Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (My Two Favorite Characters)
What better way to end and begin a New Year than relaxing and enjoying a StarWars marathon.
This time, as I watched these classics, I began noticing the wide array of character personalities that George Lucas created for his acclaimed series.
I thought you might enjoy a few of my StarWar-deian academic endeavors…
My two favorite characters from The Phantom Menace are Jar Jar Binks and Watto.
Facts about Jar Jar Binks You My (or May Not) Know.
- Jar Jar Binks was cast out of his society for being ‘clumsy’.
- He wass a member of the Gungan race of Naboo.
- The Gungan’s werehumanoid amphibians.
- They were known for their long rabbit-like auricles (ears) which, while drooping long below a Gungan’s shoulders, can easily swirl around their heads.
- Gungan’s had long, elastic tongues (much more resourceful than the tongue of an anteater).
- The Gungan’s were very tall, lean, but muscular, creature.
- Gungan’s were born as tadpoles.
- A Gungan’s body produced a mucus covering that alloweds them to swim swiftly through waters.
- A Gungan had a swift and harsh ‘spitting’ skill. They could spit for great distances.
- Gungan society thrived on peace- abhored any kind of violence. Their normal punishments for even minor crimes were usually a form of corporal punishment or banishment from the settlement.
FYI: Thanks you Wookieepedia for your assistance in honing my knowledge of the many beings from Star Wars.
Facts about Watto You My (or May Not) Know.
- Watto was the junk-dealer who owned Anakin Skywalker as well as his mother, Shimi.
- Watto was a Toydarian- winged, humanoid wasp-like creatures who thrived in the mudded homes built in the soggy landscapes on the planet Toydaria.
- Toydarians were often involved in human-trafficking and indulged heavily in gambling.
- Toydarians were known for their combination of ‘fairy-like’ wings but ‘troll-like’ personas.
- They also had trunk-like snouts, complete with matching tusks, and webbed feet.
- Toydarians could not be mind-manipulated by The Force.
- Toydarian society was a hierarchy. The wealthiest lived (similarly to humans) in huge estates and palaces on mountain peaks.
- The Toydarian society functioned in family groups or clans.
- Toydarians usually moved in flocks.
- Since we see no other companionships with Watto, we can assume he was from a lower-rung of the Toydarian society seeking monies for upward mobility.
FYI: Thanks you Wookieepedia for your assistance in honing my knowledge of the many beings from Star Wars.
Written for Movie Critiques.
