Reacting to Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (FIRST TIME WATCHING!!)
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"This Jar Jar is such a liability. Like, get rid of him, ASAP, please."
Good... Good... Let the hate flow through you...
@Jeremy Brookes good good. Something something dark side.
If they followed through on Darth Jar Jar, people may have changed that opinion.
Personally i find Jar Jar infinitely less annoying than C3P0
We need to see her reaction to the Robot Chicken Star Wars skits. Specifically the one where Darth Vader jettisons Jar Jar out of an airlock.
@Jeremy Brookes He was a twentysomething year old dancer when Lucas cast him... and it was essentially a voice over role for all practical purposes. I understand he performed on-set, but it wasn't like anybody knew what he looked like. He's likely made more money from his association with Star Wars than he would have otherwise. Does that excuse stupid people who lash out at actors for being in a crappy role / movie? Of course not... but I'm not going to play along with any goofball guilt trips. I proudly proclaim my overall disdain for Jar-Jar... while also proudly proclaiming that all the blame falls only at the feet of Lucas.
Also, just glancing at his resume on IMDB, he still seems to get semi-regular non-Star Wars related work. He's probably more likely to get a gig than Hayden Christensen at this point.
It's more like,"Let the wisdom flow through you"
"Nobody makes her smile like that little boy"
*Sweats profusely*
YES lollll
That’s a scary comment on its own lol
*Tragedy intensifies*
Ara ara!
FBI Open the door!
“I’m in love with little Anakin Skywalker.” That’s good, because he’s into older women.” 😉
...named Natalie...?
@@garmisra7841 C O N S P I R A C Y
@@garmisra7841 oh shit
Hey,don't talk that way about Palpatine,he's just really old and crusty
Coincidence I think NOT!
fun fact about Padme's decoy, she was played by Kierra Knightley and they looked so identical that while in costume, Natalie's parents couldn't even tell them apart
13:28 “he's such a good actor”
if only someone would've told him that back then, it would've saved him a lot of trouble
well he was! I use to be a big nerd back then and never got the hate
It’s get even worse when you realize the haters were 40 year old virgins who forgot Star Wars was made for kids.
It was Lucas's dialogue and direction that cemented Lloyd's midiclorically bad acting. Almost everyone sucked in the prequels except maybe MacGregor. This was on Lucas. The cast is solid with great performances before and since. I never blamed Lloyd. It sucks that he got so much shit.
Yeah right? I thought he was great
He’s sadly in a psychiatric facility now due to the bullying and harassment he received due to the ‘fans’
Fun fact: The Queen Body double is played by Keira Knightley.
And that explains why she doubted herself, because the characters are played by two different actors, and they swap between scenes. :P
I was just going to comment about kira.
I never got that part and still dont. So, the queen's name is Padme" Or is padme the handmaiden./ royal guard?.... I Understood the Matrix on the first watch in summer 1999............
@@captainprototype187 the queens full name is queen padamé Amidala but only the naboo councile know her full name to everyone else she is queen Amidala and because she doesn't know if she can fully trust the jedi she poses as her own handmaiden padamé. She also feel at the same time she is still safer with them than on the ship and she wants to check out whether she csn trust the jedi covertly.
@@bobarris Bruh. Its Padme. Not Padame.
“He’s such a good actor”. It breaks my heart to know that young Jake Loyd endured so much hate and vitriol after this movie, that he eventually gave up acting and doesn’t even like to talk about Star Wars anymore...
Fandoms can be so destructive sometimes...
And it just goes to show how much people will just hate on whatever is new. I can't wait for another 20 years to go by and see more love for the sequels as the kids that grew up with those get a voice online. Just as people from my generation who grew up with the prequels being released have been able to spread more love for them despite the hate they got at release from the, at the time, older generations who only grew up with the OT.
@@Galiant2010 I disagree that people disliked this movie just because it was new. It is objectively worse than the original trilogy, with too much needless goofiness, an over-reliance on CGI and worse writing. That being said and I would not blame Jake Loyd one bit for that, as it is pretty much the fault of George Lucas and his team, and I still enjoy the movie for what it is, despite its big flaws.
@@Galiant2010 Problem is the sequels are not only bad storytelling wise, they are also made from an "entitled" position which makes them hard to remedy. There is a whole expanded universe of games and novels with amazing stories Disney simply discarded (they made an official statment about it!) and substituted it with incoherent SJW stuff and proclaimed that as canon instead.
The golden rule of art is - if you can't maintain the quality of a piece, let alone improve it, don't mess with it. But Disney did. That's what I and many others hold against the sequels.
@@malyvo0 what was SJW about it?
And now the same thing happens with anyone who was involved in the sequels. This fandom never learns
Fun fact: Ray Park, who plays Darth Maul, had originally auditioned for George Lucas to be the fight choreographer, not for a role. Some days after the audition, Park was driving down the street when his agent called:
Agent: "Where are you?"
Park: "I'm in my car."
Agent: "Pull over."
The agent proceeded to tell Park they wanted him for the actual role, not just the choreographer. Great choice! lol
"Jake Lloyd is such a good actor."
Jake needed more people like you back in 1999. Unfortunately most people didn't share your sentiment, and his life took a turn because of it.
I might have said exactly that had I not read your comment.
His acting wasn't "that" bad... but the writing and direction he was given were horrible.
