@@Fiveshere Both knew. George Lucas says in the audio commentary for the DVD that they both laughed when she revealed her identity in front of Boss Nass, because they had been expecting that moment.
SoFie at 46:11 -- "I wonder if things would have been different for Anakin if Qui-Gon didn't die." Arguably so. Had Qui-Gon lived, he might have been the kind of positive paternal role model Anakin needed to become a "good" Jedi. Obi-Wan, though well-meaning, treated Anakin as a brother, leaving an opening for Palpatine to become Anakin's father figure instead.
The best case scenario would have been that Qui-Gon broke the Jedi code to marry Shmi so that he can grant Shmi her freedom while remaining a positive father figure for Anakin. Qui-Gon was already a maverick Jedi who was willing to break the rules if it meant doing what he felt was right.
The music that plays during the fight between Qui-Gon and Darth Maul is called "Duel of the Fates", because this fight decides Anakin's fate. If Qui-Gon had lived, he would have been the father figure that Anakin needed. Instead, Palpatine filled that role and used his closeness to Anakin to manipulate him.
@@dhavaram8064 Also, Obi Wan recognizes that watching Qui-Gon get cut down in front of him gave him the fire to defeat his enemy, and deliberately gives that to Luke at the appropriate time. It's pretty well done.
NO. That's a fan theory that misreads the movie. Lucas says in Star Wars Archive 1999-2005 that Anakin fell to the dark side because he wasn't trained by the Jedi from the beginning and because he'd already formed attachments to his mother. Lucas also presents the alternative in Luke, who despite his upbringing decides to reject the dark side. The Emperor uses the life of his friends, Leia, Han, Chewbacca and the entire Rebellion to make him turn, and Luke says no, because he honors for what they're fighting and doesn't think their lives belong to him.
It's those little details! I often think about what if Vader had encountered and recognized Threepio at the Death Star in the first movie? That would have been a hell of an easter egg, if Vader had said something odd and vague, which referred to "my old droid, the one I constructed as a youngling". And I know Threepio had his memory wiped upon ending up with Antilles, but Artoo did not - so, I wonder if Artoo ever discovered Vader's true identity in all of his "database hacks" that he does? Vader damn near blew his astromech dome clean off in the trench of the Death Star. So many fun musings.
@@BlackieNuff There's a comic explaining that he is the reason Chewie is allowed to repair him on Bespin. He finds the remains after the stormtrooper shot Threepio. He recognized the droid and thought back to when he first found his parts at Watto's junk shop. His mother Shmi told him that he could keep and reassemble the droid as long as he was capable of showing he could care for him, and that if he couldn't he didn't deserve to have him. Anakin took this message to heart and when Vader learned Chewie went out of his way to save and rebuild him, he deemed him worthy of keeping him. This was also used as a re-contextualiztion for why he prevents Boba from shooting Chewie in the carbon freezing chamber. This was a part of the pre-Disney expanded lore so he is properly characterized. He also encountered Artoo and Threepio during the first EU novel known as Splinter of the Mind's Eye and instead of destroying them when searching for Luke he deactivates them. This too was later re-contextualized by the later prequel movies as him recognizing them and not wishing to harm the few things that tied him to his mother and Padme, the only things capable of bringing Anakin back to the light.
@@gabethebabe3337 Wow, NICE! Thanks for all that! It answered a few questions I had and even a few I didn't know I had til you mentioned them! Such as why Vader stopped Fett from blasting Cheiwe in the freezing chamber. It never occurred to me Chewie was "allowed" to repair Threepio - I just assumed his only obstacle were those pesky Ugnaughts playing keep-away. I also wondered if Vader ever recognized his own droid, or even R2 for that matter. All that backstory you provided fleshes out the unseen scenes nicely. Thanks again.
Natalie Portman played Queen Padme Amidala and Keira Knightley played her decoy. Both were quite young here, but Natalie, at this time, was more known as actress.
Yeah, I don’t think anyone really knew who Keira Knightley was at this time. Maybe she was known in the UK, but I don’t think she’d become known in the US till around ‘05-‘06, at the earliest. Edit: I take that back, she’d starred in Bend it Like Beckham in ‘02 & Pirates of the Caribbean in ‘03, so this was just a couple years before she became popular.
This was Keira Knightlys first major role. The story goes that Portman and Knightly looked so much alike that Knightlys Mom kept getting them confused on set.
Which isn't weird. literally only a 4-5 year gap and they don't officially get together for 10 years. Just some people seem weirded out by the age difference here. I think its just because Portman was a little older then 14 during filming but they could have just used the excuse Padme was tall for her age.
Knowing their ages makes it a lot better because here it looks like a 22 year old girl and a 7 year old boy 🤣 but it always looks really weird for me just in my eyes how much difference in their ages look like xD
The "rat tail" of Obi Wan shows that he is a padawan learner, an apprentice, not a Jedi Knight yet. The final fight, sounding "Duel of the fates", it´s one of the best in the franchise for me. Legendary.
I'm so pleased that you are asking all the right questions. And your insights are on point down to the costume design and the nuances. "We shall watch your career with great interest."
Great video - thank you Sofie 😊I'm a long-term Star Wars fan but you made me smile, laugh, consider things I'd never thought of - I even shed a tear or two while watching your reactions and hearing your thoughts. I'll follow your journey on Episodes 2 and 3 for sure, so I'll keep an eye out for those videos!
Fun fact: if you listen to the chior in the final parade, they are singing a happy version of the Emperor's theme from Return of the Jedi. They are literally celebrating their deaths
I know I'm late, but it also recontextualizes the motif. In ROTJ we are led to believe that this is the theme of the dark side, and that Palpatine is simply the personification of that evil. Now that we know that it's an in-universe song of Naboo, it becomes clear. It is and always was HIS theme. Palpatine's mastery over the dark side has always been a selfish journey, where no goal was more important than his own personal pursuit of power. Now the dark side speaks only through him, and the music belongs to him too. Layers upon layers.
Here is the actual Canon answer to 46:20. Qui-Gon's Force Ghost and Obi-Wan talk about this very thing in a Short Story that takes place in Episode IV. "“You weren’t ready to be a Jedi Master,” Qui-Gon admits. “You hadn’t even been knighted when I forced you to promise to train Anakin. Teaching a student so powerful, so old, so unused to our ways . . . that might’ve been beyond the reach of the greatest of us. To lay that burden at your feet when you were hardly more than a boy-”
“Anakin became a Jedi Knight,” Obi-Wan interjects, a thread of steel in his voice. “He served valiantly in the Clone Wars. His fall to darkness was more his choice than anyone else’s failure. Yes, I bear some responsibility-and perhaps you do, too-but Anakin had the training and the wisdom to choose a better path. He did not.”
All true." George Lucas says, in the commentary for this movie no less, that Qui-Gon insisting on Anakin being trained as a Jedi was a mistake. Yes, he is feeling what any ordinary kid would feel in that situation, but here is the thing: he is not ordinary. He can see the future, move things with his mind, leap tall buildings with a single bound, kill men with a thought. He has to keep to a higher standard. He didn't want to do that.
Can’t wait for you to get into the next two movies! You heart will definitely break at some of the stuff you will witness, but you must see the rest to see the whole story and understand the depth of what is only teased at in this one. Love your reactions and Star Wars is an amazing franchise and happy to have you become a part of the Star Wars family
36:40 It's nice to finally see a reactor who notice Qui Gon and Obi-wan knew all along that Padme was the queen in her reveal there. Most other reactors think that Qui-Gon and Obi-wan didn't know that Padme was the queen.
@@irrelevant_noob Yes even then too cause when Qui Gon, Jar Jar and Artoo are leaving the ship and headed toward the town Captain Panaka stops them and tells them to take Padme with them and Qui Gon says this is not a good idea and tells Padme to stay close to him. Which he would only say that if he already knew she was the queen.
Yoda being Obi Wan's master was a tiny bit of a plothole they fixed it later. Basically there are a lot of jedi that start their training with Yoda, but receive a new master when they get a little older... George didn't think of creating Qui Gon back when he made the Empire Strikes Back
In addition to him being the Grandmaster, all jedi start training at the temple as younglings before they are chosen to be a specific jedi's padawan. Yoda is their direct master and teacher for that period of time, for basically all jedi, some exceptions aside.
Great reaction video, Sophie! I watched this video 25 years to the night when I saw the midnight showing on opening night. The Lightsaber Duel( along with the " Duel of the Fates" music) is still breathtaking to this day.
It's the same actor who performed as the Emperor in return of the jedi in 1983. He was young enough that all those years later, he could play a normal aged Palpatine as a Senator.
@@lyssalovesit Because what brought balance was actually Luke. No Luke present, no Anakin redemption. Can argue Anakin made Luke, but also, Anakin had no hand in training or preparing Luke, the Force reached out to Luke, not his father. Also, canonically, what exactly did Vader do? He didn't do what everyone's arguing thanks to the new movies.
Thats because the new movies are trash and most dont find them canon. The title "Return of the Jedi" was reffering to Anakin returning to being a jedi and bringing balance to the force by defeating the emperor.
30:28 Vader throws the emperor down the shaft on the death star and Luke brought him back to the light so the prophecy is about Anakin but Luke reenabled it.
It's all implied in the movies if you pay attention. The Clone Wars only explores what was already explained, or explains it to the slower audience and the little kids.
@@kevinprzy4539 Implication is what cinema/tv is ALL about. Screenwriting is an art form based on the economy of storytelling. That rule you're speaking about, if something like that exists, it may apply to novels. On scripts, bad writing is explaining it all to the audience. If you're going to do that, if you're going to ignore image and symbols as resources, then write a novel. It's like a painter filling half of the canvas with text, or a musician releasing an album with 30 minutes of audiobook. BAD. ART.
