Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D
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Twenty-two years ago, these words first flashed across movie
theater screens around the world, and a modern legend was born.
Hundreds of millions of people would be introduced to a saga that
would touch their lives in ways then unimaginable. Star Wars, The
Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and the Special
Editions of all three films, became defining events for two
generations. The fast-paced action adventures, set in a new and
exciting universe, featured grand design and boundless fun. The
films inspired countless of viewers with themes that are universal
and timeless: the conflict between good and evil and between
technology and humanity, the celebration of heroism, and the
limitless potential of the individual.
The Star Wars saga is a modern-day fairy tale reflecting the vision
of George Lucas. Lucas imbued this new myth with pieces of American
pop culture, including movie westerns, swashbucklers and - for
seasoning - Japanese samurai epics. Star Wars was also a reaction
against Watergate, Vietnam and other periods of domestic turmoil
that seemed to undermine the concept of the hero for disillusioned
Americans.
With the Star Wars saga, Lucas decided to bring together these
recognizable, modern-day threads under the umbrella of the basic
mythic structure - the journey of the hero - that has been in place
for thousands of years, in hundreds of civilizations. With its mix
of the traditional and the modern, Star Wars' new mythology
thrilled young and old alike.
