A Very Brief Analysis: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars has a great deal of lore to analyse. Over time, the history of its universe has been modified. The most significant change was during the time of the Prequel Trilogy. A great many things were added, and some were altered. This can be hard to research, especially from official websites and wikis. We will infer what we can from the movie, combined with background information. This is not a defence of Episode 1, nor is it an attack. The idea is a detailed, fair, and informed analysis. We’ll go over the entire movie, giving credit and blame as needed. ~ Special Thanks (in order of first appearance) ~ @RemnantCult: foreword script, narration, editing; lightsabre style footage capped from Jedi Academy; misc. 10003120290: Resident podracing expert, Neva Kee spotter, video references @lba_e_ross2152: Darth Maul audiobook intro, video references, misc. physical reference material scouting @ArmoredStruggleWagon: Droch March song, a whole bunch of top-quality Terminator memes, misc. Dagomarosart: Gungan wargear art, advice on historical warfare, misc. (The) Bread Circus Discord Server: for being the butt of the joke 20 times SkywalkerFoe: subtitle fixes and timing JOIN US: PATREON: DISCORD: TWITTER: Narration recorded in partnership with THE WARDROBE (IG: @wardobestudionz). 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:05 Foreword 00:08:29 Credits to the Opening 00:10:49 No Purpose for Fighting 00:23:46 Setting the Scene 00:27:14 Feminine Programming 00:42:35 That Blasted Door! 00:50:39 Setting the Scene, cont. 01:01:06 Tongue-Tied Jar-Jar 01:13:30 Da Plaaanett Coaaarrrrr 01:39:36 Occupied with a Treaty 01:43:35 Darth Sinister 01:50:54 Shield Generator 01:59:40 Federation Firepower 02:04:41 Holey Hyperdrive 02:11:17 Ship Parts 02:23:02 Aerospike (Naboo Engines) 02:27:05 Little Ani 02:45:59 I’m Here to Free Slaves (Podracing Intro) 02:48:11 Defining ’Podracer’ 02:51:19 Podracer Pilots 03:08:41 The Nasty Dug 03:18:07 The Good Boy 03:29:19 Podracer Pilots, cont. 03:57:11 In the Review Mirror 04:05:39 Darth Maul 04:21:42 Duel in the Desert 04:46:31 The Approach 04:54:55 The Ecumenopolis 04:58:10 The Old Republic 05:04:58 The Senate 05:15:50 The Quarren Discontinuity 05:23:46 The Recruit 05:36:35 The Jedi 05:45:55 The Hundred Year Darkness 05:48:47 The Great Hyperspace War 05:52:41 The Sith War 05:57:50 The Knights (of the Old Republic) 06:05:24 Coruscant Landing 06:11:23 Vehicles Upon Vehicles In Vehicles 06:25:42 Counselled Jedi 06:30:20 Force-Dad Prophecy 06:45:03 Anakin’s Job Interview 06:57:17 Return to Naboo 07:05:19 Gungan: Diplomacy 07:17:36 Gungan: Battle 07:24:48 Gungan: Wargear 07:30:14 Trade Federation Vehicles 07:46:45 Planning and Launch 08:00:47 Naboo’s N-1 Starfighter 08:15:47 The Vulture Droid 08:20:55 Space Battle 08:37:46 Naboo’s Speeders 08:50:13 The Plan: Arson! 08:54:30 Palace Infiltration 09:07:22 Inspected Gadgets 09:14:49 Checkmate 09:16:54 Laying Out the Palace 09:18:14 Checkmate, cont. 09:21:15 The Fateful Duel 09:48:10 The Nature of Red Doors 09:59:19 Three Men Enter 10:23:46 Red Shuttle 10:31:08 Banished: Hitting Mute On Nute 10:37:34 Kenobi Talk, Kenobi Chat 10:46:53 The Pyre 10:57:27 Peace Ceremony 11:06:50 The Hero of Naboo 11:09:33 Escape From Theed 11:10:52 Vehicles for Battle 11:16:13 Freedom Fighting 11:35:50 Gamified Speeders 11:37:40 Return of Panaka 11:40:36 The Big N-1 11:43:36 Signalling the End 11:51:16 Debriefing 11:53:00 Conclusion 11:56:19 OUTRO