IMDB_Vits — 9 years ago(January 08, 2017 03:50 AM)

A franchise divided into 3 groups. In the original trilogy, the galaxy is ruled by an evil empire, but an alliance of rebels wants to take it down. Farmer LUKE SKYWALKER, bounty hunter HAN SOLO, PRINCESS LEIA ORGANA, alien CHEWBACCA, robots C-3PO & R2-D2 and BARON LANDO CALRISSIAN have to defeat EMPEROR DARTH SIDIOUS. In this universe, there are also powerful warriors. The good ones are the Jedi, who fight on the Light Side with light sabers. The evil ones are the Sith, who fight on the Dark Side with light sabers too? Shouldn't they be called "dark sabers"? The only remaining Jedi is OBI-WAN "BEN" KENOBI and YODA, who train LUKE; the only remaining Sith is DARTH VADER, SIDIOUS' right hand. In the prequel trilogy (which takes place around 30 years earlier), the empire is a republic. OBI-WAN, his master QUI-GON JINN, his apprentice ANAKIN SKYWALKER (LUKE's father) and the Jedi Council have to defend it from the Sith but we know how that turns out. In the sequel trilogy (which takes place around 30 years later (only 1 movie has been made so far)), a military dictatorship called The First Order (led by COMMANDER KYLO REN and SUPREME LEADER SNOKE) wants to rule the galaxy. The heroes are back and are now joined by scavenger REY, soldier FN-2187 a.k.a. FINN, pilot POE DAMERON and robot BB-8. Is that too much to remember? Do what I do when I watch a movie: Use a notepad. Who knows? Maybe you'll discover that you want to be critics too.
STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE is the worst of the franchise because the plot structure is all wrong. You see, even back in 1977, viewers had seen enough movies to know the basic rules. Even if one hadn't read anything about A NEW HOPE, they would've known that the young man that's unsatisfied with his everyday life and that has dreams of something bigger was going to be the hero, instead of the 2 characters who escape from the bad guys with something important. Also, I doubt that back then a bumbling robot and a mute robot would've been given protagonism over a human, specially a young and handsome blonde. Anyway, by the time they meet, they already have had their introductions. This movie starts by introducing the hero (QUI-GON). After about 40 minutes, he meets a supporting character (ANAKIN) and the movie shifts its focus completely on him for a great portion of the movie. This is a prequel, so the audience knows what his relevance to the overall story will be, but he's not relevant to the conflict of this installment. Another big problem is a goofy alien called JAR JAR BINKS, who joins the group of heroes. Look, I wanted to be fair and see him through the eyes of a person that doesn't find him unfunny and annoying (people like that do exist) and I discovered that the problem goes beyond that. To be honest, I don't find C-3PO to be that funny either, but he had his funny moments and inmediately left the screen. That's how a comic relief should be. Everytime JAR JAR has a funny moment, it feels like he's intruding. If he wasn't a CGI creation, I would've said that the actor was trying too hard to steal the show but, in this case, Lucas' writing and directing cause it. Pay attention to the scene of the meal at the SKYWALKERS' house. Even when JAR JAR doesn't say anything, his body language draws attention (during a serious conversation between the other characters). Jake Lloyd's performance is bad, but not as bad as Natalie Portman's, Pernilla August's and Keira Knightley's (they sound more robotic than the droids!). The 1st fight between QUI GON and Sith DARTH MAUL is horrible. Because of the camera work, it's hard to tell what's happening. Their 2nd fight is a lot better, thanks partly to DUEL OF THE FATES (the saga's best piece of music). QUI GON
is killed in a shocking and tragic way. Then, OBI-WAN defeats MAUL. At first, I couldn't believe the apprentice could defeat the adversary that the master couldn't defeat but, after a minute, it made sense. You see, OBI-WAN was angry and wanted revenge. Warriors become more powerful when they get closer to the Dark Side. No, that doesn't excuse the bad choreography (MAUL could've easily dodged
the saber).
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Una franquicia dividida en 3 grupos. En la triloga original, la galaxia es regida por un malvado imperio, pero una alianza de rebeldes quiere acabar con l. El granjero LUKE SKYWALKER, el caza-recompensas HAN SOLO, la PRINCESA LEIA ORGANA, el alien CHEWBACCA, los robots C-3PO & R2-D2 y el BARN LANDO CALRISSIAN tienen que derrotar al EMPERADOR DARTH SIDIOUS. En este universo, tambin hay poderosos guerreros. Los buenos son los Jedi, que pelean por el Lado Luminoso con sables de luz. Los malos son los Sith, que pelean por el Lado Oscuro con sables de luz tambin? No deberan llamarse sables de oscuridad? Los nicos Jedi que quedan son OBI-WAN BEN KENOBI y YODA, que entrenan a LUKE; el nico Sith que queda es DARTH VADER, la mano derecha de SIDIOUS. En la triloga precuela (que ocurre al