"Stars Wars" - The No Good Movie (The Phantom Menace)- Part I

Rating: 1/10 (7 May 2015)

The absolute worse. When I saw the "No Good Movie" (The Phantom Menace) when it first came out years ago, I didn't know what to make of it. After seeing it, I said to myself "Aww, it was O.K. I guess" and that was it. I didn't see it a second time (unlike the original and the two sequels)and forgot about it. And now, years later, I know why. "The Phantom" was incredibly unmemorable. Like who cares about it? It didn't excite my imagination and it didn't make me think about it all the time (unlike the original). That's it! I said to myself. I didn't care about the characters and the story was boring. Being a writer myself now, I can say George Lucas did not think through his story. Unlike the "Original" the "No Good Movie" did not speak to a person's heart. The "Phantom" did not reach into mythology and make us ponder the eternal questions of human existence. The "No Good movie" did not touch upon the "eternal questions" brought up by the original "Star Wars". The questions are: why we are here, what is our purpose in life, what is the struggle between good and evil, etc. The original "Star Wars" movie addressed these issues and has become timeless and immortal in status as a result. Which is why "The No Good Movie"(Phantom Menace) will be forgotten and remembered as example of how not to make a movie. Sad but true.