Did George Lucas overestimate the political literacy of his fanbase with this movie? Especially to his amerimutt audience.

>>211780388 (OP)
If you're not American then why are you even talking about our movies? This isn't for you

>>211780388 (OP)
Sadly he wasn't aware that the average Star Wars fan is beyond retarded.
That was his only mistake.

>>211780388 (OP)
>Especially to his amerimutt audience.
Gen Xers in particular. Too busy crying in their bowls of wheaties.

>trade federation
>galactic senate

>>211780388 (OP)
He just wanted to do something different with Star Wars, possibly because he was misguided by EU tackling ideas unlike the original movies.

>>211780388 (OP)
To be completely fair to the americunts the political shit doesn't pay off until to get to Revenge of the Sith. If you were to just watch Phantom Menace in isolation (which people did back in 1999) it is kinda vague as to what Palpatine's overall plan is and why the Trade Federation are doing any of it. If you watch all 3 back-to-back it makes perfect sense, has a great fucking pay-off with Palpatine becoming the Emperor and is one of the best through-lines of the prequels but in isolation back in 1999 I can see why some people were a bit lost.

The heavy political shit is still only about 10-15 minutes worth of the movie though and anyone complaining that the whole film was like that is just lying and complaining for the sake of complaining

>>211780441
I am American but even I can see most of us retarded when it comes to politics.

>>211780388 (OP)
He underestimated it. The Trade Federation blockade makes no fucking sense, because there's not a single line of dialogue explaining why people are dying on Naboo, because of said blockade. Wtf is happening down there? Food shortages? Epidemic, pandemic? Fucking what? Everyone I knew that saw it back then, asked what the Chinese frogs were actually doing. One line of dialogue could have fixed that, and Lucas just decides to omit it.

>>211780388 (OP)
No, we all understood the basics of what it was doing, but were turned off that the movie turned out to be another tired political cartoon that tastes just as annoying as the news. You go in to see Star Wars and it’s some liberal boomer yelling at the news. I get enough of this at home and in school

>>211780530
It was a corny attempt to whine about elections and we could aaaaaall see it

>>211781013
Yeah it's so weird why would people on Naboo starve after being invaded and put into camps.
Absolutely zero sense.

My 9-year-old self hated it because it was news and news was what your parents put on instead of cartoons or Star Wars, so when I go to see Star Wars and there’s news in it, I know someone’s fucking with me

>>211781303
Not shown. We see one beautiful deserted town

>>211781387
>Not shown.
Irrelevant because it's already stated and implied.
Nice try though

>>211781399
Doesn’t cut it, faggo. Might as well just imagine my own Star Wars in my mind

>>211781475
It does, nitpick disregarded.

>>211780700
You will never be American esl. We can see your ip retard lmao

>>211781487
I thought they were all just indoors

>>211781560
Oh hi Janny, how's your employment? Making any bucks lately?

>>211780388 (OP)
The ideas itself are good. He probably needed an year more time to refine the script

>>211780388 (OP)
>Mentions taxes
>"THE POLITICS IN THIS MOVIE ARE SO DEEP"

For fuck's sake, is that all it takes to impress people?

>>211780388 (OP)
Making it both more childish and also more political than the originals was definitely an interesting choice. I'm not sure who Lucas wanted the audience to be.

I'm pretty sure Phantom Menace was lowkey inspired by Kagemusha

Americans ignore shit like this, then scream, "WHAT ARE WE EVEN DOING OVER THERE?!" When their country invades someone.

>>211783773
Me, I am his sole audience.

>>211780388 (OP)
Absolutely
And thats him trying to make it as simple as possible
amerimutts are majorly below average IQ, so it fell on smooth brains

>>211784846
That's awesome. I hope you enjoyed everything.

>>211780388 (OP)
No, only his talent as a writer.

>>211780388 (OP)
He's always ahead of his time. He believed vague handwaving at puddle-deep mysticism and politics would convince audiences that something profound was being said - didn't quite land with the millennials, but bullseyed with zoomers.

>>211780700
>>211781560
Lmao absolutely fucking destroyed. Embaressing

>>211780388 (OP)
Yes. Boomers and Gen Xers crying "muh childhood!!!" is the reason the franchise devolved into pure nostalgia wank.

>>211780388 (OP)
It's a movie for young children

>>211780388 (OP)

>>211784714
>I'm not dying for Space Israel