Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Free Fire (2017) Movie Rating. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1. American epicspace opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 2. Century Fox. It is the first installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and stars Liam Neeson, Ewan Mc. Gregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian Mc.

Diarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Pernilla August, Brian Blessed, Ray Park, and Frank Oz. The film is set 3. Jedi Knight. Qui- Gon Jinn and his apprentice.

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Obi- Wan Kenobi as they protect Queen Amidala, in hopes of securing a peaceful end to a large- scale interplanetary trade dispute. Joined by Anakin Skywalker—a young slave with unusually strong natural powers of the Force—they simultaneously contend with the mysterious return of the Sith.

Lucas began production of this film after he determined that film special effects had advanced to the level he wanted for the fourth film in the saga. Filming started on June 2. Leavesden Film Studios and the Tunisian desert. Its visual effects included extensive use of computer- generated imagery (CGI); many of its characters and settings were completely computerized.

The film was Lucas's first directorial effort after a 2. Star Wars in 1. 97. The Phantom Menace was released to theaters on May 1.

Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi. The film's premiere was extensively covered by media and was greatly anticipated because of the large cultural following the Star Wars saga had cultivated. It received polarizing reviews; critics praised the visuals, action sequences, score and many of the performances, but criticized the writing, characterization, and Ahmed Best's (as Jar Jar Binks) and Jake Lloyd's (as Anakin Skywalker) performances. It grossed more than $9. Titanic. It became the highest- grossing film of 1.

Star Wars film (until the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2. North America as of August 2. A 3. D reissue, which has earned an additional $1. February 2. 01. 2. The film was followed by two sequels, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones in 2.

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in 2. The Trade Federation upsets order in the Galactic Republic by blockading the planet Naboo in preparation for a full- scale invasion. The Republic's leader, Supreme Chancellor Valorum, dispatches Jedi Knight.

Qui- Gon Jinn and his apprentice, Obi- Wan Kenobi, to negotiate with Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray. Darth Sidious, a Sith Lord, and the Trade Federation's secret adviser, orders the Viceroy to kill the Jedi, and invade Naboo with an army of battle droids. Divx Movies Dvd Smurfs The Lost Village (2017).

The Jedi escape and flee to Naboo. During the invasion, Qui- Gon saves a Gungan outcast, Jar Jar Binks, from being run over and killed by a droid transport. Indebted to Qui- Gon, Jar Jar leads the Jedi to an underwater Gungan city. The Jedi unsuccessfully try to persuade the Gungan leader, Boss Nass, into helping the people of Naboo, though they are able to obtain transportation to Theed, the capital city on the surface. They rescue Queen Amidala, the ruler of the Naboo people, and escape the planet on her royal starship en route to the Republic capital planet of Coruscant. Amidala's ship is damaged as they pass the Federation blockade and becomes unable to use its hyperdrive, landing for repairs on the desert planet Tatooine. Qui- Gon, Jar Jar, astromech droid.

R2- D2, and Amidala (in disguise as one of her handmaidens) visit the settlement of Mos Espa to purchase new parts at a junk shop. They meet the shop's owner, Watto, and his nine- year- old slave, Anakin Skywalker, who is a gifted pilot and engineer, and has created a protocol droid called C- 3.

PO. Qui- Gon senses a strong presence of the Force within Anakin, and is convinced that he is the . Qui- Gon wagers Anakin's freedom with Watto in a Podrace, which Anakin wins. Anakin joins the group to be trained as a Jedi, leaving his mother Shmi behind. En route to their starship, Qui- Gon encounters Darth Maul, Darth Sidious's apprentice, who was sent to capture Amidala. A duel ensues, but Qui- Gon quickly disengages and escapes on board the starship.

Qui- Gon and Obi- Wan escort Amidala to Coruscant, so that she can plead her people's case to Chancellor Valorum and the Galactic Senate. Qui- Gon asks the Jedi Council for permission to train Anakin as a Jedi, but the Council refuses after he is interviewed by Yoda and becomes concerned that Anakin is vulnerable to the dark side. Undaunted, Qui- Gon vows to train Anakin himself. Meanwhile, Naboo's Senator Palpatine persuades Amidala to make a vote of no confidence in Valorum to elect a more capable chancellor to resolve the crisis on Naboo.

Though she is successful in pushing for the vote, Amidala grows frustrated with the corruption in the Senate, and decides to return to Naboo. Qui- Gon and Obi- Wan are ordered by the Jedi Council to accompany the queen to Naboo, as well as to confirm the return of the Sith, whom they believe to be extinct. On Naboo, Padm. Jar Jar leads his people in a battle against the droid army while Padm. During a battle in a starship hangar to free Naboo pilots, Anakin takes shelter in a vacant starfighter, and inadvertently triggers its autopilot, joining the battle against the Federation droid control ship in space.

Anakin blunders into the hangar of the droid control ship and destroys the ship from within before escaping, deactivating the droid army. Meanwhile, Qui- Gon and Obi- Wan battle Darth Maul, who mortally wounds Qui- Gon before being bisected by Obi- Wan. As he dies, Qui- Gon requests Obi- Wan to train Anakin. Subsequently, Palpatine is elected as the new Supreme Chancellor, and Gunray is arrested.

The Jedi Council promotes Obi- Wan to the rank of Jedi Knight and reluctantly accepts Anakin as Obi- Wan's apprentice. At a festive ceremony, Padm. Lucas originally wanted to cast an American actor in the role, but cast Irishman Neeson because he considered that Neeson had great skills and presence. Lucas said Neeson was a .

Mc. Gregor was cast from a shortlist of fifty actors, all of whom had to be compared to pictures of young Alec Guinness, who portrayed the elderly Obi- Wan, to make a believable younger version. Mc. Gregor had a vocal coach to help his voice sound closer to Guinness'. He also studied several of Guinness' performances, from his early work and the Star Wars movies. Over 2. 00 actresses auditioned for the role. Portman was chosen especially for her performances in L. Portman said, . I think it will be good for young women to see a strong woman of action who is also smart and a leader. Hundreds of actors were tested.

Producer Rick Mc. Callum said that Lloyd was . Mc. Diarmid was surprised when Lucas approached him 1. Return of the Jedi to reprise the role of Palpatine because he had assumed that a younger actor would play the part in the prequel films. August, a veteran of Swedish cinema, was chosen after auditioning with Liam Neeson.

She was afraid of being rejected because of her accent. Yoda was mostly portrayed as a puppet designed by Nick Dudman based on Stuart Freeborn's original design.

Oz controlled the puppet's mouth and other parts were controlled by puppeteers using remote controls. A computer- generated Yoda is featured in two distant shots.

Warwick Davis portrays him in the scene in which Obi- Wan becomes a Jedi Knight. On the Blu- ray release of The Phantom Menace, which was also used for the 3. D reissue, a CG Yoda similar to the one from the other prequels is used instead. Best was hired after casting director Robin Gurland saw him on a Stomp performance in San Francisco. On the set, to provide references for the actors, Best was clothed in a suit made of foam and latex and a headpiece.

Best's filmed performance was later replaced with the computer- generated character. He lacks a metal covering in this film; R2- D2 refers to it as being . A puppeteer dressed in a color closely matching the background—in a manner similar to the Japanese puppet theater Bunraku—manipulated a skeletal C- 3.