@ Art is subjective and art is not about implication to me it’s about the message and meaning of the art, implication can be used to apply that message but it’s not often done properly like in the star wars films.
@@kevinprzy4539 "Art is subjective" is at this point a cop out for not facing an objective argument that's there in their face. And only people who aren't artists themselves think art is subjective. In the worst case scenario bad artists, salesmen and intellectual children of marketing in general. Value is subjective, meaning people can buy bad art for millions of dollars. Art itself is not subjective, it follows a criteria and merits within an artistic frame.
So, in the original trilogy, Yoda was written to have been Obi-Wan's master. But there is an in-universe explanation for the retcon too: technically, Obi-Wan never said he was Yoda's Padawan in the original trilogy, he just said Yoda "instructed me." And that is true, because Yoda instructs all the Jedi younglings at the Temple in the basic ways of the Force BEFORE they become formally apprenticed to a Jedi. So Yoda was, basically, Obi-Wan's kindergarten teacher.
@@paulchavez3039 Are you suggesting that the politician who overemphasizes trusting them while calling everyone else a lying monster may not be the best choice??
@@satyagrahaa Yeah, but the Padmé's of the real world end up dying prematurely, just like her. That's why there are as few of them as there are in Star Wars. Luckily, we also have Bail Organa's, Mon Mothma's and even Luthen Rael's. So there is hope, there is just very much to uncover. Corruption has ruled for almost 4 centuries now. And it began even earlier than that. No civilization was ever without corruption but the current institutionalized kind can be traced back to the Vikings.
Episode II is very good, and based 10 years after this story!! and episode III 😨😳 is by far the greatest Star Wars movie in entire series!!! it’s so good it’s shocking.
"The soundtrack in this movie is incredible." [Duel of the Fates] "Wait for it..." 😂 (Duel of the Fates is the theme playing during the final lightsaber battle, maybe one of the best scores by John Williams.)
47:46 correct 👍🏻. And that's why the film is titled The Phantom Menace. It was all for him. And Anakin does ultimately bring balance to the force in the end. As per prophecy 👍🏻
12:41 for hundreds of years the Sith have had many Darth’s Sith Lords bearing the Darth title, from left to right: Darth Andeddu, Darth Revan, Darth Malak, Darth Malgus, Darth Ruin, Darth Bane. Many Sith Lords chose to add "Darth" to their name, so much so that the word is considered synonymous with the dark side of the Force in some circles.
Hi Sofie ! In case you haven't noticed it. What Yoda said to Anakin : "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering..." is the line Xander was trying to quote to Buffy in 4x01 when he cheered her up.
The song during the battle between qui-gon and darth maul named duel of the fates. Because depending on result of this duel, fate of the galaxy will be shape.
Emptiness in the Star Wars RPG, and it's one of the first powers they learn. The Sith counterpart is Rage. They provide a bonus to all Force skill rolls.
@@OneEyedJack1970 rage is also how sith warriors in the MMO ''the old republic'' use powerful abilities, to regain health and force (the mana bar for force users), the ability is called ''seethe'', where; like maul does imn this film, walks back and forth while drowning themselves in anger
Fun fact: the celebration music at the end is the Emperor's theme sped up. In Return of the Jedi, it's slowed down. So they are celebrating the Emperor's victory.
The end of the fight between Qui Gon, Obi Wan and Darth Maul shows the difference between Sith and Jedi very well. When the laser partitions separated Qui Gon and Maul from each other, the Jedi began to meditate, calming down, and the Sith, on the contrary, walked in a rage like a tiger in a cage, filling himself with emotions. And when Obi Wan attacked Maul after the death of his master, you can see that he was filled with rage, which took him out of balance, since this is not the way of the Jedi and he does not know how to handle it, and Darth Maul, being a Sith who has been raised inside the order since childhood, who on the contrary feeds himself with emotions, easily he was defeated and thrown into the mine, and only when Obi Wan was able to calm down and return to balance, he was able to defeat Maul мне
3:46 so the kyber Krystal which produces the Green lightsaber blade in Qui gonn’s lightsaber was saved for years by his student Ben Kenobi and then 32 years later before rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, Luke visits old Ben’s and uses Qui Gonn’s lightsaber to make his new one, hence Luke having Green lightsaber in return of the Jedi
I don't care what anyone says:this is my *FAVORITE"Star Wars"movie of them ALL!* I love Amidala,I love Kid Anakin,I love R2D2 _and_ C3PO(unlike in Luke's trilogy where I only loved R2),I love Young Obi-Wan,I love Qui-Gon,Darth Maul is literally the *ONLY* SW Villain I have ever loved 😎 and yes,I also love Jar Jar! #Justice4JarJar There is nothing in this movie I dislike except for Palpatine!Also I love the score during the Qui-Gonn/Obi-Wan V.S. Darth Maul fight! So epic!!🤩 34:36 - 34:54 I see midi-chlorians kinda like melanine and the Force like the Sun:the more melanine/midichlorian you have,the more receptive you are to the Sun/Force,so you get more tanned/more skilled in the Force-based abilities. 38:11 - 38:13 14 years old. P.S. I strongly suggest you the video"The Case Against the Jedi Order"by Pop Culture Detective(and possibly also his video on Harrison Ford's characters)!
The current head of Star Wars story team Producer Dave Filoni who worked with George Lucas making the Clone Wars animated series, said that the reason the song in the final fight is called Duel of the Fates is because you have Qui Gon vs Palpy for control of the fate of Anakin. He suggests, and I think rightly, that if Qui Gon had remained his master Anakin would have never become Darth Vader. I have a tendency to agree. Padme - 14 (Natalie Portman was 16 at the time of filming) Anakin - 9 This episode is highly underrated in my opinion and sets so much in place. It just went against expectations which frustrated people. Also George leans into religious myth making so the idea of a virgin birth (which was never exclusive to Christianity) for the way a prophet like figure to enter the world was something he was drawing parallels to in Anakin.
Filoni doesn't seem to get that his headcanons are not canon. Anakin calls Obi-Wan "like my father" twice in Episode II and George Lucas calls him that at least as many times in the commentary for Episode III. Ewan McGregor was already a father when they made Episode I and Obi-Wan was certainly old enough and qualified enough to be a teacher of a 9 year old anywhere in the English speaking world.
@@jeffreymeehan3116 what about RotS? "You we're my brother Anakin, I loved you" or "I will not Kill Anakin [...] he is like my brother, I cannot do it" Of course Anakin said that Obi Wan was like a father to him he basically raised him, BUT Obi Wan treated him like a Brother and not a Son. Qui-Gon would have been the better father figure for Anakin. Also Obi-Wan only got a Jedi "Master" because Qui Gon died, he was although knowledgeable and skilled not ready to be a Master. OP is right, if Qui-Gon would have been the one training Anakin, he wouldn't have become Darth Vader. Qui-Gon was also more connected to the Force than Obi Wan, he did what he felt was right, thats why he defied the Council so often. I am also under the opinion, that Shmi wouldn't have died the way she did with Qui Gon being Anakins Master because he also cared for Shmi you can see that in the scenes in Episode I.
If she doesn’t know but the actress who play the bodyguard of Padme is the same actress who play Elisabeth Swan in Pirate of Caribbean and of course we don’t recognize her with the Queen Amidala makeup but she is very young in the movie but this is really her Keira Knightley
Holy fuck you are RIGHT "You have been well trained" is just him,.... PRAISING HIMSELF X''D omfg I never deeped that HAHAHA That is actually so on brand for a sith to do x'd
@@eligap4839 That's arguably true. I would clarify that the Jedi Order prior to the end of the last Sith war and the Russan Reformation was considerably different from the Order afterward so maybe it would be more accurate to say that the Jedi Order IN IT'S FINAL FORM was at it's peak 100-200 years prior to the prequrls during the High Rebublic era.
@@eligap4839Both can be true. Current canon clearly straight up says they were at their best during the high republic era. Nothing has really been said about the old republic yet, so who knows. I don't count anything in legends.
"Return of the Jedi" actually gets its name from Anakin not Luke...Anakin defeated the emperor and returned and died a jedi. He was in fact the chosen one who brought balance to the force.
@@ronniearnold9165 Even in another way, maybe. One of the teachings of Yoda in 'The empire strikes back' is that once fallen to the Dark Side you cannot ever return to the Light Side. But Anakin does it. A theory says that from that moment every force-user will be able to do it too, and that's the 'restoration of the balance' of the prophecy. (even if Lucas said otherwise ^_^')
48:25 That is the sith "rule of 2" which was created by Darth Bane, to also create a super strong and powerful sith. Because the sith often fought and destroyed each other without that rule thousands of years ago during the Old Republic era.
Yeah. Anyway you should wait until current padawan will get knight rank. However many of jedis have only one padawan during they lifespan since of strong connection with old padawan don't want to take others.
Things would’ve absolutely been different if qui gon survived. The song playing during the duel between qui gon, obiwan and darth maul was called duel of the fates because it was a duel for the fate of anakin
"Jar Jar, we make you Bom Bad General." Sofie: "No, no, no . . ." Great reaction, and agreed, this is excellent world building. The Jedi have been keeping the peace for centuries. And during that time, some aspects of their wisdom have gotten a bit routine, perhaps. They're starting to miss some important things. And dismiss others out of hand. Further misadventures to follow.