Yeah the story of Jake Lloyd and Ahmed Best are tragic. If you dislike a character, please don't ventilate your disappointment at the actor. :(
Unfortunately people apply this to daisy ridley too....i wonder how shes taking if
@@yamimayonnaise5378 people also apply this to Kelly Marie tran, who gets a ton of hate for her role, even though she herself is a nice person, people hate on her because of the role she got
And it's Keira Knightley playing Natalie Portman's decoy!
If I remember correctly, when they were in their makeup on set, their mothers couldn’t tell them apart. They really do look so absurdly alike.
@@JeffKelly03 Yeah, I remember reading that in some interview back when the movie came out in 1999. Supposedly even Kiera Knightley's mom had trouble telling her and Natalie Portman apart on set because they looked and sounded so much alike.
Yeah, it's Keira Knightley playin the queen when she's wearing black, and on the ship while Portman is away, but it's Portman on Coruscant and when she's wearing red in the beginning and white at the end (obviously).
Keira Knightley ("Pirates of the Caribbean", "The Imitation Game") :)
@Scribbly No. Other way around. When Padme went with them, the decoy stayed behind on the ship decoying. That's also why a simple handmaiden even had a bodyguard with her (though only one).
Jake Lloyd needed more support. He really got attacked for his role in Star Wars.
omgggggg but why
@@graceonfilmsnstuff because he was a kid at the time. And too many people (many of whom were adults) took out their anger on him and mocked him. All because they didn't like an 11 year old boy's acting performance. And whether you think he did a good job or not, he was still a kid. That's why.
@@jonathanbowling2904 i hate toxic fandoms like tht
@@graceonfilmsnstuff I dislike it as well.
@@graceonfilmsnstuff what Fandom isn't toxic I'm genuinely curious
I think one of the best parts of the movie is during the dinner with the Skywalkers. When Anakin says, "No one can kill a jedi." And Qui-Gon just gets that sad look and murmurs, "I wish that were true..."
And so ironic
Jake Lloyd could have used a lot more of you in his life.
Couldn't agree more. Hearing her talk so highly of him and be moved by some of his scenes was really great. I only hope there is a way he could see that some day.
You guys are right.
I wasn't crazy about his performance, but the way fans talked about him was shitty. Reeeeal shitty.
Sad what became of him. Hopefully he can continue treatment and be live a more fulfilling life
I'm glad someone liked Jake's performance. He deserved better treatment.
I think Phantom Menace fares a lot better if you could have watched it without the long break between it and episode 6. She has the benefit of watching it without the high expectations that it had amassed from fans over 15 years.
"I'm too sensitive for this!"
Watch out for episode 3....
Her: "What's a midichlorian? That sounds super interesting."
Me, an intellectual: "Midichlorians are the powerhouse of the Force."
Apparently, in ANH, "old Ben" had forgotten that during his years of watching over Luke. There, the Force was just something generated by all living things.
@@TorIverWilhelmsen Still was. The midichlorians were just what enabled beings to tap into it.
that was so dorky, i love every word
Ha! I understood that reference.....to middle school biology. :p
@@TorIverWilhelmsen Midichlorians don’t create the Force they just allow you to connect with it and hear it’s will. Also the Force is created by all living things. “Life creates it, makes it grow”
19:40 just a fun fact, actually Ewan McGregor and Ray Park were fighting so fast that they had to slow down the footage.
Fun fact: During the lightsaber duel at the end of the movie, the actors were moving so fast and so precisely with their attacks that they needed to slow down the footage so people could see what was going on. Top notch choreography and training on their part!
You could probably wake up Hayden and Ewon any time and they could do the choreo then and there. Edit: it's not Liam in Ep III, although he also has a very particular set of skills...
Also fun-fact: Ewan McGregor is such a fan of the OT that he used to do make-believe lightsabre duels as a kid, so he had to be told not to make his own "vzzzz" sound effects 😄
Also-also fun fact:
Ewan's uncle is Denis Lawson, who played Wedge in the OT 🙂
Another fun fact, the Star Wars opening orchestration is in the same key as the 20th century fox opening.
Ray Park who played Darth Maul still does Light saber stuff at conventions. You can find some of them on youtube.
@@bishopman2308 he also protrayed Darth Maul again once again in the clone war season finale. In mocap
Edit: misspoke
"What's a midichlorian?"
That's what every fan said when watching this.
Every simple minded fan says that. People forget in the original three movies it was never mentioned because there was no Jedi to do the tests, history was forgotten.
It was never mentioned in the OT because it wasn't needed and adds nothing to the story. Lucas loves to put random unnecessary crap in his movies like with the special edition abominations. It made me laugh when Natalie commented on the random dinosaur skeleton in ep IV
@@johnmonk66 That's part of the tragedy of the Jedi purge. Midi-chlorians represent the ages-spanning knowledge that is forever lost, usually the last casualty of any war.
@Jesus Christ Denton And exactly how did it dispell the magic of the Force? It's the Jedi way of understanding the Great Mystery however it can, using that knowledge to find others across the galaxy and avert them from the path of the Dark. Lucas was all about education. Why do you fear knowledge?
along with "George Lucas you really are an arsehole" (and we were right)
Fun fact: R2-D2 has never had is memory erased making him the only character that knows the whole story of the Skywalkers
Spoiler
They used to run Star Wars marathon specials where the premise was that they were examining R2's memory file. It was a cool thing to have in the commercial breaks.
Actually, C3PO also knows the whole story following the events of episode 9.
Thanks for the Fun Fact sidebar.
In the books he and C3PO never had wipes which meant they were more than mere Robots.
