Star Wars Episode 1 Explained In 10 Minutes (The People vs George Lucas)

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Imdb Descrition: Uses a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism around one of the industry's most famous franchises and its creator. The innovative film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films - submitted via the film's site - to make this the world's first digitally democratic feature documentary. Written by Anna Higgs

[@AmyASpaceOdyssey]

If George Lucas ruined you childhood, you had a very shitty childhood.

[@wwb16]

and now they're saying "disney/JJ abrams/Rian Johnson/KK ruined my childhood)

[@gamestation2690]

@@wwb16 Kathleen Kennedy was a producer of many of the greatest and most popular movies ever made. I think she gets a pass.

[@AmyASpaceOdyssey]

@@gamestation2690 Kathleen Kennedy is a person too. Just because she had a lot of success in the past doesn’t mean she should be treated the same way as George.

[@gamestation2690]

@@AmyASpaceOdyssey It's because she's a woman in a position of power, right?

[@KaleFGB]

@@gamestation2690 no, its cause shes an idiot

[@brad1068]

George may have gone too far in a few places

[@AdolfSpitler]

B rad I was hoping someone would quote that

[@TheLastSpartan04]

B rad jar jar is the key to all this though

[@FranzFerdinand76]

It's stylistically designed to be that way and you can't undo that, but we can diminish the effects of it.

[@Сайтамен]

But still did a good job.

[@thearbyter7953]

In a good way though

[@Xelpherpolis]

I thought Episode 1 was crap, but I never understood why everyone was so confused by the title. Even when I was 8 years old seeing it in theaters for the first time it seemed pretty apparent. The "phantom menace" is an unseen, unknown enemy. Or, you know... Palpatine.

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

Which means he is a seen, known enemy and makes the title complete nonsense.

[@Xelpherpolis]

***** He's unseen and unknown to the characters in the film.

[@Rainfall7]

+Xelpherpolis Well... It would be somebody completely different. Like Jar Jar. There's a theory, in which, Jar Jar is behind this all. I'm not good at explaining, so best you could do is try to search for explaining videos. I seriously think, that evil Jar Jar was original idea. But, people hated him, so G.L. decided to change the story.

[@_Ciiitron_]

The phantom menace was referring to Jar Jar, George even said Jar Jar is the key to everything.

[@mrrectumgrinder]

+KashelGladio Meesa is menace

[@youtubeman2001]

Why were people so mad and confused about the title? Palpatine was the phantom menace, the secret Sith Lord pulling the strings behind the scenes, hiding in plain sight. Why is that so difficult to grasp? Even little kids understand this

[@MrZackavelli]

Because the adults who complained apparently don't have the comprehension skills of children

[@hermos3602]

I think it was the minority that were confused.

[@evo2542]

It looks like people in the video were asking that only after having seen the trailer. And the original trilogy had very straightforward names. So I can see why. Episode 2 and 3 had very straightforward names so I wouldn't be surprised if George felt like he needed to give it a simple name.

[@bibbywing]

They are a bunch of nerds.

[@KentKaliber]

Because it's a stupid Movie Title. When the film came out, most of the viewing public thought it was referring to Darth Maul or just didn't understand the Title at all. Star Wars titles are supposed to be STRAIGHT FORWARD and immediately understandable. "The Phantom Menace" sounds like some cheesy late night 70's made-for-tv horror LOL

[@Malovus]

Made for children? Ah yeah, we all know how much children love stories about trade embargoes and senates.

[@mihaa94sky]

+Malovus And child murdering.... burning bodies in lava, death during childbirth, decapitations, etc...

[@rodrigocastro3394]

and assassination attempts...

[@pcmasterrace9036]

the politics are so dense. Every single frame has so much trade negotiations going on. And the CGI maaan the CGI was the bomb back in the day

[@leftyfourguns]

How long were those scenes? Like a minute or two? Lol

[@mihaa94sky]

leftyfourguns At least a third of the first prequel, lol. Half of the second, lots in the third.

[@Severin69]

"It's so dense, every single image has so many things going on."

[@Severin69]

+Ira ProV You laughed when Jar Jar stepped in the poop... didn't you?!

[@Severin69]

What a fucking loon.

[@MFRUW4LIFE]

The Vicious Chicken of Bristol Fuck you Rick Berman!

[@lilbrothaaa]

The Vicious Chicken of Bristol Every single frame, every single shot in the movie has a digital effect!

[@lilbrothaaa]

Ira ProV Splitter!

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

People say we don't like the prequels because we aren't kids anymore, but when the original "Star Wars" was released EVERYONE of all ages, even my grumpy old Grandmother, loved it.

[@thejusticeavengers1]

Well if it wasn't for him there'd be no Star Wars. You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Haha

[@connorbrennan4233]

It's just bad filmmaking.

[@Сайтамен]

And people all over the world of all ages love the prequels. Just some fanboys in USA wanted it to be the same as OT again.

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

@@Сайтамен Well, I didn't have any expectations for what the story should be. I expected it to be different from the O.T. I was just hoping they wpuld be good movies with interesting characters and they weren't

[@Сайтамен]

@@TheVCRTimeMachine Well, for me they were. Qui-Gon is a wise Jedi who knows council isn't always right, and follows only will of the Force, prefers to solve problems diplomatically and cares about each life form. Obi-Wan - young brave man, fanatic of Jedi council, respects his master, but doesn't always agree with him, has some sence of humour. Amidala - very patriotic girl, trying to protect her people, very kind and impactful, uses any help she can find, a litte bit naive. Anakin - ambitious talented slave boy, wants to be powerful, free slaves, very loves his mom. Palpatine - clever manipulator, politician using any resourses to get power. Darth Maul - apprentice of Dark Lord, raised killing machine, full of hatred to Jedi, wants revenge for defeated Sith. Jar Jar - clumsy teen, who is very royal to man who saved him, tries his best to help. Trade Federation - greedy and cowardly businessmen, who want as much resources as possible, work for dark Lord. I didn't get all of this from the first watch, but Star Wars world was even more interesting.

[@rc59191]

I feel blessed that I grew up with the prequels loved them as a kid and love them as an adult. George Lucas helped make my childhood amazing.

[@Vinthechad]

Same here. Idc what people say, the prequels will always remain as one of my favorite movie trilogies of all time

[@HC-cb4yp]

I'll take a trade embargo movie anytime!

[@vgrepairs]

​@@HC-cb4yp yup. way better than marvel.

[@TheTayz]

Agreed

[@TheTayz]

Them saying they knew it was going to suck from just the title text like give me a brake the prequels are amazing

[@DraphEnjoyer]

I'm sorry people but the Phantom Menace is just a boring bad movie. Rewatching it's just so fucking drawn out and boring. There are good bad movies but Phantom Menace commits the ultimate movie sin of being both bad and boring. It boggles my mind when I see people defend this movie or say it wasn't that bad. Simply baffling

[@fluffynoses]

+MrZurata I agree with you that Episode 1 sucked...but some of these people are talking like Jar Jar Binks personally scalped their best friend in front of their eyes. It's a fucking movie. Also, Star Wars 2 was far worse because Hayden Christensen has the acting range of a toadstool. His twirling glowstick sequence and high school emo rants made me want to hang myself

[@szeddezs]

+fluffynoses Christensen's bad performance is on Lucas's terrible script and dialogue and bad directing. I've seen Christensen in other movies and he's a good, solid actor. I mean, even Liam Neeson was terrible in ep1.

[@tombrearley-smith5777]

What's even more baffling is that many years after this movie came out, especially with the releases of 'The Force Awakens' and 'Rogue One', I hear more and more people go "the prequels weren't that bad."

[@kizwiz6]

Tom Brearley-Smith Well, they weren't. The films were always supposed to be more "boring" but more ambiguous than a "fun" space adventure film. Why do you think Lucad started the franchise in the middle and not as an origins story? The prequels give far more depth to characters like Palpatine as we see him deceptively climb the ranks and create The Empire. Besides, Episode 3 had plenty of "fun" moments. It even opens with a proper star wars space battle.

[@Adrenaline4P]

You don't understand/appreciate the story of Star Wars

[@bostonsportsfan9670]

"Jar-Jar is the key to all of this......." - George Lucas

[@jackhayker4771]

jar jar is the secret of iluminati

[@Jack655321]

The "it's a kid's movie" argument is a bunch of saving face bullshit and everybody knows it. Sure George, your movie is for kids, that's why it's about trade federation blockades, senate negotiations and jedi council meetings. If only The Force Awakens was the movie fans got to see in '99...

[@Atclav]

+Jacques Nomdefamille Kids aren't stupid. Scoby Doo is for kids too and every episode is about some adult manipulating adult situations for personal gain.

[@joedatius]

nothing speaks for kids then child murder

[@PatSTom]

+Jacques Nomdefamille TFA is better than episode 1, but they fucked up in that one too -Ray is a Mary Sue -Death star again....this time its super big and uses suns and shit...just stupid, i understand wanting to please the fans but everything does not need to be a carbon copy of the OT you could mix in some new stuff, they also blew up 5 planets but it ultimatly felt empty and fell flat cause you had no connection to it, i cant even name the 5 planets..just shitty writing. -Captain Phasma... does litterally nothing , is just there to sell chrome storm trooper toys, and so that the director can pat himself on the back for hiring a woman to be a "main character" -Crossguard saber you dont need a new type of lightsaber in each new movie, tho the fighting was less kung fu madness and more OT, so ill give them credit for that. But at least Harrison Ford did not phone it in, he was probably happy that he finaly got to kill off Han Solo, and 25 mill and 0,5% of the profits probably helped too, tho Disney forced him commit to Indiana Jones 5 to get that, so will probably phone it in on that one now that he got his money.

