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Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Released in 1999 and directed by George Lucas, Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace is the first installment in the prequel trilogy of the Star Wars saga. The story is set 32 years before the events of the original Star Wars film (Episode IV – A New Hope) and explores the origins of Anakin Skywalker and the origins of the conflict between the Republic and the Separatists.

The film begins with the planet Naboo facing a trade blockade by the Trade Federation. The Galactic Republic sends Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (played by Liam Neeson) and his young apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), to mediate a resolution. Through a series of unexpected events, the two Jedi come across the young slave Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) on the desert planet, Tatooine. Qui-Gon Jinn becomes convinced that Anakin is the prophesized "Chosen One," destined to bring balance to The Force.

While trying to liberate Naboo, the Jedi encounter an enigmatic Sith Lord, Darth Maul (Ray Park), who is working alongside the Trade Federation to undermine the Republic. Amidst political intrigues, Queen Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) of Naboo makes a plea for assistance before the Galactic Senate. The Supreme Chancellor, Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), uses the crisis to manipulate his way to power, eventually becoming Emperor in the later films.

As the movie progresses, Anakin gains his freedom from slavery and joins the Jedi on their journey. Demonstrating remarkable pilot skills and knowledge of technology, Anakin contributes to the eventual victory against the Trade Federation forces on Naboo. During the climactic final battle, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi confront Darth Maul together, but Qui-Gon is fatally injured in the fight. Obi-Wan defeats Darth Maul in a dramatic fight sequence, avenging his master but losing him in the process.

Before his death, Qui-Gon asks his apprentice Obi-Wan to teach and train Anakin to become a Jedi, convinced that he holds the key to the future of the Jedi Order. Obi-Wan promises to fulfill his master's dying wish and takes Anakin under his wing. As the film concludes, celebrations on Naboo mark the end of the blockade and the peaceful resolution to the conflict, but the events in The Phantom Menace foreshadow the unraveling of the Republic and the subsequent rise of the Empire in the following films.

Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace introduced a new generation of fans to the epic space opera, while also presenting the origins of iconic characters like Anakin Skywalker, who would later become the infamous Darth Vader. With cutting-edge visual effects and a large ensemble of memorable characters, The Phantom Menace began the story of a galaxy far, far away, where the eternal battle between good and evil would continue to captivate audiences for years to come.

Despite mixed reviews, particularly focused on the overuse of CGI effects and certain controversial characters, such as Jar Jar Binks, The Phantom Menace was a significant financial success and reinvigorated interest in the Star Wars franchise, paving the way for the following prequel films and the eventual sequel trilogy in the 21st century.

Similar Movies: Rogue One, Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Episode VII The Force Awakens

Mentions on Podcast Episodes:

"Or he probably started working on him before the movie, before the actual Phantom Menace."

2. - (40 BBY) Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray
"This happened eight years before Phantom Menace, and we're just not hearing about it."

2. - (40 BBY) Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray
"Butting up to the Phantom Menace which happened at 32 BBY"

2. - (40 BBY) Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray
"So we'll be watching the Phantom Menace before our next book, which is Queen's Shadow. So Queen's peril"

2. - (40 BBY) Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray
"So we're gonna skip that one and go on to some more comics and then we get Phantom the Phantom Menace"

2. - (40 BBY) Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray
"Which we'll do a whole podcast on the Phantom Menace"

2. - (40 BBY) Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray
"So Queen's Shadow is gonna be our next book that we're reading and then we've got the Phantom Menace coming up"

2. - (40 BBY) Master & Apprentice by Claudia Gray
"the Phantom Menace and everybody points out right that in that one moment they"

3. - (33 BBY) Qui-Gon Jinn - The Age of the Republic & The Weapon
"and what we see, you know, with the Phantom Menace and the first trilogy, the first chronological trilogy,"

3. - (33 BBY) Qui-Gon Jinn - The Age of the Republic & The Weapon
"you know, outside of Phantom Menace or maybe Look Back or something like that where he was wrong."

3. - (33 BBY) Qui-Gon Jinn - The Age of the Republic & The Weapon
"this point and I'm eager to watch the Phantom Menace just to see yeah where"

3. - (33 BBY) Qui-Gon Jinn - The Age of the Republic & The Weapon
"Which is what we know happens in the Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, right?"