"The entire world is one big city"
"eugh"
Agree to a violent extent.
"This Jar-Jar is such a liability, like, get rid of him, ASAP please."
*[HITS SUBSCRIBE]*
krudmonger 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
and yet he is the most powerfull sith in universe :D
Sadly, the young actor that voiced Jar-Jar was so humiliated and distraught that everyone hated Jar-Jar he contemplated suicide.
@@garyglaser4998 :( it was one of his first works as well (imdb)... and he's been in like 65 things total so clearly a good actor.
@@garyglaser4998 Seems a bit of an over reaction... It was only a terrible role
Sad fact, the community reaction to Young Anakin was so bad at the time, that it ruined Jake Lloyd's career and life after the film came out. It was really heartwarming watching you have a positive reaction to him.
Same goes for Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar. Which is a shame, I met him in real life and he seems like a great dude.
@@generic_sauce Definitely. I always empathized more with Jake because he was so young, but what happened to Ahmed was awful as well. The thing is, regardless of the time, I never thought that the criticism for Jake or Anakin was valid. Jar jar was legitimately annoying, although I do love him. Jake on the other hand was adorable and a good actor just like she said in the video. Both situations were terrible though...
The Original Trilogy Purist Fans are probably the most agressive and toxic fans ever.
@@corbanwoosley6891 Only thing against Jake was he had some bad lines that just don't feel natural for a kid. I think if you take the poop jokes away from Jar Jar he's more bearable.
@@notanactualuser He definitely had some cheesy lines. Like many people in Star Wars. But Jake was still a good actor.
"R2 has been around for all of it."
There's a fan theory that the Star Wars movies are told from the perspective of R2 which is why there are discrepancies between the trilogies.
George Lucas confirmed this, but he may have been trolling just so people would stop asking
That's not a fan theory.
There's an old Kirosawa film called "The Hidden Fortress," where all the major events are shown from the pov of two peasants. It's considered a classic film.
And george has said specifically that R2 and 3P0 play that role in these films
In early drafts it was supposed to be from entirely their point of view, but that was just a cute idea, and was abandoned for more traditional story telling.
But that idea does still lie at the heart of the story.
The theory is also R2 has never had his mind wiped, someone along the way put a Kyber crystal in him making him force "sensitive", and Vader never destroyed him and no way in hell Anakin forgets R2 or 3PO.
"What? we got a Virgin Mary over here?"
actually. yes, exactly.
Literally lol Anakin was created as a response to Darth Plagueis meddling.
The "immaculate conception" angle has always bothered me far more than the introduction of midichlorians.
@@308719236 yes but also no because the plageus book is no longer canon
@@Selloca Yes, but does canon really matter anymore when the tripe Disney makes doesn't even come close to the quality of writing in that book? Or many other ones like it? The closest they've gotten is the Mandalorian and even that isn't great when compared to the best Legends has to offer. At this point I, and a good chunk of Star Wars fans, consider the Disney fan fictions to be non-canon. It's sad because they had potential, but they have done nothing but squander it for the last 9 years or so. To say nothing of the disgusting treatment of fan-favorite characters and the fandom at large.
@Tyrannosavage Rekt In theory, I agree. There's some explanation provided at least, and it's all fantasy. You want some real good immaculate conception bullshit; look at the Bible. People are actually trying to fight with your logic and reasoning to make you believe such a thing happened, for real.
Jake Lloyd, the Actor who played Anakin in Episode I was actually bullied by other kids after the movie came out and sadly it basically destroyed his acting career.
It destroyed more than that. He had underlying mental issues that got seriously exacerbated by all of the harassment that he ended up in a mental hospital.
His life in fact. He is currently in a mental facility after being arrested a few years ago. There is speculation his mom was a Hollywood mother, too, and put a lot of pressure on him.
He's still in a bad way to this day. It's really sad
I feel really bad for him. I thought he did an incredible job
Imagine being bullied for being in star wars.
It’s super cool seeing people experiencing Star Wars, really awesome seeing people getting into it for the first time.
What will be super cool? You realize that literally no one asked so just keep quiet.
The thing to remember is the obi wan is lile 24 in this, and he's known qui gon for almost 16 years. Quo gon was like a father to him.
I loved the kids books about Obi-Wan being Qui-Gon's apprentice before episode 1. The Jedi Apprentice series. He was basically cast out of the Jedi Order because no one would take him as an apprentice. He was being sent away to an agricultural planet where he could use his Force powers to aid in the healthy growth of crops. But Qui-Gon was also on that ship on a mission and they ended up working together and that's when he finally took Obi-Wan on as an apprentice. And learning that Qui-Gon's first apprentice had turned to the dark side was so intriguing. Like, he had 2 apprentices in his lifetime, and almost a 3rd with Anakin, and the first and Anakin both fell to the dark side, and so did his master, Dooku. He was surrounded by people falling to the dark side. I'm not sure what it means, but it's still always stuck out to me.
"I've seen this before, what is this thing?"
The bane of every Star Wars fan's existence.
No, he didn't come around until episode 7. Wait. Were we _not_ talking about J.J. Abrams?
Of course you did, its like poetry, it rhymes
What a perfect, fitting, and appropriate reaction to Jar Jar 🤣😂
@@officialmonarchmusic What are you talking about? SW ep1 is my fav SW movie, and I'm not saying this to making fun of it
@@zotharr Oops, so sorry. I've been jumping at shadows recently I think. I don't know why. Deepest apologies
"He just cut him in half!" He should've cut the other way.
