Lucas didn’t have the prequels written yet. He didn’t know that Padme dies in child birth. Leia couldn’t have remembered a few moments after being born. This explanation makes sense if you use the force as an explanation. Close enough. 😂

I feel like Anakin was sent offworld so Palpatine can give Order 66 a test run.

Rex being a prime example of a clone developing as a person throughout the war adds an interesting layer of narrative nuance, having served along side Anakin Skywalker, of all people. That it was Anakin's extra flourish of "regular people" that helped spark a deeper than usual bond of trust, respect and friendship between the two. Therefore, by extension, Rex had a hard time turning on any Jedi, such as Krell.

Interesting connection with the Clones and the Replicants from Bladerunner! With their experiences shaping who they are, and their choices defining their humanity.

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Jar Jar is quite literally the slimy vizier trope.

Gee Watching the phantom menace I would never have guessed that teh EMPEROR PALPATINE in the FIRST THREE MOVIES BEFOIRE IT was senator PALPATINE!.....(sarcasm)

Theres that but I’m pretty sure that when Maul was exhausted Qui gon was also so he meditated and what maul was doing is a form of sith meditation and if that logic applies Palpatine was doing the same thing

What a delightful detail! I would be most pleased to see further shorts of this nature.

My guy is reaching a bit hard

you mean people didnt know he was the bad guy before that?

bit of a stretch isn't it?

Thats such a small detail how did you find this

Hmmmm. Sounds like a walk outside in nature is needed here.

Jar Jar is so weird. Whether he's funny or unfunny doesn't really matter much because of the symbiosis theme in TPM. No one is above anyone else which we he also subconsiously understands when he declares himself to be Qui-Gon's "humble servant."

woah, nice catch lol

I will now forever remember this line as: "I don't like sand turkeys!"

Damn Subtext, this one is down right moving at times. Here's to the socially inept! Jar Jar's empathy driving him to ask Padme: "You think yousa people gonna die?" is very much the same moment from Parzival when the young knight ignores his social training, which instructed him not to ask unnecessary questions, resulting in him healing The Fischer King and his kingdom with this simple question: "What ails thee?" In other words, he is compassionate, and compassion is the energy binder that binds all the lifeforms together in symbiosis.

It is beyond moronic to hate this floppy-ear. He would have been, as per his conception, an AWESOME Sith, operating in public view, while being unseen still. A great replacement for that epic blunder called Fart Siddifail. Yes, an epic blunder. A weak link, so much so, it's not even a link. Alas. Yet another massive "Dead Darth Maul Disaster" (DDMD) in the saga. Like with Star Trek: "DNGN".

To be fair jar jar was the reason I got into Star Wars. and I waited years for his return so he can entertain me again.

I have always thought about Jar Jar exactly as the biding agent of Episode 1 (exactly the misfit that fits in) when I was shocked to know that there is some internet trend to hate Jar Jar because he is clumsy and annoying. Guess what, this an epitome of a nerd (you know, the person who jnow Star Wars world better than the real one). So why the hate? Jar Jar is one of the most realistic characters in Star Wars, not to mention his crucial role in the story that is well explained in the clip.

I miss him myself. But I'd be afraid to see him come back because they'd probably ruin him too.

Darth Jar Jar Foreva !!!

GODDAMN SUBTEXT MINING!!! I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE TERMINATED BEFORE EPISODE I!!! CURSE THEE SUBTEXT MINING, DESTROYER OF SITH!!

Jar Jar never bothered me, always found it funny and lovable. The perfect example of someone who is clumsy but would risk everything to help his friends.

Awesome video, loved the analysis

Jar jar was supposed to be a sith lord. Remember what Disney took from us

Thank you for pointing these things out to people on this forum. I've been saying this for years. Jar-Jar is a combo of comic relief and a bumbling yet useful and well-meaning clod who winds up being central to the story's development.

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Sidenote on the shot with R2 electrocuting the Ewok: Not only could that be seen as foreshadowing The Emperor electrocuting Luke, but etymologically, the word Attack comes from graft/attach, and Clone comes from branch/stick. I just had to say, "The Rebels become grafted into an alliance with the Ewoks", the stick warriors. :P

"I don't like sand..." "Let me stop you right there, Annie. I've been seeing someone. His name is Feyd Rautha. He's a Na-Baron and he's like you in every way, but better."

AI generated voice crap.

I always felt that Kenobi should have used a more flexible interpretation of his promise to Qui-Gon and just ensured that Anakin would be trained, but passed on to a more experienced Master, like Windu. Windu might have tried to find a way to get rid of Anakin though, which, for all we know, might have made the situation even worse.

I love the water. I don't like sand.

Great analysis. I saw the parallels between the prequels and Return of the Jedi, but I have never thought in detail about the first act of the movie.

My head canon has considered how the prophecy paralyzed the Jedi. By the time of the prequels the Jedi seem sclerotic and lacking purpose. Some are willing to believe the prophecy while others aren't and still others are somewhere in between. This space of doubt about how to handle the situation gives their leadership space to be purely reactive and in a constant state of introspection. They are aware that a powerful dark side user is gaining power but do all but nothing except observation for years. That some of them had faith that the chosen one was with them played into their passivity.

While I support "freedom of speech" conceptually I would like the phrase "chosen one" to be banned from all non-comedy entertainment.

Good analysis. I feel as though when I first watched ROTJ I was too young to understand how inexperienced and fallible Luke was. It's only as I'm older that it is clear. Of course much of the subsequent content has shown that Jedi can be fallible and prone to overestimating themselves.

What are your thoughts on the use of promises to drive these plot points, and their outcomes? Thanks a lot for watching, this was one of my favorite videos to make, so far.

So basically it's W rizz

Of course the line is cringe. It is supposed to be. Anakin is not the smooth flirting type. He is just young and very in love and being unexperienced talk cringy things. It makes the viewer feel a bit uncomfortable?! Well, that's the point because is like he is feeling at the moment. It is even cute, obviously even for Padme, because she responds to this. Great video, as always.

Luke made promises that he was able to keep, he was always there for his friends, and he did return to Dagohba to try to complete his training with Yoda. And he proved that Padme had been right about Anakin when she felt the good in him. You need to do some videos about Luke and his journey and his connection to his father (Anakin) and his mother (Padme).

Padme wasn’t wrong to have faith in Anakin, as we would see later on Luke would have the same faith in Anakin that he could be redeemed. Both Padme and Luke had been right about Anakin.

It’s too bad that Obi Wan and the other Jedi didn’t have as much faith in the prophecy and in Anakin that Qui Gon did? Qui Gon was the last true Jedi because he followed the will of the force, he understood that Jedi are supposed to care, and to have compassion.

I guess it's the acting that throws people off. I respect both of the actors as actors but I acknowledge the imperfections in the delivery. No matter how well thought out the writing may be. Worth saying I still love the prequels as Lucas's legacy no matter all their flaws.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA no

The line is just delivered terribly. There is basically no emotion in Hayden Christenson's performance in this scene and it just comes off as awkward small-talk to fill space whilst Anakin thinks of something important to say. He doesn't even say it non-chalantly, he just says it like a robot

they had no chemistry so it did not work - had they had any, this would be another matter altogether...