Again with the 1930s, 1940s stuff -- the word "Bombardier" is lost to modern audiences but was thrown out there to clue in WWI nerds. Bombardier is a British Army Rank from old British military, and meant the person and his squad was in charge of keeping the ammunition flowing to the troops and the cannons and loading up the big guns. They do not fight -- they keep the guns going with ammunition. In the old days, (and now with huge guns), one group is charged with handing shooters loaded weapons (in musket days it took over a minute to get a single-shot rifle ready) checking the flint, etc. In the time of cannons, you had bombardiers to load the cannons, take care of them in between battles, watch for when the guns are "done" and cannot be used anymore, otherwise they will explode and kill everyone around them, etc. Of course it sounds safer, because you are not doing front line combat, but it isn't because you have to be around a bunch of exploding ordinance, and they enemy is targeting you and your store of bombs and big guns, wants you dead most of all so you can't shoot your big guns at them. In the old days when you had to load cannons from the front, you were not gonna live long out there in front of the barrel trying to pack down powder, padding, and a big heavy iron ball.
You actually caught a lot of things that many people who watched the series many times over never noticed. Seeing how all of it was Palpatine work in the shadows was great! I am loving your reactions and can’t wait to see more.
19:58 midi chlorians are basically counts that were linked to potential in the Force, ranging from normal human levels of 2,500 per cell to the much higher levels of Jedi. Anakin had the highest with around 27.000.
@@MitchellPorter2025 I think Chloroplasts is a better paragon. As Chloroplasts can turn sunlight into energy that cells can use for metabolism, midi-chlorians give the power to access the life-generated force field called ''Force'' and turn it into several powers like precognition and telekinesis.
I can only tolerate the "Magic Blood" trope in perhaps a Vampire movie. Other than that it is just the old harmful stereotype that some people are special because of their "Bloodline" and should rule over others because of that simple biological fact. The whole world (the real world) has been using that lie to create the worse kind of oppression and racism and hierarchical regimes for most of post caveman history. It is only when Democracy rose up as a dominant ideology that the lie that dominance is because of "blood" or families have divine right of rule over others, some people are given more rights than others, all of the bad, that this rule was exposed as one of the worst lies perpetrated on people there has ever been. "God ordained my family as the one to tell everyone what they can and can't do, and we decide who lives and dies..." it just the worst idea ever and how the whole world has been run for about 10,000 years until recently. It still is in most of the world, and still causes endless suffering. Why they put this in as "an explanation" for some magic plot (magic does not need that much explanation) is very weird and very colonial mindset and elitist, and of course contributes nothing to the story other than to make some people "special" because of what vagina they popped out of or who provided the sperm, as if that is what matters about a person. I really hate that, and have no idea why they put that ancient sick philosophy based on lies into these stories. I mean that was what the Nazis were all about, why make it what the Jedi are all about as well?
@@spikeysnack I agree with everything you said, but in this case there are no 'lineages' of some sort. Jedis have no children - with some exceptions - and their role in the galaxian republic is diplomatic and spiritual, with no control over society. (except maybe for the funds for the temple) Sith had empires in the past, but even in those cases there was not a 'lineage', just an apprendice serving a master until becoming strong enough to kill him. (and before the Rule of the Two it was even worse, with endless wars for supremacy.) In the star wars universe the 'special blood' is intended as a casual 'mutation' that gives more connection with the force: it can happen on every planet, in every species, so it cannot be more 'democratic'. Those children, left alone, could use their power in every way, and Jedis take them to teach them how to use it for good. (we could argue if it's right to take away children from their families, but it's off topic). In conclusion, there is no 'divine right' in star wars, just a randomic (or maybe planned by the force) birth of individual with special powers. Like children born with a strong affinity for magic in a fantasy world.
💜💜 SoFie, you are the smartest person I have ever seen watching Star Wars! Your deductions and predictions are absolutely perfect! You have no idea how much truth you spoke! Watch the next two films and you will understand how well you predicted the events that will follow! Amazing reaction to a fantastic movie, thanks SoFie 🌹🌹
I love seeing you react to how Anakin was as a child because you know what he eventually becomes. Looking forward to seeing you watch how the story evolves and how Anakin becomes the greatest villain ever 😈 It's gonna break your heart even more. Bring tissues to your Episode III reaction once you watch it.
Its amazing how much you recognise, just by watching the old trilogy once. Just on the first transmission to the Trade Federation Leaders you saw the jawline, and already knew. You picked up at once, that Palpatine is already plotting for his later actions in this film. Or your wondering about Obi-Wan being trained by Qui Gon, although he told Luke being educated by Yoda. There are Training Groups for the young students, so many of the Jedi's had been trained by Yoda. Only later there are transferred to a single Master to learn the practice, like an internship.
We had to wait from 1983 to 1999 and that if you are counting is 16 years, most kids never saw the Star Wars trilogy on the big screen, many never saw them at all.
Anakin does fulfill the prophecy, it's just not in the way people expect. People think because he ended the Jedi order that he couldn't be the chosen one when that is exactly what needed to be done to actually create balance. You have to remember the force isn't just the light side, it is also the dark side. The Jedi were in full control at this point in time, but once you watch the movies and if you watch the animated series, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," you will see that the imbalance of the light side causes just as much hardship to what you see once the Dark side has all of the control.
Indeed, Senator (now Supreme Chancellor, and future Galactic Emperor) Palpatine (aka. Darth/Lord Sidious) is the best villain, in Star Wars, and arguably movie history. The entire plot of the Star Wars franchise is literally just him manipulating people and events to serve his power-hungry goals. Fun fact, you know how you were talking about how great the soundtrack was at the end? Well, if you listen closely, it’s actually a happier/sped up version of The Emperor’s Theme from Return of the Jedi, subtly showing that the only person who really won here is Palpatine, who is also known as “The Phantom Menace”, this movie’s title.
49:19 that celebration theme is pure genius by John Williams... take a children choir to do a joyful reprise of the emperor's theme. it shows Palpatine just got all he wanted
Hey, Sofie! This movie is a mixed bag but you appreciated its finer qualities and made some astute observations! You knew who Obi-Wan was right from the start! Congrats! A lot of reactors miss the name-drop and don't realize who Ewan McGregor is until halfway through the movie! You were aware of the decoy swapping but didn't recognize 14-year-old Keira Knightley playing the decoy Sabe! The decoy tactic was a security measure against the Trade Federation; Portman was herself when performing her duties and while on Tatooine but concealed herself whenever she was in transit and exposed. The Emperor's name was never mentioned in the Classic Trilogy and only viewers who had explored the Expanded Universe of comics, novels, video games and action figures knew his surname. This is the time of the Republic and the future Emperor is operating in the shadows as a hooded mystery man. Nonetheless, you strongly suspected Senator Palpatine. Lucas provided multiple visual and vocal cues as to his public identity to clue in audiences before the BIG REVEAL! The prequel films are overly reliant on CGI which forced the cast to work with green screen backgrounds resulting in somewhat stiff performances from otherwise highly accomplished actors like Liam Neeson, Sam Jackson and Natalie Portman. Lucas also wrote the clunky screenplay and has admitted he is far from a deft wordsmith. However, Lucas had complete control of these films and there is an internal consistency and scale of ambition that the more recent Sequel trilogy lacks. Many who grew up with the Prequel trilogy love it as much, if not more, than the Classic trilogy. Judge for yourself. Any species can become Jedi or Sith if their midichlorian count is above a certain threshold and they are trained as evidenced by the VARIETY OF SPECIES on the Jedi Council. Without training, one is just Force-sensitive. Below the threshold, one is a low-level Force-sensitive like having an especially keen sixth sense. Below that, you're a muggle. Lol. Light saber colors denote various attributes. BLUE denotes martial skill and are classified as GUARDIANS. GREEN denotes wisdom and are classified as CONSULARS. YELLOW denotes justice and are classified as SENTINELS. ORANGE denotes pacifism and are classified as NEGOTIATORS. PURPLE denotes a willingness to access the Dark Side but temper it with Light striking a delicate but potent balance and are classified as ARBITERS. RED denotes corruption since the kyber crystal is cracked and are classified as DARKSIDERS, INQUISITORS or SITH. WHITE denotes a deep Force connection that is ideologically neutral wielded by AHSOKA TANO post-Clone Wars. BLACK is unique to the DARKSABER crafted millennia ago by the sole Mandalorian Jedi in history, TARRE VIZSLA. Jar Jar Binks is probably the most absurd character in all of Star Wars. He is almost universally reviled. Fortunately, you don't see much of him beyond this movie. The poor actor who played him, Ahmed Best, suffered such a professional and personal backlash for his portrayal, he became suicidally depressed requiring an intervention by Lucas himself. He has since made peace with his Star Wars past, thankfully. Jeez, what was George thinking? Poor Jake Lloyd would have appreciated your appraisal of his performance. He, too, was ridiculed for his portrayal of young Anakin and so badly bullied in school that he dropped out. He turned to drugs and has been in and out of trouble with the law his whole life! You wouldn't know it from the film but Anakin RESTORED a discarded C-3PO. He didn't actually create him. The protocol droid is already a century old by the time Anakin begins tinkering with him. The two droids are meant to be the witnesses of the saga and appear in eleven of the twelve films. Lucas got the idea of servant witnesses from the Kurosawa samurai classic, "The Hidden Fortress". Anakin is the product of a virgin birth like the Christian Jesus. Shmi tells Qui-Gon she became pregnant without a lover. In truth, the Force itself -- the universe as it were -- created her son. Who knows? Lucas decided to get metaphysical. It's kinda like Nature restoring balance. It's also kinda weird. "Clone Wars" explains more. The Sith are Dark Side Force-users who are the ancient enemy of the Jedi. The Emperor and Vader were Sith. There were once legions of Sith but then a fellow named Darth Bane instituted the Rule of Two 1,000 years in the past. Since then, it's been a Master and an Apprentice jockeying for power and supplanting one another. Midichlorians are based on real-world mitochondria that exist symbiotically in all our cells with their own DNA. As you might remember from high school bio, they produce the energy that powers our cells. In Star Wars, they are microscopic organisms that exist symbiotically within all living beings. The greater the number, the more one's ability to tap into the Force. Lucas was just establishing a biological basis for his space magic. Some people hate the idea. I think it's cool. Jedi are trained as early as possible and removed from their families so they develop no attachments other than to the Jedi Order like the Ottoman Janissary Corps. Anakin already has emotional attachments which will cause him all kinds of trouble. The Jedi practice this to temper emotional outbursts and prevent any compromise to the psychically powerful adepts who constitute the Order. An uncontrolled rogue Jedi is like an ambulatory nuke! You probably wondered about the efficacy of the Gungan shields since the droid troops marched so easily through them! Shields have different properties in Star Wars. The Gungan shields are likely impervious to fast-moving objects or objects with a high energy yield such as cannon blasts but are completely permeable to slow-moving objects or objects with a low energy yield. Maul is the coolest villain. His species is called Zabrak. Their homeworld is Iridonia although Maul was raised on Dathomir, home of the Nightsister witches. The red and black coloration are facial tattoos. Everyone's jaw dropped when they saw that double-sided lightsaber in the trailer! The animated "Clone Wars" honors this worthy antagonist and reveals much more about Maul!
