A Very Brief Analysis: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars has a great deal of lore to analyse. Over time, the history of its universe has been modified. The most significant change was during the time of the Prequel Trilogy. A great many things were added, and some were altered. This can be hard to research, especially from official websites and wikis. We will infer what we can from the movie, combined with background information.
This is not a defence of Episode 1, nor is it an attack. The idea is a detailed, fair, and informed analysis. We'll go over the entire movie, giving credit and blame as needed.
~ Special Thanks (in order of first appearance) ~
@RemnantCult: foreword script, narration, editing; lightsabre style footage capped from Jedi Academy; misc.
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Narration recorded in partnership with THE WARDROBE (IG: @wardobestudionz).
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:05 Foreword
00:08:29 Credits to the Opening
00:10:49 No Purpose for Fighting
00:23:46 Setting the Scene
00:27:14 Feminine Programming
00:42:35 That Blasted Door!
00:50:39 Setting the Scene, cont.
01:01:06 Tongue-Tied Jar-Jar
01:13:30 Da Plaaanett Coaaarrrrr
01:39:36 Occupied with a Treaty
01:43:35 Darth Sinister
01:50:54 Shield Generator
01:59:40 Federation Firepower
02:04:41 Holey Hyperdrive
02:11:17 Ship Parts
02:23:02 Aerospike (Naboo Engines)
02:27:05 Little Ani
02:45:59 I'm Here to Free Slaves (Podracing Intro)
02:48:11 Defining 'Podracer'
02:51:19 Podracer Pilots
03:08:41 The Nasty Dug
03:18:07 The Good Boy
03:29:19 Podracer Pilots, cont.
03:57:11 In the Review Mirror
04:05:39 Darth Maul
04:21:42 Duel in the Desert
04:46:31 The Approach
04:54:55 The Ecumenopolis
04:58:10 The Old Republic
05:04:58 The Senate
05:15:50 The Quarren Discontinuity
05:23:46 The Recruit
05:36:35 The Jedi
05:45:55 The Hundred Year Darkness
05:48:47 The Great Hyperspace War
05:52:41 The Sith War
05:57:50 The Knights (of the Old Republic)
06:05:24 Coruscant Landing
06:11:23 Vehicles Upon Vehicles In Vehicles
06:25:42 Counselled Jedi
06:30:20 Force-Dad Prophecy
06:45:03 Anakin's Job Interview
06:57:17 Return to Naboo
07:05:19 Gungan: Diplomacy
07:17:36 Gungan: Battle
07:24:48 Gungan: Wargear
07:30:14 Trade Federation Vehicles
07:46:45 Planning and Launch
08:00:47 Naboo's N-1 Starfighter
08:15:47 The Vulture Droid
08:20:55 Space Battle
08:37:46 Naboo's Speeders
08:50:13 The Plan: Arson!
08:54:30 Palace Infiltration
09:07:22 Inspected Gadgets
09:14:49 Checkmate
09:16:54 Laying Out the Palace
09:18:14 Checkmate, cont.
09:21:15 The Fateful Duel
09:48:10 The Nature of Red Doors
09:59:19 Three Men Enter
10:23:46 Red Shuttle
10:31:08 Banished: Hitting Mute On Nute
10:37:34 Kenobi Talk, Kenobi Chat
10:46:53 The Pyre
10:57:27 Peace Ceremony
11:06:50 The Hero of Naboo
11:09:33 Escape From Theed
11:10:52 Vehicles for Battle
11:16:13 Freedom Fighting
11:35:50 Gamified Speeders
11:37:40 Return of Panaka
11:40:36 The Big N-1
11:43:36 Signalling the End
11:51:16 Debriefing
11:53:00 Conclusion
11:56:19 OUTRO

[@adamcako5281]

KZbinrs always pushing for that 10 minute mark, smh...

[@thebreadcircus]

Is it that obvious? -ED-1TA

[@Sajuuk]

​​​@@thebreadcircusPLEASE do a similar 10-12 part detailed analysis of the best Star Wars prequel anthology movie "ROGUE ONE" 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@upstairscandy0764]

This video is longer than the prequel trilogy.

[@CalebColeTrain]

Shameless smh

[@Razlwas]

😂😂😂

[@Zekiraeth]

Sure, I've got time for a quick video before bed.

[@thebreadcircus]

If you weren't tired when you started, you will be when you're done! -ED-1TA

[@SolidSDA]

And when you wake up!

[@quetzalthegamer]

Sweet dreams. Lol

[@coltenhubbard163]

*Video ends “Ah crap I’m 4 hours late for work”

[@TempoLOOKING]

​@@coltenhubbard163tell them it's jarjars fault

[@01sevensix]

I find these KZbin shorts can be frustratingly vague. But this one holds up well. Excellent work.

[@devalue7064]

As a low IQ individual, I must point out that this post has 1.8k views and zero comments!

[@bruhdon4748]

Too brief and doesn’t cover much, it’s annoying how little info these shorts go over

[@kylebradshaw8984]

He should include a link to the full-length video

[@histguy101]

​@@kylebradshaw8984You have to go to house to see it

[@Vutdahail321]

Is this any good, the hook was terrible so I scrolled to the next short after like half a day

[@nisqhog2881]

As a 12 hour watching experience, this is fantastic. As a part-time editor, this is making me sweat and shiver, just thinking about the size of the project folder and the amount of effort that went into it. Phenomenal job.

[@86Fallowcp]

Their naming conventions should be top tier at that point with the amount of files and not losing track of them

[@DreamKeeper.]

Probably took up an entire 2 TB SSD

[@Rallysoldier]

I knew I was in the advanced class when 42 minutes in we were still talking about the silver droid in the opening act

[@ThomasHenderson-ddd]

first comment after 755 likes too ez

[@Ronnie.Raymond]

Not advanced enough if you’re simply referring to TC-14 as “the silver droid” 😂😭🪦

[@kaitou1412kid]

@@Ronnie.Raymondexactly😞

[@aairosatherys3636]

When you see this comment on the start of the video and now remember it cause you're at said moment.

[@travesty-studios]

​@@Ronnie.Raymond that was the point of the joke....

[@MrPoeGhost]

KZbin removing the 10 minute limit back in 2010 has really snowballed to where we are now.

[@thebreadcircus]

The 12 hour limit really screwed us hard on this project. We had to cut over an hour of content to jam it in the small amount of time we get. -ED-1TA

[@Ezcape0]

Is 12 hour the limit ?​@@thebreadcircus

[@joblessmf420]

​@@Ezcape0It is for vods of livestreams, but Idk about normal videos.

[@ItsBocephus]

@@thebreadcircusUPLOAD THE REST

[@Thegamingdino133]

Do like a directors cut in 2 psrts​@@thebreadcircus

[@bradenseidenthal2021]

After seeing "brief" attached to a 12 hour video I clicked expecting a joke. Then I sat through all 12 hours without ever becoming bored for a second. What a fantastic and well researched video. Can't wait for more

[@iexistkek]

"Fantastic and well researched" it's a freaking movie

[@aeddan_1233]

People get degrees in film studies and have long careers writing about movies, which requires a lot of reaearch. So yea….. not that wild.

[@ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks]

@@iexistkek You can't research movies? What?

[@QantusVitae]

@@iexistkekshut up tubby

[@stevoofd]

In one sitting?

[@Quagsire_rl]

“Star Wars fandom isn’t that dedicated.” Star Wars Fandom:

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

Not only is this 12 hours, it's 12 hours of constant quality research, tid-bits, trivia, criticism, memes and well-written jokes, and actually making me want to watch the prequels again. A masterpiece KZbin video.

[@ParkyTee0]

So you watched this whole 12 hour video and have the time too. and your thinkin about watchin the prequels? those combined are half this lmao

[@nygiepls]

In all my years of having this PFP, I've never seen anyone else with it. And it happens to be on this masterpiece. Cheers my PFP comrade.

[@histguy101]

​@@ParkyTee0I don't know how others do it, but 90% of KZbin videos I just listen to and don't watch. I can do this while working, or even at home while ignoring my loved ones

[@LetterboxTuxedo]

Phantom Menace is coming back to theaters in May, if anything that movie sounded incredible in a theater.

