20 Things You Somehow Missed In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

[@severindrax]

my personal favourite: The naboo celebration music played at the end (with the singing kids choir) is the exact same music as the Emperor's theme, just sped up and made "happier"

[@Jiambo]

I love the detail of A.Daniels wanting to puppet C3PO. Knowing the actor feels that attachment/love/duty to a character brings more joy to the scenes.

[@JamieJoseph88]

Truly one of the greatest and most underappreciated movies of all time

[@johnord684]

Kiera Knightley also played a role as a decoy for the princess.

[@vematsos]

If you mean Star Wars then maybe Jar jar was the first digital character. In the grand scheme of movies though, that honor goes to Casper the friendly ghost.

[@FuzzyGlowCar]

Actually it was the stained glass knight in Young Sherlock Holmes in 1985. Casper was released in 1995. Not even close to being the first.

[@jbrisby]

@@FuzzyGlowCar Actually it was Bit in TRON in 1982.

[@MrMikellsof88]

Also a thing most people don't know: Keira Knightly played Amidala's double. Apparently when they were both younger, Kiera's and Natalie's parents often mistook them for each other when they were on set.

[@alexgriffin5035]

I’m here just to proclaim my love for The Phantom Menace.

[@dontturnaround9592]

Same

[@JihadiFemboy]

It's a great film

[@mwilliamson7533]

Love it too! Esepcially since it introduces my favorite character and villain Darth maul

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Maul: "at last we will reveal ourselves to the jedi, at last we have revenge."

[@orionwesley]

The only cameo in this I remember was Kira Knightley as Amidala's bodyguard. I liked the bodyguard from Insidious in AotC better though. Rose Byrne I think.

[@jaischilling827]

george’s use of CGI has made all the VFX what they are. i said what i said

[@anthonyvaldez100]

Still think Anakin should’ve been seen using the force to either fix his pod or crash another to show a leaning toward his underlying power or his use of it in anger since both fear of loss and anger lead to the dark side. Am I alone in this?

[@rayne7563]

Also, before during or right after (can't remember) the pod race you can spot willow

[@DJMarcO138]

I love how they show the ET's in the Senate seats, but completely ignore the Oogie Boogies (from Nightmare Before Xmas) that are even more closely in frame xD

[@InfiniteLoop]

And the Vulcans.

[@RadzKiram]

How in the heck would we miss someone we don't know and would probably ignore at the time?!

[@justaction]

💯FACTS😂😂😂😂

[@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr]

It’s what our past selves missed with our current selves hindsight. What culture logic 👌

[@wolfshadow_Obama_Osama]

So you missed him? Just because you don’t know him doesn’t mean you can’t miss him

[@colinmoore7460]

Darth Maul the ten minute villain.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

Same as Vader in ANH.

[@chrispatrick414]

Are you kidding me.. Quinlan Vos began as a freaking Glup Shitto??? 😂😂

[@tardiscommand1812]

Imagine a sitcom where a jedi and a sith really should be fighting each other, but they've been friends so long it just doesn't make sense to fight. That's when rhe comedy starts.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

Jesus… “327” refer to a Chevrolet 327 cubic inch, small block V8 engine. The same engine Lucas had in his high school hot rod. It’s still a very common engine for vintage custom Chevys.

[@jbrisby]

Actually, Bit holds the honor of the first fully CGI supporting character, in TRON.

[@kenbrown2808]

I always took JarJar being annoying as a plot point, and was surprised when I learned people were actually hating on Best for that.

[@tompatchak8706]

Like the good nerds that we were we stayed overnight at the theater for this. And did you know some books came out before the movie with spoilers? Like kids books. Wellll my friend bought the book, read the book and after a few beers (morning beers are the best) he let out what happened to Maul. After that it took a long time for us to want to invite him along to movies.

[@thecunninlynguist]

I love that weird al was able to nail the plot more or less without seeing the film

[@DMSProduktions]

His name MUST have been HOMER!