The title "The Phantom Menace" has always confused people. Lucas and Spielberg always wanted Star Wars to be like an old time serial adventure series from like the 1930s and 40s, in the tradition of old Hollywood. They therefore structure the movies to open up with a recognizable music intro, a "catch up" text crawl, a pan in to a planet or giant spaceship, etc. They also have a catchy "episode" title that is both mysterious and sounds exiting. The Phantom Menace then is a phrase that sounds like something from around 1935 for a title of a "Spycatcher" serial series. "Phantom" means both an illusion or a trick to give the wrong impression, to throw people off the real reason for the trouble going on. It also means an enemy that appears and disappears at will like a "Shadow Ghost" that you see in the dark that is not there when you turn on the light. Menace means danger, evil, enemies, disaster. In the olden days of World War I and so on it meant Fascist and Communist Spies from Europe and South America doing evil deeds to cause havoc and unrest, to stir things up against the people with their wicked ways and dangerous ideologies. In those stories the foreign agent would usually arrange to create some crisis or disaster and blame it on the good guys or some stupid low level criminal, getting them in trouble, distracting the "authorities" from their real evil plans to really mess things up. Supreme Chancellor Valorum got almost no screentime in the final cut, so he comes off as ineffectual, because that is the lie that Palpatine puts in everyones ear. Actually, Palpatine is the Phantom himself, the whole Trade Federation Blockade was his manipulation behind the scenes to create a pretext to take over the Galactic Senate by pretending to be everybody's friend and councilor. He gets everyone fighting each other so that he can "prove" the the Senate how "bad" a Supreme Chancellor Valorum is, But Valorum was not -- he got the Jedi involved because he knew that Something Was Rotten in Denmark, so the saying goes. This of course was not expected, and instead of Palpatine become the "Hero" and solving the crisis, things got out of hand, and he started the war against the Jedi right then by sending Darth Mall on a mission of murder When Darth Maul was killed, he intervened directly and sent the droid army to massacre the planet, in case the Jedi were on to him. By pretending in the end to be the Savior of the Senate and the the Republic -- he eventually won his evil plan to lead the Senate into Fascism in the name of "law and order" against the "Federalising" of the Galaxy. So the Republic will split into "Space Nazi Germany" and "Rebel Planets", and "wild untamed Planets" -- and Galactic WAR. All because the Phantom Menace was not recognized and exposed in time to prevent the takeover of corruption and power-mad politics, all driven by the seductions of wizards of the dark force -- the Sith, ancient enemies of the Jedi, sworn to an eternal oath of vengeance and holocaust to wipe out the Jedi order in the Galaxy. So yeah the title is doing some heavy lifting -- too heavy to easily understand if you have not read all the comics, all the novels, etc. So Valorum being the Political hero the galaxy needed is left out and a missed opportunity. If they had released a "short" perhaps a year earlier of setup or a 10 minute teaser explaining something about the Trade Federation plans, Valorum, Princess Amadala, Why Valorum thought the Jedi were needed on Naboo -- it would have left less confusion that never really was resolved in the Theatrical release. To this day only super Star Wars nerds have any idea why the Trade Federation even exists or what they were after and wanted so bad and they just give up on the title as not meaning anything really.
In the original trilogy "Darth" is definitely used as a name, and when there's a need for a title they call him "Lord Vader". I think Lucas retconned it to be a title for this one, just as he changed the Force with the introduction of midichlorians (that was not a popular choice. Nor were Gungans).
I love your reaction to the movie. I wish most people would have reacted like this when it first came out. Also great to hear someone praising young Anakin's acting. He had a rough life because of backlash and bullying. Ended up with schizophrenia and had trouble with the police and stuff. Just like with Anakin, one can wonder how different his life could have been if people treated him differently.
I love your reaction to this movie. When it came out, people bitched about every aspect of it, crying because it wasn't their precious original trilogy.
You had such a great question at the end of the reaction! Asking if things would have been different if Qui-Gon would have survived. Most people believe if he survived. Anakin would have never turned. Hence why the song for the battle at the end was called the "Duel of Fates".
The best reaction i've seen. No one else knew who Palpatine was after this movie and you got it immediately. Also figfuried out every political move he made which takes most people multiple watches to understand.
In my opinion this was the best Star Wars Movie. Maybe I am biased because Qui Gon is my fav character. Idk why many people hate this movie it sets up the story of Anakin very good and in ways we can relate to.
Great reaction! Loved your appreciation of Palpatine's machinations throughout the movie. Also, the parade theme music at the end (chorus part) contains a sped up/happier version of The Emperor's Theme.
I have always thought the whole Anakin will bring balance to the force is such a weird statement. With the Jedi in power and the Sith in hiding, there was no balance, and with Anakin the Jedi would even be in more power. I just wonder what the Jedi (and Qui-Gon, really) had dreamed of when they spoke of that balance.
11:05 "She looks different, that's not the queen"
Nice catch. You're more observant than two Jedi combined!
Qui-Gon knew though
@@Fiveshere Both knew. George Lucas says in the audio commentary for the DVD that they both laughed when she revealed her identity in front of Boss Nass, because they had been expecting that moment.
That's actually a very young Keira Knightley!
Anakin, in fact, brought balance to the force after all!
Hallowed be thy name
True, Luke was just the trigger.
I've said that since before the prequels.
The only thing I wonder about is: did the force want the Jedi to fall? Were they straying too far into ascetics and missing the heart of the Force?
@@Jerome616i dont think so while the jedi were not perfect the sith do all kinds of things against the will of the force
SoFie at 46:11 -- "I wonder if things would have been different for Anakin if Qui-Gon didn't die."
Arguably so. Had Qui-Gon lived, he might have been the kind of positive paternal role model Anakin needed to become a "good" Jedi. Obi-Wan, though well-meaning, treated Anakin as a brother, leaving an opening for Palpatine to become Anakin's father figure instead.
The best case scenario would have been that Qui-Gon broke the Jedi code to marry Shmi so that he can grant Shmi her freedom while remaining a positive father figure for Anakin. Qui-Gon was already a maverick Jedi who was willing to break the rules if it meant doing what he felt was right.
The music that plays during the fight between Qui-Gon and Darth Maul is called "Duel of the Fates", because this fight decides Anakin's fate. If Qui-Gon had lived, he would have been the father figure that Anakin needed. Instead, Palpatine filled that role and used his closeness to Anakin to manipulate him.
@@dhavaram8064 Also, Obi Wan recognizes that watching Qui-Gon get cut down in front of him gave him the fire to defeat his enemy, and deliberately gives that to Luke at the appropriate time. It's pretty well done.
NO. That's a fan theory that misreads the movie. Lucas says in Star Wars Archive 1999-2005 that Anakin fell to the dark side because he wasn't trained by the Jedi from the beginning and because he'd already formed attachments to his mother. Lucas also presents the alternative in Luke, who despite his upbringing decides to reject the dark side. The Emperor uses the life of his friends, Leia, Han, Chewbacca and the entire Rebellion to make him turn, and Luke says no, because he honors for what they're fighting and doesn't think their lives belong to him.
Now when you rewatch the original trilogy every time you hear C3PO say "Thank the maker!" you'll know that his maker was Darth Vader.
It's those little details!
I often think about what if Vader had encountered and recognized Threepio at the Death Star in the first movie? That would have been a hell of an easter egg, if Vader had said something odd and vague, which referred to "my old droid, the one I constructed as a youngling".
And I know Threepio had his memory wiped upon ending up with Antilles, but Artoo did not - so, I wonder if Artoo ever discovered Vader's true identity in all of his "database hacks" that he does? Vader damn near blew his astromech dome clean off in the trench of the Death Star. So many fun musings.
@@BlackieNuff There's a comic explaining that he is the reason Chewie is allowed to repair him on Bespin. He finds the remains after the stormtrooper shot Threepio. He recognized the droid and thought back to when he first found his parts at Watto's junk shop. His mother Shmi told him that he could keep and reassemble the droid as long as he was capable of showing he could care for him, and that if he couldn't he didn't deserve to have him. Anakin took this message to heart and when Vader learned Chewie went out of his way to save and rebuild him, he deemed him worthy of keeping him. This was also used as a re-contextualiztion for why he prevents Boba from shooting Chewie in the carbon freezing chamber.
This was a part of the pre-Disney expanded lore so he is properly characterized. He also encountered Artoo and Threepio during the first EU novel known as Splinter of the Mind's Eye and instead of destroying them when searching for Luke he deactivates them. This too was later re-contextualized by the later prequel movies as him recognizing them and not wishing to harm the few things that tied him to his mother and Padme, the only things capable of bringing Anakin back to the light.
