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I've tried plugging them in but I'm a bit of a roller so even then I wake up with the device tossed aside, unplugged and dead :(

after a break at that pause, Phantom Menace beated

They put a lot into that last hour but yeah it is very rushed. Starting with Coruscant though I really do like how we see Palps scheming his way into power, and through the course of the movie you can see he's egging on the Trade Federation to put Naboo at danger, leaning on Amidala to do what he wants: call the no-confidence vote on Valorum so Palps can move up, as he says in private, and again as the conniving snake in her ear as the senate votes to push her decision. Discussing afterwards with Palp/Padme/Panaka you can see how this has been his plan with the Trade Federation from the start of the movie, as Padme asks who else is nominated for chancellor and Panaka responds about others from Alderaan & Malastare but here Palpi says how he feels confident Naboo's situation with the Trade Federation will give him a strong sympathy vote. Not only did he get Amidala to open up the position, but to do so in a way that gives him favourability. It really makes me wish this came out in the YouTube era of theory vids since this is the exact kinda stuff people latch onto.

After this Padme's frustrated about the lengthy process and pushes to return home, but Palp's already got what he wants so mission accomplished. The return to Naboo though is where things really get weak outside of Duel of Fates. I think the reason this section has always been so forgettable to me is with how much it tries to cram into these last 30 minutes between Gungans, Naboo infiltration, Maul, and uh... Anakin destroying the droid control station... jesus I know people complain about Jar-Jar's clumsy luck but I find that trope hilarious whereas Anakin bumbling his way into accomplishing the starfighter task is the absolute peak of Star Wars bullshittery oh my god most of the time somehow he has autopilot doing everything until he tells R2 to screw this, go off the rails and just... blow up the command center... fuck off lmfao, and the other pilots are in shock like omg who did that, oh one of ours is flying out yay we did it!

Gungan battle not much to say beyond what I already did about Jar-Jar's luck, but this does give me heavy nostalgia of playing Galactic Battlegrounds. Naboo infiltration I lol'd at the ascension guns. I do like though that Padme got to trick and overcome the Viceroy before Anakin won it all.

Maul/Obi/Qui-Gon is always part of the movie I actually remembered so not much to comment here, except that I love the fury Obi-Wan comes out swinging after Qui-Gon falls, it's a real fast-action lightsaber fight where his character really starts to shine through his potential as a Jedi. This movie's definitely kept Kenobi in the background for the most part but it's done a good job developing his character, questioning his master but still clearly respecting him, and then following his lead taking up Anakin in spite of the Jedi Council's opinion. Like ultimately through the PT Obi-Wan is still much more in-line with the council throughout the later movies (hence actually joining it), but he doesn't have become as defiant as Qui-Gon so I like that he just takes some backbone.

Anyhow, I'm cool with Phantom Menace. It's a silly but fun Star Wars movie with some good groundwork for the PT's narrative, and Qui-Gon Jinn best Jedi mentor. Kenobi is like a brother to Anakin, but Qui-Gon was the master he needed.