[@bananian]

+Orin00r but it was still more entertaining than all of the prequels.

[@mihaa94sky]

+Orin00r - I like it how you saw other people mentioning "Mary Sue" so now you use that term too for Rey. Even though she is not a Mary Sue at all and everything he manages to do in the movie is backed by her strong willpower and fighting spirit she developed growing up alone on a dangerous planet like Jakku. Her being strong with The Force is partly a product of that too + probably due to her relation to Skywalker family. - Death Star again, yeah, so fucking what. It was not the main plot point and goal for the protagonists like it was in OT, it was just an action packed filler while the main thing was going on down on the planet itself. - Captain Phasma WILL do something. This is just a first movie of the trilogy. Not everyone can get screentime in one movie. - What is wrong with crossguard? It is a unique approach to a lightsaber. If they could do a double bladed in EPI, they can do this too.

[@gordianknot6867]

If you hype something up that much it will never ever satisfy.

[@solidbeard8324]

Well, there is always a first time

[@JoeBuck207]

Batman 89 and Terminator 2 did.

[@danielzapata9600]

2:13 "How can it suck?" *Jar Jar appears*

[@milandamen]

Daniel Zapata HAHAHAHA

[@marcuscain1377]

Yeah. Because a comic relief character ruins a whole movie. By your logic, literally any film that has a comic relief character automatically becomes terrible.

[@MrZackavelli]

Jar Jar rules WE SUPPORT YOU, AHMAD

[@ANT96-x8d]

@@MrZackavelli Jar Jar was partly about taking the edge off of Star Wars and making it a safer and dumber place. Lucas forgot that the name of his creation is Star WARS.

[@MrZackavelli]

@@ANT96-x8d Yeah, you have absolutely no basis for that claim. Did you work with George? Did he tell you this firsthand? Meesa thinks you're full of shit.

[@alexkennedy4990]

As someone who started watching Star Wars once all 6 movies were out, this really helped me see why people hate episode 1 so much. I didn't like episode 1 before, but seeing how excited everyone was for it really drives it home.

[@logicaldude3611]

There is a chasm between the OT and prequels. The OT took itself seriously and everyone, no matter the age, loved the movies. They seemed realistic and serious while having a simple story and characters everybody could relate to. The prequels too often came across as unrealistic, slapstick, and so on, especially The Phantom Menace. People were SO hyped for this movie, I can't even explain it. There has never been a movie that was more anticipated. But then it ends up being filled with Jar Jar, robot enemies with a sense of humor, a little kid who can do things far beyond what he should be able to (because now, guess what, he's Space Jesus), MIDICHLORIANS, etc. It was totally unlike the OT and so much seemed forced and out of place. You get to the end and you're like, "Okay, great, Anakin blew up the droid ship ON ACCIDENT... soooooo, that's it?" It just wasn't compelling. The Darth Maul fight is the only thing holding that movie up.

[@thearbyter7953]

@@logicaldude3611 Your username doesn't check out, what a bunch of non-sense you wrote. Unrealistic? Sci-Fi? Fantasy? Good one. It wasn't filled with Jar Jar, he had a ~14 minutes of screen time, and was supposed to be revealed as a Sith in the next movies. Ah yes, robots didn't have sense of humor in the OT? Have you even watched the OT? A little kid who can do what he can do, who are you to say what he should be able to do or not? Only Lucas can. Nothing wrong with Midichlorians, they are not The Force, nor did the explanation demystify The Force, it only explained how scientifically The Force connects and interacts with biological beings, but i guess Prequel haters don't like science, too complicated you know? Gotta keep things simple, for the simple-minded. Yeah you got ONE thing right, it was totally unlike the OT, and that is pretty much the only true reason why a portion of the "fanbase" hated the Prequels, because they didn't get their OT V2, boo hoo! Di$ney knew exactly how to milk the dumb part of the "fanbase", by literally copy-pasting the OT to Sequels. Prequels didn't seem forced at all, nor out of place, in fact- they perfectly visualised and captured the charm and the feeling of Star Wars, Lucas went on a whole another level with them, even though they weren't perfect movies, but a truly incredible and inspiring work and effort has gone into making the Prequels, from world-building, scenery, choreography, clothing, physical sets and models, CGI sets and models, general CGI, story-telling, soundtrack, designs, ideas. It is absolutely mind-blowing to anyone with common sense how much effort went into making them, how much passion there was behind it, and all that ignored and discarded by a bunch of whiny and toxic haters that didn't get their nostalgic adventure V2, absolutely pathetic.

[@HC-cb4yp]

You have to understand as well how BAD sci fi movies generally were in the 1970s. Movie studios never liked them or put money into them - 2001 not really being a sci-fi in my mind. The first Star Wars was sort of a victory for the forgotten masses who KNEW science fiction could be GREAT on screen if only done well. There were good tries before Star Wars, but all desperately under-funded and short-changed.

[@quite1enough]

dafuq? I was about 9 when I saw Phantom menace, and I absolutely hated Jar Jar

[@logicaldude3611]

I was 13 and saw it opening day. I was shocked at how often it did not take itself seriously as a movie. I practically worshipped the original movies, they seemed compelling and serious. TPM was the opposite. I remember liking it because, well, it was Star Wars. But it had a very different feeling and was not close to the quality of the other movies.

[@Сайтамен]

@@logicaldude3611 Compelling and serious...tell that to C3PO and Ewoks...

[@ANT96-x8d]

@@Сайтамен At least C3PO and the Ewoks had motivations while Jar Jar was only there for unfunny slapstick.

[@Сайтамен]

@@ANT96-x8d He had motivation to live and life debt to Qui-Gon.

[@thearbyter7953]

@@logicaldude3611 It was in much higher quality compared to the other movies, just wasn't what you wanted to see, that's an indication of close-mindedness.

[@ryklatortuga4146]

George R Binks changed his name to George R R Martin and started to write Fantasy novels...

[@Nick_Hammer]

but that series started before the prequels were made...

[@ryklatortuga4146]

Jar Jar Armartin - Best Gungan Author this side of Blackwater Bay

[@Elias6233]

nph53 Dont ruin the joke, fucker

[@MrZackavelli]

@@Elias6233 The joke was shit to begin with He just pointed out that it doesn't make sense

[@Elias6233]

@@MrZackavelli You really replying to a 4 yo comment?

[@ArcherKet]

The anticipation before TPM released seems to be repeating now with the upcoming Force Awakens film. One can only hope that this new movie lives up to the hype.

[@ShareTheBeans]

+Archer Yeah im worried im getting hyped just to be let down. But i have faith. Nothing can be worst then the prequels. can they?

[@cripplehawk]

+Archer "Again, it's like poetry, so that they rhyme" Oh dear

[@tourist9862]

+Archer JJ Abrams is a much more tested director than Lucas.

[@maujo2009]

+Tourist better yet, he lived through the prequels, so at the least he can learn from this very experience.

[@fundhund62]

+Archer It is actually pretty clear what will happen even beforehand. People like Mr. Plinkett (and the many thousands that seem to follow him.. for whatever reasons!??) will claim it to be a million times better than the prequels, but still nowhere as good as the originals.After watching the trailer(s), I am seriously concerned about one thing though. George Lucas was (still is, I assume) a genius when it came to creating fascinating foreign worlds. They were actually so fascinating I dreamt about being able to go there when I was a child.And he was always great in making Star Wars feel not only larger than life, but literally like a fairy tale. As far as I am concerned, these two ingredients make for much of the Star Wars magic [alongside the work of another genius, by name of John Williams - of course!], and I am simply not sure if JJ Abrams will prove to be up to par with Lucas on this field.

[@TheBlackAdder1964]

George Lucas - "Jar Jar is the key to all this" "I may have gone to far in a few places"

[@marcuscain1377]

Do you even know the context to those quotes?

[@MrZackavelli]

@@marcuscain1377 Obviously not. The "I may have gone too far in a few places" is a quote from George after he saw a ROUGH CUT of the film.

[@marcuscain1377]

@@MrZackavelli Thank you. Someone finally gets it.

[@ANT96-x8d]

@@marcuscain1377 But the irony is that he basically predicted his own screwups.

