What is happening in the beginning of Star Wars Episode 1?
Opening crawl. Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo.
What is Star Wars summary?
The Imperial Forces — under orders from cruel Darth Vader (David Prowse) — hold Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) hostage, in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance, and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy.
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope/Film synopsis
What happens at the start of the Phantom Menace?
The Phantom Menace begins with the arrival on leafy Naboo of a ship from the galactic capital Coruscant. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon find themselves in the swamps on the outskirts of Theed, capital of Naboo. They encounter Jar-Jar, a (CGI-generated) creature who will become their companion for the forthcoming adventures.
Who is the kid in Star Wars Episode 1?
Jake Matthew Lloyd
Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989), also known as Jake Broadbent, is an American former actor who portrayed the young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Was Star Wars supposed to be one movie?
Only, it wasn’t a fourth film – it was to be the first one on the Star Wars timeline. The Phantom Menace is in fact episode 1, and was succeeded by episodes 2 (Attack of the Clones in 2002) and 3 (Revenge of the Sith in 2005) to comprise a Star Wars prequel trilogy.
Who are the two Jedi in Episode 1?
Two Jedi Knights, Qui-Gon Jinn and his youthful apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, have been sent to Naboo to help mediate an end to the dispute, but Nute Gunray, an alien viceroy, orders them to be killed, and the two Jedi discover upon their escape that the Trade Federation will launch an invasion of Naboo.