WhoDatJedi Podcast: Live movie discussion: ‘The Phantom Menace’

There’s nothing like a few jerks talking through the movie!

(tongue firmly in cheek)

For the 61st episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast, your hosts — Aaron Svoboda (@Aaron_Svoboda), Alfredo Narvaez (@NOLA_Fredo) and David Gladow (@davegladow) — provide a brand new commentary track, this time for “The Phantom Menace.” It’s a fun conversation, covering the problems with the movie and the mixed reaction it has experienced, but also leaning into the positive traits the movie has … and some of the how of why the movie is the way it is. What’s the real meaning of the title “The Phantom Menace?” Is the unorthodox structure a weakness or a strength? Is the pod race sequence vital or disposable? And how does this ending hold up compared to the other movies? We have answers.

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Read more of Fredo’s musings here.

Read more of Dave’s musings here.

Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys
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Related: ‘The Phantom Menace’ IMDB page

Related: The Phantom Menace retrospective: Things change