TPM IS good in a lot of subtle ways that were completely nullified by Lucas chickening out on making Jar Jar a sith lord. Watch* again with an eye on JJB and you’ll notice him subtly manipulating all the characters and action in the movie.
I think Jar Jar was too successful at being marketable comic relief. I’m fully camp sith JJB as written TPM. It would’ve been much more compelling story-wise, but we know Lucas is all about those merchandising rights, and I’d put real money on him seeing his popularity with the kids and chickening out for the bag.
I started typing this in Jar Jar’s voice, but I hated myself mid-sentence, so instead:
This means Phantom Menace is good now, right?
Better than what came after, worse than what was made before.
Enter the Andor redemption arc.
The Phantom Menace is good now?
Always has been
💗 XD.
Mesa thinks it is now, yesa!
No
This is precisely why it is bad
TPM IS good in a lot of subtle ways that were completely nullified by Lucas chickening out on making Jar Jar a sith lord. Watch* again with an eye on JJB and you’ll notice him subtly manipulating all the characters and action in the movie.
I think Jar Jar was too successful at being marketable comic relief. I’m fully camp sith JJB as written TPM. It would’ve been much more compelling story-wise, but we know Lucas is all about those merchandising rights, and I’d put real money on him seeing his popularity with the kids and chickening out for the bag.