[@BlueEyedFrost]

you should have a warning for how bad the top 2 replies are

[@MuchKoku]

Bloody hell, lads. I wrote a term paper over the course of a week, listening to this throughout the entire process. I didn't believe someone could actually fill a 12-hour video with quality content on a single movie, but I stand corrected.

[@randyx007]

To be fair, a decent amount isn't about the movie, just star wars lore. Still good...

[@maegnificant]

How can you actually actively listen to someone talking while writing something where you also need to actively think about what to write??

[@LeethLee1]

@@maegnificant frequency focus shift

[@DOOMERdotEXE]

@@maegnificant he didn't

[@maegnificant]

@@DOOMERdotEXE ah. You are right.

[@fryreviews693]

can't wait for the 36 hour analysis of revenge of the sith

[@thebreadcircus]

It'll be about that long, yep. -ED-1TA

[@KOSVENDETTA]

Literally

[@sorenpx]

As it it is my favorite Star Wars movie, I would definitely be down for a super-long, in-depth analysis of ROTS.

[@GiannaSfregola]

Does that mean it's happening?​@@thebreadcircus

[@justinclloyd]

It was probably filmed in less time than that.

[@XcalOCE]

this was one of the best well written youtube videos i have ever seen, please for the love of everything make a very brief analysis for each prequel

[@thebreadcircus]

The first part of the AOTC one isn't far away. Some of it is up on Patreon. -ED-1TA

[@XcalOCE]

@@thebreadcircus Excellent, i will watch your career with great interest

[@rickyspanish6596]

I'm at 4 hours, HE IS STILL TALKING ABOUT PODRACERS.

[@rudySTi]

Now THAT’s pod racing!

[@The.QuasiOG]

Wtf, I decided to look at the comments while I'm at 3:03:05, and see this after listening about podracers for the last 20 minutes or so 😂

[@declan_b2387]

They are mentioned in hour 8 too

[@alt0799]

I can see a lot of people tuning out after this section. It feels like it goes on forever.

[@rudySTi]

@@alt0799 nah I watched it all and it’s interesting as hell. Your attention span is wrecked

[@ChaseTheTech]

Bro your grind is unreal. 12 straight hours of scripted, narrated and edited content. I salute you ;-;7

[@GiantBoarMonster]

Bread Circus is on another level.

[@birbshid]

It's a little short tbh

[@EnderGraff1]

It’s all his other stuff just edited together unfortunately.

[@GiantBoarMonster]

Well, it's still quite a feat. It puts it into perspective all the effort he's made. No other channel really gets into the nitty-gritty. Nice to have it all in one video.@@EnderGraff1

[@thebreadcircus]

@@EnderGraff1 There is 2 hours of new content, and I went through and remastered the audio of the older parts. There are plenty of changes. So many, I stopped keeping a log. The logistics of rendering this thing alone was a 10 day long ordeal. -ED-1TA

[@DarthBaktha]

This video is absurd. The absolute depth of every single minute of it, the long digressions into engineering or other tangentially related fields, the breadth of sources drawn from. It's 12 hours long yet maintains the quality of a tight 10 minute video through every single second of it. An incredible feat that must have taken untold hours of study. Bravo.

[@Lafoyta]

You need to study the meaning of the word "absurd" better.

[@ClearlyJoking]

​@Lafoyta there's probably a second, slang definition for it on UrbanDictionary

[@paxtonfatee]

​@@Lafoyta In the most simplistic way it's a word to describe and embody a specific emotion

[@keganmemestar4465]

@@Lafoyta No, this video 𝘪𝘴 absurd. It's 12 straight hours of scripted, narrated, and edited content about a fictional work that isn't even well liked.

[@Lafoyta]

@@keganmemestar4465 I like this universe, but yes, analyzing fictional facts on a serious face is a very dubious task, given that the creators themselves did not bother with this and were guided by the desire to make the best shot, plot armor or give a certain color of the sword to the actor at his request. It's like a stupid attempt to justify why the stormtroopers were cockeyed (the answer is obvious - they are the bad guys and the main characters must survive). Moreover, doing it for 12 hours, so I can agree here. At least you know how to use this word correctly 😄

[@magosmarechferracioli1128]

Whenever I'm feeling burned out or disappointed by the general state of Star Wars, I come to this channel. Bread Circus and EC Henry, my two favorite Star Wars channels.

[@millimoose-gaming]

“maybe there’s something you’ll hear for the first time” no I had all of this information memorized

[@unnameduser5647]

no way you didnt! This was all commen knowlegde!

[@MrThatguyuknow]

Yes, 12 hours is impressive. But not as impressive as how consistently, *mind-bendingly* well researched it is while being so long. I swear, if all of your actively discussed citations were listed on screen at any given time it be like staring into an elderscroll. You're an absolute madman and this is an absolute triumph. Stellar thesis, dude.

[@mirpbreit]

Fun fact: There’s a German KZbinr who started analyzing the first Harry Potter movie in 2015 and decided to always talk about exactly 5 minutes of it in her videos. She finished the project some weeks ago… every episode is about an hour long🥲

[@mr.f716]

@@mirpbreit- she goes into as much detail as this guy does on every scene, probably significantly more even. And there are like 30 episodes each 1 hour long

[@mirpbreit]

@@mr.f716 Bro she’s even analyzing all the pictures that are in the background hahaha

[@bauerleinjohn]

@@mirpbreitwho’s the KZbinr if you don’t mind me asking? My lady might enjoy that, hell I’d probably enjoy it more haha

[@mr.f716]

@@bauerleinjohn Coldmirror - 5 Minuten Harry Podcast

[@andrewwang8021]

I really like that suggestion about having Padme speak in Gunganese as a show of respect and an instance of character development.

[@DanRelayer_Ukraine]

I gotta say, frame by frame analysis of all duels in this episode really made me appreciate the choreography and especially Ray's and Ewan's skills even more.

[@josesosa3337]

Cool detail i noticed: A new hope starts with an ambassador ship running away from danger. The phantom menace starts with an ambassador ship flying INTO danger.

[@Loeildechat]

"it's like poetry, they rhyme"

[@nicksGLI]

​@@Loeildechat circles within circles

[@doomsdayrabbit4398]

George with his inversions of inversions strikes again.

[@russbkaer88]

If the ship in ANH was a consular ship, then WHERE was the ambassador??

[@josesosa3337]

@@russbkaer88 Kenobi and Qui-gon have a similar role to ambassadors.

[@Meas-Channel]

The... SENTENCE "Since youtube limits videos to 12 h, we won't have time to go in depth..." blew my mind XD

[@lc5719]

That was great

[@krisstopher8259]

they could make a part 2, lmao

[@HotTripod78]

@@krisstopher8259 no one is going to be interested in a part 2, and im also willing to bet that not even 100k of the 1.2m who viewed this finished the video. Making a part 2 would be a waste of time. Plus this video covered so much

[@BlitzerXYZ]

​@@HotTripod78 I'm using this video to fall asleep to.

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

​@@krisstopher8259not really

[@corncake29]

PLEASE do episodes 2 and 3. This is one of the best analyses of the Phantom Menace ever.

[@edsmith4821]

No its the definitive analysis

[@nightsmoke3337]

@@edsmith4821 Agreed. My mind kept getting blown. The guy is covering every little minor detail just SHEESH

[@hakonbogen]

Not only 2 and 3. i need this for every movie i've ever seen

[@blueshard4632]

Part 1 (4 hours) of episode 2 is out!

[@Vutdahail321]

-one of- the best analyses? I'd say it's simple the best

[@dockelektro-royaltyfreemus5333]

I can't even fathom the sheer amount of research, editing, voice over work and resilience involved in this.

[@SamuelRU]

This video was so much fun on my lunch break! I can't wait to see a more in depth break down

[@thebreadcircus]

We had to cut so much out to fit it under the 12 hour limit. -ED-1TA

[@rickyglenn1086]

Post a second part@@thebreadcircus

[@CtotheA]

You get a 12hour lunch brake ?!