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Wow, NICE! Thanks for all that! It answered a few questions I had and even a few I didn't know I had til you mentioned them!
Such as why Vader stopped Fett from blasting Cheiwe in the freezing chamber. It never occurred to me Chewie was "allowed" to repair Threepio - I just assumed his only obstacle were those pesky Ugnaughts playing keep-away. I also wondered if Vader ever recognized his own droid, or even R2 for that matter. All that backstory you provided fleshes out the unseen scenes nicely. Thanks again.
Natalie Portman played Queen Padme Amidala and Keira Knightley played her decoy. Both were quite young here, but Natalie, at this time, was more known as actress.
Yeah, I don’t think anyone really knew who Keira Knightley was at this time. Maybe she was known in the UK, but I don’t think she’d become known in the US till around ‘05-‘06, at the earliest.
Edit: I take that back, she’d starred in Bend it Like Beckham in ‘02 & Pirates of the Caribbean in ‘03, so this was just a couple years before she became popular.
This was Keira Knightlys first major role. The story goes that Portman and Knightly looked so much alike that Knightlys Mom kept getting them confused on set.
Portman had already had memorable roles in Leon: The Professional, Heat, and Beautiful Girls.
I didn't understand at that time the plot... I always tought it was the same person lol
“I’m in love with Obi-Wan already”
You and literally everybody else who has ever watched these movies 😂
Fun fact The actor who plays Obi-Wan is the nephew of the actor who played Wedge in the original trilogy
"How old is he?"... Anakin was 9 at this time. He'll be 10 in a few months. Padme is 14 here.
Which isn't weird. literally only a 4-5 year gap and they don't officially get together for 10 years. Just some people seem weirded out by the age difference here. I think its just because Portman was a little older then 14 during filming but they could have just used the excuse Padme was tall for her age.
@@digitaladventurer2142 Exactly. That's why I always let people know their ages. My own parents are 5 years apart. Perfectly normal.
Knowing their ages makes it a lot better because here it looks like a 22 year old girl and a 7 year old boy 🤣 but it always looks really weird for me just in my eyes how much difference in their ages look like xD
@@digitaladventurer2142my girlfriend is 37, and I'm about to turn 33. It's normal.
@@LeroOfTheKodiakone of my best friends married his 30 year old wife when he was 24. It happens and that was 15 years ago and they are very happy.
Nobody makes Padme smile like sweet little Anakin.
Yeah it seems she has a soft spot for him
@@huseyinakyol1310😭 im sorry but late on she gets a hard spot. Kinda weird how much older she is than him
I almost thought you wrote _"Nobody makes Palpatine smile like sweet little Anakin."_ which would be utterly hilarious 😂
@InMyOpinion005 it's only a 5 year gap tbf
@@adamprice1593 Wasn't that retroed though? I thought it was 10 initially
39:41 right as the Duel of the Fates starts up... Sofie: "Give me an epic battle, please!" TPM: "As you wish."
The "rat tail" of Obi Wan shows that he is a padawan learner, an apprentice, not a Jedi Knight yet. The final fight, sounding "Duel of the fates", it´s one of the best in the franchise for me. Legendary.
Well it's the braid that shows that, not the rat tail.
I'm so pleased that you are asking all the right questions.
And your insights are on point down to the costume design and the nuances.
"We shall watch your career with great interest."
Great video - thank you Sofie 😊I'm a long-term Star Wars fan but you made me smile, laugh, consider things I'd never thought of - I even shed a tear or two while watching your reactions and hearing your thoughts. I'll follow your journey on Episodes 2 and 3 for sure, so I'll keep an eye out for those videos!
27:47 Yes, because the whole story is more or less told from R2's and 3PO's perspective.
Hi Sofie. I love your reactions!
Fun fact: if you listen to the chior in the final parade, they are singing a happy version of the Emperor's theme from Return of the Jedi. They are literally celebrating their deaths
Most ppl don't pick that up 👍🏻
Holy shit you're right 🤯
*choir
I know I'm late, but it also recontextualizes the motif. In ROTJ we are led to believe that this is the theme of the dark side, and that Palpatine is simply the personification of that evil. Now that we know that it's an in-universe song of Naboo, it becomes clear. It is and always was HIS theme. Palpatine's mastery over the dark side has always been a selfish journey, where no goal was more important than his own personal pursuit of power. Now the dark side speaks only through him, and the music belongs to him too. Layers upon layers.
I love the praise for Jake Lloyd, he deserves it
Here is the actual Canon answer to 46:20. Qui-Gon's Force Ghost and Obi-Wan talk about this very thing in a Short Story that takes place in Episode IV.
"“You weren’t ready to be a Jedi Master,” Qui-Gon admits. “You hadn’t even been knighted when I forced you to promise to train Anakin. Teaching a student so powerful, so old, so unused to our ways . . . that might’ve been beyond the reach of the greatest of us. To lay that burden at your feet when you were hardly more than a boy-”
“Anakin became a Jedi Knight,” Obi-Wan interjects, a thread of steel in his voice. “He served valiantly in the Clone Wars. His fall to darkness was more his choice than anyone else’s failure. Yes, I bear some responsibility-and perhaps you do, too-but Anakin had the training and the wisdom to choose a better path. He did not.”
All true."
George Lucas says, in the commentary for this movie no less, that Qui-Gon insisting on Anakin being trained as a Jedi was a mistake. Yes, he is feeling what any ordinary kid would feel in that situation, but here is the thing: he is not ordinary. He can see the future, move things with his mind, leap tall buildings with a single bound, kill men with a thought. He has to keep to a higher standard. He didn't want to do that.
Can’t wait for you to get into the next two movies! You heart will definitely break at some of the stuff you will witness, but you must see the rest to see the whole story and understand the depth of what is only teased at in this one. Love your reactions and Star Wars is an amazing franchise and happy to have you become a part of the Star Wars family
36:40 It's nice to finally see a reactor who notice Qui Gon and Obi-wan knew all along that Padme was the queen in her reveal there. Most other reactors think that Qui-Gon and Obi-wan didn't know that Padme was the queen.
"All along"? Even at 21:20 when he said "The queen trusts my judgment, young handmaiden. [You should too.]"? 🤔
@@irrelevant_noob Yes even then too cause when Qui Gon, Jar Jar and Artoo are leaving the ship and headed toward the town Captain Panaka stops them and tells them to take Padme with them and Qui Gon says this is not a good idea and tells Padme to stay close to him. Which he would only say that if he already knew she was the queen.
@@LubbockBabesFan nah, pretty sure a jedi would respond like that towards *_any_* civilian on an arguably lawless planet...
@@irrelevant_noob I guess but it's still a clue that he knew plus he is a Jedi so he would be able tell she was the queen thru the force.
Yoda being Obi Wan's master was a tiny bit of a plothole they fixed it later. Basically there are a lot of jedi that start their training with Yoda, but receive a new master when they get a little older... George didn't think of creating Qui Gon back when he made the Empire Strikes Back
I mean Yoda was kind of everyone’s master, not to mention A master, and even the Jedi Grandmaster.
In addition to him being the Grandmaster, all jedi start training at the temple as younglings before they are chosen to be a specific jedi's padawan. Yoda is their direct master and teacher for that period of time, for basically all jedi, some exceptions aside.
Great reaction video, Sophie! I watched this video 25 years to the night when I saw the midnight showing on opening night. The Lightsaber Duel( along with the " Duel of the Fates" music) is still breathtaking to this day.
It's the same actor who performed as the Emperor in return of the jedi in 1983. He was young enough that all those years later, he could play a normal aged Palpatine as a Senator.
Anakin is the chosen one. He did bring balance in the end by defeating the emperor, thus saving the galaxy.
I dont get how a lot of people dont understand this.
@@lyssalovesit Because what brought balance was actually Luke. No Luke present, no Anakin redemption. Can argue Anakin made Luke, but also, Anakin had no hand in training or preparing Luke, the Force reached out to Luke, not his father. Also, canonically, what exactly did Vader do? He didn't do what everyone's arguing thanks to the new movies.
Thats because the new movies are trash and most dont find them canon. The title "Return of the Jedi" was reffering to Anakin returning to being a jedi and bringing balance to the force by defeating the emperor.
@@garethlawton5278 Vader is the one who defeated the emperor, not Luke. If Vader wasn't there, Luke would have died. Anakin was the chosen one.
Or, he brought balance to the Force by reducing the number of living Jedi to 2, the same as the number of Sith...
30:28 Vader throws the emperor down the shaft on the death star and Luke brought him back to the light so the prophecy is about Anakin but Luke reenabled it.
the clone wars show provides SO MUCH CONTEXT it takes place between episode 2 and 3
It's all implied in the movies if you pay attention. The Clone Wars only explores what was already explained, or explains it to the slower audience and the little kids.
@ implication is nothing compared to provided context, accepting implication is for the lazy audience provided by a rushed director.
@@kevinprzy4539 Implication is what cinema/tv is ALL about. Screenwriting is an art form based on the economy of storytelling. That rule you're speaking about, if something like that exists, it may apply to novels. On scripts, bad writing is explaining it all to the audience. If you're going to do that, if you're going to ignore image and symbols as resources, then write a novel. It's like a painter filling half of the canvas with text, or a musician releasing an album with 30 minutes of audiobook. BAD. ART.
@ Art is subjective and art is not about implication to me it’s about the message and meaning of the art, implication can be used to apply that message but it’s not often done properly like in the star wars films.
@@kevinprzy4539 "Art is subjective" is at this point a cop out for not facing an objective argument that's there in their face. And only people who aren't artists themselves think art is subjective. In the worst case scenario bad artists, salesmen and intellectual children of marketing in general. Value is subjective, meaning people can buy bad art for millions of dollars. Art itself is not subjective, it follows a criteria and merits within an artistic frame.