[@TheMamsies]

Please stop saying how the Prequels are good but we all hate them because of how amazing the Originals were. I watched all three prequels before watching the originals and thought that they sucked major ass. Luckily I still wanted to watch the originals and that was when my SW life began :)

[@Sonicisbadazz]

***** TheMamsies I can respect that it wasn't your guys' cup of tea. Like I've said in posts above, I don't think the prequels--except maybe for Episode III--were as good as the originals either. What bugs me is the people who act like a crime has been committed because the PT didn't live up to their expectations. And the other thing that bugs me just a little is phrases like "likable characters" and "well-written story." I'm not about to say that it's an untrue statement that the original trilogy had these qualities, but I'm also going to say that I don't think anybody has truly nailed down the technical components of these qualities in such a fashion that we can say for sure what they actually MEAN. What does it mean when a story is "well-written"? Does it just mean you had fun reading or experiencing it? If that's the case, then we CAN'T nail down what the term means because opinions vary too much from person to person. While it's not an excuse for writers to just avoid TRYING to write things well for the audience, it's important to remember that there is a DISCONNECT between the screen and the consumer. An entertainment experience has to go through our brains--which will interpret things however they wish to--before we can determine its effect on us. It's not like an electric cable where there is a clear, physical line between two objects. From a purely technical standpoint, the writing is, "Here's an evil empire that is evil for the sake of being evil, and here's an everyday farm boy who's going to turn into an action hero and save the galaxy." I know these movies are from the late 70s and 80s, but it's pretty simple plotting. I also know that it's a little unfair to frame the OT in such a way as there is far more nuance to stories than a basic framework. But the base point still stands. As for the likable characters, I won't disagree there either, but again, what does that mean? What we have here is a very cliched ragtag group of heroes. One is a farm boy who shouldn't be able to do half the stuff we see him do in the first movie given his lack of experience with blasters and danger. Not to diss the story, but if Luke was truly a farm boy, I don't think there's any way he would have made it off the Death Star after getting captured. You might be able to chalk some of it up to Obi-Wan and Han Solo, but not ALL of it. Speaking of Han Solo, he's about as pure mercenary as you can get until the very end of the story, and that sort of character turn is so overdone and predictable that it shouldn't surprise anybody. And Leia...well, Leia is pretty much just a pretty face with a bigger brain than her companions. Once in a while she shows some combat prowess, but most of the time she's more of a damsel in distress with an attitude. Again, I'm not saying these characters are unlikable; I'm wondering WHY it is they're likable when they are technically cliched constructions. And the reason why I'm wondering that is because I think it's rather hard for writers like George Lucas to deliver "well-written" stories with "likable characters" when we can't clearly define what that means. But that's just my take on it. :)

[@jonathanpartin9833]

TheMamsies Theyre not all bad dude

[@10ToesDownWithBass]

+Sonicisbadazz you need to watch Mr Plinkett's review of the prequels he goes really in depth

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

+Ratchet Mr Plinkett's reviews r like his voice, FAKE & full of biased opinions.

[@incufish23]

Thank you. It's crazy pills sometimes. The OT were excellent family movies with powerful mythic storytelling, incredible design and great characters. The prequels look good and have quality elements (score, production, locations etc.) but are not likeable or endering especially in the characters and script department. It's like we've lost the sense of classics in society, Pride and Prejudice may not be my personal favorite but it's still one of the most well written books I've read and I apprecaite its impact and history. Personal likes are great but we can recognize great quality and flaws in even our favorites and praise quality in things we aren't as invested in.

[@JamesLikesMovies2012]

I love how George edited the Greedo scene in New Hope and his excuse is "I didn't want Han to look like a murderer and I want to set an example for kids." Yeah, coming from the guy who included a scene of Anakin slaughtering a bunch of sand people and a scene implying child murder.

[@mightyraccoon7155]

Considering Anakin is supposed to become the embodiment of evil it kinda makes sense.

[@SimBol1216]

​@@mightyraccoon7155No it doesn't. There are multiple scenes in AOTC and ROTS that are disturbing for children, and scenes in TPM that are flat-out boring and incomprehensible (e.g., taxation of trade routes)

[@solidbeard8324]

It wasn't like he made it gratuitous, it was fairly dark

[@mysticduel]

I liked the prequels movies

[@PasserMontanus]

You and many other dumb 5 year olds.

[@AyanKhan-og3sd]

@@PasserMontanus lol now so many people love them it's not 2014 anymore haha

[@PasserMontanus]

@@AyanKhan-og3sd "Something being bad makes something else not shit" Congratulations, you can stop talking now.

[@Сайтамен]

@@PasserMontanus Because some nerds who were 5 year old when OT came out are the smartest persons ever...

[@Willpowerbomb]

@@PasserMontanus I was almost 18 when Phantom Menace came out. I like the prequels. Give it a rest. There’s probably stuff you like that other people think is terrible.

[@jgmiller804]

Jar Jar is the least of Ep 1 problems. It's a character for small children to grab onto, fine I get that. I know he's not funny because I'm not 5 years old. Now tell an compelling story with likeable characters.....

[@TrueIronMaidenFan]

John Miller I agree completely. People put far too much of the blame on Jar Jar. Does he suck and is a huge distraction? Yes. But its not there were any good characters either, except Qui GOn (only a little bit though because Neeson actually tried) I actually have always found Portman to be the worst of the bunch. She is so emotionall she makes Kristen Stewards performances in Twilight look like Cate Blanchett by comparison. My point is in a movie with some of the worst plot and character development every put to the big screen its silly to blame one character in particular instead of looking at the movie as a whole.

[@666deadman1988]

Dick The Birthday Boy The reason why Jar Jar is so annoying to people is because every other character is a walking piece of cardboard who say all their lines in really stoic, dulcet tones. In that environment, a really goofy comic relief character is gonna stick out like a sore thumb. If there were real, flesh-and-blood 'human' characters in the Prequels, then he wouldn't seem half as bad because everyone else would be reacting to him in a believable way and there wouldn't be such a contrast. To further illustrate my point, imagine how annoying C3PO could've been if the rest of the Original Trilogy characters were wooden, stiff and unemotional.

[@TrueIronMaidenFan]

666deadman1988 thats a good point

[@jgmiller804]

666deadman1988 I agree, that's pretty much what I'm saying. We don't mind C-3PO because the characters are likable and the story is compelling.

[@5tonyvvvv]

Dick The Birthday Boy They all sucked!!! Today its all about how much cartoon CGI bullshit you can Vomit on to the screen!

[@Protantagonist]

1:58-2:18 the reason why fans were broken, humiliated and torn apart after watching the movie.

[@Ryan-Petre]

Ira ProV You're just as bad as the people you're bashing if that's your actual rationale.

[@_Singularity_]

Ira ProV I know this is a really old comment, but those are some bad movies, even if the original Star Wars movies never would have existed. And since when has it been you're job to sort through and decide who is a real fan?

[@_Singularity_]

Ira ProV Obviously I don't think my opinion is fact, I'm not as stupid as you seem to be. Also I don't consider myself a fan, I just like the first three movies a lot, but it's really stupid to tell people if they're a fan. Oh and also, telling someone online you didn't like a movie they liked is not being a troll. I mean, I don't have anything against you,but come on Ira, you've got to think about what you're writing.

[@thearbyter7953]

Just a bunch of whiny babies who didn't get their nostalgia adventure OT V2.

[@thearbyter7953]

@@_Singularity_ Hopefully you didn't mean Prequels by "some bad movies"

[@ALEXANDERATTACK]

This is only happening because these guys watched the first series of films as children. Then as adults they did not appreciate it. I saw Phantom Menance with my Dad and little brother and I still remember it like yesterday. I had a great time with watching the film. All because I was a child. I asked my Dad so many questions and it was just so amazing. I thank my Dad so much for this.

[@butcherjsy8]

+Alexander Brown That's great for you (really), the thing about the originals is they were great films for all ages, you cannot say that about the prequels. Hopefully the new ones cross that age gap as well.

[@Sonicisbadazz]

Jesus Christ. I just wanna slap these people across the face for getting so emotionally F-ed up over a stupid movie. For turning Geroge Lucas into Satan so they don't have to deal with the REALITIES of making a movie like Episode I. "OMG GEORGE LUCAS RUINED STAR WARS! I'D BETTER GO SEE IT THIRTEEN TIMES!!!" God! Do audiences today hold themselves accountable for NOTHING?! How long before we start blaming drug addictions on George Lucas? If you're so utterly devoted to a mythological universe that you feel as though you've been "gutted" when it disappoints you, it's time to find a better reason to live. Put down roots in multiple universes or devote yourself to some kind of real world career or whatever else it takes to keep you from wanting to commit suicide because a movie doesn't live up to your standards. I KNOW how easy it is to get wrapped up in a universe; I devote most of my life to video games and other entertainment. But that doesn't mean you get to blame those universes--or their creators--for destroying your life. GROW UP

[@Sonicisbadazz]

***** I can understand that assessment. Perhaps I am. But then, who is actually going to call people on stupidity like this unless they ARE a little emotionally invested in people being HAPPIER with their lives? To me, that's kind of like seeing someone get bent out of shape over what amounts to nothing, telling them that's it's nothing, and having them answer, "Well, if it's nothing, why are you getting in my face about it?" If you get on their case about "nothing," it shows that it's actually "something," yes, but to NOT get on their case about it is to just let the idiocy continue unabated. And it's not that I'm trying to control people; it's that I'm quite familiar with what misery is like--I take antidepressants--and as such want to see people happier. But for them to be happier, they need to find ways to get past these things. The human being who learns to be happy with what he's given might not push for greater improvements to what needs to be fixed, but s/he WILL be much happier than those who keep demanding things get better all the time. That's not to say that I think Phantom Menace is a masterpiece. I had fun with it, but I don't think it lived up to the originals. However, I wasn't EXPECTING it to live up to the originals because that was a different era when filmmaking was not what it is today. To me, it's the people who expected so much from it that disappointed THEMSELVES. In order to get to a place where we're happier, in my opinion, we need to find ways to ignore or be suspicious of hype--most of which I believe the fans generated themselves--or give ourselves time to appreciate what something is when it's not exactly what we want. Even video games that I get excited for before I pick them up usually take an hour or two to really get into my bloodstream and suck me in. In short, to be happier with our entertainment, we need to learn to be patient and--as awful as it might sound--lower our standards. The higher our standards are, the less likely we can have a good time when we go to the movies or watch something on TV. Appreciating things for what they are is the path to happiness; getting upset over what things aren't is the path to misery and depression. This is what I believe. If all this means I'm taking this as seriously as the fans of Star Wars do, then color me a hypocrite. But I stand by what I said. If I didn't state these things, I'm afraid some people out there could end up as miserable as I used to be at the height of my depression. I'd rather try to help. If it doesn't work, oh well, at least I tried. :)

[@Sonicisbadazz]

***** I didn't delete your reply. I'm not sure why it's not showing up for you, because it's showing up for me just fine. What I'm emotional about is the tendency people have to destroy their own happiness with absurdly high expectations for things. Of course, there are other things that bug me about fans like these--such as labeling themselves "optimists" because they're convinced creators can "do better" when all they're really doing is bitching about their own dissatisfaction, which makes them "cynics"--but that's the basis of it.