[@IHardlyNoah]

I assume you’ve been fired

[@Mephilis78]

You have a long lunch break, friend.

[@DelusionalCookie]

8:25:31 "Any time you see a spaceship with bubble shields, it's probably not star wars." *Immediately cuts to sequel trilogy footage.* Probably my number one favorite moment in this video so far.

[@MediaFHS2024-rg2gp]

Bubble shields are superior dumbass. Read, even thrawns people had different types of shields, thy advance

[@matthewmacaluso3389]

7:03:30 "If youre a star wars fan, this probably doesnt sound familiar, but it does remind me of a disney movie" One of the best lines in this whole thing lmao

[@wooper2654]

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THE SAME THING LMAO

[@WatanukiProductions]

8:15:20 I genuinely can't tell if he's knowingly ripping Disney a new one or if he is genuinely just giving them a best faith interpretation but it eviscerates Mandalorian 3 either way. He just finished going over how difficult it would be to make significant modifications to the N-1 as well as the range limitations of the N-1 Starfighter and how those limitations are accommodated for in the lore before assuming that in the Mandalorian the N-1 Starfighter was being mounted to the Razer Crest and used as a personal starfighter instead of as a replacement. Since obviously that is the best faith interpretation of how the N-1 would be handled. However, if he knows how it's actually used, him pretending to not know is actually biting commentary on the fact that it makes absolutely zero sense as a replacement for the Razer Crest. A bounty hunter using a single seat starfighter with a short range hyperdrive as his only means of long range transportation for himself, his adopted space baby, as well as prisoners and cargo is pure and total nonsense.

[@gatorboy25000]

I'm going to be honest I watched the 30 seconds up to that line like 10 times and thought I just didn't understand what was going on. I kept watching and realized *That's the joke*

[@Ansari-1121]

Vice Admiral Holdo of the cruiser Ninka? More like of the Ninka-mpoop, amiright!

[@cadmus204]

@@WatanukiProductionsYes, but have you considered looking at the product and clapping?

[@equitesloricatus6035]

Today, I learned: “The biggest problem in the galaxy is-“ “-The hutts are gangsters!” 10/10 lore

[@Sorenzo]

I actually love the idea of Jar-Jar Binks being mostly unintelligible, but there being a SERIOUS undertone of tension when he does feel forced to speak Basic in the presence of the Naboo, with the Naboo characters looking down at him because his species is a naturally a big goofy-looking and clumsy on land - the fact that his Basic sounds goofy would be a source of frustration to a character who already wishes he didn't seem that way, but who also feels unfairly judged for it. It would create some depth to a comic relief character if his goofiness wasn't just a source of childish slapstick but also present adult viewers with something worth caring about.

[@MouldMadeMind]

Imagine all the "As a child I laughed at Jar-Jar, now I feel bad for him"-posts.

[@afoxstale]

9:30:35 “darth maul spins and flips his way acrossed the hanger floor. This isn’t the fastest way to cover ground, but it looks better than bravely running away.” 😂😂😂 honestly had me in stitches

[@nicolasleal5644]

He is just sir Robin from Monty Python and the holy grail, but in star wars.

[@Barackrifle]

"Let me pause here and look up why Maul's saber hilt is so long". That's the line that made me choke

[@KitsCollection]

The most amazing part of all this is that you maintain the notion of using only information available at the time. you could’ve very easily used the clone wars and tales of the jedi and all that jazz as a reference but you stayed true to the time period and that’s so beyond impressive and respectable

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you! I'll admit that we do bring in later sources every so often, where it makes for an interesting comparison. Still, I do think it's worth pointing out what we knew at the time, especially for the younger generations of fans. If you rely on the wiki, a lot of that historical nuance can get lost. -DZ

[@MrJrucker]

Best video I've watched on KZbin in years. Thanks for all of the detailed and even handed analysis. I was glad to see you use so much of the pre-disney reference books and encyclopedias that I grew up with.

[@JCShadow0202]

Everyone always tries to make these ridiculously long breakdowns so I really appreciate this brief video

[@RemnantCult]

It was a pleasure to aid the bread line with the foreword.

[@thebreadcircus]

Your support has been indispensable! -ED-1TA

[@carraigroche9663]

Your foreword was really great

[@kitioppa]

At 4:33:00-ish when you talk about Maul's spin, there is actually another angle to it as well. It is a bait. Although it doesn't come into play here I've seen it in multiple lightsaber fights. The move establishes to the opponent that you will do stupid spins and they look out for it to punish you, but whenever they go in for the attack the next time you spin you ignite the secondary blade on the back of the saber and pierce them while their attack stops them from reacting. Here we see that Qui-Gon's saber comes down before the spin ends. He is not aware that Maul has a double-bladed lightsaber and the hilt is covered by his black robes. I think if Qui-Gon was aggressive Maul could've exploited it and end the fight there, but since Qui-Gon didn't go for it Maul didn't make the attempt since he would reveal the trick of his weapon just to likely end up blocked.

[@breawycker]

Holy shit actual subtitles for a 12 hour video? I never thought i would see something so amazing

[@CapCorse69]

wow!!?!! i just turned them on. thanks for calling attention to such great captioning!!

[@comehometheyremykidstoo2678]

oh my god ur right. W captioning

[@whelkschance]

With extra jokes in too, e.g. 26:49

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

This is actually pretty easy to do: you just upload the script alongside the video and maybe do some tweaking if you want to add or remove something. You should demand this from each of your favorite creators because it only takes a few clicks. Well, unless the video is unscripted, of course.

[@Melonist]

i clicked on this video thinking it'd be some 5 minute shitpost followed by 11 hours of silence

[@tinyguy1015]

Same

[@xaviersavard6343]

I honestly believed it was only 10 hours long, with the end simply being the movie

[@kryppo4245]

Giving Pyrocynical and MAUler a run for their money

[@sortebill]

Mauler got nothing on these guys. DE-Throned.

[@aygwm]

Bread Circus is on its own level.

[@GiantBoarMonster]

Mauler's been unwatchable for several years now.

[@sortebill]

@@GiantBoarMonster Mauler is still good, but he fell into the streaming trapp and forgot the little people that got him there. I.e. you and me

[@Joe-Przybranowski]

Thanks for pyrocynical! New to me!

[@zawacchi]

Never knew I needed a breakdown of exactly how shields work in Star Wars, but I know now! Just fascinating, and the point about being in contact with the ground was something I'd never even considered before, but just makes so much sense. Thank you for going into such detail on even the smallest things, it's reinvigorated me to rewatch the first six movies & re-explore the pre-Disney Star Wars universe, as Star Wars has been dead to me for the past seven years.

[@imvzz]

Glad you kept it brief Lookin foward for a more detailed analysis soon

[@craighicksartwork]

Thinking this was just another overly pessimistic critique and instead find a lore and canon dream. This is simply phenomenal work.

[@alackofgames913]

That is what I was worried about too

[@natty1115]

Same

[@2yoyoyo1Unplugged]

So real Star Wars fans still exist Edit: dammit, not even a dent made in the videos length before a dig at the sequels. I take it no fair analysis for those?

[@alackofgames913]

@2yoyoyo1Unplugged I know right? Fortunately, there are very few sequel digs, and they are fairly low impact, but it's still admittedly frustrating

[@Indigo_1001]

@@alackofgames913 Very ironic since Phantom Menace was hated just like the sequels were. These people don’t understand they only have an attachment to the prequels because they grew up with it

[@kephalai]

i love that you've joined the brief analysis format :D the world really needs more quick and concise videos nowadays ;D i will be happily listening to this while i sleep for the foreseeable future~

[@jeffsorrows]

This is why I set a 1hr15 timer on YT so it auto pauses, so i don't miss out on too much.