“He should have aimed for his neck instead.”
Should've gone for the head
@@benschultz1784 "I understood that reference."
@@treygoldsworthy1402 "Anything more to say?"...
@@treygoldsworthy1402 Right, a number 7 cut instead of number 5. It was such a plot contrivance when they brought Darth Maul back in The Clone Wars.
fun fact about the genius of John Williams:
The cheery music playing in the parade at the end of this movie is actually the theme of Emperor Palpatine, sped up and put into a major scale.
Compare with the whole sequence between Luke, Vader and the Emperor in Episode VI, where you can hear the original, sinister piece.
It's such an amazing choice to highlight the literal phantom menace of Palpatine, standing right next to the heroes, smiling happily, knowing his master plan is unraveling slowly into ultimate success.
Exactly. This is why, to me, the only two movies in the Saga to have happy endings are IV and VI. The rest are either outright or subtly bittersweet.
@@commandercaptain4664 what about 3? And IV is a sad ending. I mean, here is a guy, who has been working for a long time to bring some effective leadership to this galactic union. He works the backchannels and uses very high political skills to work his way up to the top. He is adept, capable, intelligent and competent. He faces insurmountable odds and even has this cult of magic users who at all times attempt to peek at his plans and want nothing more than to see him fail. Why? Because they see his religion and ideas as contrary to their own and therefore "dangerous". This cult by they way has spent over a thousand years indoctrinating and perfecting their propaganda machine, so their ideals are seen as equal to "truth and justice". To me, Star Wars is "wall street" added with "passion of the christ" with lightsabers.
@@olesams It's nice you liked The Phantom Menace. Jake Lloyd was heavily criticized and he was endlessly bullied and persecuted in school for years. My understanding is that he's been in and out of mental institution and feels this movie ruined his life. The film does have its high points but is considered the worst of all the Star Wars movies. Jar Jar Binks went down in history as one of the biggest blunders and most hated characters if all time.
It's a shame Lucas erased Yub Nub from later editions. It's more joyous than the music that replaced it
I thought I knew everything there was to know about the music from Star Wars, as I have studied the scores closely for years, but I never knew that! Seriously, that's just plain genius.
Fun fact: In the fight between Obi-Wan and Darth Maul, Ewan McGregor and Ray Park got so into the fight it, literally turned into a competition of who’s the better sword fighter and they both walked away pretty bruised.
I’m so happy to see people appreciating this film, and the prequels in general. Fans my age who grew up with the original trilogy were just... toxic... when these came out.
A newcomer catches that it’s Obi-Wan in the beginning! Glory hallelujah!
ikr. They all find out when he's checking the midichlorian count.
she doesnt suspect a thing about who the emperor is tho >:)
Am I missing something? I mean ts not like that's a secret or anything!
Joseph if you watched any of these reactions lately you would know they always miss qui gon calling him obi wan in the beginning and catch it when qui gon is asking fir a midichlorean count
Obi-Wan Kenobi tbh that’s one of the many problems of this trilogy. You barely get to know the characters. In the original you know off the bat everyone’s name. Obi-Wans name gets mentioned in the beginning of this film but like you say everyone misses it. Qui-Gons name doesn’t get mentioned until they meet Shmi and so for the entire first half you just refer to him as Liam Neeson.
I thought the same thing Jon!!! Lol
The score during the lightsaber fight is called "Duel of the Fates", and it's one of the reasons John Williams has more Oscar nominations than anyone alive (second only to Walt Disney himself).
There are plenty of flaws in this movie, but the score is not one of them.
@@wizardsuth Agreed!!!
A nice bit of foreshadowing is hidden in the score of the end parade theme. Listen to it on TH-cam, then listen to the Emperor's theme from Empire/Jedi.
@@wizardsuth It's like the song says, John Williams is the man
Walt Disney is still alive? My goodness, he must be like 120 years old!!
"I can't believe Jar-jar is in control. That makes no sense"
Yeeeep 🤷♂️
funny how often people just roll the dice on Jar-Jar only to have it blow up on them
“how old do you have to be to start jedi training?”. Fetus🤣
yeah, literally. The movies never told us that, but according the books, the Jedi test children's blood for midichlorians and take them away from their parents when they are still babies. Jedi don't want their members to have any attachments to other people, because you know, feelings make you vulnerable and stuff.
Yet they pair young kids in training with a Master who will become teacher, older sibling, and parent all in one, so they are GOING to form a bond/attachment with this older Jedi...typically in their adolescence, a time when they are most emotionally vulnerable. There are countless novels and comics based on the idea of an unstable Master screwing up their apprentice's thinking or Jedi who go off the deep end when their Master is killed.
Gotta love the clip of Qui-Gon, Darth Maul and Obi-Wan and the different ways their characters react to their brief separation from each other:
Qui-Gon: Withdraws his lightsaber, kneels and begins to meditate
Darth Maul: Keeps his eyes locked on Qui-Gon and begins pacing back and fourth impatiently like a tiger in a cage.
Obi-Wan: Stands anxiously waiting to rush back into the fight, concerned for the safety of his master.
It's just too bad Obi-Wan forgot he could run really quickly like in the beginning of the film.
The scene where he says goodbye to his mom was too real for me when I was little, I got me thinking that one day she’s now gonna be with me, pretty impressive for a young actor. It breaks my heart knowing that he was bullied out of acting by haters
"What is this guys problem?"