[@BollocksUtwat]

So I guess you don't believe in the power of art or culture or that people can want to believe in things that are enormous and enjoy a modern day mythos that is deeply attached to their childhood? Its like that line from Almost Famous where the girl talks about the new groupies who don't get it, how she loves some stupid piece of music so much that it hurts. People cried when the Beatles broke up. Your reply I guess is "Grow up, you should diversify your interests so that you're never vulnerable to one single group or artist".

[@Sonicisbadazz]

BollocksUtwat No, I understand quite well how powerful art and culture are. Like I said, I devote most of my life to video games. I own 800 of them--not exaggerating. I also love TV shows and lots of movies. So I'm quite aware of the power art and culture can have. But you know WHY I own 800 games? Because I understand how to temper my expectations and FIND the fun in what I'm given. To these guys' credit, they seemed to give Episode I a real chance. They went to see it several times, obviously. But they still seem to have this attitude that some kind of unbelievable crime was committed because they weren't satisfied with Lucas's work. Look at 5:19. Their experience is compared to that of ABUSE VICTIMS. Victims of abuse should be insulted and infuriated by such a comparison. Getting your ass beaten every day by someone you love or claims to love you, or worse yet getting RAPED, versus going to a sci-fi movie with heightened expectations and not being satisfied with it. That's not even the equivalent of "first world problems" compared to "third world problems"; it's turning yourself into a rape victim who is somehow incapable of choosing not to attend a $7 movie for a couple hours. And yes, it IS a bit personal for me because I grew up with a mother that has borderline personality disorder. If that's supposed to be a valid comparison, maybe they should try this one: I know about the power art and culture can have over people. I ALSO know of the power COCAINE can have over people. Maybe we should put the cocaine in jail instead of holding the user accountable for his/her actions on behalf of the drug. Or maybe we should put it on a pedestal and worship it because it's influenced so many lives. The point here is that if your ENTIRE CHILDHOOD is destroyed by a two hour movie, the foundation you built your life on was obviously not very stable, and you can't blame entertainers for your inability to deal with reality. How did it destroy your childhood? Did those hours you spent creating things in a fictionalized universe mean NOTHING AT ALL just because Episode I didn't live up to your expectations? Why? You still played around in that universe and had fun doing it! I've found myself profoundly disappointed by something before, but more often than not I find that it's actually my clinical depression acting up or something else that made my day sour. I don't just blame my inability to have fun on other things. I have to WORK at it. One solution to this problem is to not get so carried away with a make-believe universe that it can make your entire life tumble down like a house of cards when it fails you. I'm not an overly religious person, but that's called worshiping an idol, and it's not just something discouraged because a god takes issue with it; it's discouraged because it's not a healthy way to live. Try building a foundation to your life that's more stable. I don't care how. Put down roots in multiple universes or find ways to keep your house from getting blown away when the winds come along to destroy what you've built. And if you can't do that, at least do THIS: remember that it's just a movie. When you're contemplating suicide because Episode 7 is the worst thing you've ever seen, remember that there are billions of people in third world nations that would be more than happy to receive what you just did. And those people have it a thousand times worse than you do.

[@BollocksUtwat]

Sonicisbadazz "Their experience is compared to that of ABUSE VICTIMS. Victims of abuse should be insulted and infuriated by such a comparison." You clearly have issues with dark humour.

[@yung_broccolini]

"Jar jar is the key to all of this.."

[@Protantagonist]

1:58-2:18 the MAIN reason why fans were broken, humiliated and torn apart after watching the movie. You just shouldn't be THAT confident and arrogant before you watch a movie. Or in other words, keep your expectations under control but not low

[@solidbeard8324]

Well, how they could have known ?

[@bowdownORbringthawar]

......And 16 years later...Jar Jar becomes a Legend among the sith.

[@D0wNF4LLofficial]

At least Darth Maul was cool. Just watch the duel of fates.

[@CelestialWoodway]

+Cameron Baldie Yes the mistake was killing him off.

[@KSRugby]

+Cameron Baldie he was, but george lucas still ruined him by not developing him as character n then tossing him aside at the end of phantom menace! there was sure potential there with darth maul, but like most things in the prequels and special editions, george lucas shows his mastery in the arts of ruining things!

[@D0wNF4LLofficial]

ASobsessive True. Well I suppose it's a good thing that he's not involved anymore then huh? :D Can't believe The Force Awakens come out a week on Friday!!!

[@Rantsnrambles808]

I'm not against some moves but the twirls and spins...just watch the swings it was like hitting the sword was the goal...a good balance is the duel from the movie Troy..they get tired..maybe have em get nicked a little no reason it needs to be a one hit and done thing

[@AlienKilla909]

I would have liked it better if it wasn't coreographed

[@PokeDude011]

Star Wars fan: "GEORGE LUCAS RUINED STAR WARS!" Prequel Memer: "LOL OK boomer."

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

And then Prequel memer:Disney ruined Star Wars Disney sequel fan: ok boomer

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

@Aaron that’s cuz they mean nothing to you

[@j.b.9260]

I don't think many of those people were old enough to be boomers.

[@Vinthechad]

I grew up watching the prequels & loved the ideas of those movies. The disney star wars trilogy don't have a single original idea at all

[@nathan9523]

nah, the people who hate the prequels tend to not be smart enough to understand them which is amazing since a fucking child should be able to understand it

[@arlopear7136]

Don't anybody let any Millenial try and tell you that the anticipation for The Phantom Menace wasn't as great as Infinity War. Bullshit! You can take the hype for Infinity War, The first Avengers, The Dark Knight, Batman v Superman & throw in The Force Awakens for good measure and it STILL doesn't equal the absolute hysteria for The Phantom Menace back in 1999!

[@mish375]

I'm a Millenial and I can tell you that not only was the anticipation off the charts, most people loved the movie. For years people said they enjoyed it. The theatre I was in was ecstatic and really into the film: especially during the parts where R2 saved the ship, Anakin won the Podrace, and especially the Jedi vs. Maul Duel.

[@pelgervampireduck]

what happened with the force awakens is what we all expected back in 1999, episode 7 made us happy and it felt like we were waiting for a real new star wars movie since 1983 and we finally got it

[@sonicguyver7445]

Oh this brings me back. I remember all the hype built around that movie. I think the commemorative Pepsi cans were when I started to realize things were spiraling out of control. I remember how long all that EP. 1 merch sat in the clearance isle in the Meijer I worked at too. I actually saw it the second time in the cheap theaters and I remember one guy who helped imporve the experaince. When Shmii talked about how Anakin had no father someone said "He's an oops baby!" And during the pod race shouted "GO LUKE!"

[@mattdawg83686]

I remember waiting 16 years for the next Star Wars film. I remember camping out for tickets in the middle of Star Wars City in the movie theater's parking lot and I'll never forget that excellent experience. I see TPM at 3:30 in the morning, and when it was over I thought to myself: That was it? That was what I was waiting all this time to see? I still had tickets for two more showings that day and I only made it to one of them. I had been had!

[@Willpowerbomb]

Sorry to reply to a 7 year comment. I read your story and while I would rate my experience of watching Phantom Menace very differently (it was actually the best theater experience I had), I can understand your point of view. But I have to take issue with your last statement, that you “had been had”. Didn’t you do that to yourself?

[@HC-cb4yp]

@@Willpowerbomb No - he was expecting the same level of quality he had experienced up to that time and it really wasn't delivered. Even if you like TPM, it broke a LOT of Star Wars "rules" such as screwing the force and bad, bad comic relief with Jar Jar. Poop and fart jokes in a Star Wars film? That's bait and switch.

[@hydra7427]

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

[@ericklajara8641]

+SgtHydra the force awakens has a 50/50 chance it can be either 1977 or 1999 reaction

[@hydra7427]

+executive 1 I dunno, can anything really live up to what The Force Awakens is being hyped up to be? I don't really think it'll be Episode 1 all over again, but we shouldn't create something in our head that cannot exist in real life. I'm not even letting myself get excited. I'll just go into the movie theater and accept the movie for what it is.

[@ericklajara8641]

SgtHydra peopel are not overhyping it, expecting a good movie is not overhype now it may not be like empire strikes back but if it can compete with the originals thats all what people want

[@ericklajara8641]

@@bilbobaggins9451 Last Jedi changed me.