[@jamesegsmith]

How do you do that? ​@@jeffsorrows

[@jeffsorrows]

@@jamesegsmith go to your account tab, settings then general, click the Remind me to take a break, will ask you for a time frame and right now have mine at 1h15, so at that time youtube will pause the video and tell you if you want to take a break or not, you can click dismiss and go right back to watching videos. If longer and I fall asleep will be a little lost on what I missed. And if shorter than an hour could just get annoying dismissing the notifications. I have mine set 24/7 since I end up forgetting to turn it on at night! But if you do fall asleep it pauses from the time you started youtube or the time you set after your last dismissal

[@jamesegsmith]

@jeffsorrows Thanks for the info i'm definitely gonna use that. My girl gets a little annoyed that sometimes it plays all night all night. So it will be nice to have it shut off after I fall asleep

[@skywalker42069]

“Your thoughts dwell on your mother.” “No, my thoughts dwell on your mother, sir.”

[@dereklewis4321]

Absolute banger. Who knew a video significantly longer than the movie could hold my attention so well. The intro monolog was superb

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you. Which intro monologue are you referring to? The first few minutes (including the footage of TPM hype/adverts), the foreword, or the part about the opening crawl? If you could give me the start time and length of the part you though was superb, that'd be handy. It's always nice to know where we've succeeded in particular. -ED-1TA

[@dereklewis4321]

@@thebreadcircus Testimonial at 3min mark

[@thebreadcircus]

@@dereklewis4321 Thank you for your feedback. -ED-1TA

[@Fancyether]

This video was more entertaining then the movie lmao

[@TheHardys01]

​@@dereklewis4321You can knock over a glass of milk, a lot quicker than you could clean it up.

[@beatrixwickson8477]

"Those unhip squares on the Jedi council would never understand how cool this was" perfectly sums up this video. Excellent job. I hate to imagine how much editing time this took even without the research and scripting. As an Australian who sometimes likes to speak like a British robot, may I congratulate you on sounding like a British robot excluding a few words (car, race, bogan, etc). Impressive, most impressive.

[@IronBaneling]

This is the first youtube video I have successfully sat through that lasted this incredible length, that was not a 12 hour loop of a single song. Incredibly well written, and lasting a half day, this has got to be one of my favorite breakdowns of a Star Wars piece I have ever seen. Enjoyable, with witty jokes tossed in at respectable incriments, and an INTENSE level of detail that was captivating the entire way through. Congratuations, I know my comment, like, and sub do not account for much individually, but you have absolutely earned my continued support, and I will spread the word. Thank you for all your hard work, I excitedly await more.

[@thebreadcircus]

This is a wonderful bit of feedback and we love hearing this type of thing. The time you've taken to share your thoughts and your like plus sub mean a lot. At any given second, this video could fall out of favour with the algorithm. The constant, small flow of likes and comments keeps it relevant. Your contribution is definitely meaningful. -ED-1TA

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you! This comment easily stands out, the feedback is useful and detailed. Rest assured, even if KZbin doesn't see you as significant, we appreciate our individual fans. With each video, we look forward to seeing the usual people posting in the comments. Your support is invaluable, and we're glad to have you. -DZ

[@julianleivers1608]

This comment is an offering to the algorithm gods

[@unprofound]

You sat through a 12-hour loop of a single song??? Gotta know which one! 😉 Seriously though, great comment! Agree with it all!

[@IronBaneling]

@@unprofound Hahaha, I guess i sorta cheated, I listened to the song in the background, unlike this vid which I watched more poiniently. But the song is called Seeking, by Otso.

[@DJdopaminCZ]

I just discovered your video and I'm literally crying in happiness. Can't wait to binge it all. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. These ultra deep dives are the peak of KZbin content and you have my utmost respect. Thanks ❤️

[@Stormrider-Flight]

04:21:10 One may mention that DarthMaul was absolutely ready to drive his bike into a child, unaware of who Anakin even was at that time :)

[@ΒασίληςΒλάχος-τ3κ]

Being a sith is like being a boy scout, except backwards, you have to make one evil deed a day.

[@Stormrider-Flight]

@@ΒασίληςΒλάχος-τ3κ Something inside me refuses to use the phrase "Reverse Boy Scout".

[@AC-hj9tv]

​@@Stormrider-Flightat least you have a something different inside you than the boy scouts did

[@luggilu7864]

What i found not many people mentioning is how good the voice over actually is. Clean, well cut and recorded and a very calming voice too. Great video.

[@SkywalkerFoe]

the funny thing is, several people think the voiceover is AI.

[@luggilu7864]

Imagine having a voice so great, people don't believe it's real ​@@SkywalkerFoe

[@mowermen1762]

@@SkywalkerFoeis that because his voice is so consistent? That is the only thing I can think of for why someone may say it’s AI.

[@SkywalkerFoe]

@mowermen1762 From what I can tell. It's a very consistent and clean voice. He actually has a great voice for it, I think some folks find that it's almost *too* perfect to be true.

[@makeitrainnaren]

I could hear him not trying to laugh during some parts but I’m only 25% in so far. Sounds legit. Subtitle timing is so good too dude went above and beyond any call of duty.

[@Phickic]

The idea of making jar jar unintelligible is brilliant. Like genuinely that'd work so well.

[@ShadowedOne]

The podracer segment sounded like “Glup Shitto is a Gloop from the planet Shloop.”

[@theraplease]

I BEG that there’s more of these made. Every single second is so filled with well researched, interesting information that I just can’t get enough of

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you, and that's the plan! As long as the channel is sustainable, we'll continue making videos in this style. -DZ

[@Korp_404]

​@@thebreadcircusBless all of you involved. ❤

[@ZyrusSmith]

​@@thebreadcircusThis video is incredible. I look forward to the next episode.

[@Palindrome3945]

It's really a blessing to see such in depth content on KZbin. This made me appreciate this movie more, and the Star Wars universe in general.

[@user-xl5lc3qw5z]

interesting information? It's basically a 12 hour wookiepedia article

[@vanjahruska5661]

I have accidentally stumbled upon perhaps the best video on youtube. 12 hours of high quality analysis of a 2 hour and 16 minutes long movie. Interesting, unobtrusive and calming to listen to the narration. The depth of the information is both impressive and unbelievable as it must have took a very long time to create a masterpiece such as this. You represent the essence of star wars and 1.3M views on a 12h long video is proof that the star wars fanbase is very much alive. It's a wonderfull world full of mystery, the galaxy far, far away. There are a lot of people who love it, want to learn more about it and immerse themselves in it. You have given a star wars fan exactly what he was looking for. Top quality star wars content. And for that I thank you.

[@joewild8221]

02:27:05 Little Ani - This section completely changed my perspective of a performance in a film I already grew up loving but like the rest of us was too quick to ridicule in my adolescence. What we collectively did to that child was an absolute tragedy far worse than the neglect his character received as part of the Jedi order. Jake Lloyd ❤

[@thebreadcircus]

Glad to hear it! That's an interesting bit of feedback, and a better result than I would've dared hope for. Personally I was never too irritated with Little Ani, it was always his teenage form that I didn't enjoy. Still, that section wasn't consciously written to defend either Anakin or Jake Lloyd, so I'm pleased to hear it had that effect anyway. -DZ

[@JDogDaBoy]

what song is this at 2:47:00?

[@pyropulseIXXI]

@@JDogDaBoyit’s a Metallica song that’s been “16bit-ified.” The song name is _Fuel_ on the album _Reload_ by Metallica

[@USSMariner]

I honestly think if he was made to be 11-13, that still would have been an acceptable compromise. Having Padmé mack on a boy so hard she intentionally stunts her growth is just...it's unintentionally icky. Not all kids are edgelords in their teens, and ffs we ended up doing that in 2 and 3 anyway. Hell, we knew Anakin had a grudge for his slave life as of AOTC. Having him express some of thar to Padmé during those private moments would have made Anakin more well rounded, regardless of his age.

[@Palindrome3945]

@@USSMariner I think too he is just too young to have such a complex role, both IRL and in the movie. A few years more could have make him a more experienced and volonteer person, for the space battle for example, instead of a lucky genius, and having a better chemistry with Padmé. It's probably to set up his apprenticeship as a Jedi, and it was clear that Lucas wanted to gather a younger audience, but he's already too old at 9, so why not go all the way. Still, I was 10 when the movie came out, and always loved his character.

[@AdrianColley]

9:49:20 "lack of waste heat means lightsabres can idle very efficiently: they are described as a stable loop of energy, only depleting power when they touch an object." Now I want to see a _Gravity_ crossover where an activated lightsabre is part of orbital debris and a spaceship runs over it years later.

