A Very Brief Analysis: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars has a great deal of lore to analyse. Over time, the history of its universe has been modified. The most significant change was during the time of the Prequel Trilogy. A great many things were added, and some were altered. This can be hard to research, especially from official websites and wikis. We will infer what we can from the movie, combined with background information.

This is not a defence of Episode 1, nor is it an attack. The idea is a detailed, fair, and informed analysis. We’ll go over the entire movie, giving credit and blame as needed.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:05 Foreword
00:08:29 Credits to the Opening
00:10:49 No Purpose for Fighting
00:23:46 Setting the Scene
00:27:14 Feminine Programming
00:42:35 That Blasted Door!
00:50:39 Setting the Scene, cont.
01:01:06 Tongue-Tied Jar-Jar
01:13:30 Da Plaaanett Coaaarrrrr
01:39:36 Occupied with a Treaty
01:43:35 Darth Sinister
01:50:54 Shield Generator
01:59:40 Federation Firepower
02:04:41 Holey Hyperdrive
02:11:17 Ship Parts
02:23:02 Aerospike (Naboo Engines)
02:27:05 Little Ani
02:45:59 I’m Here to Free Slaves (Podracing Intro)
02:48:11 Defining ‘Podracer’
02:51:19 Podracer Pilots
03:08:41 The Nasty Dug
03:18:07 The Good Boy
03:29:19 Podracer Pilots, cont.
03:57:11 In the Review Mirror
04:05:39 Darth Maul
04:21:42 Duel in the Desert
04:46:31 The Approach
04:54:55 The Ecumenopolis
04:58:10 The Old Republic
05:04:58 The Senate
05:15:50 The Quarren Discontinuity
05:23:46 The Recruit
05:36:35 The Jedi
05:45:55 The Hundred Year Darkness
05:48:47 The Great Hyperspace War
05:52:41 The Sith War
05:57:50 The Knights (of the Old Republic)
06:05:24 Coruscant Landing
06:11:23 Vehicles Upon Vehicles In Vehicles
06:25:42 Counselled Jedi
06:30:20 Force-Dad Prophecy
06:45:03 Anakin’s Job Interview
06:57:17 Return to Naboo
07:05:19 Gungan: Diplomacy
07:17:36 Gungan: Battle
07:24:48 Gungan: Wargear
07:30:14 Trade Federation Vehicles
07:46:45 Planning and Launch
08:00:47 Naboo’s N-1 Starfighter
08:15:47 The Vulture Droid
08:20:55 Space Battle
08:37:46 Naboo’s Speeders
08:50:13 The Plan: Arson!
08:54:30 Palace Infiltration
09:07:22 Inspected Gadgets
09:14:49 Checkmate
09:16:54 Laying Out the Palace
09:18:14 Checkmate, cont.
09:21:15 The Fateful Duel
09:48:10 The Nature of Red Doors
09:59:19 Three Men Enter
10:23:46 Red Shuttle
10:31:08 Banished: Hitting Mute On Nute
10:37:34 Kenobi Talk, Kenobi Chat
10:46:53 The Pyre
10:57:27 Peace Ceremony
11:06:50 The Hero of Naboo
11:09:33 Escape From Theed
11:10:52 Vehicles for Battle
11:16:13 Freedom Fighting
11:35:50 Gamified Speeders
11:37:40 Return of Panaka
11:40:36 The Big N-1
11:43:36 Signalling the End
11:51:16 Debriefing
11:53:00 Conclusion
11:56:19 OUTRO