STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@SebastianBeckerPhoto]

Funny you should say, that Amidalas double reminded you of Keira Knightley…because it is, in fact, the very same 😂

[@StevenCosta-tp2sw]

It was Keira Knightley's first major role, she was 14.

[@glennwelsh9784]

Indeed. Keira and Natalie Portman looked so much alike during filming that their mothers actually couldn't tell them apart.

[@cp368productions2]

​@@glennwelsh9784which is weird because I can tell when they switch back and forth.

[@B-A-L]

I had no idea that was Keira Knightley! Now I have to watch all over again!

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

Natalie Portman played Queen Padme Amidala and Keira Knightley played her decoy. Both were quite young here, but Natalie, at this time, was more known as actress.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

The "rat tail" of Obi Wan shows that he is a padawan learner, an apprentice, not a Jedi Knight yet. The final fight, sounding "Duel of the fates", it´s one of the best in the franchise for me. Legendary.

[@CollideFan1]

The one good thing that came from this movie was the final fight. Totally epic

[@kgunitkeese17]

@@CollideFan1 Hey, come on, the podracing was pretty damn cool, too.

[@alphawolf7417]

They explained why they couldn't take the mom with. First, they had no money to pay for the parts plus 2 slaves. Second, the jedi do not believe in attachments, so even if they freed her, she couldn't be with Anakin. And 3rd, they explained at the dinner scene that every slave has a micro explosive in them. If they tried to steal her, she'd die if she got too far away.

[@cloudylungs]

Watching in machete order can be good for a person who's already seen the entire Star Wars series. Release order is best for first time Watchers

[@himarei]

"A long time ago in a galaxy far far away..." It's not on Earth, it's not in the future. It's the equivalent of "Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far, away". Star Wars is a modern fairy tale.

[@michealbohmer2871]

The Costume Designer for the Prequel Trilogy was Trish Biggar. She did a wonderful job.

[@Charly_Ackerman]

My favorite Franquise. I love Star Wars desde que tengo 5 años ❤ take care lady🇵🇪✌😉

[@agentooe33AD]

You did see Darth Maul's face, mostly. He played Toad in the first X-men movie.

[@dquanissavage6287]

Emma Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

[@MichaelScheele]

My favorite music from the Star Wars saga: 1. Imperial March (The Empire Strikes Back) 2. Duel of the Fates (The Phantom Menace) 3. Main Star Wars Theme (A New Hope) John Williams composes such memorable music.

[@ianhill8345]

Great reaction Emma to a enjoyable star wars movie. Big thumbs up

[@Emma_Reactions]

Thank you 🤗

[@craighornfischer2767]

great reaction emma never miss a reaction always wonderful

[@DevlinDomini]

There’s a lot of strong vocals in the score. Surprised you weren’t singing along. lol

[@jimdetry9420]

Release order is best. That's how most of the world watched it.

[@arctan2010]

BTW, the actor playing Darth Maul was also the green guy, Toad in X-Men.

[@drewf8619]

And a professional swordsmen.

[@B-A-L]

He was actually hired as a choreographer and stand in for the light sabre fights and he looked so good made up as Darth Maul they decided to give him the part!

[@jorgezarco9269]

Ray Park's Darth Maul saved the film. The music score by John Williams is very good.

[@justitia257]

Very nice. I am in love with the IV, V and VI episodes

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Watch 'em whatever way makes sense to you, Emma. 🌌 Everyone has an opinion on how to. The important thing is to watch and enjoy!!!