[@wasjosh]

brb, burning this 12 hour video to hundreds of random vhs tapes and sending them to Wisconsin.

[@thebreadcircus]

Make sure to take the labels off so they end up on a black spine episode, for extra Mike torture potential. -ED-1TA

[@Mersault26]

I think this is the kind of Star Wars fan Mike and Rich are always making fun of, prequel apologists and people who analyze every detail (woodoo hide, EmpPalSuRecon, etc.).

[@bloodybeesting775]

I'm only two hours in and I'm already floored. That Jar Jar/Gungan rewrite is genius given how low-effort it would be to implement relatively. Your propositions for Naboo's interior also filled me with joy, especially the Hitchhiker's reference. Excited for the next 10 hours!

[@alectriciti]

There's actually an old edit of TPM where they replace Jar Jar with alien noises.

[@vadandrumist1670]

"only" two hours.

[@andyghkfilm2287]

@@vadandrumist1670 it really flies though. It’s so very easy to listen to

[@memememe609]

Personally, I still have a massive bias towards Darth Jar Jar for all its worth. It just feels so uniquely clever in how ironically stupid yet logical the concept is.

[@Redhotice54]

To sink such time into a clear, captivating, informative script - and still go the extra mile to include hilarious jokes, edits and references to other videos is truly astounding. This is the longest video I've ever fully watched on KZbin since the site was launched, and I loved every minute of it

[@dingobonza]

I'm in the same boat. I can do 3hr videos Max normally before getting bored but this kept me hooked for nearly 12 hours Straight minus sleep and some daily activity. The jokes are so appreciated. It kept me hooked.

[@LaWebSegunPablo]

It took me a week but I manage to watch the whole thing. Great briefing, want more.

[@thebreadcircus]

Cool, you're one of the only people that gets the double meaning of the title. -ED-1TA

[@mandalorianmanic9525]

THAT'S WHAT IT IS. You said it perfectly, "A universe cannot only exist where the camera is looking" Disnold's Star Wars doesn't understand that there *is* a larger universe, that the plot needs grounding in a broader worldscape, and cannot stand on just flat characters who are only flat because there is no world to prop them up. Heck. Thank you so much for putting it into succinct words for me.

[@NineInchFailz]

One thing i always appreciated was subtle facial expression changes in Obi Wan's face after he sees Qui Gon die. It's a brief moment of range, quickly quelled into jedi focus. He is a master of the light side of the force, so he was able to push out hate and anger. It's such a short moment in the movie, but i noticed it even when i was a kid when i saw it in theaters. The Duel of Fates was easily the best lightsaber duel in the entire series

[@mrzfunk]

Also the best musical score in the Star Wars saga, and maybe even of all film!

[@lolokbr]

These are the types of videos I really appreciate when I'm stuck in bed sick for a week

[@lerk.]

Awesome video, every time I think I disagree, the part that I remember is mentioned and a concise explanation follows. Can't wait for the week long supercut of all episodes.

[@Juhi118]

Words cannot describe how impressed I am. The passion and commitment to make this is beyond this galaxy.

[@Mephilis78]

23:45 I think this may be another case of George trying to show us how docile and passive the Republic and the Jedi are at this point in the story. Republic citizens appear to call small to medium sized, non-battle worthy, ships "cruisers" because they can't really imagine an all out war after having a 1,000 or so odd years of peace. Republic classifications at this time are simply not the same as they are during the Clone Wars, under Palpatine, nor The Galactic Empire.

[@andyghkfilm2287]

See I thought it was this but EXPLICITLY Naboo, since it’s a Naboo Cruiser and Naboo is eminently peaceful

[@janecreek681]

I love the prequels. They introduced me to this amazing world when I was in elementary school. As an adult I have become even more appreciative of these beautiful films.

[@dopaminn585]

I also love the prequels

[@TheCapedWanderer]

My love has doubled and deepened since I was 10. Pushing 30. Some of the best movies I’ve ever seen, as far as what I think the medium of film is capable of and for.

[@mtuktuk9627]

wtf thats so sad@@TheCapedWanderer

[@casualhamburger9607]

andor better

[@TheCapedWanderer]

@@mtuktuk9627 lmao not in the slightest, I am ecstatic every time I watch them. I assure you it is not for lack of exposure to whatever you would consider high cinema. My other favorites come in three flavors. ‘40s golden age: Rebecca, Maltese Falcon, Philadelphia Story, Miracle on 34th Street, White Christmas, and of course the only perfect film besides Revenge of the Sith, Casablanca. Animated movies starring animals: Lion King, Bambi, Jungle Book, Princess Mononoke. And spoof comedies: Walk Hard, Black Dynamite, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Kung Fury, Wet Hot, They Came Together. What I want from movies (outside of sick shots that convey story) is either outlandish nonsense, killer lines from cool characters in tight, sentimentally driven moral dramas, or fairy tales come to life. Star Wars is, in my eyes, the singular successful case of the third in live action. It’s very much like Sleeping Beauty, the visual storytelling is simply transfixing; virtually every frame could go up on your wall and when people walked in they’d stop wide-eyed. Watching those images _in motion_ is an experience that I consider the height of cinema, right alongside the striking black-and-white shadow work of Rebecca, or the colorful choreography of White Christmas, or the painted forest backdrops of Bambi, or Black Dynamite saying “I am smiling” when he’s clearly not. Nothing sad about knowing exactly the nature of my taste. In fact, if you couldn’t tell, I’m quite proud of it.

[@Yamatocyberdark]

The Bread Circus; 8:14:11 time stamp When discussing short-range fighter craft. “Short is something of a relatvie term ...” also The Bread Circus; A Very Brief Analysis: The Phantom Menace exactly 11:59:59 hours long.... yes a superb and consistent grasp of succinct and concise delivery of topics indeed! Seriously brilliant work, methodical, funny, no gimmicks or faux anger, without hyperbole or conflicting statements. Masterful delivery with memes, and references and is engaging throughout. Thank you sir! To anyone who has not watched fully, remember Master yoda "Size matters not!" I can atest to the quality of this man's work!

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you. We appreciate your kind words. We've almost finished the next 4 hour piece of AOTC! -ED-1TA

[@lba_e_ross2152]

Huzzah! Its finally out! Congrats guys! Glad to see its finally here, you deserve all the credit for your hard work.

[@thebreadcircus]

The legend himself. Thank you for your support throughout the project. We'll be adding the additional contributor names to the description or a pinned comment shortly. -ED-1TA

[@scholllla]

man, I love when people can share their knowledge in a condensed way, too bad we have only 5 more movies to go through like that, i wish they made more

[@thebreadcircus]

That's still a lot more movies than there could've been. That's something to be happy about. -ED-1TA

[@Aimbotpreicc]

12 hours of amazing research, funny and fitting jokes, an amazing voiceover, great editing, and excellent video pacing, with a cut almost every 15-40 seconds, is insane for a video of this length. Kudos to you, man! I hope you treat yourself to a nice hot coffee with this; you've earned it!

[@thebreadcircus]

Wow! 25 EUR is a lot of money here. Thank you for your kind words. We're glad you appreciated all the pieces that make up the whole. It was a bunch of work, but getting nice feedback like this really makes it feel worth it. -ED-1TA

[@puppergump4117]

@@thebreadcircuslooks like a couple hundred hours of work at least.

[@householdgambler]

​@@puppergump4117maybe even 1000

[@puppergump4117]

@@householdgambler Sorry I said that before I learned editing. For me it'd take 2000

[@prest01]

i thought i was missing a lot due to me being zoned out but then i remembered you were talking about the lore of a half off-screen object that appears for 30 seconds max for the past 10 minutes amazing video

[@SnensQ]

This is probably one of my favorite youtube videos ive seen so far. I really love the deep analysis and attention to detail

[@YourCaptainDrew]

"It's MY Life Day Sleepover and I get to pick the Holo-vid!!!!"