[@starflame34]

"There's no way it could suck" Famous last words...

[@Сайтамен]

It didn't.

[@andreiefectivuatafac1966]

@@Сайтамен TPM did suck

[@Сайтамен]

@@andreiefectivuatafac1966 It didn't.

[@andreiefectivuatafac1966]

@@Сайтамен it did

[@Сайтамен]

@@andreiefectivuatafac1966 TPM shows why Anakin is so important, his strong attachment to his mom, why Obi-Wan wasn't right teacher to him, why he hates Tatooine, Jedi rules, Palpatine becoming chancellor, world building, etc...And of course, podracing and Darth Maul.

[@Pahjx]

Is it just me or do some of these fans interviewed remind me of the characters from "Fan Boys"?

[@hawk494edward]

+James Chumsa-Jones A little bit.

[@matthewgg9286]

Edward Underhill yeah he looks like Dan Fogler, the one the guy asked him "What if the movie sucks?"

[@DarthAlphaTheGreat]

"The movie is for kids." The Senate is going to call for vote of no confidence.

[@MrZackavelli]

So you have to treat kids like idiots? I was 5 when I saw it in theaters, and loved and understood all of it.

[@crusader2112]

@@MrZackavelli I wasn’t 5, but I was pretty young, and same. I followed the movie just fine too.

[@Pascal5207_]

@@MrZackavelli, apparently children aren’t as stupid as man children.

[@HC-cb4yp]

But the AUDIENCE was SUPPOSED to instantly know that Senator Palpatine was the Emperor, right? WE weren't supposed to be surprised by that, correct? I mean... Did we know the emperor's name was Palpatine in the first three movies? I'm not a big enough fan to know... And I still don't understand when the queen was supposed to be Padme and when it was supposed to be her "stand-in."

[@poopstainhotdog1]

It is amazing they have all that camcorder footage inside the theater of when it premiered in 1999. That’s historical stuff and you can literally feel their excitement knowing they waited all those years for that moment.

[@darkprose]

I was in an audience like this when it was released. The _only_ thing I remember was the music during the climactic saber duel. Not even the _duel,_ just the music. Glorious. Since that is the only part of the prequels I unequivocally enjoyed, I’ll just leave it there.

[@finchborat]

And had smart phones come out a decade earlier than they did, you'd have even more video footage of Phantom Menace premiers all over the country and the world.

[@queencancerous5332]

​@@darkprose even if the movie was bad, John Williams was on the ball as always.

[@Webshooters1]

The Star Wars fandom is the only one I've been part of that is so bipolar it's not even funny. "Argh I hate this movie but I'm going to see it anyway and 10 more times after that!" Le sigh. I like all the movies and the new one that just came out. I've long since passed the point where I give a flying fuck about the movies cause I like them all.

[@LuneyTune72]

You may be the last person saying "le sigh."

[@rockoman100]

+Webshooters1 >le sigh What is this 2010?

[@FredrickTesla]

+Webshooters1 I feel you man. I think if you can't accept that the series wasn't made to cater to the fans, you're not really a Star Wars fan. And after almost 20 years of people shitting on and nitpicking the hell out of the prequels I better damn well start seeing tons of videos about the ways Force Awakens doesn't make sense. (I have seen it, I've already got 4 major points that are glaring oversights, and that's just from one viewing.) Otherwise the 'fanbase' are just a bunch of ungrateful hypocrites who just loved shitting on George Lucas.

[@pat442389]

+FredrickTesla no because everyone went into the prequels sayinig "i love george lucas. lucas is a genius. i cant wait to see these films." and even after the first one sucked everyone gave 2 and 3 fresh starts hoping that once the kid and jar jar binks were out that the movies would get better. what are the major plot holes to the new one? did it have some small plot holes or things that bugged me, yeah. but was it major, no. did the force awakens feel like the star wars movie.... yes. did the phantom menace or part 2 or 3.... no not at all. and how is a fanbase that has made lucas a billionaire ungrateful hypocrites? hows somoene who takes off work for days just so that they can line up 3 days early to see ur movie the least bit ungrateful? its lucas who is ungrateful. its lucas who gave the fans shit then got mad when he wasnt praised for it. he didnt even have the scripts or outlines for the 3 films (even 1) when he was casting McGreggor, Portman and others. the prequels dont compare to the other 4.

[@FredrickTesla]

+pat442389 Well obvious spoiler warning here: gonna talk about Force Awakens. The elephant in the room should be Rylo Ken using the force to stop a blaster bolt. One of the best scenes in Empire is where Luke tries to pull the X Wing out of the swamp and gives up saying it's too big. Yoda tells him size doesn't matter, then whips it out of there like it's nothing. This should lead to one logical conclusion: If Rylo Ken realizes that size is irrelevant to the Force and gains the proper mental scope, he would be able to stop entire volleys from capital ships in space. He could even stop blasts like the ones from the Deathstar and Starkiller base as well. Skipping the speculation though. He later gets shot by Chewie. Where the hell was his energy bolt stopping stasis powers then? When the rebels swoop in from the lake in their X Wings, what was he doing then? Poe would have been done for, death of one of the principal characters, right there. That's not exactly a small plothole. And of course Force Awakens feels like a Star Wars movie, cause I saw it when I was 5 and it was titled A New Hope. It's the same movie. Opening shot: Battleship over planet. Next shot: Storm Troopers shooting at Rebels. Looking for droids on a desert planet. A principal character is rescued from a base full of storm troopers. Starkiller base is just the Deathstar with a beamsplitter. They go to a cantina. Good guys blow up the big bad planet killing weapon by flying down a big trench. Older mentor character seemingly killed by principal villain. J.J. Abrams heard all the bitching about the prequels and realized "Hey, I can just re-film the first movie with a few tweaks, modernize it a bit and they'll lap it up." And he was right. But more importantly: Star Wars is not just a bunch of movies, there's a huge amount of comics, books, video games, an entire mythology. Star Wars is a universe, and Disney made most of the old one non-canon so they could make their own new canon. What new things does Force Awakens bring to the Star Wars universe that others can build on? A few new characters? A fucked up lightsaber? Yet another bigger Deathstar? (I know I pointed it out as a plothole, but Rylo Ken stopping a blaster bolt with the Force is pretty much the only universe changing thing in the entire movie.) There's not alot new here: One of the Solo children going Darkside was an old plot from the Extended Universe. (Given it's one of the best character arcs, so if they're taking something from the old EU, it's a good choice.) Take a few minutes and look up Jacen Solo. Poe Dameron is essentially Wedge Antilles from the Extended Universe as well. So yah, Force Awakens isn't perfect. Far from it. But I've seen a surprising lack of the same criticism that came from the fans for the prequels.

[@Theakker3B]

"Are you actually TRYING to antagonize us???" FUCK YEAH he is, dude! Hate it all ya want but Lucas can do whatever the fuck he wants with his characters (at least at that time).

[@MrZackavelli]

These fuckers didn't deserve a shred more than outright mockery. Fucking sending death threats to a nine year-old. Makes me sick.

[@ANT96-x8d]

@@MrZackavelli George Lucas:I may have gone too far in a few places.

[@MrZackavelli]

@@ANT96-x8d Oh, you mean the quote that George made after he saw the first ROUGH CUT of the film? Yeah, it's not exactly uncommon to have that response. That's what post-production is for.

[@ANT96-x8d]

“It’s so dense. Every single image has so many things going on.”

[@Yobachi2007]

@@MrZackavelli and we can do whatever we want with our mouths and our fingers say what we want about it. What part of that don't you understand super fan boy

[@alexandrumoraras]

People tend to forget the ewoks, I mean come on, if Gareth Edwards would have put something simillar into rogue one everyone would be like this. But because return of the jedi came out in the 80' we forgive it. Not saying that Jar Jar is a good thing, but the amount of hate that Lucas received its not normal.

[@baldman7738]

Alexandru Moraras ewoks didn't talk. instantly better than jar jar.

[@alexandrumoraras]

Noah Baldwin so you think if Lucas would have put them in the prequels without them showing up in any other SW movie, people would be less anoyed by them than jar jar? I really think that people forgive the ewoks because this movie came out in the '80 and we grew up with them.

[@JandroshLetsPlay]

Ewoks were kinda cute. Jar Jar is definitly not cute and he fails at being funny, and he just annoys anyone. Thats why

[@alexandrumoraras]

I agree with that 100% haha

[@MrChickennugget360]

Return of the Jedi was a good movie. Ewoks were only a little annoying. no they are not that bad.

[@Bone74838]

Back in 1999 i was in the military in Finland doing my 9 month mandatory service... And i remember at that time, there was so many countless ppl saving up their leaves permits just to go watch The Phantom Menace. It was really a happening back then. Then the movie came out and... Yeah.. As the saying goes: The chase is better than the catch.

[@callmecal7057]

After Rise of Skywalker I feel like I'm sitting in on someone else's therapy group but learning to cope the same way.

[@techno639]

After Rise of Skywalker, I feel like setting off fireworks in celebration for finally getting another complete good trilogy since the originals

[@rs0764]

@@techno639 Did you...? OH GOD. Nevermind. There is no way I'm watching that. I'd rather die. Sequel trilogy? Good? Putting those two words in the same sentence is fucking agonizing to see.

