The Phantom Menace is probably my favorite Star Wars movie. There's the usual things of Padawan!Obi-Wan that I like. That basically blink and you miss it, Quinlan Vos cameo. But, the biggest thing is Queen Padme Amidala. If I would have seen that movie when I was like 7 years old I would have been in love. She was everything I wanted to be back then because she was intelligent and kind, a Queen, and also a total badass. Since I can retroactively adore her, I settle for loving her even more now.
Awww!
I saw TPM in the theater when I was in my early teens -- so, basically I was the same age as Padme. LET ME TELL YOU: a Star Wars movie where A GIRL LIKE ME gets to be a queen of a crazy Star Wars planet?? And she has the fanciest clothes ever???? And she is a key part of saving the day???????? AND SHE GETS TO HANG OUT WITH THE JEDI???????????? AND ONE OF THEM IS MID-20s OBI-WAN????????????????????????????????????? AND SHE HAS A GIANT SQUAD OF BADASS FRIENDS WHO HELP HER KICK ASS???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
I so vividly remember being furious when I read some thing online around that time that was like “this new Star Wars: who is it even FOR?” and I was like “uh...”
















