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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
★ 6.6 · 15,758 ratings on TMDB
Every saga has a beginning.
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
DirectorGeorge Lucas
The emergence reading
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E11/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing power, politics, war.
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