Can I just leave this here for the folks who do a synchronized viewing later today? Ok great you guys are the best.
Ive watched Episode I many times, but this particular time, I was struck by the pod racing scene. Traditionally, its been viewed as superfluous and a negative, at least from a plot perspective. Thats how I felt going in. But when you contrast that scene with basically the entire movie up to that point, things get weird. Its still unnecessary, but its also shot and edited a hell of a lot better. And within itself, the sequence and the cuts make sense. The framing is deliberate, the editing is snappy, and it moves along at a nice pace, even if you think it takes up too much of the movie or shouldnt be there to begin with. Its simply the polar opposite of everything that comes before it: generically framed shots of people sitting around talking.
Also on rewatch, Im seeing less of a reason to hate Jake Lloyd. Dudes a kid. I have kids that age now and the performance seems fine for a Star Wars movie. Especially a movie where Liam Neeson and Samuel L Jackson are sleepwalking across the screen.
Im still not finished with it yet, but I swear Im gonna get there today 😬
Ive watched Episode I many times, but this particular time, I was struck by the pod racing scene. Traditionally, its been viewed as superfluous and a negative, at least from a plot perspective. Thats how I felt going in. But when you contrast that scene with basically the entire movie up to that point, things get weird. Its still unnecessary, but its also shot and edited a hell of a lot better. And within itself, the sequence and the cuts make sense. The framing is deliberate, the editing is snappy, and it moves along at a nice pace, even if you think it takes up too much of the movie or shouldnt be there to begin with. Its simply the polar opposite of everything that comes before it: generically framed shots of people sitting around talking.
Also on rewatch, Im seeing less of a reason to hate Jake Lloyd. Dudes a kid. I have kids that age now and the performance seems fine for a Star Wars movie. Especially a movie where Liam Neeson and Samuel L Jackson are sleepwalking across the screen.
Im still not finished with it yet, but I swear Im gonna get there today 😬