4. - (32 BBY) Darth Maul Miniseries (1-4)
"I already knew that anyway. Right. Right. You can get a surmise that from Phantom Menace. Right. And and he's he's he's a really sharp weapon. He can take out anything."

4. - (32 BBY) Darth Maul Miniseries (1-4)
"We're going to be watching the first movie, The Phantom Menace."

5. - (32 BBY) Darth Maul Miniseries #5 & Age of Republic - Darth Maul
"It's time to review The Phantom Menace on this very special edition of the 11 Bars Ex Podcast."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"The Phantom Menace which we're discussing tonight."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"I want you to tell me, before we even talked about this podcast, what was your 1 through 100 ranking of Phantom Menace?"

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"No, no, no. You can't change your mind. If I would have asked you last year, what would you have given the Phantom Menace?"

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"watching Phantom Menace by itself."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"And as somebody that before I read the comics, saw Phantom Menace,"

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"So, yes, let us get back to the cinematic masterpiece of The Phantom Menace."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"You sit down to watch Phantom Menace, right? That's Star Wars. It was the feel. It was powerful nostalgia."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"Can I give you guys my backstory on Phantom Menace and how I watched it for the first time?"

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"So, a very weird story. So I was in college in Georgia at the time that Phantom Menace came out."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"But that wasn't actually the first time that I watched the Phantom Menace"

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"That is The Phantom Menace and it is also Star Wars A New Hope."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"And honest to goodness, Phantom Menace has an amazing, amazing score."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"Episode one, The Phantom Menace."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"So thanks for joining us about the first podcast that we did a movie, Phantom Menace."

6. - (32 BBY) The Phantom Menace
"I mean, that's one of the biggest things that I think that kids remembered from watching Phantom Menace was her outfits, these huge extravagant things."

9. - (28 BBY) Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston
"Well, and it also makes more sense... this one we see in Phantom Menace."

11. - (25 BBY) Dooku Jedi Lost by Cavan Scott
"Qui-Gon's already having this problem in Phantom Menace about balance."

11. - (25 BBY) Dooku Jedi Lost by Cavan Scott
"I think even in Phantom Menace, maybe he hasn't got to do it yet."

11. - (25 BBY) Dooku Jedi Lost by Cavan Scott
"I, I wanted to bring up when we covered Phantom Menace, but, um, I"

11. - (25 BBY) Dooku Jedi Lost by Cavan Scott
"Um, so in Phantom Menace, um, I, I said, I wanted to ask you back then."

11. - (25 BBY) Dooku Jedi Lost by Cavan Scott
"Ten years after The Phantom Menace, Anakin has all grown up."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"Today, we review Star Wars Episode II, Attack of the Clones on this edition of the 11 Parsecs Podcast."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"And today we are reviewing Attack of the Clones, Episode II."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"This is 10 years after Phantom Menace, and this is the only Star Wars movie that got outgrossed the year that it came out. It ended up being third domestically, which is pretty interesting when you think about it."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"So, to me, this is the tale of two stories, and I have two very, very different answers. But if I had to give it a little more average, I guess that would come out to about 67. Not nearly as good as Phantom Menace, in my opinion."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"Did both of you prefer Phantom Menace to this?"

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"Better. I would definitely like it better than Phantom Menace."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"Yeah, I originally I started with Phantom Menace."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"But I would say I like Phantom Menace some better than this."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"John, you do not like Phantom Menace more than this one."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"I do not like Phantom Menace."

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"So you thought Phantom Menace was worse?"

13. - (22 BBY) Attack of the Clones
"Then we got into Phantom Menace, which was our first movie podcast."

15. - (22 BBY) Mace Windu Comics #2-5
"So if you've been following us on the podcast, we watched episode one, The Phantom Menace, on podcast, I think number four."

16. - (22 BBY) Clone Wars S2E16 'Cat & Mouse' & S1E16 'The Hidden Enemy'
"But to get back to our very serious point, when you take Phantom Menace, right?"

20. - (22 BBY) Clone Wars S1E5-S1E7 ‘Downfall & Duel of the Droids‘
"He makes a pretty clear case in Phantom Menace, in the Ridgetridge and the prequel, Tridge."

