The legend begins.

Rating: 7/10 (4 April 2020)

The reason I love this movie so much is because Star Wars is my favourite franchise of all time and this was the first Star Wars movie of my life time.
My favourite characters are the two main characters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn. Qui Gon because of how defiant he was towards authority like the queen and the Jedi council. He did what he thought was right and didn't care what anyone thought. I have to say though Obi-Wan played by Ewan McGregor is my favourite Star Wars character period. I like how he always spoke so wisely in the movie and wasn't afraid to challenge his master Qui-Gon when he thought he was being reckless.
My favourite scenes in the movie are the pod race, the Gungan army battling the droids and the lightsaber fight with Obi-Wan and Darth Maul after Qui-Gon was struck down was awesome.
Some of the scenery in the movie was quite breathtaking such as the surface of Naboo and the Gungan under water city. I think the coolest planet introduced in the prequels though is Coruscant which is the Republic capital and where the senate resides. As described in the movie the planet is just one big city.
Now I enjoy most films that I watch and my goal here is to review movies not criticise them. I don't criticise them because I couldn't do a better job myself and that's why I stay quiet on a lot of things regarding the prequels. I just want to make it clear that I do love the movies, I love all the Star Wars movies. I've gone back and forth in my mind regarding the prequels so many times over the years. Eventually though I've just learned to accept them and concentrate on the things about them that I really like. I always think about how many years these writers and directors studied to become qualified in what they do. I understand that if I had more knowledge than them then I'd be one of them. That isn't a hard concept to grasp well for certain people it's ridiculously hard. I'm talking about smug, arrogant people who think they are more than what they are. I also think Jar Jar is a great character, one of my favourites and I really like Boss Nass too. If any of these stupid little nerds out there want to look at that and tell me I'm "not a real Star Wars fan" then be my guest. Guess how many hours sleep I'll lose at night over that. I'll give you a hint it's the same amount of girls you've had sex with, 0!