The one part of The Phantom Menace everyone loves is the final duel between Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Darth Maul.
It’s an excerpt from the new Disney+ series Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, and features producer/director/writer Dave Filoni explaining at length why The Phantom Menace contains one of the most important Jedi in the entire franchise: Qui-Gon Jinn.
It reveals exactly what Qui-Gon is fighting for, and why his death is so important to to Anakin Skywalker and his inevitable transformation into Darth Vader.
The Star Wars prequels have long been treated as a punchline, the three red-headed stepchildren of the galaxy far, far away.