Ideally, this series will find time to explore how these clones actually feel about the new state of affairs. Far from the valiant soldiers they once were, they're now basically Stormtroopers with slightly better aim. On that note, there's a certain sadness hanging over the series with the way the Clone Troopers are now cast as the villains. As well it should, seeing as how The Bad Batch is basically the bridge between the two. And as much as this series replicates the look, tone and feel of the later seasons of The Clone Wars, this episode has more than a whiff of Star Wars Rebels about it. There's something deeply sad about seeing them recast as fascist thugs. The clones were the heroes of this story right up until the final two episodes of The Clone Wars. It also serves as a chilling showcase of just how quickly and dramatically the galaxy has changed since the newly crowned Emperor's rise. The scope of this conflict is small, but it's anchored in the tangible, immediate drama of a man trying to protect his family. It’s only redeeming features are the visuals, which look gorgeous.The Lawquane family also give this episode all the urgency it needs, thanks to their increasingly desperate struggle to escape off-world before the Empire comes knocking. Luckily, I feel the prequels improved in quality, but this one is one to avoid. It feels more like the first draft of a script, rather than a finished one. The whole production is sloppy, with unnecessary characters given good amounts of screen time and plotholes aplenty. When you consider its predecessors, it looks even worse. This is possibly the stupidest, most contrived moment in recent movie history. But fear not! A nine-year old boy (Anakin) will take control of a starfighter, with no previous experience or training, join the battle against the Federation droid control ship and blow it up. Amidala then persuades the Gungans, natives of Naboo and a supposedly peaceful people (who have an entire war machine ready to use) to rally against The Federation. Qui Gon goes ahead anyway, and thus he is responsible for the defeat of the Galactic Republic and the rise of Darth Vader and the Empire. Qui-Gon Jin (Neeson) wants Anakin to be trained as a Jedi. After a long chain of events which involves the Queen of Naboo, Amidala, the ship the Jedi are on lands for repairs on a desert planet named Tatooine, where they meet Anakin Skywalker. Rather than use any other method, the federation try to gas them and the Jedi escape to Naboo. Our two Jedi are sent as negotiators, but The Trade Federation attempts to murder them. Why? I don’t know! That’s one of the main problems with the movie, the main motivation for this whole plot is hardly explained. The plot goes as follows: The Trade Federation want to invade and take over the planet Naboo. Most of the characters are just plain annoying, especially Jar Jar and Anakin Skywalker (played by Jake Lloyd ) In fact, the only characters that actually seems to move the story along are the villains: The Trade Federation and Darth Sidious. They’re not funny, and they don’t really move the story along either. The Jedi (played by Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor) can’t connect with the audience because we can’t relate to them. Unfortunately, very few characters accomplish any of the above elements. They progress the story, they can provide humour and they can connect with the audience. Characters are the most important part of any movie.
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