[@LostWhits]

I read the novel before watching the movie. It was a birthday present. There was a fair bit missing from the movie and I hated reading the parts where jar jar spoke.

[@tompatchak8706]

@@LostWhits my buddy did the same thing. Although he was drinking beer when he did, and totally told us what was going to happen

[@MotiviqueStudio]

"...using more CGI than was used in those films combined." Really? Between 1977 and 1983? Absolutely shocking.

[@Benjahmin1138]

CGI means Computer Generated Images. 14:28 The Phantom Menace has more PRACTICAL (meaning models and paintings) special effects than was in the entire original trilogy.

[@MotiviqueStudio]

@@Benjahmin1138 No kidding. We've known what CGI means for decades, I presume, myself especially for the part of my life where I did architectural flyby renderings digitally. You heard the comment at 14:28, but I'm referring to the comment at 14:41 where he says The Phantom Menace uses more cgi than the original trilogy combined. Rather a ridiculous/obvious statement, and I didn't need to use all caps to point it out.

[@mcschiavone]

Q-tip miniature never actually made it to the final cut, fyi

[@lray801]

What Culture: Jar Jar Binks is the first fully CGI supporting character. Casper the Friendly Ghost: Am I a joke to you?

[@FuzzyGlowCar]

The stained glass knight in Young Sherlock Holmes was first.

[@msh6865]

@@FuzzyGlowCar Max Headroom?

[@FuzzyGlowCar]

@@msh6865 Max Headroom was not CG. It was just good makeup with some CG background graphics. It was the knight from Young Sherlock Holmes in 1985.

[@FuzzyGlowCar]

Casper was released in 1995. Not even close to being the first.

[@osio7528]

Bit from Tron

[@sharpy3453]

if only we could get that directors cut.

[@grandmagisteroforderofjedy]

You isn't say about, that Keira Nightly plays double of Queen Amidala! Yes, that girl was a Keira Nightly!

[@timsnyder8431]

Still my 3rd favorite star wars movie

[@Lanwarder]

Natalie Portman's lower voice has bothered me ever since I was a kid. I had no idea it was modified in post prod though. Thanks for the information.

[@richardkranium2944]

I didn’t pay attention to anyone else in that scene either. It changes my opinion on movie none.

[@mixaliskokkinos1496]

The wookies in Revenge of the Sith,during the attack their screams is from Tarzan possibly Johnny's Vaismiiler(!?)

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

Weissmuller.

[@mixaliskokkinos1496]

@@KahlessTheUnforgettable Thank you

[@StarWarsJay]

Darth Maul never blinks…proceeds to show a shot of him blinking lol

[@JarppaGuru]

palpatine allready had plan kill me rey kill me, but then fight back xD(plan was make her kill him why fight back?) who missed that one

[@jcodol3334]

4:25 That is not the same 'golden bikini'. It is similar in style, but definitely not the same.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

Watch the making of PM; it’s literally the exact same costume. They even show them opening the box.

[@badbiker666]

I did notice the slave bikini outfit on first watching. I also noticed that the woman wearing it did not have her legs exposed. She had some kind of loose-fitting leggings. Is it correct to refer to "obviously" female aliens as "woman?" I ask because 'female alien' seems so impersonal. And clinical. And ignores the fact that "she" is VERY female, in the human sense, from the neck down. Just curious.

[@lessaqueensrider8571]

THIS IS THE WORST CASE OF SOUR GRAPES i'VE EVER SEEN

[@pockylovingranger]

I’m surprised the fact that Jar Jar being a Sith Lord isn’t on here x3

[@kbassassin8308]

A Sith Lord!? 😂

[@JeremiahEcks777]

​@@kbassassin8308 Yes, the one we've been looking for.

[@kbassassin8308]

@@JeremiahEcks777 Are you sure?

[@JeremiahEcks777]

@@kbassassin8308 Absolutely. Colonel Fury, sir!