Jar Jar is a Sith Lord, thats the problem.
A Sith Lord?
@@TK-wk6xd it's a weird fan theory
@@trickshotsmoviesandcubing2317 They *might* have been quoting Master Windu from Episode III, when Anakin warns him, but it being such a short and simple sentence makes it hard to tell.
@@Lokear that's true. I wrote this comment before being as well-versed in prequel memes as I am now.
The Phantom Menace is not nearly as bad as everyone makes it out to be, glad you liked the film
I'd place it higher than Attack of the Clones tbh
It's not bad, its just very weak and underwhelming
And it's gonna take 20 more years before people say this about the sequels. Where once their was hate for the prequels, there is now love and appreciation for them. The same will happen with the sequels, we're just still stuck in the hating phase. And hate leads to suffering.
@@Galiant2010 Not at all. You are so wrong.
@@Galiant2010 The sequels are just fine in my opinion, I have nitpicks of course but you can literally nitpick any film. I watched and enjoyed every one of them and found something to like and/or adore about every one. The SW fan base is just a bunch of awful, loud mouthed jerks who have to have something to complain about or they can't deem themselves or seem relevant anymore, they are just about as bad as the Soulsborne community. The sequels were good movies and honestly, I couldn't agree with your comment more.
"The entire planet is one big city."
"Ugh!"
Me: Same
I laughed so hard at that!
Kinda like New York City or Chicago.
I’m 24 and actually started with the prequels when I was around 5 years old, they’ll always have a special place in my heart. I agree they have some weird moments and choices but I still love them! They introduced me to Star Wars which has been my favorite thing for almost 20 years now, and your reactions are so positive and wonderful. I’ve watched them all, subscribed, and can’t wait for the next ones! It really seems to me you get it why this franchise is so special to people!
I’m 23 years old and I first watch Star Wars prequel trilogy and original trilogy, when I was 5 years old.
I seen it a lot that people who were disappointed in the prequels do acknowledge that they were great for kids.
wOw...we are the same then.
But you do acknowledge that the original trilogy was much better...right?
I think that the Phantom Menace was orientated for kids a lot, especially Jar-Jar. So, we liked it as kids, it had awesome flashy fights, pretty good story and poodoo jokes. And naturally, the Original Trilogy fans were disappointed since they were not kids at this time, to those it looked silly, they wanted something more grown-up. I still like TPM, and if you cut it some slack for "kid-friendly" moments it looks like a good movie. TPM gave us a lot of awesome things, like badass lightsaber fights, places like Coruscant and the gungan underwater city, Darth Maul, perfect young Obi-wan, cool Qui-Gon, The Duel of Fates, droidekas...
Qui Gon waves his hand at Shmi Skywalker: “you will let the child participate in a bloodsport”
Love your genuine reactions. Really enjoying this series. It's sad Jake Lloyd was bullied mercilessly growing up after filming this. He's battling some serious mental health demons in real life now. Hopefully he see's this video and learns people do appreciate what he contributed to Star Wars.
Keep up the great content! Subscribed.
Anakin did bring balance: remember, it was him who killed the Emperor, in the end...
Or the cynical version: There were too many Jedi and too few Sith, so Anakin brought some balance.
@@itaialter Only siths ruin balance
But then they made Rise of Skywalker and tossed that idea out the window :(
MarkimusMaximus9 yes:(
Anakin brought balance to the Force when he hunted down the Jedi during Order 66. At that time, the Light Side was much stronger and more prolific throughout the galaxy than the dark side. When Anakin killed all the Jedi, the light side and the dark side were even.
Tatooine was filmed in Tunisia (except in Return of the Jedi, then it was Arizona). In fact, the Lars Homestead and the giant skeleton from Episode IV are still there!
Yea and the Lars Homestead has been inhabited by some locals
When filming scenes of tatooine for episode 1 they went to what George Lucas said resembled the area of the Lars homestead with intention to have the areas of tatooine look the same as the original, but when they began to set preliminary equipment found the original homestead intact less then a quarter mile away hidden by some sand dunes
Imagine being some sheltered Tunisian farmer and one day just happen to come across a massive fucking skeleton in the middle of a sand dune.
The slaves district where Anakin lives is also a real location, modified for the movie.
And the shots where R2 is lost in A New Hope as well as Jabba's palace in Return of the Jedi was filmed in Death Valley, CA
“It’s going to break my heart when he turns to the dark side”... Literally what Padme says to him in Ep. III
"What's the purpose of these forcefields."
Me, an intellectual: "They're called plot-device forcefields."
That was a very evil laugh when Qui-Gon controlled the dice haha
The best thing about new fans is that they aren't harshly critical as the original-trilogy-only fans. THANK YOU for enjoying the story!
She convinced me that the film is solid except for Jar Jar.
I'm an OT fan and while I didn't love them as much, I still enjoyed them and Maul was Bad Ass. I can confidently say the TV Show really validated the Prequels
The Prequels have a lot of good ideas but are let down by bad direction and inconsistent writing (The Clone Wars TV series actually capitalises on a lot of that missed potential and created better stories and characters than the Prequel films). I always felt kinda sorry for Jar Jar, don’t get me wrong he’s VERY annoying (when you put all your comic relief into a single character then they have to actually be funny! Or else you’ve F’d up royal) but he became the poster boy of the prequels and the bad feelings for everything else that’s wrong with these movies latched onto him as well. But at least his screen time in the next two movies is given over to Anakin, that’s got to be a win right? ... right?