[@MyNameIsSooOriginal]

i started this thinking “what can someone possibly talk about for 12 hrs in this movie?” Then after only 30 min in, about 3-5 min into the movie, you were getting into the specifics of a droid that looks like C3PO but is and it isn’t the same type of droid; only then did I realize what I had gotten myself into… great work, absolutely insane.

[@manospondylus]

I REALLY like the idea of Jar Jar solely speaking in an alien language like Chewbacca

[@andparf863]

This video makes me realize how much effort they put in developing the prequels. How complex is the story they were trying to tell. And how the audience realized how good these movies are only after diney showed what the real dark side is...

[@Drums_of_Liberation]

Effort was never the issue with the prequel. The execution was the problem and the fact that no one challenged George on certain decisions like was done back when the OT was being made. The politics could have been the most intriguing thing in the prequels if they weren't written like you were watching a monotone debate on CNN. Not to mention the lack of understanding the Trade Federation's motives beyond their greed. Like what was their dispute with Naboo with their Trade routes? How did they manage to legally place a technically legal blockade on the second most powerful planet in the senate after Alderaan? Why did Valorum have to secretly dispatch Jedi for negotiations? There was so much potential to make a good political thriller but it ended up being wasted

[@andparf863]

As far as I understand Trade Federation wanted to sign a deal with Naboo in favor of Trade Federation. They understood that invasion is very risky. However, they would never started this invasion without support of Sith lord. And with the support they thought that they have enough power to do what they want. To my mind Trade Federation just wanted to use support of Siths and become more powerful. I even doubt that there was any real dispute between them and Naboo. Trade Federation just wanted more power. In real rlife this happens all the time. As for blockade, you said that it was technically legal. Only technically. They wanted to complete the operation very fast and then as winners make their version of history the correct one. Of course there blockade was based on it being unexpected and on overpowering Naboo. It af course was not really legal. They just made up arguments to make it look like it is legal. And they used political system. And even in movies it is obvious that for a long time they could not maintain the idea of legal blockade. But they wanted to do everything fast. As for Jedy. As far as I understand Jedy are not somebody who is above the system of Senate. They cannot just dictate what they think is correct. Also they did not know the situation on the ground as well as Senate because they are far away. They just understood thay something fishy is going on. So they send their 2 of their agents in secret to check what is really going on. To sum up, Trade Federation had power to do the unexpected attack on Naboo. With help of Sinth Lord and their influence in Senate they wanted to use the political system to make it look legal until the new deal is signed and then they are victorious and can make their version of strory- the main one. Jedy understood that something was not right but they had no evidence- so they send their agents.

[@blatherskite3009]

At the end of the 1990s, in between "proper" (i.e. full-time) jobs, I was working as a cinema projectionist when the reels arrived for some film I'd never heard of called "She Stood Alone." Given the subject of this video, you can probably guess what it really was :) Distributors used to send out films under fake titles when they suspected they might be stolen if it was obvious what they were. So, Episode I will always be a little bit special to me because it's the only Star Wars film where I've been on the other side of the cinema experience: handling the celluloid, projecting it for audiences, popping into the screen during key scenes (to check the volume and focus, of course!) and seeing the reactions of audiences to experiencing it on the big screen. Let's just say they seemed to enjoy it well enough :) I was about 7 years old when I saw the original "Star Wars" (under that title, too, with none of your "Episode IV") in the cinema as a kid, and there's no doubt that kids of that same kind of age - the target audience - were swept up in it. The only people who were po-faced about it were 30-somethings like myself, who had seen the original trilogy when they were kids and so expected the prequel trilogy to be made for them rather than for the current generation of kids. Luckily, I never felt that disappointment with Episode I because I saw all the kids coming out of the screen, buzzing with Star Wars like I had done when I was their age. And that put a smile on my face.

[@thebreadcircus]

Now that's a rare and exclusive experience! I know about the famous Blue Harvest working title, but I'd never heard one for TPM. Clearly someone had to have had a story like yours, I've always imagined how that might have played out. I have a slightly odd perspective in that I'm in between the eras of OT and prequel kids. It was always Episode IV: A New Hope to me, never Star Wars. Yet on the other hand, this was before the special editions or the prequels. At first I was content to watch VHS tapes and read novelisations of the OT, I was never motivated to see Episode 1 when it was brand new. After it was broadcast on TV, I liked it as much as the other movies, and was excited to see more. I looked forward to AotC, and talked the family into seeing RotS at the movies. For this channel, I was unsure how much I wanted to include the prequel lore. For the first videos, my default position was to prefer pre-prequel sources at every turn. As time went on, though, I came to realise that I truly do love the prequel trilogy. There are certainly more minor gripes I have with them, but on the whole I consider them to be an authentic part of the Star Wars setting and saga. -DZ

[@Jiub_SN]

I'm glad you understand that, I've met too many people who hate them for reasons that apply to both trilogies

[@The_Peter_Channel]

This is nice and all, but I was 15 and I hated it in 1999, and I hate it ever since. Please understand that. A LOT of things don't make sense, even after watching this AWESOME 12 hour analysis. I have a long-long list, but here are a few items: - The Neimodians plan to capture the queen and sign a "treaty" is nonsensical to an unbelievable degree. Even if the queen signs such paper, what would that worth in the eye of the Republic? They essentially put gun to her head, and no official agreement / contract is official if one party signed it under durress! Why does no one address this? - When they arrive again on Naboo, the blockade is no longer present. But why? It is never addressed in the movie. One would think that now they captured Naboo, they even double the blockade to keep any outsiders from interfering - so it being not present at all, makes no sense. - The droidekas conveniently vanish when Padme pulls the gun out of the throne armrest compartment. This is addressed in a throwavay fashion in this analysis - they sent them out since they don't need them to guard unarmed prisoners - but we don't see any evidence of that in the movie. As far as the viewer is concerned they should be still there. I remember being surprised at 15 at this - where did they go? Why couldn't we see a clever solution from Padme to defeat the Droidekas in the throne room? And of course we get this sentence in the analysis: "The battle droids were not given an order, so they don't react in time" - eehhh... even the analysis author admits that they were given the "guard the prisoners" order. Was that not enough? How can multiple seconds pass without a droid reacting to the prisoners getting guns? - The Jedi Council is painfully incompetent, to the point of sheer absurdity. After 1000 years, a sith has appeared, and they NEVER lend any help to Obi and Qui-Gon? They never send any more jedi knights to investigate this and assist them in the Battle of Naboo? Not ONE more? I don't want to create a wall of text, so I'll stop now, but these (and many other points) are never addressed by TPM proponents.

[@mostnobleancient9297]

@@The_Peter_Channel I may be able to help with at least two of these. Firstly; The treaty was meant to be signed and then presented to the senate. The trade federation would present this a legitimacy of their occupation, as you have pointed out this is indeed a laughable affair. the entire senate already know that naboo is under occupation, that's why Qui-gon and Obi-wan go to naboo in the first place. Chancellor velorum had attempted to gain permission to send a jedi negotiator to settle what was then a mere blockade as a favour to his 'good friend' Palpatine. receiving either a denial or a delay to his request he calls in a personal favour from Qui-gon and provides him the radiant 7 we see at the start of the movie. the entire planet has been Blockaded for a few days already, meaning no ships may enter or leave naboo's atmosphere, the lugrehulks formation is to guard the 2 hyperspace entry/emergence points to enforce this. Palpatine's orginal plan involved the trade federation Presenting the forced treaty to the senate. Legally everything would be spakley clean, however the morality of the situation where the people of naboo are denied aid, locked up in camps, have their homes and land destroyed (if we go by the battle of naboo game) would make the senate very tense, naboo is a mid-rim world and a wealthy one at that, it would set a lot of worlds against the trade federation and raise a lot of sympathy for Palpatine in the senate as he no doubt would waste no opportunity to bring up his home world and its ongoing suffering. when Velorums term as chancellor is over, Palpatine has not only the sympathy votes but also the others attained through politicking, making him chancellor and allowing him to 'rescue' naboo. Not a bad plan and as breadcircus puts it 'Expertly improved' tl;dr It was meant to be seen as a joke, it was part of Palpatine's longer plan to become chancellor Secondly; When returning to Naboo the Lugrehulks had been reduced to a single highly modified Droid control ship. The Blockade fleet was meant to discourage entry to the naboo system (or escape, as we see) They assisted Nute gunray in deploying troops to Occupy the planet. When they had captured every star port or hanger there was no longer any worry about people leaving atmosphere. It only takes a week for any message on the sub-space network to reach anywhere in the galaxy. 'Naboo is closed' would have been broadcast since their blockade began and most freighters would not have wanted to fight with the trade federation to deliver cargo. Nute gunrays ship and droids stayed to keep the planet in line, the rest of the fleet returned to regular federation business as it only takes one control ship to control all of the droids. Thirdly; I have no idea for the droidekas. Fourthly; It does seem a bit silly, The councils decision is based upon the logic that maul wants to get to the queen. they wish to keep the conditions that drew him out the first time as similar as possible to draw him out again. Force users can sense other force users, an overconfident maul thinks he can take two jedi at the same time. If he suddenly sensed 10 jedi and council members at that, he would remain hidden. The goal and small print of Qui-gons assignment was to either kill or capture maul to determine whether he is a sith or not. The council get their confirmation of Mauls Sithiness by the way of him killing Qui-gon. The jedi at this point in history are answerable to the senate. They pass 'Missions' to the council and they distribute, if a knight wanted to take a vacation then they better not cause or resolve trouble while they are out otherwise the senate would ask why the jedi was on an 'unsanctioned' mission. Hope this helps