[@BOABModels]

A long, long time ago In a galaxy far away Naboo was under an attack And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn Could talk the federation in To maybe cutting them a little slack But their response, it didn't thrill us They locked the doors and tried to kill us We escaped from that gas Then met Jar Jar and Boss Nass We took a bongo from the scene And we went to Theed to see the Queen We all wound up on Tatooine That's where... we found... this boy Oh My my this here Anakin guy May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry He left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi, Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" Did you know this junkyard slave Isn't even old enough to shave But he can use the Force, they say Ahh, do you see him hitting on the queen Though he's just nine and she's fourteen Yeah, he's probably gonna marry her someday Well, I know he built C-3PO And I've heard how fast his pod can go And we were broke, it's true So we made a wager or two He was a pre-pubescent flyin' ace And the minute Jabba started off that race Well, I knew who would win first place Oh yes, it was our boy We started singin' My my this here Anakin guy May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi, soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" Now we finally got to Coruscant The Jedi Council we knew would want To see how good the boy could be So we took him there and we told the tale How his midichlorians were off the scale And he might fulfill that prophecy Oh, the Council was impressed, of course Could he bring balance, to the Force? They interviewed the kid All training they forbid Because Yoda sensed in him much fear And Qui-Gon said "Now listen here" Just stick it in your pointy ear I still will teach this boy" He was singin' My my this here Anakin guy May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi, Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" We caught a ride back to Naboo 'Cause Queen Amidala wanted to I frankly would've liked to stay We all fought in that epic war And it wasn't long at all before Little Hotshot flew his plane and saved the day And in the end some Gunguns died Some ships blew up and some pilots fried A lot of folks were croakin' The battle droids were broken And the Jedi I admire most Met up with Darth Maul and now he's toast Well, I'm still here and he's a ghost I guess I'll train this boy And I was singin' My my this here Anakin guy May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi, Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" We were singin' My my this here Anakin guy May be Vader someday later - now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"

[@dontturnaround9592]

Respect

[@mrmojomajestic8317]

I expect you to do "Yoda" when he gets to "Empire Strikes Back".

[@DMSProduktions]

Ok Weird Al!

[@gzz8551]

I missed it all because I was asleep.

[@lelonfurr1200]

you missed the appearance of gredo on SW1

[@frankharr9466]

I didn't know most of that. Cool.

[@jlo1195]

who is the Phantom Menace???

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Darth Maul? Senator Palpatine? Anakin Skywalker? Darth Jar Jar? Boris Johnson? Basically the Phantom Menace can be whatever one wants it to be. But I think George Lucas said it was officially Darth Sidious IIRC.

[@rizzovonhammy]

Y'all remember the Pepsi cans?

[@gregoryruff77]

What about Ric Olie's past as a drug dealer that invented the "Camberwell Carrot"?

[@the_unrepentant_anarchist.]

This should've been titled- *"twenty things absolutely no one missed in Ep1 because they've been pointed out in dozens of WhatCulture videos before"* 🙄 🍄

[@3313-c2j]

Number one if it wasn't for R2D2 they'd all be dead and none of this would have ever happened R2-D2 is saved everybody's behind many times

[@thecunninlynguist]

I missed the mitochondria

[@LexiLunarpaw]

it's the Powerhouse of the Cell

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Aren't Mitochondria from Parasite Eve?

[@Historicutuber]

Maul barely spoke lol

[@mickhack8034]

E.T is an Asogian btw. A legit Star Wars race

[@AngelofDeath1431]

You know, it's nice that you note certain things, but actually hearing what you're talking about would go a LOOONG way! But, I guess you couldn't be bothered seeing as you didn't show your name on screen, only (lightly, and barely) mentioned it.

[@wayne5553]

Digital birds...weird way of saying cgi

[@SpaikeeTheEevee]

Bro. You can't just mention a leitmotif and then not play the leitmotif

[@tompatchak8706]

NERDS!!!