37. - (21 BBY) Clone Wars Season 2 Ep 22, Season 3 Eps 5 and 6 Tales of the Jedi Ep 3

Episode I – The Phantom Menace

"Or he probably started working on him before the movie, before the actual Phantom Menace."

"This happened eight years before Phantom Menace, and we're just not hearing about it."

"Butting up to the Phantom Menace which happened at 32 BBY"

"So we'll be watching the Phantom Menace before our next book, which is Queen's Shadow. So Queen's peril"

"So we're gonna skip that one and go on to some more comics and then we get Phantom the Phantom Menace"

"Which we'll do a whole podcast on the Phantom Menace"

"So Queen's Shadow is gonna be our next book that we're reading and then we've got the Phantom Menace coming up"

"the Phantom Menace and everybody points out right that in that one moment they"

"and what we see, you know, with the Phantom Menace and the first trilogy, the first chronological trilogy,"

"you know, outside of Phantom Menace or maybe Look Back or something like that where he was wrong."

"this point and I'm eager to watch the Phantom Menace just to see yeah where"

"Which is what we know happens in the Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones, right?"

"I already knew that anyway. Right. Right. You can get a surmise that from Phantom Menace. Right. And and he's he's he's a really sharp weapon. He can take out anything."

"We're going to be watching the first movie, The Phantom Menace."

"It's time to review The Phantom Menace on this very special edition of the 11 Bars Ex Podcast."

"The Phantom Menace which we're discussing tonight."

"I want you to tell me, before we even talked about this podcast, what was your 1 through 100 ranking of Phantom Menace?"

"No, no, no. You can't change your mind. If I would have asked you last year, what would you have given the Phantom Menace?"

"watching Phantom Menace by itself."

"And as somebody that before I read the comics, saw Phantom Menace,"

"So, yes, let us get back to the cinematic masterpiece of The Phantom Menace."

"You sit down to watch Phantom Menace, right? That's Star Wars. It was the feel. It was powerful nostalgia."

"Can I give you guys my backstory on Phantom Menace and how I watched it for the first time?"

"So, a very weird story. So I was in college in Georgia at the time that Phantom Menace came out."

"But that wasn't actually the first time that I watched the Phantom Menace"

"That is The Phantom Menace and it is also Star Wars A New Hope."

"And honest to goodness, Phantom Menace has an amazing, amazing score."

"Episode one, The Phantom Menace."

"So thanks for joining us about the first podcast that we did a movie, Phantom Menace."

"I mean, that's one of the biggest things that I think that kids remembered from watching Phantom Menace was her outfits, these huge extravagant things."

"Well, and it also makes more sense... this one we see in Phantom Menace."

"Qui-Gon's already having this problem in Phantom Menace about balance."

"I think even in Phantom Menace, maybe he hasn't got to do it yet."

"I, I wanted to bring up when we covered Phantom Menace, but, um, I"

"Um, so in Phantom Menace, um, I, I said, I wanted to ask you back then."

"Ten years after The Phantom Menace, Anakin has all grown up."

"Today, we review Star Wars Episode II, Attack of the Clones on this edition of the 11 Parsecs Podcast."

"And today we are reviewing Attack of the Clones, Episode II."

"This is 10 years after Phantom Menace, and this is the only Star Wars movie that got outgrossed the year that it came out. It ended up being third domestically, which is pretty interesting when you think about it."

"So, to me, this is the tale of two stories, and I have two very, very different answers. But if I had to give it a little more average, I guess that would come out to about 67. Not nearly as good as Phantom Menace, in my opinion."

"Did both of you prefer Phantom Menace to this?"

"Better. I would definitely like it better than Phantom Menace."

"Yeah, I originally I started with Phantom Menace."

"But I would say I like Phantom Menace some better than this."

"John, you do not like Phantom Menace more than this one."

"I do not like Phantom Menace."

"So you thought Phantom Menace was worse?"

"Then we got into Phantom Menace, which was our first movie podcast."

"So if you've been following us on the podcast, we watched episode one, The Phantom Menace, on podcast, I think number four."

"But to get back to our very serious point, when you take Phantom Menace, right?"

"He makes a pretty clear case in Phantom Menace, in the Ridgetridge and the prequel, Tridge."