Give Lucas a break

Rating: 8/10 (4 November 2005)

Was star wars episode one really so bad? i actually enjoyed it. I have a little 9-year-old brother and it delights me to think that at least one little boy his age-in another galaxy or not-is not that horrible. Poor little Jake has suffered much criticism, i think he did a good job. After all, he was following a script and a young boy of nine can't be expected to be the best actor ever. Then there is Jar-Jar. i don't see why people don't like him so much. i think he is a fantastic character, though granted he is not my favourite. Yes, he is a little annoying at times, but some people seem to be incapable of using their imaginations! All the aliens in the star wars galaxy are different, unique. if they weren't it would be just plain boring. Star wars episode one was designed to introduce the characters of star wars... the famous Anakin and where he came from, the as yet unknown mother of Luke and Leia, Yoda, Obi-Wan and what the Jedi were before things changed drastically. It also introduces the idea of the Sith. Darth Maul wasn't such a bad character... Can anyone imagine him talking more then he does? It wouldn't be right. Yes, it is sad how the tradition of Talking through crossed lightsabers is broken, but whats to be said? "You are weak!" "So... are you the master, or the apprentice. The Jedi council will be really interested to know." "You will never defeat the Sith!" No.... it wouldn't work, at least not for me. I loved the pod-racing. The sound they make as they round the bends, the aspect of danger that is portrayed, a little boy facing the odds with only the Force he doesn't even know. I was so excited when he won and Selbulba was defeated! Ahhhh... Padme. In the first prequel movie i think that she has got to be my favourite character, followed closely by Anakin. a fourteen year old queen, saving her world. i love that prospect. Brilliant. i am only 12, and i saw the original trilogy when i was little, it had been out for many, many years already. I also watched at that time episode one and two, but the years went by and i forgot it all. Then at a friends house last year i watched episode one... and was hooked. i have been an obsessed star wars freak since then. it is not my favourite star wars movie, but it was enough to convert me. It can't be that bad, so give Lucas a break.