#intro movie would be so childish. that’s the point !! that’s what makes ROTS sting !!
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jar jar binks in the phantom menace represented a crucial aspect of star wars at the time—that this movie is still for children. and adult fans’ vicious backlash to his character robbed us of his planned betrayal/villainous arc which would have been equally integral to the theme of lost innocence that all three prequels movies were working towards. in this essay i will—
#it’s interesting retrospectively looking at jar jar as an adult fan#do not get me wrong tpm has a lot of issues partly because it was trying to do too much at once. but it is at its heart a kids movie#and kids still enjoy it. and that was the point at the time and tbh considering its role in the PT it suits it. of course young anakin’s#intro movie would be so childish. that’s the point !! that’s what makes ROTS sting !!#and with jar jar in particular. as a kid. yeah i loved him to death. i thought he was so funny. i did impersonations of him.#like i’m very aware of the PTs flaws and jar jar’s flaws believe me. but i can’t help but feel sad that we never got to see the full plan#like talk abt subversive !! the silly goofy annoying character having an evil lil arc !! that would have fit the prequels narrative so well#ahmed best fuck everybody else i respect YOU#anyways.txt
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