Showing posts with label The Phantom Menace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Phantom Menace. Show all posts

Friday, October 19, 2012

The Saga

I'm just a little obsessed with Star Wars gifs right now. :D I thought this one was really cool. I never really thought about it like that before!


Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Hope



Quick reminder that questions for the inteview are due by tomorrow if you want to do it. I'll be posting the answers Friday or Saturday. Thanks!

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padm Amidala, and and an Interview







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Hey guys! I'm back on blogger after a few hectic days of math and ballet. I just wanted to mention that Shena Tokala at Pens, Thespians, and Words has done an interview with me on her blog, so you might want to check that out! :D

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Top Five Favorite Characters from the Prequel Trilogy

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Obi-Wan Kenobi

"I have a bad feeling about this." 

Obi-Wan is definitely the most awesome character in the prequel trilogy besides Emperor Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith. His dry sense of humor can be very funny sometimes as well as his attitude toward Anakin's style of flying. I really like him in The Phantom Menace because we get a little break from seeing him as a stick-to-the-book Jedi Master with a beard. I don't like him in Attack of the Clones as much believe it or not, because of his hair style, O_O hehe...awkward, but he looks a lot better in Revenge of the Sith, so it makes up for that. I thought it was really awesome to see Obi-Wan for the first time in the Prequel Trilogy after watching the Original Trilogy because I don't think we got to see his character develop enough for people to really like him.  Who thinks a ghost mentor is a great idea for character development? Hands up, people! 

One thing I love about Obi-Wan is is affection towards Anakin. In the Prequel Trilogy, you can tell he really loves Anakin as a brother but would never dare to show outright affection towards him. Another thing that amazes me is how well George Lucas matched up young Obi-Wan Kenobi to the old wizard Obi-Wan Kenobi. Applause for George Lucas!


Padme Amidala

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" No, I call this an aggressive negotiation."
Padme never really appealed to me until Attack of the Clones. I still don't enjoy her that much in The Phantom Menace or Revenge of the Sith because of her character and role in the Trilogy. I do think George Lucas chose the perfect actor for resembling the mother of Leia...and maybe Luke...not so much though.  Padme is definitely smart and loyal, but I wouldn't call her a strong character. Part of it is I think she let herself fall in love with Anakin to easily. Even though she did admit she loved Anakin right before the arena in Attack of the Clones, I think she still didn't have a strong enough excuse to marry Anakin. I think that is one thing George Lucas could have worked on in the Prequel Trilogy because it was so essential that Padme and Anakin fall in love for Anakin's turn to the Dark Side. Still, Padme is awesome and definitely an important character in the Prequel Trilogy. After all, without her, Leia and Luke never would have existed! :D

Anakin

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"This is where the fun begins!"
Smart...kind of, handsome (I still like Obi-Wan better), funny, strong...no wonder Padme fell in love with him! Anakin is definitely a fun character in the Prequel Trilogy though he can get somewhat annoying at times...we all know where Luke got his whining from, right? I think Haydn Christensen portrayed Anakin perfectly, though I do think he acts like he is drunk or something when he is swearing his allegiance to the Dark Side...which is what I want to talk about by the way. I think the best part of the Prequel Trilogy is Anakin's slow turn to the Dark Side. That's what makes Revenge of the Sith the most popular episode from the Prequel Trilogy. You can definitely see hints of the confusion inside of him during Attack of the Clones when he is trying to sort out his feelings for Padme, and even in The Phantom Menace when the Council is testing him. It all makes his final decision to turn to the Dark Side all the better! I like Anakin a lot, but his sometimes obnoxious behavior brought him down a few numbers on my favorites list.


Emperor Palpatine

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"Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth....Vader."
Notice what I said. Emperor Palpatine. Not Chancellor Palpatine. I guess I really mean Darth  Sideous.  In the last four episodes of the Saga, Emperor Palpatine is the absolute evil that brings terror to the universe. He is just pure epicness, and that's why I love him! It's like Loki...except not so much. His whole plot to overtake the Senate is amazing and completely relies on Anakin and his willingness to listen like when Chancellor Palpatine orders him to kill Count Dooku and Anakin does. He is the most powerful Sith but was defeated by his own apprentice. Does that sound familiar? ...In Revenge of the Sith when Palpatine is telling Anakin about the Sith Lord who could keep the ones he loved from dying, but in the end, was destroyed by his apprentice. Cool thought!

Jango Fett

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"I'm just a simple man, trying to make my way in the universe."
Jango Fett is pretty awesome, though I admit that I like Boba Fett better.  One reason I like him is actually because of the fight between him and Obi-Wan. All his accessories makes it really epic! ...that sounded pretty lame, but it really is a lot better than that. Another cool thing about Fett besides his armor is his relationship with Boba Fett. Boba's really just an unaltered clone, but one out of a million that Jango Fett chose to be his son. Then, also, there's the idea of an assassin wanting a son to take care of. That just sounds epic!


Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace


Cool Phantom Menace Poster!



This movie is definitely different from the Original Trilogy because of the animation, characters, and time.  I think of all the episodes, this is probably my least favorite.  I don't hate it like many people do, but I do think it is the weakest episode.  Still it does have some exciting concepts in it such as we meet the young Darth Vader or Anakin when he was a boy, Luke and Leia's mother, Padme, Obi-Wan Kenobi, who is a character we already know from the Original Trilogy, the epic Darth Maul, Chancellor Palpatine, who is  the person behind the whole Galactic Empire, and then Jar-Jar Binks.

"Dissen berry berry bad!"

Many old Star Wars fans (by old I mean the people who watched the Original Trilogy in theaters when it was released) find Jar-Jar Binks extremely annoying.  I do think he is a somewhat strange sidekick for Star Wars, but he isn't half as bad as some people say he is.  In fact, I think some of the funniest scenes involve Jar-Jar Binks and his clumsiness. 

The music by John Williams is excellent (of course!) and exciting. Some memorable pieces are Dual of the Fates, Anakin's Theme, Panaka and and the Queen's Protectors, and Qui-Gon's Noble End.

Overall I would give the movie a nine and the soundtrack, a ten.