[@Emma_Reactions]

Oh yeah)) this is true)

[@auntvesuvi3872]

@@Emma_Reactions 🥰

[@IggyStardust1967]

Hi, Emma! A few quick notes to start with: This movie takes place 34 years before Episode IV: A New Hope. Since you've already watched the Original Trilogy, you can easily go pretty much in "chronological order" from here on out. "The Acolyte" takes place 86 years prior to this movie, but you can skip that for the time being (many fans didn't enjoy it, but I myself, did... and as I always say, Make up your own mind) as it's not part of "the Skywalker saga". There are both live action and animated series that shouldn't be missed. They are all part of the overall Star Wars story. There will be a lot of new characters introduced that you will likely come to love as much as the rest of us. Just be patient, as this journey is getting longer all the time. 14:45 - Anakin is 9 years old, and Padme is 14. 21:15 - There's a rather long backstory to how Anakin was conceived, but I'm not going to detail it here. You'll get a few pieces to that puzzle later on, I'll get into it more, then. 23:50 - Watto got angry because that Chance Cube was loaded to come up a certain way every time. He was willing to release Shmii, but not Anakin. Qui-Gon using the Force to make it land against how it was loaded angered him. Of course, he knew what the Jedi had done, but couldn't call him on it without admitting that he himself had cheated. 39:20 - To explain that: Anakin is much older than children normally brought into the Jedi Order. Most are brought in before the age of 4, when they have not formed attachments. Anakin, at 9, is very much attached to his mother, which is why the council doesn't want him trained. 52:30 - Did you notice exactly what Yoda said? Basically, HE did not approve of Obi-Wan taking Anakin as his Padawan, but the council voted to allow it. Yoda is the Grand Master, but still only holds one vote on the council.

[@christopherhamlet734]

Hello Emma✨Your going to ❤these three movies👌So Enjoy and have a Nice Day💫🌞

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

emma is rubbing off on me... 🤔 i am starting to pay more attention to the music 😄 ENJOYED your reaction! 👍☺

[@Emma_Reactions]

😊 thank you 😘😘😘😘😘💃🏼💃🏼✨✨✨

[@SumanArya-y5o]

Gooday 💞 nice reaction

[@DevlinDomini]

I missed Amadeus when it dropped, so going to do an Amadeus deep-dive topped with your reaction to it. Of all the ppl the do movie reactions, yours is the video I want to see. 🎼💛🎶

[@Britton_Thompson]

The Jedi didn't unlock the ability to disappear into the Force at death until Qui Gon Jinn, here in this movie, died and learned the secrets of the Force from the other side. He learned this ability from the afterlife, and he reached out to Yoda and Obi Wan later to teach them how to dissolve into the Force when they die

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

He didn't fully master it, though, so his body didn't disappear.

[@francoiscastry]

37:28 "E.T." was here .....

[@aTofuJunkie]

The actor who play Darth Maul played Toad in XMen. Ray Park is his name.

[@Britton_Thompson]

There is no father. Anakin was the equivalent of Jesus in the Star Wars universe with a virgin birth. He was the Chosen One conceived entirely by the Force to reshape the galaxy. Anakin is basically Jesus if he'd accepted Satan's offers during his 40 days and nights fasting in the desert. Christ had the constitution to resist Satan in his weakest moments where Anakin didn't. He relented, and accepted Darth Sidious's offer to rule the galaxy alongside him

[@SarahMarieGM]

great catch noticing Kiera Knightley as the "Queen"! Padme's decoy Sabé was played by Kiera.

[@Emma_Reactions]

No way!!! Omg))) it’s cool 👌🏼

[@Pinkielover]

definitely watch order of release... only time you would change that Is if you watch certain parts of the few animated series... Personally, Star Wars is at its best in animation. The best stories are in the animation for sure

[@VorchaKali]

Yes watch it in release order. In any other order is nothing short of BLASPHEMY

[@CraigDuncan-o6j]

Great Stream, Good Film, plenty of thrills and spills as we begin the new starting point for Star Wars; Emma I believe that you made the right choice to go in the order that they got released, it does seem to be somewhat logical, but there also seems to be many varying opinions?, so you'll never win either way; And a big THANK YOU for setting up the stream, ❤💯🤟👏👍🍁💃🍁. Also a fabulous/charming and wonderful reaction by the always Beautiful/Enchanting/Stylish and Elegant Emma; 🦌🥰😘😘🤪😉🙏👏👍🙏🙌🎶🎼🎵🎧🎙🍁🍁💃🥌.

