Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!
Plot Summary: The first prequel addition to the Star Wars franchise that explores the life of the young Anakin Skywalker and a war on the planet Naboo.
Review: With the Batman franchise out of the way, it's finally time to take on my favorite franchise: Star Wars! Unlike the other five films, this is the one that my opinion of frequently changes. There are a lot of moments that are cool like the lightsaber fights, I do enjoy battledroids, the jedi temple and just lots of jedi running around, and it was so much fun to see our beloved characters for the first time since Episode VI. The effects are nice, the sound and music is phenomenal, and the action rarely has you bored. Unfortunately, this film suffers from so many flaws! Two words: Jar Jar! The writing is terrible with bad dialogue accompanied by equally (if not worse from some actors) crappy acting. The focus of the film is a mess with the ridiculous "trade route dispute" at the center. Who cares?! Give us something to actually care about. Darth Maul is wasted which for me hurts the film a lot since he's one of the best-looking villains in film history. With all these flaws, and many more, this film's biggest problem is probably the fact it was overly hyped with too much pressure to be good with too high of expectations from fans. Had this movie just been some other sci-fi adventure on its own, I think more people would appreciate it, but as a Star Wars movie, it just doesn't cut it. I do like this film, thus the higher rating, but the direction of the plot and the writing could have been so much more. Good Star Wars material can be written as evidence by some of the video games and adaptations. But hey, it could have been worse...it could have been the infamous Christmas special! Stick to watching the films in the order they were released!
Notable Moment: The final battle against Darth Maul of course.
Final Rating: 6.5/10
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