Get over yourselves people

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2020)

Episode 1 is meant to introduce us to the boy who would grow up to be Vader and deepen our knowledge of the Jedi religion. It does both of these exceedingly well. Here we meet the boy Anakin Skywalker, enslaved on Tatoine and eventually get our first look at the Jedi council. My only regret with this film is that Darth Maul was so short lived. John Williams outdoes himself scoring this film and the use of CGI is far and above anything I had seen up to this point.
So why did I entitle this "get over yourselves people"? The answer is simple, Jar Jar. It seems that many people, who like me, grew up with these movies being released as they were made, simply forgot that Star Wars is meant to appeal to all ages. I mean, Ewoks, enough said? No? Do you not remember the Ewoks and their subsequent television movies? Is Jar Jar annoying, of course. It does not detract from this film though. IF YOU WATCH THESE FILMS THROUGH THE EYES WITH WHICH YOU FIRST WATCHED A STAR WARS FILM, YOU WILL LOVE IT. End of story.