I don't think I'm harshly critical. It's just that the movie starts with a trade dispute? How exciting! Vader starts as a whiny brat? Jar Jar. Darth Maul is so cool, I can't believe we have an antagonist as good as Darth Vader...oh, um, well so much for that.
@Not Yet It's all about perspective. He had a certain type of humor that some people appreciate and others do not. Like all humor it's subjective. I personally never had a problem with it (or the prequels), despite growing up as a kid on the original trilogy myself.
Her reaction to all of this is exactly what George was shooting for when he wrote this.
As a life long star wars fan, I love that you can enjoy this without the backlash that happened after it came out.
I camped out the night before it came out. I enjoyed Episode I in the theater with fans, before some people turned against it.
"We got a Virgin Mary over here?" lol. Yes, Anakin was created by the Force.
Agree with so many comments here, it so refreshing to have someone join the star wars family with a fresh set of eyes. Enjoying it for what it is, and having plain old fun like I did when I first watched them.
Thankyou for the joy of these videos. The best!
Exactly, the only people who enjoy the prequels are people who know almost nothing about the universe and aren't invested at all. Just let the slop flow over you
@@CatholicBossHogg Slop = hatred. Enjoy your slop.
"He's such a good actor oh my god"
Thank god someone appreciated Jake's performance
i just wanna say i love how receptive and supportive you were of jake lloyds performance. while by no means my favorite actor in the prequels, he didnt deserve the backlash hatred he got and its nice to see you taking his performance so positively
"I don't have the same attachment"
Good, you'll make a good Jedi
"What's a midichlorian?" That, dear lady, is exactly what every other fan said at that same moment, ROFL!!
MIronLance funny thing is it’s supposed to be a reference to mitochondria! Top athletes tend to have a higher mitochondria counts than average humans.
The thing that always bugged me is that Qui-Gon explains it later pretty clearly but all the prequel haters still said that it "demystified" the force or reduced it to bacteria when in reality he explains that they're more like a radio antenna that connects you to the Force. Like, here's the exact quote from the movie:
"Life forms living together for mutual advantage. Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to you, *telling you the will of the Force*. When you learn to quiet your mind, you will hear them speaking to you."
That's it and nothing more is ever said about them in any of the movies. Yet the haters made a huge deal out of it and now because of them everyone thinks The Force = midichlorians.
@Jesus Christ Denton Isn`t it nice, when we can just ignore other peoples opinions and just quantify them as "negative" or "haters". "Alt-right" or "alt-left".
The problem is though, that when you have 5 gazillion people spouting the same grievances people kinda zone out. It becomes noise.
@@JingIeFett The force does = midichlorians and I'm not a prequel hater. I love the prequels, still think midichloricans were a moronic idea, which they were. So glad Disney has decided to retcon them. It is literally a measurement that shows your potential force power, it also indicated an actual, measurable substance within the body that you can sample, which completely destroyed the entire point of the force users being a religion.
This means that there is no ambiguity of anything, it is just you have midichloricans you are at least somewhat in tune with the force, or you have no midichlorians and you don't.
It basically turns the entire Jedi-Sith thing into a game of top trumps. Whoever has the higher midichlorian count inherently has an advantage and has little to do with control or training.
@@henryofskalitz5212
Completely wrong.
*"Life forms living together for mutual advantage. Without the midichlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to you, telling you the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your mind, you will hear them speaking to you."*
Where does it say in that quote that The Force = midichlorians? Yeah, exactly. And, Disney didn't retcon midichlorians, at least not that I'm aware of. Quite the contrary and Baby Yoda is the proof. I'll come back to that.
If you think it has little to do with training, then you completely missed the point of the whole prequel trilogy. Anakin had the highest midichlorian count of all time, higher than even Yoda. So if midichlorian count was all that mattered, why did Obi-Wan beat him?
Simple really. Obi-Wan had more experience, training, and discipline. It's not just about raw midichlorian count, if it was then Obi-Want would have gotten wrecked. That's what Anakin thought and it was his downfall. You can have all the midichlorians in the universe. But if you don't know how to quiet your mind and listen to them, it's meaningless. On the other hand, you could have a single midichlorian in your entire body, but if you're able to listen to it with complete clarity, you'd be just as powerful. Midichlorians tell you the will of the Force, they are not the Force itself. That's why it's practically a religion and why there's such an emphasis on meditation and training and discipline.
Why is Baby Yoda able to do what he does despite little or no training? Why is he more naturally in tune with The Force?
Midichlorians are the explanation for the genetic component. It's why Leia was force sensitive even in the OT, despite no training. It's why Luke can say "The Force is strong in my family"--that can only be true if there's a genetic component, even if he didn't know it. That doesn't stop Luke/Anakin from being the chosen one from the prophecy, it doesn't invalidate the semi-religious aspect.
See, if anyone could just become a jedi equally easily and genetics played no part whatsoever, then there'd be nothing stopping Obi-Wan from grabbing any random orphan off the street of Tatooine and training an army of jedi, instead of focusing on just Luke. Or Palpatine from training every stormtrooper to have force abilities to improve their aim or to interrogate people.
It's why if Luke and Han Solo were both to train to become jedi at the same time, Luke would probably pick it up much faster while Han would likely struggle more and take longer to reach the same level.
