The droid armies of the Trade Federation have invaded Naboo and Queen Amidala has fled to plea her case to the Galactic Senate. With two Jedi Knights to protect her, the voyage begins smoothly, but then takes a turn when their ship is damaged and they become stranded on the remote planet of Tatooine. Whilst trying to repair the ship, the situation becomes more complicated as Qui Gon Jin; Jedi Knight meets a young boy whom he believes to be the Chosen One, prophesised to bring balance to the Force.
Before writing about the movie, I am going to come clean and say that episodes I, II, and III are not the same as the original films from the 70s, and in my opinion, the poorer episodes. I stand with my argument that the new Star Wars movies concentrate too much on the special effects, which are epically awesome admittedly, and neglects the power of the characters. That is what made the original films so great; they had brilliant characters that you just loved!
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo. While the Congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Jedi Knights, the guardians of the peace and justice in the galaxy, to settle the conflict…
After watching this movie, I have decided that this needs to be the film where we draw attention to a valuable area of filmmaking, one that is often overlooked: sound editing. I think in Phantom Menace, more than the following films and previous films, the different sounds that are created are just utterly fascinating, so much in fact that they really draw your attention to that area of filmmaking. Seriously, in films we look at the script, the screenplay, the actors, the direction, the production, and the soundtrack, but no one every really pays close attention to the minute sounds that play such an important part in creating the atmosphere and making fictional creations seem more real. Well done to everyone involved in that!
It’s ironic to think that the films that show the events that preceded the events of the original movies are actually the more modern in terms of film technology and everything. It’s not only the special effects and computer-generated characters that are just amazing in comparison, but the lightsaber battles really blew me away. In the new films, they are far more violent and breathtaking.
Starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Stamp, and Keira Knightly (see if you can pick her), Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a fun and rollicking movie filled with action, romance, drama, politics, battles, and comedy. They’re not as classics as the originals, but I do love the new Star Wars movies.
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