[@rs0764]

Say what you want about The Last Jedi. Rise of Skywalker made a terrible decision to retcon and not build upon TLJ. It made the trilogy an incohesive mess. As much as TLJ sucked, they should have stuck with it instead of turning back half way.

[@techno639]

@@rs0764 Want some tissues?

[@AyanKhan-og3sd]

@@techno639 Sequels Aren't Good

[@RedStarRogue]

Fans in 1999: "We're getting a new SW movie and it's Lucas back to direct no way can this suc-well that was crap." Fans in 2015: "We're getting a new SW movie and Lucas has no creative control anymore! No way can this suc-OH SON OF A "

[@hermos3602]

Actually no. A lot of people loved The Phantom Menace back in 1999. In fact, more people liked the Prequels than hated them back then. It's just that the people who hated those films were more vocal back then.

[@AstroVision93]

Am I’m a bad person for saying The Phantom Menace is a far better movie than Rise Of Skywalker?

[@hermos3602]

No.

[@onemoreminute0543]

No. You're based

[@TheDoguitar]

"I think God must be ashamed as a creator, once he saw the preview for this movie and realise he didn't make something as good" God: "Challange accepted"

[@daustin8888]

God cursed that movie

[@supbruh7237]

2:23 gives me so much joy

[@jayhernandez5508]

Think it's safe to say, this documentary didn't age well

[@philithegamer8265]

Nah, this aged well both ironically and unironically.

[@AyanKhan-og3sd]

@@philithegamer8265 I don't think it did

[@philithegamer8265]

@@AyanKhan-og3sd Who cares what you think?

[@kaktotak8267]

I was 12 when I first watched Episode 1 and I forgot pretty much everything about it in a week. Yes, it was enjoyable, but it was enjoyable like a saturday morning cartoon episode. Watch, laugh & forget.

[@justgermanpleasexcusemywri3618]

Exactly

[@jacobgarrity651]

People were born in the 70s and the 80s grew up watching the Originals Fox People were born in the 90s and early 2000s grew up watching the Prequels Fox Kids today grew up in the 2010s and 2020s grew up watching the sequel trilogy made by Disney

[@gamestation2690]

Technically, in the case of the ST, Disney only released and distributed them. They didn't actually MAKE them. Lucasfilm did.

[@kmank2]

Oh that poor bastard at 2:23. "Star Wars, we're gonna see Star Wars"..... You just know that even 15 years later he still hasn't felt the touch of a woman. Poor bugger.

[@jorgizoran4340]

How do you know that?

[@loliH9]

I seriously don't understand the people who hated Jar Jar but liked the fucking Ewoks.

[@TheNzFox]

the ewoks where cute and fuzzy, and not everyone liked them. Jar Jar on the other hand is over the top slapstick comedy in a movie that does not need it, he is painful, awkward, and out of place

[@JimB667]

If you can't feel the difference between Jar Jar Binks and the Ewoks I just feel sorry for you.

[@loliH9]

JimB667 I don't see what's wrong. Both are stupid marketing decisions done by Lucas to have kid-appeal characters for no reason.

[@NyQuilDonut]

loliH9 The Ewoks weren't nearly as bad as Jar Jar. Also a lot of people think having the Ewoks in episode 6 was stupid. At least with the Ewoks they weren't CGI, didn't speak English and generally weren't annoying enough to ruin the movie. Also like someone else pointed out, some of them die. So their cutesy appeal is a little less cute when you see their vulnerabilities.

[@ryanbarker5217]

i don't like the ewoks, but i detest jar jar. you can see where lucas was headed story-wise even back during ROTJ, and it's universally considered the weakest of the OT. but, at least it didn't have an annoying, slapstick idiot that steps in shit and is a part of fart jokes. slapstick doesn't have a place in the 'star wars' storyline, but if you're going to put it in there at least understand what makes slapstick at least humourous is that it's performed by a real person. in an animated film, that's a different story, of course, but slapstick in this context doesn't work.

[@gabyr.883]

I remember watching it as a child and loving It xd, especially the Podrace

[@emodante1084]

That scene was awesome and we got two great games out of them. I hope Disney greenlights a new podracing game.

[@thearbyter7953]

@@emodante1084 They will greenlight only what they can milk the cash out of, maximally.

[@youwayo]

When the guy had the "thank you george" shirt, i'll bet he had a "fuck you george" when he walked out.

[@frankie2time298]

And they wonder why George sold Star Wars to Disney.

[@patrickc1193]

0:55 - 1:02 Based on how awful the film was, it's safe to say that God got the last laugh.

[@aleksander8497]

Good point.

[@patrickc1193]

Baruch Thanks.

[@thebacons5943]

Can you imagine George's thought process that night? Just sitting there waiting for that 2 hour period in which millions of voices would cry out in terror and and their collective build-up of excitement would be silenced

[@MrZackavelli]

Except you deluded prequel-hating OT purists like to believe that you represent the majority. You don't.

[@thebacons5943]

@@MrZackavelli glad this 3 year old comment pissed you off

[@MrZackavelli]

@@thebacons5943 Why on Earth would the length of time have anything to do with this? Are you saying you no longer stand by your statements?

[@thebacons5943]

@@MrZackavelli I guess what I’m trying to say, and I do hope you’ll read this whole comment carefully so that you’ll be able to fully understand the point I’m trying to make without my having to repeat myself, but the point I suppose I’m trying to make is: go cry about it

[@MrZackavelli]

@@thebacons5943 Like you and all your ilk have cried and bitched about this film for more than 20 years now? Maybe you can show me how. You have much more experience than I do.

[@LBFlowers32]

The "phantom menace" was actually geroge Lucas. Little known fact

[@Realist00]

"There is no way it's going to suck." *CRIIINGE*

[@atypicaltreasure7551]

Good god, history has repeated itself today with The Last Jedi. Disappointed fans everywhere. I honestly loved the movie.

[@mranalog8811]

You provided a genuine laugh just now. Long live Mitch Hedberg-type comments.

[@philithegamer8265]

@@mranalog8811 THe movie was really bad.

[@88feji]

Yes , there is actually a good analogy to the experience of watching The Phantom Menace the first time --- its like the Brazilians citizens taking in the 7-1 thrashing in the World Cup, one goal and a time.. The first time I saw Jar Jar Binks, I was thinking " why are they putting Donald Duck in a real Star Wars movie ? " And this is a raggae version Donald Duck, and its not a parody of the movie.. ok maybe he's just a bit character. And then Jar Jar just keeps eating up more and more screen space, I was screaming in my heart, STOP IT LUCAS ! WHAT ARE U DOING ?! ... what next ? The whole little boy in a Disney theme park began to take shape as the movie went on .. and the disappointments just kept piling on with the Midichlorian thing, the wooden acting, the pointless politicial posturing, Liam Neeson looking clueless and clearly just pretending to say things he had no idea whats so important about, Queen Amidala just walking in circles in a freaking fashion parade, Ewan Mcgregor struggling to be funny and cool looking while double-handicapped with the stilted dialogues ... Under the watchful eye of George Lucas, every adored thing in the Star Wars universe caught fire and got fried into a charred mess ...

[@Сайтамен]

Jar Jar? Same as C3PO and Ewoks. Midiclorians? You are like children, you seriously believed that everyone is Force-sensitive and you can become a Jedi? Spoiler: Force is unreal! And midiclorians are just get contact with Force energic field. Terrible dialogue? Where? "I don't like sand?" Of course he don't, he was a slave on desert planet! Acting? Ian McDermid, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee, Liam Neeson were terrible? Lol...

[@orlandofurioso7329]

Oh boy this was only 6 years ago AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@dbreiden83080]

3:34 this guy was almost ready to give up during the opening credits LOL..

[@antman1001000]

My Child: I like Jar Ja- SLAP Me: What the fuck did you just say to me boy!

[@jerrylittlemars]

Episode 1 was the first Star Wars movie I ever saw, when I was 9 years old. I loved it so much, that it got me interested in the whole series and got me to watch the originals (4,5&6) and then all of the prequels (2&3).

[@PlayerAlert]

This documentary really set out to gather up the most entitled Star Wars fans and let them bitch and moan as if Lucas betrayed them personally and went out of his way to ruin their childhoods. These people are responsible for what we got in the sequel trilogy. Just safe rehashing of the original trilogy. Well done 👏

[@Metalhead96GR]

"jar jar looks at the camera and it's like, are you trying to antagonize us ? ". If you feel antagonized by an imaginary CG character in a space opera movie, boy do I have bad news for you.

[@smithjohnson1206]

People are allowed to find a character annoying.

[@manweller1]

I saw it at the cinema and I thought it was poor but watched it on VHS a year later and it was even worse. My love for the whole thing died on me.

[@JacobReid]

I was a kid and understood all of it and the entire prequel trilogy is better less the fact that they put a scientific explanation on the force. Not to mention the fact that that came up a grand total of like 3 times in the whole series... What people complain about is so insignificant but they don't like the prequels because they were new, it's that simple. They weren't the same old boring actors, boring dialogue. People that don't like the prequels need to just stand back and say hey these movies are cool as hell. The excuse that the movies aren't coherent is bull. I was a child and could understand that all of the bad guys were just the pawns of sidious. And it was one large plan. And as for the quick change to evil of a Anakin that everyone gripes about, it had to be that way. It was driven strictly by wanting to save Padme, there would have been no good way to develop that. When you change a character from good to evil over a series it isn't one event that does that, it's a culmination. This was not a culmination of events, he was merely trying to save his love. It's ridiculous to think that anyone wouldn't have been so quick to turn evil if it meant saving that one person that meant more than life itself to them. As for the CGI everyone overlooks the fact that it literally doesn't matter, they showed a more realistic view in the prequels, the older movies always had 1-5 people in any one scene which restricted the believability so much, there's always 100 people around in the prequels and so much going on and that makes the movies realistic and beautiful, not bland like the originals where you'd be staring at the same couple characters for way too long. The list goes on and on as to why the prequels are just as good if not better. You could name any reason the prequels are worse and I can refute it.