Midichlorians are simply the reason why some people are more naturally gifted in the force than others. It doesn't mean other people can't also become jedi, just that they might struggle more or have to train harder. It's similar to how some people are naturally good at sports or naturally good at playing the piano and pick it up quickly. They still need to train, and someone with less raw talent but more training can still do better. Like Obi-Wan vs Anakin at Mustafar.
"Nobody makes her smile except that little boy" Oh, how little she knew
"I never got to see Obi-Wan in action before"
*smiles in episode 4*
Where are the Tatooine scenes filmed? Literally in Tataouine, in Tunesia.
as much as I loved all of John Williams other stuff, Duel of the Fates (Qui-gon and Obi vs. Maul) is just next level.
Then you realize that the parade music from the end of the movie is actually Palpatine's theme in a major key... In short, John Williams is awesome.
I'm also really glad that you praised Jake Lloyd. He really did do a great job. What was rough, though, was that fans had their own ideas of what Anakin should be like and what the movie should be and do and when it didn't go the way they wanted to they took it out on the characters/actors. Specifically, Jae Jar and Jake Lloyd. Both of those men have had to struggle with depression and such because of the personal attacks they received because people took it too seriously, too personally, and didn't allow the story tellers to tell their story.
So, again, thank you for liking Jake Lloyd and enjoying the story that was told. Your lack of preconceived ideas and "fan buildup" has allowed you to just enjoy what's there.
Your support for Jake Lloyd means allot. He ended up quoting acting after the Phantom Menace because of how badly he was being bullied over his performance as Anakin. Even professional critics at the time were overly furious at his performance.
“The entire planet is one big city.”
“Ugh. Sounds like my worst nightmare. I love nature too much.”
Same, girl! SAME. 🤣
These are so fun to watch, haha!
i like your name
@@parzibalamblin1890 roll a charisma check please
"no one makes her smile except that little boy"
ABOUT THAT
Around the 12:40 mark Did anyone catch the fact that Anikan said it’s what he always dreamed of doing, it could be hinting at the fact that he was having premonitions of his future at a very young age. I’ve seen this movie a million times since it came out and just now catching it.
13:34 funny. Because i agree. Compared to other actors at that age, he is doing very well. But SW fans (of which i count myself) for some reason has declared Jake lloyd public enemy number one.
"how did they run that fast?" - Don't worry, you never see it again in any of the movies.
Bill Willis If I remember right, The Second Sister does it in Jedi: Fallen Order
Bill Willis 🤣
lol
haha I loved the force dash, my brain made more than enough excuses why they only did it there :D
@@Panelisms she does do it in the game. But yes op was right it never appears in the movies or even the animated series afaik
I know it’s only been less than a minute since you uploaded this video. But I’ve been waiting for this. I discovered your channel...3 days ago, but I watched all your Star Wars reactions and I really like your energy and your reactions 🤙🏾
As soon as I saw the notification pop up on my phone for this video. I literally was about to write this exact same comment. Well not the exact same. But the exact same in terms of I to was waiting for this video and I to discovered her videos 3 days ago.
Doesn't she have Great Energy in her Reactions?
I just jumped in to type almost this exact same thing, but you did it already.
These are some of the most entertaining reaction videos that I have seen.
Ah I love your pure reaction :) I think a lot of the fandom was upset at this movie either because they had so many other expectations, or they were put off by the lightheartedness. I was 16 when it came out and still rather new to the fandom so I was basically the perfect age and I still love the prequels. Interesting to see your take on 'balance'. And yes, midichlorians are based on mitochondria. I used to study microbiology and mitochondria originated in our early ancestors as symbiotic bacteria. Some people don't like the concept of midichlorians but I always thought it was pretty neat.
Unfortunately there was so much backlash against Jake Lloyd he stopped acting and went through a really rough time...I'm sure he'd be happy to know there are still people who enjoy this movie!
"Nobody makes her smile except for that little boy." 😆
They train Jedi from like 3 or 4 years of age. The younger they can get a hold of a force sensitive the better in their opinion. They don't usually accept older because older people have developed attachments with people outside of the Jedi Order and so cannot be as easily brainwashed into being a drone for the cult.
exactly. Anakin was too old, and had very strong attachent to his mother, which later projected to Padme.
Which ultimately caused his betrayal of Jedi order.
The Jedi would tend to test and "convince" the parents to hand of their children to the Jedi order shortly after the child had became one year old when the forces connection would either lessen greatly, or would remain thus identifying the child as force sensitive
David Jacobs, SPOILERS
@Spectre N7 I mean, they sucked, but the Empire was way worse.
@Not Yet Definitely a Cult
Anakin IS the chosen one. He destroyed the Sith (the emperor and himself, Darth Vader is another person, if you will).
All true until the hack frauds at Disney/Lucasfilm come in and allow J.J. Abrams to retcon it all and the Sith not being destroyed at all...
Zou Jonathan the prophecy is that he brings balance right? And at this time there are thousands of jedi and only two sith? Surely he brings balance at the time of order 66? By balancing the numbers? I never understood why qui gon and the others were so keen on bringing balance when it is they who are in the ascendancy at the time? Isn’t ROTS when he fulfils the prophecy and brings balance? That’s how i always saw it.
From a certain point of view.
@@JustWillB Well that's a cool theory but I think George Lucas confirmed this one in one of the webisodes
Yeah Disney made it the whole PALPATINE story
"This should be a rollercoaster."
Well, technically it's a Disney property now, so...
"That fish had arms, biceps."
That fish lifted
Once again: GREAT JOB showing how FUN this franchise is! Thank you!
