I am all in on the Jar Jar sith theory. Specifically I think Lucas set him up to be Darth Plagueis, but saw the backlash to the character and came up with something else. It just seems to much a lot of sense, especially when you look at things Jar Jar does in EP 1 that look suspicious and had to be deliberately animated. I really thing there is something to the theory, as crazy as it sounds.
Oh I don’t dispute that Lucas intended him for comic relief, I just believe that he originally wanted to reveal that it was all an act in ep 2 or 3, but then changed his mind after the character was hated so much. That’s my headcanon at least.
That is the “official” explanation. George Lucas has mentioned more than once he wanted the films to “rhyme” and it has been noticed several times that Jar-Jar acts as Yoda did in the original trilogy, when he met Luke; someone even went so far to analyse his movements and theorized is clumsiness is akin to the Drunken Master Kung Fu style.
Jar-Jar binks was a spoiled opportunity. It would have been a good opportunity to go against the public opinion and have the character morph into the real nemesis and catch everyone by surprise.
I am all in on the Jar Jar sith theory. Specifically I think Lucas set him up to be Darth Plagueis, but saw the backlash to the character and came up with something else. It just seems to much a lot of sense, especially when you look at things Jar Jar does in EP 1 that look suspicious and had to be deliberately animated. I really thing there is something to the theory, as crazy as it sounds.
It’s an interesting story, but in video of him planning TPM, he very clearly intended Jar Jar as a comic relief character for younger audiences.
Oh I don’t dispute that Lucas intended him for comic relief, I just believe that he originally wanted to reveal that it was all an act in ep 2 or 3, but then changed his mind after the character was hated so much. That’s my headcanon at least.
I’m guessing Clone Wars is closer to how Lucas originally envisioned him, but I guess we’ll never know for sure.
That is the “official” explanation. George Lucas has mentioned more than once he wanted the films to “rhyme” and it has been noticed several times that Jar-Jar acts as Yoda did in the original trilogy, when he met Luke; someone even went so far to analyse his movements and theorized is clumsiness is akin to the Drunken Master Kung Fu style.
Jar-Jar binks was a spoiled opportunity. It would have been a good opportunity to go against the public opinion and have the character morph into the real nemesis and catch everyone by surprise.