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VIDEO - Motion Studies #28: Redlettermedia's STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE

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A viral sensation, this fanboy parody uses a multi-layered arsenal of disarming rhetoric, satirizing film geek analysis as a way to make its underlying film geek analysis palatable to a wide audience.
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  • By Volker Pantenburg and Kevin B. Lee
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  • April 25, 2012 11:56 AM
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More: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Video, video essay, Motion Studies, MOTION STUDIES: ESSENTIAL VIDEO ESSAYS

SIMON SAYS: Even in 3D, it's still a PHANTOM MENACE II society

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In 1999, "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" was released theatrically. The rest is a blur – for me, at least. I was 12 years old at the time, the ideal age for an uncritical "Star Wars" fan to see the first entry in George Lucas’ then-new prequel trilogy.
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  • By Simon Abrams
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  • February 15, 2012 7:32 AM
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