Great Start To A New Trilogy

Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2002)

The Phantom Menace has set up the next two films very nicely. This is the first film in a series of three that will focus on Anakin Skywalker; later known as Darth Vader. Our first glimpse of Anakin shows us that he is a very daring boy, yet has some fear inside of him. Can I see the dark side coming on? Fans of Star Wars may say this movie is too childish with characters like Jar Jar Binks populating it, but George Lucas did this in order to contrast the other two movies with this one. (Possible Spoiler Coming Up) This one was meant to be cheerful, while the other two will be a lot darker as Anakin turns to the Dark side and the fall of the Republic takes place. The Phantom Menace is another great addition to the Star Wars epic series, and has captured the souls once again of the old, and of the young.