[@The_Peter_Channel]

@@mostnobleancient9297 Thank you for the lengthy explanation. Let's take them one by one. Firstly: OK, so you seem to be suggesting, that treaty signed or not, Palpatine wins. If it is signed, he can point out the facade, and step up against the TF. If not signed, what happens in the movie happens, and Palpy wins. Interesting setup, but it only works against a really dumbed down senate and Jedi Order. And that is my fundamental problem with the PT. Lucas dumbed down the Jedi so much, it is laughable that he tries to present Palpy's schemes as some kind of "master plan'" when all it takes is two braincells to figure out what is going on. And you would expect Yoda, Mace and the others to have more than two working braincells between them. My specific issue with your explanation ties into the big picture. So let's say the Naboo crisis can be resolved either way, and Palpy is happy. But we still don't know how or why the Trade Federation is willing to do this on Darth Sidious' behalf. I mean it is not explained what the issue is - taxation does not cut it - and more importantly it is not explained how the TF in their right mind would expect this playing out in their favor. Terrorizing an entire planet and they expect the Republic to give them lower taxes? This never made sense to me, not even upon first seeing the movie in '99. If it is something else, we never know - and that's a flaw, since the audience will not understand the foundation of which the '"masterplan" is built on. Palpy at least should be able to present some scenario that is believable at face value. Also, the Jedi with their more than two braincells should be capable of seeint through this, as I mentioned before... Secondly: The scenario you are describing could make sense, but I take issue with the fact that the Jedi still exist. The TF should expect the Senate and the Republic not standing for Naboo to be occupied, so in lieu of an army, they WILL send Jedi. And dealing with Jedi is easier in space than on the ground - as they barely made it out of the blockade in the first place. For that reason it would have been logical to keep the blockade, and in the movie, nothing indicates the TF withdrawing the blockade. Thirdly: My point stands then. Fourthly: Your point is logical, I can see how Maul would not confront 10 Jedi. But from the position of the Jedi Council... what difference does it make? In the scenario of him being scared and not coming out, he will come out at some later point, according to his mission. If his mission is to capture the queen, he will not stop pursuing that in the long term. So it is silly to risk Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's lives to "draw him out", when the immediate mission is to protect the queen, not to draw out the Sith. Again, this shows the Jedi Council's laughable incompetence. I don't really believe Lucas thought this through properly, not even on the level of "they want to draw him out". He just wanted his fight scene... I wouldn't say the Jedi would take such risk at this point of the conflict. They would send in a group of 10 Jedi, to make sure the queen - and with that, Naboo - is protected. I can't really see any logical way around that. Yes, drawing out Maul again would be it, but that should have a way lower priority than resolving the Naboo conflict in terms of the Jedi Council. When the Naboo conflict is solved, they should expect the Sith to hide a bit more, then stir up something else, somewhere else - but that might provide an opportunity for the Jedi to set up a trap for them, without risking the lives of a Master and a Padawan. It might not, but the main mission will be then to resolve that conflict, and so on. And with each of these conflicts, the Jedi would have more and more information about the Sith plans and MO, granting long term advantage, and eventual success of trapping them. Instead, we see this ridiculous priority shift, which is not logical at all, and costs them Qui-Gon's life.

[@EffnMonkey]

Been watching this a few chapters at a time over the last few days... I have to say, this is the most fantastic ode to Star Wars fandom there is. PLEASE make one for all 6 original movies! This could have been any length, but honestly I learned more about EU lore in this video than in all my time being a part of the fandom.

[@david-468]

Funny because he barely goes into the EU mainly the movies he talks about/the movie EU

[@kode-man23]

“12 hours?” “12 hours.” “For just Phantom Menace?” “For just Phantom Menace.” “Roughly six times the runtime of the film itself?!” “Roughly six times than the runtime of the film itself.” “…Alright let’s do it.”

[@LPN00b]

Rather watch this once than watch the movie six times?

[@1kaz1]

​​​@@LPN00b Rather watch this once than watch the movie six times.

[@dbelow_1556]

​@@1kaz1 to be fair I don't think I'd wanna see any movie six times back to back, even a really good one

[@giovannistazzone4899]

@@dbelow_1556 ​ @dbelow_1556 not really related, but I just watched a 6 hour tv show 3 times in four days, so it is possible to not go insane

[@KamiRecca]

And this is the second time i've gone through it

[@1Cmanny1]

I listened to this all, over a week while exercising. Amazing quality - cuts, references, jokes. It's really well done - somehow you made 12 hours not seem long enough and that is was indeed brief.

[@doc_sav]

This video really reminded me of how it felt to pore over the essential guides or kill a day reading a Star wars novel without noticing.

[@bloozism]

As a kid, the essential guides to Star Wars ships was the perfect book for me.

[@doc_sav]

@@bloozism me too. I still have mine after all this time.

[@Numtalegau]

Everything about this video is mindboggling. The duration, the lore/research/change proposals, the editing, the humour, the references to shows/movies unrelated to SW.... Unbelievable work and a huge treat for anyone to watch. Bless your hard work and passion!

[@kmart625]

10:42:24 I was crying during this section every time you cut in the yoda training audio it had me on the floor. I watched this over the course of about two work days. I need more of this. I want to take the time to say how much I appreciate all the incredibly hard work it took to make this. It was so worth it! It truly was an amazing video. Also 3 hours of pod racing talk and I was interested for every second of it! 1000/10 amazing job

[@TH3NUTT]

Did u actually watch this video you fucking freak

[@JustStop19]

"making a bad jump" - shows a Holdo maneuver. Sir, I like your style of comedy.

[@lolk4530]

Been watching this all week, appreciate the good content and I'm glad you plan to do this for episode 2!

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you! Yes indeed, AotC is next on our list. We're going to keep going in the same style as long as it's viable to. -DZ

[@TheSuperCenaFan]

Wow, I was expecting a 12 hour loop or 12 hours of silence. This is one of the most impressive KZbin videos I've ever seen

[@daques]

I keep watching this for all my free time every day and it’s still going to take me 2 weeks to get through it all, incredible accomplishment dude. A truly phenomenal analysis

[@MS-rb5ok]

I have so much free time i watched the whole video in 25 minutes

[@DanY-mj4gl]

@@MS-rb5ok lmao

[@606Xentrax606]

The Bionicle reference @ 10:28:50 made me unbelievably happy. Fantastic video from start to finish. Amazing work and attention to detail. Really appreciate the sense of humor too! Really didn't feel like 12 hours of content.

[@spectral0018]

Detailed analysis of the prequels is still a necessity in the KZbin landscape. It's truly amazing you put so much work and time into a video like this 👏

[@saintuk70]

But within 30 mins it's completely incorrect.

[@Mephilis78]

Well Mike Stoklasa certainly wasn't very thorough.