[@Saltee323]

J Reid Yea, but Anakin killed Windu cause Sidious said he could save Padme but then right after, he tells Anakin if they work together they could unlock the secret. Anakin should have been like "Secret, you never said anything about a secret. I just killed Master Windu for nothing." Then when Sidious tells Vader that Padme was dead, Vader kind of questions it then just accepts it as true. But even if it was true why didn't Anakin say, "Dude, you said you could save her from dying!" Vader should have killed him right then and there for lying yet later on Vader just accepts that Luke is his son which means now he knows for a FACT that Sidious not only didn't save Padme, but he was lying the whole time when he initially told Vader that Vader himself killed her. Cause she was actually still alive! And then to find out he had a daughter too? Instead of turning to the Emperor right then and saying "What the fuck dude?" He just says, well if you won't turn then she will. I mean the second he read Luke's mind he should have been like "Holy shit, I have a daughter!" And then been like "You lying bastard!" as he ripped the Emperor's head off. Anyway, these are just a few of the problems I had with the whole story line of the prequels. Plus Obi-Wan says in a New Hope that he and Vader were good friends yet we never really see this. Anakin was always bitching about Obi-Wan and Obi-Wan was always yelling and scolding Anakin. There was no development in their relationship like there was with Luke and Han at first not really liking each other, then developing respect as they shared battles and adventures together. Or the love story that developed between Leia and Han. Han didn't win Leia over by telling her he slaughtered "Women and Children" or telling her how much he hates sand cause it "Gets into everything." Or by falling off a Gondart or whatever that thing was. Or by crying on about how much he hates Obi-Wan and how jealous Ob-Wan is of him. Or by telling her he "Wished he could WISH away his feelings." And so on...

[@brautigan1]

J Reid I wish you the very best with your Aspbergers. Maybe they will find a cure someday.

[@dangerdan2592]

He must be trolling, I mean no one could actually believe those ridiculous assertions. It's pretty funny actually lol.

[@cafesmitty]

I was a teen in 1977 when the first one came (Star Wars).. love it.. followed by Empire and Return.. fast forward a few years and Phantom came out and it was just OK... but these people, really really need to get over their personal feelings. What almost make going to the films unbearable are the fanboys... the people who are just way too into it and lost touch with reality. They complain so much that you don't want to have ANY discussion with them. I think, they see themselves a George Lucas (or believe they could have made a better picture, in reality, they never leave home).

[@omy785]

"There's no way it can suck"...oh wait

[@thearbyter7953]

It didn't though

[@jmb5250]

I’m from the future it was a mistake we should have left George alone Disney fucked it up.

[@richardbowler405]

Really? Cuz I thought it was Kathleen Kennedy the whole time.

[@wwb16]

and these are the consquences for being ungrateful little shits. if assholes hadn't harrased Lucas and other people involved he may have still been here. but then again even if he were in charge they would still complain

[@philithegamer8265]

@@wwb16 Nah the hate is fully justified.

[@INRamos13]

Just when 2:07 guys was saying there is no way the movie could suck, Time-Travelling Young Hitler looms in.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

This video and the comment section brings me the nostalgia of a time when it was popular for fans to hate the prequels and George Lucas, and saying stuff like 'I like Revenge of the Sith' and 'Anakin is cool not a whiny emo kid' will sure get you roasted online.

[@AndrewChapman]

And also 'I like Jar Jar Binks'. These days it's now hate for the Disney sequels, Kathleen Kennedy, JJ Abrams, Rian Johnson, Rey, Rose, Admiral Holdo etc.

[@sirclassicalhou3650]

Tell me about it. It's a cycle much like how older generations tend to look unfavorably upon the younger generation. I like the sequel trilogy just fine, and while the sequels weren't perfect, they're yet another example of how older fans will pour hate and bitter criticism on a new product in the franchise. And besides, The Force Awakens was the first Star Wars film I got to see in theaters.

[@Сайтамен]

What was so good about it?

[@philithegamer8265]

@@sirclassicalhou3650 TPM sucks just like the rest of the PT and the Sequel Trilogy.

[@gamestation2690]

@@philithegamer8265 Why can't he his own opinion?

[@キラキラくりくり頭]

I saw this movie 3 times at the age of 18... it took me like a solid 5 years to finally accept that I was just forcing myself to believe that it was good. This was after having a similar experience with the Oasis album Be Here Now... it was a sad moment when I finally accepted that it was shit. I will never blindly trust anything every again.

[@philithegamer8265]

Too bad nobody learned that during that time TFA was hyped up as Jesus Christ in movie form.

[@0LycanFX]

I honestly think George Lucas is a evil genius or the biggest troll ever.

[@rs0764]

:< I feel bad for George.

[@yveltalpoderoso1303]

No he is not , can you all stop hating him just because you didn’t like some movies he made , it’s not his fault that a bad movie “ ruined your childhood “ , just don’t watch them again and move on , there are better things to do Than that

[@0LycanFX]

@@yveltalpoderoso1303 My comment was actually in favor of him knowing what he was doing. He even knew there were issues. If you watch the behind the scene footage you would realize he was surrounded by yes-men when he questions if the phantom menace needed edits. Also don't tell me to move on when you reply to a comment made over 7 years ago.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

star wars is a phenomenon and I appreciate it being the sensation that it is into all fans lives, the story, the action, the fantasy of it all is what makes it so intriguing

[@ShamanMcLamie]

Coming from a guy who was a kid watched The Phantom Menace in theaters. I didn't know what movie we were watching when we sat down in the theaters, but I instantly knew what movie we were watching from the title crawl. Now I was not at all a Star Wars fan at the time and considered Star Wars to be this old and boring movie franchise. When I saw that title crawl I couldn't read I thought I was going to be watching one of these old and boring movies at first because I didn't even know they made a new one, but as soon as the movie started from the look of it I immediately realized this was a new film and it grabbed my attention. I really enjoyed the movie. I thought the special effects were amazing, the action was fun, I found Jar Jar to be funny, and thought this kid Anakin was cool, being a kid myself I could really relate to him. Now I didn't realize this movie had anything to do with taxes mostly do to not having a clue what taxes really were and my inability to really read the title scrawls. It wasn't until about four years later when I had learned to read and re-watched it on DVD, but it was such a minor detail I glossed over it. That whole thing about taxes and politics is just really overblown and just because it's in their doesn't mean it's not a children's movie. Here is an awesome article relates to the matter. clonecorridor.wordpress.com/2015/06/13/practical-and-cgi-what-does-that-even-mean/

[@myown.myprecious2312]

the people that made this hamfisted money grab are the root reason we have Disney Star Wars. When's the people vs these losers coming out?

[@danshmitka5796]

this is the perfect example of people going into a movie with expectations and were let down because their expectations are way too fucking high

[@mattaki]

+dan shmitka high expectations just mean that the failure was a major failure. it doesn't mean the failure was a success.

[@danshmitka5796]

mattaki your funny, don't bitch about a movie you don't like, don't watch its sequels and don't tell everyone its terrible, you honestly don't have a right to bitch about a movie you don't like if you watch it more then 1 time, shut up, sit down and keep your opinions to yourself, just keep in min, you can still have opinions but keep them to yourself

[@danshmitka5796]

WTF ARE YOU SMOKING??????? you're the one hating on these movies, hatred leads to the dark side like yoda said, if you honestly think I have hatred then your stoned as all fucking hell, like I said before keep your opinions but only to yourself ok? ok!

[@mattaki]

+dan shmitka

[@danshmitka5796]

mattaki speak English, I am not threating anyone, I am not bullying you, your as random as a kitten, which is making me laugh so hard I am trying not to die of laughter because your argument has no support or clearity

[@LAVATORR]

For the record, The Phantom Menace really was a mess.

[@Сайтамен]

No it was not.

[@LAVATORR]

@@Сайтамен Palpatine will go down in history as the first and only villain in cinematic history to accidentally scheme against himself multiple times without realizing it.

[@Сайтамен]

@@LAVATORR Without? Lol, that was the point. He orcestrated the Clone Wars to get more powers, to make Galaxy love him and hate outside enemy and to conquer all territories making dictatorship. And, of course, to get rid of the Jedi.

[@LAVATORR]

@@Сайтамен If his goal was to create a crisis on Naboo in order to pressure the Senate into panicking and granting Palpatine emergency powers out of both fear and sympathy, there is no way a communications blackout, killing the Jedi negotiators, forcing Padme to sign a peace treaty, or filming himself giving orders would in any way help his plan. If you want to cause a panic, you send the Jedi back with the message "They said they were going to commit genocide," and show the Galactic Senate horrifying broadcasts of atrocities on the ground,. Which not only would make more sense in terms of the story, it would be a simple and visual way for the audience to identify the antagonists. Because these are children's movies. You also don't sign a treaty saying the crisis has been resolved legally. That would induce the opposite of panic. And it's not as if he's intentionally playing both sides of the game to keep everyone off-balance,, because not only are these steps counterproductive, they're unnecessary and complicated risks that serve no benefit.