[@Emma_Reactions]

☺️☺️☺️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@JeffBishopVE6EFR]

Outstanding review. Thank you for sharing it with us. I do have a question however. I am curious where you are from? In listening to your accent, I am guessing The Netherlands? Your accent sounds very similar to another youtuber that I watch.

[@WJS774]

The prequels are definitely more political than the original trilogy - not real-world political, but there's a lot of space politics involved. The original trilogy was far more straightforward. In this one, for example, it appears at first glance that the good guys have won, but they failed to even _detect_ the true villain's plot, let alone thwart him. He got exactly what he wanted out of the situation. It's also interesting what a difference it makes when someone figures out who exactly he is. Also kind of funny how common it is for people to notice the swap between the queen and her decoy, now that Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley are so much more well-known than they were in '99. At the time they were both much less famous and nobody noticed.

[@jerrywalters8885]

It is explained in part 3 how Anakin was conceived without a father

[@tstumpf75]

21:05 Anakin is a product of the force.. he is the "chosen one".. the one that will bring balance to the force.

[@maddlucky8840]

Hey Emma, did you start a new channel?, because I specifically remember these reactions coming out a while back, im just asking because I feel like I'm going crazy 😆

[@Leo-if4xj]

Release year order is the best one!

[@billn7183]

Great reaction, yes , please do release order . This the way! Oh wait, that's a few series away, never mind.

[@jerrywalters8885]

Darth Maul is played by Ray Parks who wad Toad in X Men

[@aTofuJunkie]

The same actor who plays Darth Sidious in the Original Trilogy plays Darth Sidious in this Trilogy. Normally it would be younger actors. For your sake, DO NOT Look at the IMDB until after watching the 3rd movie. It would spoil it for you.

[@LondonCrusader]

re: new video from Ms. Emma... "A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one".

[@jorgezarco9269]

ILM used computers to alter Portman's voice.

[@gotreactions]

You did the correct order! Thank you for that. :) It will all make sense soon.

[@raybernal6829]

As always fun interesting reaction beautiful ❤ remember this takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away....and its science fiction/fantasy so trying to compare creatures to those on earth is futile 😉😎 cant wait for AOTC and of course ROTS 🔥

[@Emma_Reactions]

Oh wow!

[@raybernal6829]

I hope you did figure out the common characters between the prequels and the originals.... Especially Anakin😊 also having a pregnancy without knowing who the father is is possible now.. invitro fertilisation

[@doorofnight87]

I think the prequels are underappreciated (in large part because Episode I might be the most hyped and anticipated movie in history, and nothing disappoints more than something that doesn't live up to expectations, even ones that were impossible in the first place) and are finally getting the respect they deserve. To be fair to the detractors, the movie gets convoluted at points, some sequences go on too long, and parts of it lack the 'edge of the seat' adventure quality of the original trilogy, and the character of Jar Jar and having a child actor highlight the stilted nature of the script (which everything written by George Lucas has, but it was more obvious here), although they unfairly got the hate for it. On the positive side, the special effects (even if a little heavy handed and used unnecessarily at points) look great and have held up very well, the Pod Race sequence is great, if perhaps a little too long, the lightsaber duels are amazing, and the adult cast (I am including Natalie Portman in this, as she was 19, I believe, when filming even though the character is supposed to be 14) is strong with particularly praise to Liam Neeson, Ewon McGregor does a great Obi Wan, and the martial artist/stuntman Ray Park looks fantastic and provides excellent physical movement and presence and lends great credibility to the duels. The Music is strong as well. Really enjoyed your reaction and look forward to you jumping into the rest of the trilogy.

