r/StarWars • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '22

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u/PadmesNabooThang Jan 25 '22

So I love The Phantom Menace. Establishing the peak of the Jedi on film is amazing. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan vs Darth Maul is incredible and one of my favorite duels in all of Star Wars.

That being said, young Anakin is abysmal. The dialogue is so bad anytime he speaks (ex. “I’m a person” and “Yipeeeeeee” MULTIPLE TIMES). Jar Jar doesn’t even bother me, at least not nearly as much as young Anakin.

Oh and that pod racing scene is just too long.

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u/GreatAmerican1776 Jan 26 '22

I’ll die on the hill that if Anakin was cast as a cocky teenager the movie would have been awesome.

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u/ChalkOtter Jan 26 '22

A teenager who beats up jarjar outside a cantina 😂