So, in the original trilogy, Yoda was written to have been Obi-Wan's master. But there is an in-universe explanation for the retcon too: technically, Obi-Wan never said he was Yoda's Padawan in the original trilogy, he just said Yoda "instructed me." And that is true, because Yoda instructs all the Jedi younglings at the Temple in the basic ways of the Force BEFORE they become formally apprenticed to a Jedi. So Yoda was, basically, Obi-Wan's kindergarten teacher.
ergo, the youngling training scene in ep 2, with yoda leading the class
Palpatine serves as a warning to all generations that you should never trust a politician
They are all no good slime.......we need true leaders.....
Especially a populist one who values business ventures and theological justification over ethics.
@@paulchavez3039 Are you suggesting that the politician who overemphasizes trusting them while calling everyone else a lying monster may not be the best choice??
@@MI-hz1cp for every Palpatine there‘s also a Padmé, I would argue.
@@satyagrahaa Yeah, but the Padmé's of the real world end up dying prematurely, just like her. That's why there are as few of them as there are in Star Wars. Luckily, we also have Bail Organa's, Mon Mothma's and even Luthen Rael's. So there is hope, there is just very much to uncover. Corruption has ruled for almost 4 centuries now. And it began even earlier than that. No civilization was ever without corruption but the current institutionalized kind can be traced back to the Vikings.
Episode II is very good, and based 10 years after this story!! and episode III 😨😳 is by far the greatest Star Wars movie in entire series!!! it’s so good it’s shocking.
"The soundtrack in this movie is incredible." [Duel of the Fates] "Wait for it..." 😂 (Duel of the Fates is the theme playing during the final lightsaber battle, maybe one of the best scores by John Williams.)
47:46 correct 👍🏻. And that's why the film is titled The Phantom Menace. It was all for him.
And Anakin does ultimately bring balance to the force in the end. As per prophecy 👍🏻
15:54
C3PO's memory was deleted some time before episode IV. Therefore, he can't remember they know each other for a looooooooong time.
15:35 for more context
This reaction is exactly why I'm glad you watched the original trilogy first - it adds SO much more to the prequels
You have the same goosebumps I had back in those days..
So cool to see them again trough your eyes ❤
49:00 actually Qui-Gon did become a Force ghost. He didn't show up in latter movies because Liam Neeson refused to film
12:41 for hundreds of years the Sith have had many Darth’s Sith Lords bearing the Darth title, from left to right: Darth Andeddu, Darth Revan, Darth Malak, Darth Malgus, Darth Ruin, Darth Bane. Many Sith Lords chose to add "Darth" to their name, so much so that the word is considered synonymous with the dark side of the Force in some circles.
56:10 - Yes If Qui-Gon survived, Anakin would not have become Darth Vader. That's why the duel, and the music, is called Duel of the Fates
Hi Sofie !
In case you haven't noticed it. What Yoda said to Anakin : "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering..." is the line Xander was trying to quote to Buffy in 4x01 when he cheered her up.
The song during the battle between qui-gon and darth maul named duel of the fates. Because depending on result of this duel, fate of the galaxy will be shape.
41:21 Qui-gon took a moment to regain his strength by doing Force Meditation, a Jedi Master technique.
Emptiness in the Star Wars RPG, and it's one of the first powers they learn. The Sith counterpart is Rage. They provide a bonus to all Force skill rolls.
@@OneEyedJack1970 rage is also how sith warriors in the MMO ''the old republic'' use powerful abilities, to regain health and force (the mana bar for force users), the ability is called ''seethe'', where; like maul does imn this film, walks back and forth while drowning themselves in anger
Fun fact: the celebration music at the end is the Emperor's theme sped up. In Return of the Jedi, it's slowed down. So they are celebrating the Emperor's victory.
The end of the fight between Qui Gon, Obi Wan and Darth Maul shows the difference between Sith and Jedi very well. When the laser partitions separated Qui Gon and Maul from each other, the Jedi began to meditate, calming down, and the Sith, on the contrary, walked in a rage like a tiger in a cage, filling himself with emotions. And when Obi Wan attacked Maul after the death of his master, you can see that he was filled with rage, which took him out of balance, since this is not the way of the Jedi and he does not know how to handle it, and Darth Maul, being a Sith who has been raised inside the order since childhood, who on the contrary feeds himself with emotions, easily he was defeated and thrown into the mine, and only when Obi Wan was able to calm down and return to balance, he was able to defeat Maul мне
So glad you liked it, and, as always, your instincts are on point!!👏🏻
3:46 so the kyber Krystal which produces the Green lightsaber blade in Qui gonn’s lightsaber was saved for years by his student Ben Kenobi and then 32 years later before rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, Luke visits old Ben’s and uses Qui Gonn’s lightsaber to make his new one, hence Luke having Green lightsaber in return of the Jedi
I don't care what anyone says:this is my *FAVORITE"Star Wars"movie of them ALL!* I love Amidala,I love Kid Anakin,I love R2D2 _and_ C3PO(unlike in Luke's trilogy where I only loved R2),I love Young Obi-Wan,I love Qui-Gon,Darth Maul is literally the *ONLY* SW Villain I have ever loved 😎 and yes,I also love Jar Jar! #Justice4JarJar There is nothing in this movie I dislike except for Palpatine!Also I love the score during the Qui-Gonn/Obi-Wan V.S. Darth Maul fight! So epic!!🤩
34:36 - 34:54 I see midi-chlorians kinda like melanine and the Force like the Sun:the more melanine/midichlorian you have,the more receptive you are to the Sun/Force,so you get more tanned/more skilled in the Force-based abilities. 38:11 - 38:13 14 years old.
P.S. I strongly suggest you the video"The Case Against the Jedi Order"by Pop Culture Detective(and possibly also his video on Harrison Ford's characters)!
The current head of Star Wars story team Producer Dave Filoni who worked with George Lucas making the Clone Wars animated series, said that the reason the song in the final fight is called Duel of the Fates is because you have Qui Gon vs Palpy for control of the fate of Anakin. He suggests, and I think rightly, that if Qui Gon had remained his master Anakin would have never become Darth Vader. I have a tendency to agree.
Padme - 14 (Natalie Portman was 16 at the time of filming)
Anakin - 9
This episode is highly underrated in my opinion and sets so much in place. It just went against expectations which frustrated people.
Also George leans into religious myth making so the idea of a virgin birth (which was never exclusive to Christianity) for the way a prophet like figure to enter the world was something he was drawing parallels to in Anakin.
Filoni doesn't seem to get that his headcanons are not canon.
Anakin calls Obi-Wan "like my father" twice in Episode II and George Lucas calls him that at least as many times in the commentary for Episode III. Ewan McGregor was already a father when they made Episode I and Obi-Wan was certainly old enough and qualified enough to be a teacher of a 9 year old anywhere in the English speaking world.
@@jeffreymeehan3116 what about RotS? "You we're my brother Anakin, I loved you" or "I will not Kill Anakin [...] he is like my brother, I cannot do it"
Of course Anakin said that Obi Wan was like a father to him he basically raised him, BUT Obi Wan treated him like a Brother and not a Son. Qui-Gon would have been the better father figure for Anakin. Also Obi-Wan only got a Jedi "Master" because Qui Gon died, he was although knowledgeable and skilled not ready to be a Master. OP is right, if Qui-Gon would have been the one training Anakin, he wouldn't have become Darth Vader. Qui-Gon was also more connected to the Force than Obi Wan, he did what he felt was right, thats why he defied the Council so often. I am also under the opinion, that Shmi wouldn't have died the way she did with Qui Gon being Anakins Master because he also cared for Shmi you can see that in the scenes in Episode I.
When 3PO says "thank the Maker" he's actually referring to Anikan
I´ve loved so much your reaction Sofie. Your enthusiasm it´s amazing. I´ll join you till the end!!
If she doesn’t know but the actress who play the bodyguard of Padme is the same actress who play Elisabeth Swan in Pirate of Caribbean and of course we don’t recognize her with the Queen Amidala makeup but she is very young in the movie but this is really her Keira Knightley
Holy fuck you are RIGHT "You have been well trained" is just him,.... PRAISING HIMSELF X''D omfg I never deeped that HAHAHA
That is actually so on brand for a sith to do x'd
All good questions in your intro.
The Jedi however were not in their prime but rather their decline. Their prime was 100 to 200 years earlier.
Are you serious their prime was thousands of years earlier
@@eligap4839 That's arguably true. I would clarify that the Jedi Order prior to the end of the last Sith war and the Russan Reformation was considerably different from the Order afterward so maybe it would be more accurate to say that the Jedi Order IN IT'S FINAL FORM was at it's peak 100-200 years prior to the prequrls during the High Rebublic era.
no they were not in their decline
@@houseofaction Yes...they were. By this point their flaws and arrogance were putting them on the fast track to the end of the order.
@@eligap4839Both can be true. Current canon clearly straight up says they were at their best during the high republic era. Nothing has really been said about the old republic yet, so who knows. I don't count anything in legends.
"Return of the Jedi" actually gets its name from Anakin not Luke...Anakin defeated the emperor and returned and died a jedi. He was in fact the chosen one who brought balance to the force.
Through redemption. Yes.
@@ronniearnold9165 Even in another way, maybe.
One of the teachings of Yoda in 'The empire strikes back' is that once fallen to the Dark Side you cannot ever return to the Light Side.
But Anakin does it.
A theory says that from that moment every force-user will be able to do it too, and that's the 'restoration of the balance' of the prophecy. (even if Lucas said otherwise ^_^')
48:25 That is the sith "rule of 2" which was created by Darth Bane, to also create a super strong and powerful sith. Because the sith often fought and destroyed each other without that rule thousands of years ago during the Old Republic era.
