the Sith above Coruscant.
When the film moves to Naboo we meet the very famous Jar Jar Binks, which has caused quite an argument amongst die hard fans. Jar Jar really is like Marmite. You either love him or hate him. I speak for a fair few of my friends, our opinions change, sometimes we love him sometimes we hate him. Compared to the original three I can understand that Jar Jar has come across as something that has ruined the franchise but has made it more friendly for the younger generation. Saying that, I despised the fact they did that with some of my favourite films but you must see from both sides.
This is really just a side note but please leave comments below:
In the Phantom Menace, who else finds Anakin Incredibly annoying?
I'm not sure what every one else thinks with the animation though, I haven't really seen any discussions on it but I think they were revolutionary. I mean the real R2-D2 stands nothing on the CGI on the new one. Same goes for Yoda. These were, at the time of release, amazing and I couldn't believe my eyes, they really showed the potential of future films but there still is nothing more magical than the real making of the characters in the original three.
Now the fight towards the end between the Gungans and the Trade Federations Droid Army is amazing. I truly loved this part because the Gungans have a-kind-of tribal lifestyle and their weapons mirror my view. Although they seem advanced, at the time this was set it was very behind. Using slings, catapults and local wildlife against guns and tanks can be, as you all can imagine, very difficult but they managed to do a great deal of damage and the cringey-ness of Jar Jar's clumsiness actually working against the droids adds to the beautiful scene.
Nothing, however, beats the final scene. After the Victory on Naboo between the Jedi, Gungans and the Soldiers of Naboo the celebrations, of not only the victory but the alliance between the people of Naboo and the Gungans, is incredibly catchy and gave me goosebumps.
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