[@spinynorman887]

The fans think you should watch them in release order so you don't ruin a reveal that happens. I won't say what it was. You'll understand after Episode 5.

[@aranerem5569]

Hey Emma

[@realBkay]

Good decision Em.

[@Emma_Reactions]

😘

[@koabua1973styria]

Hello Emma, you should watch the 1994 Movie ´´Leon´´ from Luc Besson. This is Natalie Portmans first great Part. Ewan McGregor play the Main Character in ``Trainspotting´´. Also a Movie you should my watch. He also is a enthusiastic Biker. He and his Friend Charley Boorman drive around the World, from London the New York on Bikes. I am curious for the next Part and your Reactions. Stay safe and try to sleep a little. It seems to me you are always awake. 🤣🤣🤣

[@christopherhamlet734]

Actually it is Keira Knightley👌🚀💥

[@MrYoup11]

I'm glad I watched them as they came out in Theaters, watching the prequels first would have ruined my experience of Star Wars.

[@glennwelsh9784]

Typically, people should watch the Original Trilogy (Episodes 4, 5, and 6) first and then the Prequel Trilogy (Episodes 1, 2 and 3) because the Prequel Trilogy was made with the assumption that the audience has already seen the Original Trilogy. That means that major revelations and twists in the OT get spoiled if you watch the PT first.

[@8O0Aa.1q3S0.]

Actually, that's not true - the prequels are filmed without regard to whether you watched the sequels or not. You'll catch a spoiler for the first trilogy or the second anyway, depending on which part you started with.

[@eridan-zumaya]

please please do not listen to those few "fans" just watch them as they come out in theatres THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY 💜💜💜

[@johannesbowers7467]

Seriously which origin makes more sense: 1 Anakin is space Jesus. 2. Shmi Skywalker got a massive Jedi Mind-wipe

[@JTQA_Tester]

Ironically, Star Wars started with 4 (IV)

[@lapinblanc9971]

Between episode 2 and 3 I highly recommend you "The clone wars" by Tartakovsky, the link between episode 2 and 3 who shows the clone war

[@vicolin6126]

Hi Emma, I don't know what you do for a living, but you could have a career in modeling :)

[@Hebrew_Israelite_Young_jedi]

This was a great reaction Emma I study the force in real life it’s real May the force be with you

[@nielgregory108]

Aniken is Jedi Jesus!

[@kennethmacgregor-Gregorach]

Emma, am I going mad, or did you have another channel where you reacted to this already?

[@Emma_Reactions]

I’m really sorry but my previous channel was deleted, don’t be mad on me I’m hugging you 😊😘😘

[@kennethmacgregor-Gregorach]

@Emma_Reactions Emma, I'm certainly not mad at you at all!! I just thought I was going mad😄!. I'm truly sorry your last channel was deleted, you put in so much hard work. And thank you for the hugs, they're very welcome 😉☺️

[@CybrSlydr]

Chronological order is the best way to watch them. The whole Luke/Vader thing pales in comparison to the Obi Wan/Anakin dynamic/story.

[@BobbyMoore2-mp8wb]

You should have started off with the prequel trilogy first

[@jbwade5676]

😢😢😢

[@SumanArya-y5o]

Do you know DDLJ ?

[@CosmarArias]

do you know mate? It is the national drink of Argentina

[@samfarfaraway]

Great Film.

[@AndreSchumann-oq7vv]

Nooo two hours from now 😢/🎉

[@stevedenis8292]

I would normally recommend the movie Fan Boys before or after watching Phantom, but you may need more pop culture references built up first.

[@B-A-L]

I still to this day don't even know what 'The Phantom Menace' means! Btw, if you are going to watch all the movies in order don't forget to watch Rogue One before Episode 4. Also take my advice and do yourself a favour by totalling skipping the Solo movie because it is absolutely terrible and should be wiped from cinematic history forever!

