![]() Re-establishing a familiarity with the original trilogy and to build a bridgeįrom them into the future of the sequel trilogy films. Sequel to A New Hope, plainly put, it was designed from the beginning to do soĭirector Abrams has openly stated that The ForceĪwakens was intended to draw upon the elements of A New Hope for the purpose of Of a film like A New Hope or The Force Awakens’ Tatooine stand in, Jakku.įorce Awakens’ Jakku also represents why that film represents a spiritual The Phantom Menace does detour to Tatooine,īut it’s one of many places in a film, rather than a dominant setting for much Reasonably expects to find things well taken care of. In The Phantom Menace, we visit the palace ofĪ queen on Naboo, the Jedi Temple and Senate Building on Coruscant, places one Hope, we visit Mos Eisley on Tatooine and Yavin base, two places whereĬleanliness and well-kept buildings are in short supply. ![]() Phantom Menace also by virtue of its setting raised a barrier against itself They summoned the sense of a galaxy where the tarnish had long worn away,Īn appearance that had set the world of Luke Skywalker apart from most other The Phantom Menace by and large failed to do. Instantly gained a strong wave of approval from fandom.įinished product in The Force Awakens, which has its own fair share of digitalĮffects, purposefully drew upon the aesthetic of the original Star Wars in ways Thus, when The Force Awakens director, J.J.Ībrams, announced that Episode VII would return to more practical effects, it General public for excessive computerized special effects. Hollywood in general latched onto the endless possibilities summoned with theĬorrect formula of 1’s and 0’s, resulting in a growing antipathy within the Outside the realm of the Star Wars franchise, That film’s, and its successive prequel films’ problems. Marvelous at times to the eyes, became something of a scapegoat for some of This sense of digital world building, while Ultimately mixed, but The Phantom Menace arrived within the same highlightedĪtmosphere of green screen and computer generated effects, despite the movie’sĪctual use of quite a number of practical effects and modeling. The reception of the Special Editions was Original works to bring them up to date for then present day audiences. Lucas had applied the digital wizardry of Industrial Light & Magic to his Release of the Special Edition versions of the original trilogy, in which George Success of The Force Awakens came in part because of the perceived failings of Of fandom approval, Star Wars had finally returned. Unlike The Phantom Menace, it elicited a roar Then, after almostĪnother 17 year period from The Phantom Menace to 2015, another Star Wars filmĭebuted, The Force Awakens. That magic could be captured again in a bottle. The results for fans varied as debate raged whether Youths or to simply enjoy it for the first time, that incredible experience ofĪ new Star Wars film. Legions of fans flooded theaters, hoping to experience again the magic of their Prequel to the original films, in a way, it was a spiritual sequel, too. The Phantom Menace, released in 1999, was the muchĪnticipated fulfillment of that desire, and while it entirely promised as a Start of the prequel trilogy, Star Wars fans were forced to sit on their handsĪnd simply hope that one day there would be a cinematic return to the galaxyįar, far away. The seventeen years that separated the end of the original trilogy and the
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