I can certainly understand what you mean. It’s certainly not my favourite scene but I think catching on to the breathing foreshadowing made the scene a lot better for me. It’s such a simple catch and you miss moment.
I’ll have to watch for that on my next viewing of the saga.
I was also mistaken. My thoughts (in part) on The Phantom Menace is here.
Out of curiosity, how do you rank the Skywalker saga films?
That thread had a lot of really interesting takes on TPM. I enjoyed reading through it.
As for my ranking I still have a preference for the OT despite the fact that the PT has grown on me a lot these past few years but its not set in stone and will likely change over time.
V > IV > VI > III > I > II >> VII > VIII > IX
TPM and ROTS are really close for me, as I said, and so are ROTJ and ANH.
This is a good video that really puts the dialogue in prospective.
I agree. It’s a really fun thread. It’s good to see a positive discussion for it.
That’s certainly fair and I look forward to seeing how your rankings change and evolve.
That’s understandable. I could honestly rank any of George’s six films first. When it comes to the Sequels I have a harder time with where to place The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker. I’ve only watched The Rise of Skywalker once all the way through but I remember it has my favourite scene in the trilogy (Luke and Leia training together as without context it’s so beautiful to see) but it also dismisses Anakin’s arc and legacy. It’s really tricky as both (and The Last Jedi for that matter) have problems. I think separating them from George’s six films makes it easier to enjoy them on some level but for some reason I still feel burned out by Disney Star Wars. It’s a tricky tightrope between being able to enjoy this era for what it is and yet being so lost for words and longing for George.