Phantom Menace Minute 31: Tailorbots

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Date

January 4th, 2016

They start their trek across the desert toward the city of Mos Espa.

Starts with Qui-Gon putting on his desert tunic, and ends with the gang arriving in Mos Espa.

Matt loved The Phantom Menace when he saw it in theaters.
Continued conversation from last week: Where did Qui-Gon get that poncho?
- Star Wars plays fast and loose with people's outfits.
- Maybe the ship comes equipped with every possible costume.
- OR maybe they have tailorbots to make all their cloths.
Ewan McGregor was the most excited cast member, and he gets left on the ship.
- They didn't even invite him to the podrace.
- Things we'd like to see: an Odd Couple sitcom with Panaka and Obi-Wan
Original outline: We weren't supposed to meet Qui-Gon until we get to Coruscant.
Why bring Jar Jar/R2 along? Shouldn't R2 be fixing the ship?
- Jar Jar as the marquee CG character.
- As comic relief (there's a lot of heavy scenes coming up)
- Cut dialogue: Jar Jar needs to go because he'll "make things less obvious".
The quality of the masks and other practical effects in the Original Trilogy vs. this movie.
Are we supposed to be in on the Amidala ruse? What was the filmmakers' intent, and did they succeed?
- Star Wars often plays with dual identities.
  - Referenced: Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales.

18:59 podcast episode length.
8-DAY-GREEDO call from Thomas in Maryland. He's finally caught up on the show. He remembers seeing the movie while stationed aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt in the Mediterranean.
The ship we see flying overhead at the end of this minute is a Gozanti-class cruiser.
- This class of ship will have a much greater role in an episode of The Mandalorian.