[@williamsummerson1204]

Jeremy from cinemasins said the same thing. NERDS!!!!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@williamsummerson1204 So did HOMER!

[@williamsummerson1204]

I missed way more than 20 things for the simple fact that the one and only time that I watched it I fell asleep. 🤣

[@JihadiFemboy]

It's a good movie tho

[@steveclarke6257]

What is missing from Episode 1.....a coherent plot

[@kenbrown2808]

it's more coherent than the plot of VII-IX.

[@jeremylefevre9610]

"Somehow missed" implies these are things we were supposed to be looking for. That's frankly a little insulting seemingly making us feel dumb for not knowing this junk already. Instead you should go for a title like "20 things you didn't know" Makes you look like less of a big ego when you don't try to make yourself seem better than us simple viewers because you noticed or more likely spent an unreasonable amount of time researching all these barely interesting facts.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

What’s wrong with you? 😂

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

💕😍

[@Fluffykeith]

Things I missed in Star Wars Episode 1? Plot.... Good dialogue... Acting....

[@JamieJoseph88]

I'm afraid you're sadly mistaken, what you have listed is missing from TFA

[@Fluffykeith]

@@JamieJoseph88 Whether you think those things are missing from Episode 7, has no bearing whatsoever on whether or not I think they're missing from Episode 1.

[@JamieJoseph88]

@@Fluffykeith Ep 1 is an underappreciated classic and Ep 7 is one of the worst films ever made

[@Fluffykeith]

@@JamieJoseph88 Yeah....no. Not gonna agree with that at all.

[@JamieJoseph88]

@@Fluffykeith so you seriously think that Adam Driver can act?!? That's the most hilarious thing I've ever heard 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Voodoomaria]

Let's see, things I missed in Star Wars episode 1? Well there's writing, direction, story, logic, engaging characters, acting talent, action, tension, any sense of urgency at all, pacing.... That's nine..... I'm sure there was others, but I lost interest so early on that I probably missed them. I notice you have a similar video for episode 2. For the record I missed all the same things in that one too, and you can add to the list a sense of hope that these movies MIGHT somehow improve. OH, I also missed the price of admission as well, because I REALLY could have spent that money better elsewhere. So there's... Ten for the first film, and eleven for the second, so that's 21 things I missed, although ten of them repeated, but it's two movies so that counts. I only missed ONE thing for the third film. The third film. Learned my lesson with the first two.

[@mwilliamson7533]

Honestly the prequels aren't even that bad I went to the 3 times each while in theaters and have watched them close to 300 times since they came out on dvd

[@Voodoomaria]

@@mwilliamson7533 I respectfully disagree.

[@osio7528]

🤡

[@Voodoomaria]

@@osio7528 Look for the Plinket reviews. Very enlightening.

[@osio7528]

@@Voodoomaria fair enough, I'll give it a try

[@RobertMememe]

Jar Jar was the worst character in Star Wars

[@_Stetsi]

Erroneously poor title choice. At BEST this is simply 20 "easter eggs" or "fun facts about the film. Also...how about SHOW examples of McGregor's wig or Padme's voice instead of blabbing about it while displaying random footage... Thumbs DOWN

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

Feel better 🍼

[@scenczyk1429]

What an awful list. This is trivia not "things you might have missed" Oh excuse me for not immediately recognising salt pouring over curtains on scaffolding. How silly of me

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

What’s wrong with you?😂

[@etherealceleste]

The WhatCulture name says it all, as in they have none. This whole video is pathetic.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

Are you okay? 😂

[@davidfrederick1971]

I thought first film was awesome. I didnt mind Jar Jar. ONLY thing wrong was the title. Phantom Menace. Should have just kept original teaser title "The Beginning"

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

Yeah “The Beginning” doesn’t sound pretentious at all!

[@osio7528]

Nah, phantom menace is the coolest title

[@hortod1]

To catch these one would have to watch the movie more than once, likely dozens of times. I saw it once, was god awful, definitely didn’t see it twice, let alone several times