Transcript Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace - MJS

William Newman, Harrison Wagener
Sean Kilmer, Amari Evans
Synopsis
In George Lucas’ film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom
Menace, two Jedi, Obiwan Kanobi and Qi Gon Gin, are
sent by the Galactic Senate to negotiate with the Trade
Federation to withdraw their blockade from the planet
Naboo. The Trade Federation invades Naboo. The Jedis
befriend the lake-dwelling Gungans and rescue Naboo’s
Queen Amiadala. On the return to the Senate their ship
breaks down on Tatooine, home of future Jedi Anakin
Skywalker. After wining Anakin and ship parts in a race,
they appeal to the Senate to intervene. Forced to fight,
Anakin destroys the Federation’s starship, and Darth Mal
kills Qi Gon Gin.
Gungans
We Gungans are
an Oligarchy
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The Gungans are an oligarchy because they have a ruling committee that
makes all of the decisions for the community. Boss Nass (above) is the
speaker for the oligarchy.
Naboo
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I am Queen Amidala
the elected
leader of Naboo
Naboo elects their own leader. It is a republic because the queen is an
elected ruler and not hereditary. They call her a Queen but she is not;
she is actually an elected leader.
Tatooine
Us hutts rule over
Tatooine,therefore
we are anarchists
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Tatooine has no government, there is a strong influence by a gang
called the Hutts. It is the only known planet in the galaxy that still
has slavery
Trade Federation
The Trade Federation is a
colonial dictatorship and
I am its dictator
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Darth Sidious leads the trade federation from another place and is its only
dictator. It is a Colonial Dictatorship.
Galactic Republic
I am elected the position of
Supreme Chancellor
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The Galactic Republic is made up of delegates from
every known planet. During the movie, with
concerns that it was becoming a confederacy,
Queen Amidala suggests that the parliament to
elect a new supreme chancellor so that she can
free Naboo from the grasp of the Trade Federation.