The teeth-gnashing aspects of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” have been chewed upon for a quarter century, from Watto to Anakin Skywalker’s Midi-chlorian count (and miracle birth) to almost everyone’s favorite punching bag, Jar Jar Binks. Yet as the movie that kicked off George Lucas’ prequel trilogy hits theaters to commemorate its 25th anniversary for the de facto “Star Wars” holiday May the Fourth, let’s accentuate the positive by identifying a half-dozen things the film, and the franchise’s... Read this story