[@steveg5933]

You would need a working VCR but it would be cool to see the original trilogy the way we saw it. Before it was digitally enhanced. Don't get me wrong the enhancements are nice but some of what made it special is lost at least to me.

[@matthewbickel3967]

Watch in release order. Idiots are just trying too hard to make themselves seem smart.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

I would never want anyone to watch them in numerical order (chronological) as it presents a lot of spoilers and other plot issues. Release order is definitely better. However, there ARE some very good reasons for a first time viewer to watch in "machete" order (basically the same as release order, except saving ep.6 to watch last). The end of three becomes a HUGE plot twist, and six is so much more gratifying as an end to the saga.

[@mikenadj.j4355]

Did you forget how to count from 1 to 6 they’re numbered for a reason lol

[@Eisenhorne77]

Nope, wrong order. It goes 4 5 6 then 1 2 3. Please jump to 4 as you will not enjoy the story as much and the story is epic in the correct order.

[@brx8r]

Just once I want to see someone start their Star Wars journey with Rebels instead of the movies or anything else. I think it's a fantastic entry point for new viewers.

[@little-wytch]

I will never understand how anyone can watch a movie without the subtitles on, especially a Star Wars movie where it's essential for knowing what the aliens say lol. It's absolutely criminal how much hate that kid playing Ani got, just because the script made him call a lightsaber a "laser sword." Fans ruined his life over it.

[@stanislavrohla4172]

Hi, are you ever going to reaction to new movies? Or just re-upload?

[@blinify]

Her channel got banned remember. And she deserves a bit of respect on here.

[@stanislavrohla4172]

@@blinify How does this relate to my question? I want to know which movie is a re-upload and which is a first time reaction

[@stanislavrohla4172]

@@blinify ?????

[@Sandlund93]

People who yap about anything other than release order or chronological order most likely used one of them on their own first viewing. Which makes them a bunch of hypocrites. Machete or whatever is just gonna confuse a first timer, let's be real here. Some buffoons even talk about skipping this one, as if that would make any sense. It's very egocentric to push something like that on a first timer.

[@mikenadj.j4355]

Skipping this movie makes Ep.2 make zero sense so I never understood that beyond people’s distaste for this movie because they couldn’t handle a silly amphibian. Ep.1 is arguably the most important as it sets up everything and people try to say this movie is unnecessary😂

[@Sandlund93]

@@mikenadj.j4355 I agree, they care more about voicing their opinion, than putting themselves in the shoes of a first timer. I mean, we could take Ani and Padmé knowing each other or Dooku mentioning Qui-Gon. So much loses its weight without this one. It also establishes Sheevy, which is important for obvious reasons. And the references keep coming in the third one too, there is so much world-building in this movie.

[@mikenadj.j4355]

@@Sandlund93 I agree 100% Anakin’s character makes zero sense without the context of TPM. The separatist movement happens because of the political situations explained in TPM and AOTC assumes you know this. Many more reasons, but yes it’s more about people’s opinions than anything else

[@GooeyFrog]

Star Wars episodes 1,2 and 3 are the worst movies ever in the Star Wars genre! Acting was terrible and special effects weren't very special. I've seen them once and I'll never watch them again. I was there for the release of the original Star Wars episode 4 in 1979.

[@B-A-L]

Have you even seen 7, 8, 9 or the Solo movie then? The acting is the worst part of those travesties!

[@GooeyFrog]

@B-A-L those movies were far better than 1,2 and 3. More people believe the same as me. Everyone has their own taste in movies. You just happen to be in the very small group of people who believe bad movies are good. 😂

[@RandomPickles]

8 and 9 were two of the worst films ever made in history. 1,2 and 3 were bad, but with redeemable moments that are still fun to watch. The only good ones were 4 5 and 6. But 1, 2 and 3 were way better than anything made after.

[@pandemicwarfare4288]

No reaction to the Wilhelm scream at 45:04 ?!