Most of you didn't understand it

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 2002)

I've seen this film a long time ago, and bought the dvd and then seen it again and again...well, I'm surprised about the low voting it had. It makes me think that most of you haven't understood the importance of this film, and (much important) haven't read none of the comic-novels of the Star Wars universe. With the exception of the Jar Jar character (really disturbing the film for its excessive clumsy presence), I think this Episode is the perfect introduction to the entire SW-movie saga: the atmosphere is positive, shiny, rich, elegant and it couldn't be different because nothing happened yet. Note the elegance of the starships, of the dresses, even of the droids: they're going to be in contrast with the "darkness" that's going to come and that it's going to show clearly, to me, only in Episode III; and what about the continuous links to what's going to happen (see the ascending of Palpatine, the thoughts of Yoda during Qui Gon's funeral, etc...)? And, again, the EPIC battle between Qui Gon-Obi Wan and Darth Maul (great character)? And the one between Gungans and Droids? Believe me when I say that I'm sure most of you are going to change their mind about it...