If you are a Star Wars fan, you have seen the original and the prequel trilogy that was started in 1999. If you are a Star Wars fan, you also know which one is better. The original films received great reviews in their day and still do today; the new versions on the other hand do not, especially Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. Most fans of the series blame this movie for ruining the series.
The subject of why the movie is bad in almost everyone’s opinion has been beat to death in the last decade, so I will not go into that now. Many have been blamed, ranging from George Lucas to the character of Jar Jar Binks to the kid who played Anakin Skywalker. It seems that Jake Lloyd who played Anakin Skywalker was especially affected by this criticism throughout his childhood since he was 10 years old when he played the character.
According an interview, retrieved July 26, 2009, from http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzz_log_anakin.html, Jake Lloyd had a terrible time in high school and college dealing with criticism of his performance by his peers. He described his as people who found the biggest thing that stuck out about him and never letting it go. He also has said that he can not watch the movie now and not feel awkward, even though it has been years since he has seen the movie.
I can only imagine the problems he had to face in school dealing with Episode 1, especially since most people I know regarded the movie as one of the worst ever made. Jake does say that he has put it all behind him and that he is eager to go back to film school and get back to work.
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