Real quick fact, jedi usually begin their training as babies. It helps to learn at an early age to keep their emotions in check.
Yes, that's how indoctrination works. If you hammer it into them when they're too innocent to question it, they'll believe all the bullshit you feed them.
Yeah in the prequels
Because of this the jedi were labelled as kidnappers to the dagoran masters who are force sensitive but are more monk like to the force. They connect to the living force and are not warriors. They sense the knowledge and the harmony of the universe.
@@cruherrx it's so they dont turn into space Hitler when their mom dies
@@cruherrx the jedi have a 20,000 year history of doing things. they know what they are talking about.
I've been watching your Star Wars reaction videos all morning, really enjoying them! I also really like that you appreciate Jake Lloyd's performance, I think he is really good in the role too.
Great! Now I'm binge watching you watching all the Star Wars movies...Lol. I saw Episode IV when it came out originally in the '70s. It is wonderful seeing them again for the "first time" through your experience. Thank you for sharing.
Bantha Fodder is food for Banthas, a herd species on Tatooine. Bantha Fodder specifically is food that is weak and slow/easy to catch because Banthas can't catch anything that is strong or agile.
So calling someone bantha fodder means you're calling them weak, slow and it is also a play on slow meaning dumb as well.
Hence why its the title awarded to the player who gets killed the most when playing the Star Wars Battlefront video games, hehe
Calling somebody bantha fodder just means, "you're going to die and be fed to banthas," or as trash talk simply means "I'm going to kill you" at this pod race or whatever. Fodder is not slow because it is not alive.
BrianNIL That definition of the term makes far more sense to me. Kind of like saying “you’re dead meat!”
And being called "Bantha Poodoo" means that you've annoyed a small Twi'lek girl.
Banthas are the animals the Sand People ride on. There. Now she has context ;)
“This should be a roller coaster”
They got u covered look up star tours ;3
Do they bring you through the Milky Way in The Star Tours?
not exactly an amusement park ride, but there was a star wars pod racer game for, if i remember right, the PS1
i thought Star Tours was at Disney in the late 80s?
Or, look up Isle of Man TT races. th-cam.com/video/qW761udHbGg/w-d-xo.html. Nearest to pod racing, imo
@@jrobertlysaght Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast & PC
Watching you watch this for the first is SUPER AWESOME, following the journey is so neat to see someone who has NOT watched this before is so cool.
It's such a heartwarming thing seeing someone else see these movies for the first time, reminds me of when I was falling in love with Star Wars as a kid.
Your reactions are so fun! Seeing people react with positivity to the prequels makes me happy. Many Star Wars fans have an almost obsessive hate for the prequels and/or sequels that makes it very hard to be a new SW fan (at least for me). I can't wait for your reaction to the rest of the SW films!
@7:08 "This Jar Jar is such a liability... like, get rid of him ASAP, please!"
Lol... you speak for soooo many fans when you say this! 😂
He was supposed to be the villain. Lol
It's so weird, after Clone Wars, to look back on this film and remember that this used to be ALL we had of Maul.
Hey there! Just now found this video and I liked seeing your reactions and your cute facial expressions to the first Star Wars prequel. From here I will watch your other videos of you reacting to the other Star Wars films and additional movies. Blessings to you!
Natalie, when I subscribed you had less than 500 subscribers, now over 6k. Congradulations!!
Now it's 310K!
"That was unnecessary, Jarjar" pretty much sums up the character hahaha
Your talking and crying is what drew me to your channel lol feels very genuine
Love your reactions so far. This is my 2nd video of yours watching and the first was for Return of the Jedi. I discovered your channel by accident too and so far it's good.
React to The Princess Bride. That would give me a huge happy smile.
"This Jar Jar is such a liability. Like, get rid of him, ASAP, please." ... ... Yeah...
But he's the key to all of this.
@@eskreskao Yes, unfortunately. Jar jar has that superpower of every mistake he makes leads to something the hero needs.
@@Briansgate But he is not as powerful with Deus ex Machina as Rey is. She has the ability to do everything herself, no experience needed.
@@Briansgate I still think that it's entirely plausible that Lucas intended him to be the secret Sith Lord manipulating from behind a mask of clueless incompetence.
roman legionhare sure cause luke didn’t do this at all either
Yooo! That eye roll over Jar Jar was epic
hands down the best reaction i've seen of the star wars movies. Subscribed
Ok. I'm one of the biggest Star Wars nerds on the planet. HOW DID I NEVER CATCH THAT GREG PROOPS WAS THE PODRACER ANNOUNCER?!?!!!?!!
Hey I bet you never noticed DARTH VADER’s mask wasn’t all black either. To show up on film they painted it asymmetrically with gunmetal gray. Notice how his left “cheek” was always shiny in A NEW HOPE.
@@mem1701movies huh that's neat
Me too. Except, he also did the voice of Tal Merrik from Star Wars the clone wars season 2.
Not the biggest star wars nerd i guess 🙃
@@mem1701movies That I did know. I'm a actually Vader in the 501st so it would be pretty sad if that slipped by me
Do the Back to the Future trilogy!
This was a great video. I had the same reaction when I watched the film so many years ago. It is true that Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is the weaker piece from the second trilogy, but I truly believe the prequels have honor and great values to teach. That is what makes a film unforgettable.
‘He has a double lightsaber!?’ So funny. Most people knew that before hand at the time because of trailers etc, so it’s cool someone got it as a surprise.