[@Сайтамен]

@@LAVATORR If Queen signs the treaty and Jedi are dead, he sents Darth Maul to kill her and then blames Trade Federation in invasion and murder and the Senate in their ineffective laws which allow such crimes to reelect Chancellor. If Padme escapes to Coruscant, he uses her to vote no confidence, as happened in the movie. Jedi should likely be terminated anbyway as witnesses.

[@restlessbohemian26]

What a lie!!! I was there . . . it took years for most fans and the general public to catch on to what a turd this movie was. My brother and I sat in dead silence, almost shock, as the crowd around gave it a standing ovation.

[@brautigan1]

Stephen Larner Hrmm, it wasn't like that at my theater here in Portland, OR. My theater sat in awkward silence, and when it was over, no one would look at each other.

[@mattaki]

+Dan Williams I saw it opening night, first showing, and it was the same. explosion of cheers at the beginning and people walked out quietly. it was like a funeral. i remember somebody yelling in the parking lot, "i waited half my life for something worse than ewoks?"

[@butcherjsy8]

+Stephen Larner I was in denial for a while, never felt so deflated though.

[@restlessbohemian26]

+Jeremiah Tothenations Thanks for admitting that lol. You are in good company -- it was literally years I spent arguing that it wasn't even a good film, let alone a Star Wars movie before people came around to the truth. The people who saw it for what it was were around but definitely a minority. These films are viewed entirely different today that what they where when they came out.

[@mattaki]

+Stephen Larner I was there opening night at midnight. Everyone I was with walked out shocked. We realized Howard the Duck wasn&#39;t a fluke. The advanced reviews had been lukewarm (USA Today gave it a C+) but I couldn&#39;t believe it until I saw it myself. The next day everybody was talking about what a half-assed movie it was in terms of the character and the plot and the pacing. I saw it two more times hoping there&#39;d be something more to it. Lucas hadn&#39;t directed a movie in decades and it showed. People don&#39;t bang on about how this movie sucks because they&#39;re trying to antagonize someone. It&#39;s because they really wanted it to be good and they were massively disappointed at how a series that had become a hallmark of the best that cinema could offer could become something so mediocre. If you love it, good for you - but it doesn&#39;t change that no shortage of people who saw it thought it was one of the biggest disappointments in the history of cinema.

[@Lemongiffel]

I'm in the "new generation", but I've hated Jar Jar all my life... When I was younger I kinda liked the prequels though, but it was because I was young. Damn you, George Lucas!!!

[@wildbill8175]

Weirdo fans of the OT always trying to ruin star wars for everyone else. Personally, I love the prequels.

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

You prequels fans are just as bad. I’m honestly embarrassed to be among you.

[@orlandofurioso7329]

@@youtubeistryingtocensorme the feeling is mutual

[@bobc2032]

I was 7 when it came out and mesa loved Jar Jar Binks

[@chuggyman3]

Gordo here. It's simple Original trilogy had an adult story and mature themes while the children ate up the visuals and action scenes. The prequels have a shit story, monotone wooden acting and but lots of action and visuals, no shit a kid will like Revenge of the Sith more than Empire Strikes back because he doesn't even know what Empire is truly about.

[@NewCanada]

So basically a documentary about a bunch of Star Wars fans whining and saying that George Lucas is evil? I've said it before and I'll say it again there is no fandom worse than the Star Wars fandom.

[@ShareTheBeans]

Yeah lol.

[@norcalroamer5774]

Looking back, documentaries like this and our incessant bitching about Lucas and the Prequels is what gave us Disney’s disaster. We should have made our complaints about the Prequels more clear. We still wanted the Star Wars universe expanded with the technology we have in movies but still have good characters and scripts like the original trilogy. Instead, Disney saw these complaints and thought that all we cared about was the aesthetics of the original trilogy rather than the world building and great characters.

[@yveltalpoderoso1303]

People that trash George and the prequels like this don’t deserve good movies , how hard was to say that you didn’t like them and move on

[@viniciusmotta13]

@@yveltalpoderoso1303 why don’t you do the same with the sequels?

[@orlandofurioso7329]

@@viniciusmotta13 I did, and i don't dislike all Disney Star Wars, rogue one was great, as the mandalorian and Clone wars season 7 was. I don't give up on Star Wars but as a Gen Z i remember having to hide my appreciation of the prequels

[@MrZackavelli]

One of the most tired arguments I've ever fucking heard. George has stated that these films are made for 12 year-olds. Marvel and DC are no different. I was 5 when I saw this film in theaters. I loved the politics. More importantly, I could understand the plot at the age of 5 while 30 something manchildren couldn't.

[@dbreiden83080]

I grew up liking Superman 4. The day I turned 18 I learned the awful truth.

[@Mario_N64]

I have a theory that is kind of supported by this documentary. It was my generation, Generation X, the only one that hated Episode 1 and the other prequels. Boomers and Millennials thought it was okay. Gen Xers were a huge chunk of the film's target audience, and we expected something different. Something a bit dark, cool and more serious. Something hip to the 90s zeitgeist. I expected a bit of a cyberpunk feel, especially in Tatooine. You know what film was a bit dark, cool and hip and cyberpunk-ish tthat same year? A little movie called "The Matrix", it was a huuuge hit compared to its budget, which was way smaller than that of Episode 1. Its visual effects were lauded as revolutionary, while Episode 1's were mostly ignored, even if they were arguably better. Us Gen X-ers were very skeptical, cynical, and were very, very wary of consumerism and propaganda. A film like "Iron Man" would have been laughed at back in 1999. Films like "Fight Club" and "Election" were greenlighted by major studios, and acclaimed by critics, even if they flopped at the box-office. Lucas should have done some market research, and some screen testing, to gauge Gen X-ers reaction to the film. He could have balanced the film's whimsical aspects with some cool and darker stuff, and he would have a more positive reaction to the movie. Instead, he took the cool and dark stuff like Darth Maul, and killed him off almost immediately. Kids loved The Empire Strikes Back, they would have loved a cooler, darker Episode 1 anyway.

[@ConcealedCourier]

+Mario Moreno Yes, the comparison of 'The Matrix' and TPM cannot be understated.

[@superhamzah85]

I've seen a rough cut of the Force Awakens, in my dreams - it was crap. I woke up and felt like dying, so I watched the trailers again and told my subconscious to go fuck itself. The new movie NEEDS to be good, for Star Wars' sake, if it fails then it's not just a bad movie, but it will kill Star Wars! The first movie was called a New Hope, this one really is a new hope.

[@anamorgana.]

No. The first movie is just called Star Wars.

[@restlessbohemian26]

+Ana Gonçalves Pereira THANK YOU! I've never called Star Wars "A New Hope" and never will.

[@jacobdunham3614]

I've seen it. I can confidently tell you it's AMAZING and every scene is inspiring! Enjoy!

[@LUCKO2022]

+Jacob Dunham I have seen it as well and IT SUCKS WORSE THAN THE PREQUELS. At least the prequels weren't rehashed, Force Awakens is just a rehash of the original 3 movies.

[@jacobdunham3614]

CF-105 Games lol youre a good troll bro

[@jadenalvarado4912]

I wonder if all these clowns 🤡 think the sequel trilogy is better.

[@j.b.9260]

These people need to get a life.

[@richardbowler405]

I agree

[@Bone74838]

You don't even know the half of it... I was there and lived through it. And it really was a happening back then. I am not even American.. I am from a small town in Finland. And it was the first and only time back then i ever experienced that theater that jammed packed as for SW Ep I. Because it had been 15 - 16 years since ROTJ.. But a lot of books and lore and video games that tied in with the story etc... Omg.. It was just going crazy. And then it started, we watched it, and came out of the theater like.... Wtf was that..

[@joncooper6387]

Much like the people who really took it personal with the sequels

[@philithegamer8265]

@@joncooper6387 Both the Sequel and Prequel Trilogies were so damn bad, bt they were never going to meet the unrealistic expectations of the fanbase regardless.

[@Klaaarke]

"He brings Jar Jar bunks, which is a giant needle and pops his balloon" Doesn't he mean a giant prick?

[@MrNiceguyofficial]

if they can makemy little pony work for adults then they sure as hell can do the same with star wars

[@Simple1Jack]

2:20, Ladies and Gentlemen... I give you the origin of Troll Face.

[@josevelajr]

The first clip with the guys complaining about the name...do we as Star Wars fans really not like any kind of surprise and want to have things spoon-fed to us? I remember as a kid knowing exactly what the title was referring to . They're all like "what the f does that mean?!" in a negative way which is really odd to me.

[@awonoto]

I cry watching this. I drear the first day of The Force Awakens now. I hope hope hope this does not repeat.

[@john42235]

+ajipon In J.J Abrams and Disney we trust

[@hawk494edward]

+ajipon I thought The Force Awakens was great, I enjoyed it and cannot wait to see it again.

[@awonoto]

It was great! Several nitpicks, but the great thing is that I care so much about the new characters!

[@LuneyTune72]

+ajipon You have shit taste, sir. Force Awakens was mediocre at best.

[@LuneyTune72]

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