33:27 That's pretty normal for them. Jedi do train new padawans when their old ones are ready to become a jedi knight.
Yeah. Anyway you should wait until current padawan will get knight rank. However many of jedis have only one padawan during they lifespan since of strong connection with old padawan don't want to take others.
Things would’ve absolutely been different if qui gon survived. The song playing during the duel between qui gon, obiwan and darth maul was called duel of the fates because it was a duel for the fate of anakin
The Star Wars story starts to come together in the first three episodes, all your questions will be answered you will see. beautiful reaction.
We Need a Star Wars "What If" where Anakin & Padme Raise their Beautiful Kids Leia & Luke on Naboo by the Lake.
It exists. Fan fiction
So enjoyable to re-watch this film with your impressions! Can't wait to see your Episode 2 upload!
I CANNOT wait to see your reaction to the rest of this!
Very professional look. Purple glasses gives out some casual vibes.
Mean SoFie laughing at Qui gon's meditation just before he dies T-T lol
"Jar Jar, we make you Bom Bad General."
Sofie: "No, no, no . . ." Great reaction, and agreed, this is excellent world building. The Jedi have been keeping the peace for centuries. And during that time, some aspects of their wisdom have gotten a bit routine, perhaps. They're starting to miss some important things. And dismiss others out of hand. Further misadventures to follow.
Again with the 1930s, 1940s stuff -- the word "Bombardier" is lost to modern audiences but was thrown out there to clue in WWI nerds.
Bombardier is a British Army Rank from old British military, and meant the person and his squad was in charge of keeping the ammunition flowing to the troops and the cannons and loading up the big guns. They do not fight -- they keep the guns going with ammunition. In the old days, (and now with huge guns), one group is charged with handing shooters loaded weapons (in musket days it took over a minute to get a single-shot rifle ready) checking the flint, etc. In the time of cannons, you had bombardiers to load the cannons, take care of them in between battles, watch for when the guns are "done" and cannot be used anymore, otherwise they will explode and kill everyone around them, etc. Of course it sounds safer, because you are not doing front line combat, but it isn't because you have to be around a bunch of exploding ordinance, and they enemy is targeting you and your store of bombs and big guns, wants you dead most of all so you can't shoot your big guns at them. In the old days when you had to load cannons from the front, you were not gonna live long out there in front of the barrel trying to pack down powder, padding, and a big heavy iron ball.
@@spikeysnack Thanks.
Sofie is too smart and perceptive for these movies 😂
You actually caught a lot of things that many people who watched the series many times over never noticed. Seeing how all of it was Palpatine work in the shadows was great! I am loving your reactions and can’t wait to see more.
19:58 midi chlorians are basically counts that were linked to potential in the Force, ranging from normal human levels of 2,500 per cell to the much higher levels of Jedi. Anakin had the highest with around 27.000.
the 2500 per cell thing is not canon there is no avarerage listed in any canon material
Based on mitochondria of actual biology
@@MitchellPorter2025 I think Chloroplasts is a better paragon.
As Chloroplasts can turn sunlight into energy that cells can use for metabolism, midi-chlorians give the power to access the life-generated force field called ''Force'' and turn it into several powers like precognition and telekinesis.
I can only tolerate the "Magic Blood" trope in perhaps a Vampire movie. Other than that it is just the old harmful stereotype that some people are special because of their "Bloodline" and should rule over others because of that simple biological fact. The whole world (the real world) has been using that lie to create the worse kind of oppression and racism and hierarchical regimes for most of post caveman history.
It is only when Democracy rose up as a dominant ideology that the lie that dominance is because of "blood" or families have divine right of rule over others, some people are given more rights than others, all of the bad, that this rule was exposed as one of the worst lies perpetrated on people there has ever been. "God ordained my family as the one to tell everyone what they can and can't do, and we decide who lives and dies..." it just the worst idea ever and how the whole world has been run for about 10,000 years until recently. It still is in most of the world, and still causes endless suffering.
Why they put this in as "an explanation" for some magic plot (magic does not need that much explanation) is very weird and very colonial mindset and elitist, and of course contributes nothing to the story other than to make some people "special" because of what vagina they popped out of or who provided the sperm, as if that is what matters about a person. I really hate that, and have no idea why they put that ancient sick philosophy based on lies into these stories. I mean that was what the Nazis were all about, why make it what the Jedi are all about as well?
@@spikeysnack I agree with everything you said, but in this case there are no 'lineages' of some sort.
Jedis have no children - with some exceptions - and their role in the galaxian republic is diplomatic and spiritual, with no control over society. (except maybe for the funds for the temple)
Sith had empires in the past, but even in those cases there was not a 'lineage', just an apprendice serving a master until becoming strong enough to kill him. (and before the Rule of the Two it was even worse, with endless wars for supremacy.)
In the star wars universe the 'special blood' is intended as a casual 'mutation' that gives more connection with the force: it can happen on every planet, in every species, so it cannot be more 'democratic'.
Those children, left alone, could use their power in every way, and Jedis take them to teach them how to use it for good. (we could argue if it's right to take away children from their families, but it's off topic).
In conclusion, there is no 'divine right' in star wars, just a randomic (or maybe planned by the force) birth of individual with special powers.
Like children born with a strong affinity for magic in a fantasy world.
💜💜 SoFie, you are the smartest person I have ever seen watching Star Wars!
Your deductions and predictions are absolutely perfect! You have no idea how much truth you spoke!
Watch the next two films and you will understand how well you predicted the events that will follow!
Amazing reaction to a fantastic movie, thanks SoFie 🌹🌹
Lol
49:18 -- the happy festive music is actually the theme song of the Emperor, but played faster and on a major key.
I love seeing you react to how Anakin was as a child because you know what he eventually becomes. Looking forward to seeing you watch how the story evolves and how Anakin becomes the greatest villain ever 😈 It's gonna break your heart even more. Bring tissues to your Episode III reaction once you watch it.
Yes, she definitely needs to be prepared for Anakin’s dramatic transformation into Darth Vader in Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith
'I'm too sensitive for this.' Good thing that was spoken over 'Will I ever see you again?' which, to me, saddest line in franchise.
your love for R2-D2 is the most precious thing haha
My parents divorced in 1976.
And my mother took me to Star Wars in 1978.
US releases didn’t worldwide these days.
I miss her.
Its amazing how much you recognise, just by watching the old trilogy once. Just on the first transmission to the Trade Federation Leaders you saw the jawline, and already knew. You picked up at once, that Palpatine is already plotting for his later actions in this film. Or your wondering about Obi-Wan being trained by Qui Gon, although he told Luke being educated by Yoda. There are Training Groups for the young students, so many of the Jedi's had been trained by Yoda. Only later there are transferred to a single Master to learn the practice, like an internship.
We had to wait from 1983 to 1999 and that if you are counting is 16 years, most kids never saw the Star Wars trilogy on the big screen, many never saw them at all.
The pilot talking to the Federation rep: also seen in _Pulp Fiction_ and _The Committments_
Anakin does fulfill the prophecy, it's just not in the way people expect. People think because he ended the Jedi order that he couldn't be the chosen one when that is exactly what needed to be done to actually create balance. You have to remember the force isn't just the light side, it is also the dark side. The Jedi were in full control at this point in time, but once you watch the movies and if you watch the animated series, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," you will see that the imbalance of the light side causes just as much hardship to what you see once the Dark side has all of the control.
Oh you're so gonna like Star Wars!
You are very good in catching little things, great reaction
Indeed, Senator (now Supreme Chancellor, and future Galactic Emperor) Palpatine (aka. Darth/Lord Sidious) is the best villain, in Star Wars, and arguably movie history. The entire plot of the Star Wars franchise is literally just him manipulating people and events to serve his power-hungry goals.
Fun fact, you know how you were talking about how great the soundtrack was at the end? Well, if you listen closely, it’s actually a happier/sped up version of The Emperor’s Theme from Return of the Jedi, subtly showing that the only person who really won here is Palpatine, who is also known as “The Phantom Menace”, this movie’s title.
Also…. Princess outfit observation 30 mins in:. It was based on an outfit worn by the last Mongolian Queen consort.
49:19 that celebration theme is pure genius by John Williams... take a children choir to do a joyful reprise of the emperor's theme. it shows Palpatine just got all he wanted
"What's the purpose of these force fields" - dramatic tension of course!
"you have brought hope to those who have none, im so proud of you Ani"
You could say he brought...:
A NEW HOPE 🎉🥂🎉
Hey, Sofie! This movie is a mixed bag but you appreciated its finer qualities and made some astute observations! You knew who Obi-Wan was right from the start! Congrats! A lot of reactors miss the name-drop and don't realize who Ewan McGregor is until halfway through the movie! You were aware of the decoy swapping but didn't recognize 14-year-old Keira Knightley playing the decoy Sabe! The decoy tactic was a security measure against the Trade Federation; Portman was herself when performing her duties and while on Tatooine but concealed herself whenever she was in transit and exposed. The Emperor's name was never mentioned in the Classic Trilogy and only viewers who had explored the Expanded Universe of comics, novels, video games and action figures knew his surname. This is the time of the Republic and the future Emperor is operating in the shadows as a hooded mystery man. Nonetheless, you strongly suspected Senator Palpatine. Lucas provided multiple visual and vocal cues as to his public identity to clue in audiences before the BIG REVEAL!
The prequel films are overly reliant on CGI which forced the cast to work with green screen backgrounds resulting in somewhat stiff performances from otherwise highly accomplished actors like Liam Neeson, Sam Jackson and Natalie Portman. Lucas also wrote the clunky screenplay and has admitted he is far from a deft wordsmith. However, Lucas had complete control of these films and there is an internal consistency and scale of ambition that the more recent Sequel trilogy lacks. Many who grew up with the Prequel trilogy love it as much, if not more, than the Classic trilogy. Judge for yourself.
