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reatter t1_ja95cxe wrote

Reply to comment by DoYouQuarrelSir in Movies without a main character? by Ok-Impress-2222

Obi-Wan Kenobi is the young hero who loses his mentor and becomes the new mentor how himself.

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DoYouQuarrelSir t1_ja97g6u wrote

Obi Wan sits out like 40 minutes of the movie. Episode 1 doesn’t have a clear protagonist, that’s one of many narrative problems.

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reatter t1_ja99yqy wrote

Nowhere is it written that the protagonist has to have 80+% screentime.

80/120 minutes is still a significant portion of the movie.

He is the one who has the longest character Arc.

Qui'Gon doesn't make it, Amidala and Anakin have only late and small parts of the story and are more side-quests than characters.

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DoYouQuarrelSir t1_ja9z0re wrote

You’re only strengthening my argument about the lack of a clear protagonist.

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MagicWarRings t1_jaahh6v wrote

It is pod racing, it is the only thing that matters.

Until we find out what is really pod racing.

It is amazing to think I will make a 200 million dollar movie that is supposed to stand the test of time. I will get a random guy to help me write it, and it will have a character named Jar Jar Binks. And that is not the only stereotypes I will include.

Years later this person would claim Disney were like his slave owners even though Lucas was free and was paid a billion+. Lucas is like 3 steps removed from the Limbaughs of the world. Not helping the rest of us much.

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Syn7axError t1_ja9vd3j wrote

It's Qui-gon. I don't know why people keep repeating this.

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DoYouQuarrelSir t1_ja9yv2m wrote

The previous comment says it’s obi wan, this only demonstrates my point about the lack of a clear protagonist.

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Syn7axError t1_jaawgvx wrote

The previous commenter is wrong. There's nothing particularly unclear or complicated about it. Qui-gon is a bog standard protagonist.

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DoYouQuarrelSir t1_jaazvie wrote

“The previous commenter is wrong”

Someone’s opinion is different from mine.

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