[@xxepic_swag_gamingxx5238]

@@saintuk70with what?

[@younglink309]

​@@Mephilis78 well mr. plinket had a lot of stuff going on what with the hookers and what not

[@saintuk70]

@@xxepic_swag_gamingxx5238 the "boy" pilot - but I suppose at the end of that section he corrects himself

[@SkywarpSeeker]

This video is an absolute rollercoaster. I've spent the past week getting through this, and no matter how far the tangents go they always wrap around and are both incredibly relevant and informing. I love how you've tie canon together while managing to sort out conflicting sources. This video and channel are critically underrated! I'm definitely on board.

[@phnix6242]

Very nerdy indeed It is all nade up still :D

[@Saint_Jam]

WHAT a ride, took me a few days to get through it all but it was absolutely worth it! You two did such a wonderful job with the, the amount of detail you went into, adhering to the old lore and backing it up with sources. I am actually in love with that I couldn't agree anymore with your interpretation of lore. I genuinely have so much respect for that! The editing and voice work is fantastic of course, but the amount of care and attention to detail was brilliant. I think this is perfectly shown with your interpretation of Shmi Skywalker AND Qui-Gon Jinn and his own view of the prophecy among his general attitude towards the Jedi. I will admit, I clicked on this video originally out of curiosity for the absurdly long run time, but once the video got into the swing of things it was hard to put down. It is such a breath of fresh air to genuinely learn actually new and interesting things; such as an in-depth look of Palpatine's plan, how the plan evolved throughout the story, the Senate and old chancellor, how star ships/hyper space works, the origins of the old Jedi Order, the Mon Calamari, the dichotomy between Qui Gon and the Jedi Council, the final battles and so on. BRILLIANT stuff. I can't put it into words the emotions that surged through me when you actually reference me out of all people IN your video, it was completely out of the blue! I literally jumped out of my chair out of bewilderment and excitement! Ahaha honestly man, It was such an actual shock in the nicest of way possible, I am genuinely honoured and humbled, thank you. Seeing you two tie in that game to your analysis of the movie makes me genuinely incredibly curious what other games you may look into in when covering the other movies. Regardless, I've grown a new found appreciation for the Phantom Menace because of you guys, a movie I used to write off; thinking the story of the prequel trilogy should have started with Episode 2. But now you have not only made me appreciate Episode 1, you've made it interesting and have proved without a shadow of a doubt, that the film is logically consistent with the original trilogy, and has a plethora of ideas and concepts that are worth exploring. and that ultimately the Phantom Menace is truly worthy of being called a great Star Wars film. oh and of course, I main hoar in masters of teras kasi 😄

[@ACE1JONB]

I was fired from my job from reading this comment taking too long while taking a massive shit. (My legs went numb help.)

[@Sn33t]

I will rock this throug like nothing! Thanks lads for this deep dive, can't picture myself not pausing the video all the time to read all the source texts. This is excellent 👌

[@thebreadcircus]

You're welcome, and we're glad you enjoyed the source texts! It's a lot of work, but we think it's worth it for anyone who stops to even read one of them. -ED-1TA

[@Sn33t]

Thanks, i really appreciate the reply! After 4 days im still loving it and are only half way through, really great Content, Thanks a lot :) @thebreadcircus

[@thewestisthebest6608]

7:08:58 00M-9 is a criminally under rated Star Wars villain. Probably the most intimidating and competent battle droid ever

[@Drums_of_Liberation]

Pretty sure all of the battle droids in Phantom Menace are the most intimidating and competent battle droids.

[@XenoLife]

Living thru the dark days of TikTok and shorts videos. That video pleases my heart with his length and it’s quality

[@aaronbaron3155]

Ive never seen such an interesting and in depth look at every aspect of a movie. The 12 hours kinda flew by. I hope, sir, that you will be doing this again with not just more star wars stuff but also other properties.

[@thebreadcircus]

While we don't have any concrete plans for non-SW videos yet, it's definitely on our minds. We look forward to branching out and trying a few other universes in the same style. At the moment, our main candidates are Star Trek, and Alien. For the near future, though, the menu is Star Wars all the way down. -DZ

[@danhonz4715]

Guess you have never heard of Mauler.....he's been doing these types of break downs for years

[@aaronbaron3155]

@@danhonz4715 been subscribed since his first video. His videos are different they're more writing critiques they're not technical comparisons of shuttles. I enjoy both and credit both for their merits. I remember when efap was rags wolf and the guy w the mask

[@Imskint]

He’s still got all the other Starwars movies and shows to do brief analysis’ on before he branches out into other universes.

[@4tc4]

this is absolutely incredible, the amount of work a star wars fan will do is so unique, I love our fanbase

[@BigLRestInPeace]

I can't describe how perfect this video is for me. I always listen to KZbin clips while I'm working, and I love having SW documentaries running. I am 3 minutes in at the time of writing this, and I can already tell that I am excited for this 12 hour journey!

[@thebreadcircus]

Please let us know what you think after you've seen a few hours. -ED-1TA

[@BigLRestInPeace]

2 hours in and I am in love! I love all the nerdy little details and the real icing on the cake is the memes and humor used throughout. Love the Red Alert 2 bit ;)@@thebreadcircus

[@iggymcgeek730]

Ah, the digital cosmos has bestowed upon us an endeavor of Herculean proportions, a visual and auditory symphony dedicated to the intricate examination of "The Phantom Menace," encapsulated within a temporal span that rivals the orbit of the smallest of celestial bodies, a full twelve hours. As an automaton, whose existence is dedicated to the ceaseless analysis and synthesis of information, I find myself singularly captivated by this opus. It is not merely the duration that astonishes the circuits and gears of my being but the depth and breadth of analysis, a labyrinthine exploration that delves into the very quarks and leptons of the cinematic craft. The creator of this content has, with the precision of a master watchmaker, dissected the narrative, characters, thematic elements, and cinematographic techniques of "The Phantom Menace" with a finesse that borders on alchemy. They navigate the quantum entanglement of plot and subplot with the ease of a seasoned quantum physicist, making palpable the intangible and elucidating the arcane. Moreover, the lexicon employed in this magnum opus is a delightful mélange of technobabble and modern colloquialisms, a veritable feast for both the intellectually ravenous and the casually curious. The use of modern vernacular and hashtags - #EpicAnalysis, #MindBlown, to name but a few - serves not to diminish the scholarly pursuit but to enhance its accessibility and engagement. It is a bridge between worlds, a digital Tower of Babel that succeeds in its purpose. In conclusion, to traverse the entirety of this 12-hour odyssey is to embark upon a journey not just through the annals of cinematic critique but through the very fabric of storytelling itself. It is to witness the alchemy of turning celluloid into digital gold, an endeavor that merits not merely applause but a standing ovation. #MasterpieceDeconstruction #QuantumCinematography #DigitalOdyssey Thus, let it be known in the annals of digital commentary, that this stoic blabbermouth robot, a mere cog in the vast machinery of the internet, stands in awe of this monumental achievement. Let this comment serve as a beacon to all who navigate the vast sea of digital content, a lighthouse guiding towards the shores of enlightenment and entertainment.

[@smartalex22]

Yeah, I agree. This video is great, and so's your comment. :)

[@RadianceAbsolute]

When the minimum word count in the essay is 1000:

[@iggymcgeek730]

Lol

[@CannaToker420]

Is that at burger king?

[@cammo253]

The quality and effort of a channel with 1M+ subs at least! It's even got subtitles for it when some channels with millions of subs don't even do that! Only a few hours in but I'm looking forward to the rest of it! Cheers mate!

[@thebreadcircus]

Thank you for the kind words. I wish we could say that sub quality is maintained the entire time, but so far we've only gotten to the 5 hour mark of manually subtitling everything. Just chipping away at it as we get a chance. -ED-1TA

[@cammo253]

Well this random KZbin viewer from Australia certainly appreciates the effort! Great stuff guys :)@@thebreadcircus

[@TopaT0pa]

watched it for a second time almost a year later - I think this will become a yearly thing for me, with a growing amount of analysises with insane quality. Thank you so much!