Phantom Menace is underrated

Rating: 10/10 (4 June 1999)

I know you probabably think I'm crazy by saying that the Phantom Menace is underrated (given its incredible hype), but I feel content with my statement. I have read a number of the previous user comments on this movie, and I disagree with about 90% of them. There have been a number of people who have criticized the lack of emotion in the movie, especially with the young Anakin Skywalker, and I can't understand why. Jake Lloyd plays an incredibly convincing young boy who is full of innocence and eager to become a Jedi, and his unbridled enthusiasm makes this all believable. People expect him to act they way an older, more mature person would act. But you have to understand that he is a 6 year old boy, and children tend to display their emotions quite differently than adults. As for the other actors, they all added an equally impressive emotional impact to the film. When you combine the emotional impact with the incredible special effects in the film, you can truly understand why Phantom Menace is so special.