George Lucas proves his brilliance

Rating: Null/10 (21 July 2001)

The Phantom Menace, Episode 1 in the Star Wars series. Not the best movie, but not a bad one. And regardless, this movie is just another indication of the amazing brilliance of writer/director George Lucas.

Think about it; what is your biggest complaint about this movie? For most people, it's the fact that it is just too childish. But how many of you actually went to see it in the theatres?
And that is why he is so ingenious. Mr. Lucas already knows he has a massive audience in the age group of 20-80, I mean a lot of us grew up on this movie. But this movie he did something different. He aimed it (at least partially) at the kids. And by doing so, he has gotten a whole new generation addicted to the Star Wars extravaganza. He may have upset a few of his original hard-core fans, but they won't swear off Star Wars because of it. And in the mean time, he has created a whole new dichotomy of Star Wars fans.
Answer me one more question: Even if you hated Phantom Menace, are you still going to go see Episode 2? Exactly.