Any species can become Jedi or Sith if their midichlorian count is above a certain threshold and they are trained as evidenced by the VARIETY OF SPECIES on the Jedi Council. Without training, one is just Force-sensitive. Below the threshold, one is a low-level Force-sensitive like having an especially keen sixth sense. Below that, you're a muggle. Lol.
Light saber colors denote various attributes. BLUE denotes martial skill and are classified as GUARDIANS. GREEN denotes wisdom and are classified as CONSULARS. YELLOW denotes justice and are classified as SENTINELS. ORANGE denotes pacifism and are classified as NEGOTIATORS. PURPLE denotes a willingness to access the Dark Side but temper it with Light striking a delicate but potent balance and are classified as ARBITERS. RED denotes corruption since the kyber crystal is cracked and are classified as DARKSIDERS, INQUISITORS or SITH. WHITE denotes a deep Force connection that is ideologically neutral wielded by AHSOKA TANO post-Clone Wars. BLACK is unique to the DARKSABER crafted millennia ago by the sole Mandalorian Jedi in history, TARRE VIZSLA.
Jar Jar Binks is probably the most absurd character in all of Star Wars. He is almost universally reviled. Fortunately, you don't see much of him beyond this movie. The poor actor who played him, Ahmed Best, suffered such a professional and personal backlash for his portrayal, he became suicidally depressed requiring an intervention by Lucas himself. He has since made peace with his Star Wars past, thankfully. Jeez, what was George thinking?
Poor Jake Lloyd would have appreciated your appraisal of his performance. He, too, was ridiculed for his portrayal of young Anakin and so badly bullied in school that he dropped out. He turned to drugs and has been in and out of trouble with the law his whole life!
You wouldn't know it from the film but Anakin RESTORED a discarded C-3PO. He didn't actually create him. The protocol droid is already a century old by the time Anakin begins tinkering with him. The two droids are meant to be the witnesses of the saga and appear in eleven of the twelve films. Lucas got the idea of servant witnesses from the Kurosawa samurai classic, "The Hidden Fortress".
Anakin is the product of a virgin birth like the Christian Jesus. Shmi tells Qui-Gon she became pregnant without a lover. In truth, the Force itself -- the universe as it were -- created her son. Who knows? Lucas decided to get metaphysical. It's kinda like Nature restoring balance. It's also kinda weird. "Clone Wars" explains more.
The Sith are Dark Side Force-users who are the ancient enemy of the Jedi. The Emperor and Vader were Sith. There were once legions of Sith but then a fellow named Darth Bane instituted the Rule of Two 1,000 years in the past. Since then, it's been a Master and an Apprentice jockeying for power and supplanting one another.
Midichlorians are based on real-world mitochondria that exist symbiotically in all our cells with their own DNA. As you might remember from high school bio, they produce the energy that powers our cells. In Star Wars, they are microscopic organisms that exist symbiotically within all living beings. The greater the number, the more one's ability to tap into the Force. Lucas was just establishing a biological basis for his space magic. Some people hate the idea. I think it's cool.
Jedi are trained as early as possible and removed from their families so they develop no attachments other than to the Jedi Order like the Ottoman Janissary Corps. Anakin already has emotional attachments which will cause him all kinds of trouble. The Jedi practice this to temper emotional outbursts and prevent any compromise to the psychically powerful adepts who constitute the Order. An uncontrolled rogue Jedi is like an ambulatory nuke!
You probably wondered about the efficacy of the Gungan shields since the droid troops marched so easily through them! Shields have different properties in Star Wars. The Gungan shields are likely impervious to fast-moving objects or objects with a high energy yield such as cannon blasts but are completely permeable to slow-moving objects or objects with a low energy yield.
Maul is the coolest villain. His species is called Zabrak. Their homeworld is Iridonia although Maul was raised on Dathomir, home of the Nightsister witches. The red and black coloration are facial tattoos. Everyone's jaw dropped when they saw that double-sided lightsaber in the trailer! The animated "Clone Wars" honors this worthy antagonist and reveals much more about Maul!
The title "The Phantom Menace" has always confused people. Lucas and Spielberg always wanted Star Wars to be like an old time serial adventure series from like the 1930s and 40s, in the tradition of old Hollywood. They therefore structure the movies to open up with a recognizable music intro, a "catch up" text crawl, a pan in to a planet or giant spaceship, etc. They also have a catchy "episode" title that is both mysterious and sounds exiting. The Phantom Menace then is a phrase that sounds like something from around 1935 for a title of a "Spycatcher" serial series. "Phantom" means both an illusion or a trick to give the wrong impression, to throw people off the real reason for the trouble going on. It also means an enemy that appears and disappears at will like a "Shadow Ghost" that you see in the dark that is not there when you turn on the light.
Menace means danger, evil, enemies, disaster. In the olden days of World War I and so on it meant Fascist and Communist Spies from Europe and South America doing evil deeds to cause havoc and unrest, to stir things up against the people with their wicked ways and dangerous ideologies. In those stories the foreign agent would usually arrange to create some crisis or disaster and blame it on the good guys or some stupid low level criminal, getting them in trouble, distracting the "authorities" from their real evil plans to really mess things up.
Supreme Chancellor Valorum got almost no screentime in the final cut, so he comes off as ineffectual, because that is the lie that Palpatine puts in everyones ear. Actually, Palpatine is the Phantom himself, the whole Trade Federation Blockade was his manipulation behind the scenes to create a pretext to take over the Galactic Senate by pretending to be everybody's friend and councilor. He gets everyone fighting each other so that he can "prove" the the Senate how "bad" a Supreme Chancellor Valorum is, But Valorum was not -- he got the Jedi involved because he knew that Something Was Rotten in Denmark, so the saying goes. This of course was not expected, and instead of Palpatine become the "Hero" and solving the crisis, things got out of hand, and he started the war against the Jedi right then by sending Darth Mall on a mission of murder When Darth Maul was killed, he intervened directly and sent the droid army to massacre the planet, in case the Jedi were on to him.
By pretending in the end to be the Savior of the Senate and the the Republic -- he eventually won his evil plan to lead the Senate into Fascism in the name of "law and order" against the "Federalising" of the Galaxy. So the Republic will split into "Space Nazi Germany" and "Rebel Planets", and "wild untamed Planets" -- and Galactic WAR. All because the Phantom Menace was not recognized and exposed in time to prevent the takeover of corruption and power-mad politics, all driven by the seductions of wizards of the dark force -- the Sith, ancient enemies of the Jedi, sworn to an eternal oath of vengeance and holocaust to wipe out the Jedi order in the Galaxy. So yeah the title is doing some heavy lifting -- too heavy to easily understand if you have not read all the comics, all the novels, etc. So Valorum being the Political hero the galaxy needed is left out and a missed opportunity. If they had released a "short" perhaps a year earlier of setup or a 10 minute teaser explaining something about the Trade Federation plans, Valorum, Princess Amadala, Why Valorum thought the Jedi were needed on Naboo -- it would have left less confusion that never really was resolved in the Theatrical release. To this day only super Star Wars nerds have any idea why the Trade Federation even exists or what they were after and wanted so bad and they just give up on the title as not meaning anything really.
In the original trilogy "Darth" is definitely used as a name, and when there's a need for a title they call him "Lord Vader". I think Lucas retconned it to be a title for this one, just as he changed the Force with the introduction of midichlorians (that was not a popular choice. Nor were Gungans).
Loving ur star wars journey,your enthusiasm is infectious ❤
I love your reaction to the movie. I wish most people would have reacted like this when it first came out. Also great to hear someone praising young Anakin's acting. He had a rough life because of backlash and bullying. Ended up with schizophrenia and had trouble with the police and stuff. Just like with Anakin, one can wonder how different his life could have been if people treated him differently.
I love your reaction to this movie. When it came out, people bitched about every aspect of it, crying because it wasn't their precious original trilogy.
You had such a great question at the end of the reaction! Asking if things would have been different if Qui-Gon would have survived. Most people believe if he survived. Anakin would have never turned. Hence why the song for the battle at the end was called the "Duel of Fates".
The best reaction i've seen. No one else knew who Palpatine was after this movie and you got it immediately. Also figfuried out every political move he made which takes most people multiple watches to understand.
In my opinion this was the best Star Wars Movie. Maybe I am biased because Qui Gon is my fav character. Idk why many people hate this movie it sets up the story of Anakin very good and in ways we can relate to.
44:06 Yoda addresses Ben Kenobi to becoming a Jedi knight at the end of this and Ben takes Anakin as his new apprentice
"Young Ani is such a good actor". If only someone said it back in the days
Well, because he isn't. He's just not as bad as older Anakin.
39:35, 40:14 This music is called "Duell of the Fates" cause had Qui-Gon not died during it Ani might have never become Vader (46:11).
George Lucas once said Star Wars is the story of The Skywalkers as told by Artoo (R2-D2)
The parade song at the end is the Emperors theme upscaled and sung in a major key.
It makes that ending way way darker when you can hear it
Great reaction! Loved your appreciation of Palpatine's machinations throughout the movie. Also, the parade theme music at the end (chorus part) contains a sped up/happier version of The Emperor's Theme.
Yup sung by a children's choir
Prequels Palpatine might be the greatest movie villain ever
I have always thought the whole Anakin will bring balance to the force is such a weird statement. With the Jedi in power and the Sith in hiding, there was no balance, and with Anakin the Jedi would even be in more power. I just wonder what the Jedi (and Qui-Gon, really) had dreamed of when they spoke of that balance.
Seriously, seeing that pod race for the first time on the big screen was an *EXPERIENCE.*
Sofie with the business casual attire. 🤣