Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Summary
Star war : Episode I - The Phantom Menaceis fete its 25th anniversary , and a splendid new poster design for the movie reveals the tale spark of the entireStar Warsprequel trilogy . In an exciting update , Star Warsannounced viaEmpire MagazinethatThe Phantom Menacewill return to theatersfor its 25th anniversary . Alongside this anniversary spill is a fresh post horse for the movie , which feature some very key character location choices that differ from the original poster .
Although theStar Warsprequel movies were poorly received at first , the prequel trilogy hatred has since stopped , with manyStar Warsprequel trilogy castmembers reprize their roles in more recent labor to keen acclaim . Building upon this increase interest , the theatrical re - freeing ofThe Phantom Menacewill for certain bring on nostalgia . However , The Phantom Menace’snewly - designed picture show poster prove that not everything is the same as it was in 1999 .
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Darth Maul Is The Phantom Menace Of This Poster
ViaStar Wars , the newPhantom Menaceposter , design by Matt Ferguson , features Darth Maul hovering in the background , glaring with sensationalistic Sith eyes , as the late poster did . In Ferguson ’s version , however , Maul is exhibit at a greater aloofness , as though he is not just one of the characters but is in fact lurking in the background . This is significant because there has been some debate aboutwho the Phantom Menace rubric refers to . It ’s been indicate that Palpatine is the Phantom Menace of the movie , butFerguson ’s poster status Darth Maul to be the " Phantom Menace " after all .
This is peculiarly interesting because Ferguson has stylized Darth Maul to well match how the character look in theStar state of war : The Clone Warsshow rather than in bouncy action . This would certainly maintain the thought that Maul is the prequel trilogy ’s " Phantom Menace , " as he returns not only inThe Clone Warsshow but also inStar Wars RebelsandSolo : A Star Wars Story . WhileThe Phantom Menaceat first seemed to fairly clearly bespeak that Maul had died , Star Warshas now point that in many way he , too , was always work behind the view .
The Phantom Menace Poster Predicts The Story Of The Prequels
While Darth Maul ’s appearance on the poster has had some interesting updates , the other prequel trilogy characters have arguably had even more significant changes . Although prominently feature in the originalPhantom Menaceposter , Queen Amidala now service as almost a focal percentage point , sitting regally front and center . Interestingly , she seems to have necessitate the plaza of Anakin Skywalker , who was previously featured at the very front of the poster .
The two characters with the most exciting updates are Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , former master and apprentice . On the original notice , Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan appear , but they are separate , and Obi - Wan is much small-scale . On the new notice , the two digest side - by - side , their lightsabers stir up . This choice was very knowing ; the post-horse couturier , Matt Ferguson , took to Twitter to explicate his system of logic behind the poster . In particular , he require the newly - designed poster to distinguish the chronicle of theStar Warsprequel trilogy .
This conclusion perfectly capsule the story that followsThe Phantom Menace . While Obi - Wan , Qui - Gon , and Padmé all protect Anakin in the first film , inStar war : Episode II - Attack of the ClonesandStar Wars : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , the three eccentric are fundamentally part of his undoing . Qui - Gon ’s decease inThe Phantom Menaceaffects Anakin profoundly , particularly because he has also just lost his female parent ( in that she was left behind on Tatooine ) .
This loss of his first master key , basically , create a mo of tensity between Anakin and Obi - Wan , which finally festers into bitterness . Obi - Wan unluckily and unwittingly contributes toAnakin ’s fall to the dark sideof the Force in other ways , too , as he takes on the office of vital previous pal and postulate master , to which Anakin responds poorly . Padmé , of course , becomes Anakin ’s great dear , but she also therefore becomes his greatest weakness . It is this attachment specifically that confirm Anakin ’s turn to Darth Vader .
Why The Phantom Menace Poster Cut Its Darth Vader Easter Egg
Young Anakin Skywalker had a major change on Ferguson’sPhantom Menaceposter , too . In the original bill sticker , as remark , Anakin is the focal power point ; however , another original teaser poster forThe Phantom Menaceincluded a much more aid - grab range . In the teaser , unseasoned Anakin was seen walking along Tatooine , but the tincture he throw was a clear image of Darth Vader .
At the time , this would have been a thrilling representation , because audiences had only the originalStar Warstrilogy to pull from . At that time , viewers had very petty information about Anakin Skywalker or what Darth Vader ’s scope was . This image was a shock as well , becauseit bring out that Anakin would not be introduced as nefarious or even as a powerful Jedi . Instead , Anakin was going to first be depicted as a pocket-sized boy .
It makes sense that Ferguson elect not to utilise this paradigm or one like it to pester Darth Vader in another manner . Audiences who will see the theatrical re - release ofThe Phantom Menaceare no longer eager to find out who Darth Vader is and what his write up in the pic will be . Instead , the twenty-fifth day of remembrance ofThe Phantom Menacewill be all about nostalgia , so it was a brilliant choice by Matt Ferguson to murder this nod to Vader from his poster .
Star warfare : Episode I - The Phantom Menaceis now streaming on Disney+ .
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