Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The Phantom Menace

In the opening crawl, the Jedi Knights are described as "the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy," which is taken verbatim from Obi-Wan's dialogue in A New Hope:  "For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the old Republic before the dark times, before the Empire" [33:54].

3:05 - Obi-Wan:  "I have a bad feeling about this."

5:02 - Nute Gunray (after Sidious commands him to kill the Jedi):  "Yes, yes, my lord, uh, as you wish."  The phrase "as you wish" appears a number of times in the original trilogy:  in A New Hope, Vader says it after Tarkin asks him to release General Motti from his Force choke [38:45]; in The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett says it after Vader warns the bounty hunters against disintegrations [1:06:22]; in Return of the Jedi, Vader says it twice more in conversations with the Emperor [39:16 and 1:07:38], and Admiral Piett says it to Vader ("As you wish, my lord") [56:13].

6:27 - Nute Gunray:  "Close the blast doors!"  A stormtrooper also says this in A New Hope [1:29:39].

23:25 - Captain Panaka (referring to the battle droids):  "There are too many of them."  A rebel pilot says basically the same thing in Return of the Jedi (referring to TIE fighters):  "There's too many of them" [1:35:13].

23:48 - Sio Bibble:  "Our only hope is for the senate to side with us."  Leia uses the phrase "only hope" twice in A New Hope ("Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope" [35:35] and "You must use the information in this R2 unit to help plan the attack; it's our only hope" [1:38:49]); C-3PO uses it once in The Empire Strikes Back ("Your highness, we must take this last transport; it's our only hope" [31:49]); Obi-Wan uses it once, referring to Luke, in Return of the Jedi ("You were our only hope" [47:24]); and Luke uses it once, referring to Leia, in Return of the Jedi ("If I don't make it back, you're the only hope for the Alliance" [1:19:39]).

31:47 - Qui-Gon:  "I need parts for a J-type 327 Nubian."

35:30 - Qui-Gon:  "I'm sure another solution will present itself."  Perhaps coincidentally, this is somewhat similar to what Dr. Jones, Sr. says in The Last Crusade:  "I find that if I just sit down and think, the solution presents itself" [1:02:16].

39:03 (to Padmé) & 39:26 (to R2-D2) - C-3PO:  "I am C-3PO, human-cyborg relations."  He introduces himself the same way to Luke in A New Hope ("And I am C-3PO, human-cyborg relations" [20:25]) and to Lando in The Empire Strikes Back ("I am C-3PO, human-cyborg relations" [1:21:31]).  He's about to say the same thing in Return of the Jedi, but EV-9D9 interrupts him, so he gets only as far as "I am C-3PO human-cy-" [11:21].

56:08 - Podrace announcer: "And back again it's the mighty Dud Bolt with that incredible racing machine, the Vulptereen 327."

1:17:31 - Anakin (to Qui-Gon):  "Are you alright?"
and
1:19:06 - Padmé (to Anakin):  "You alright?"

In A New Hope, Luke asks Obi-Wan, "Are you alright?" [59:16] and Biggs asks Luke [1:46:44], and in The Empire Strikes Back, Luke asks, "Rogue Two, are you alright?" [30:31].  Twice in The Empire Strikes Back, Han asks this with the shortened "You alright?" once to Luke [22:12] and once to Leia [31:39].

1:28:36 - Queen Amidala:  "I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee."  Han Solo uses a similar expression in The Empire Strikes Back:  "No time to discuss this in a committee!" [1:00:16].

1:33:06 - Ki-Adi Mundi (referring to Anakin):  "The Force is strong with him."  In The Empire Strikes Back, Palpatine, speaking to Vader, also says this about Luke [53:46].  Vader has a similar line in A New Hope when he says, "The Force is strong with this one" [1:55:41], also describing Luke, although unknowingly.

1:34:50 - Obi-Wan:  "It's not disrespect, Master; it's the truth."
Qui-Gon:  "From your point of view."

Qui-Gon's line resembles what Obi-Wan says to Luke in Return of the Jedi:  "So what I told you was true, from a certain point of view" [46:21].

1:36:33 - Qui-Gon (to Queen Amidala, after she says that Senator Palpatine fears the Trade Federation wants to destroy her):  "I assure you I will not allow that to happen."  The context is quite different, but Palpatine (as Emperor) also uses this expression while speaking to Luke in Return of the Jedi:  "I assure you we are quite safe from your friends here" [1:32:08].

1:37:55 - Queen Amidala (to Jar Jar):  "I need your help."  Obi-Wan also says this in A New Hope:  "I need your help, Luke.  She [Leia] needs your help." [36:03].

1:47:37 - Wilhelm scream (Naboo guard)

1:59:48 - Obi-Wan screams, "No!" after Darth Maul strikes down Qui-Gon, which is the same sort of situation as in A New Hope when Luke screams, "No!" after Darth Vader strikes down Obi-Wan [1:32:24]

2:00:19 - Battle droid (to Jar Jar and Captain Tarpals):  "Hands up!"  A storm trooper also says this to Han and Leia in Return of the Jedi [1:48:07].

2:03:31 - The battle droid next to Jar Jar has markings that appear to be 1138:


2:06:41 - There's a brief musical cue of the Imperial March as Yoda tells Obi-Wan that he fears "grave danger" in Anakin's training.