Even before the release of The Phantom Menace, Jar Jar earned derision for being a goofy caricature of Jamaican rastafarians or even a racist depiction of African Americans. Despite the film becoming a massive hit, the character of Jar Jar still received an overwhelmingly negative reception. In a interview with Wired , Best even said that he had people coming up to him to say "you ruined my childhood," a phrase that has essentially lost all meaning in an era of remakes and reboots, but might have stung a bit more back in Filmmakers and writers, when they make the first installment in a planned series, never have to worry about expectations because no one knows about the world they are creating.
Sequels always have trouble because of expectations. Everything has to be made a certain way because fans will always scream their opinions on the internet about how a film or book should be made and what kinds of characters should fill the world. It makes the process no fun for a creator, and can lead to some passionless projects. Although some of the hate is deserved for some unconfirmed racial injustices, older or even new fans of the Star Wars franchise should take the time to reevaluate their initial criticism of Jar Jar Binks and try to let go of their expectations.
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But through all of this, people still despise him. The undeserved hate Jar Jar received had real life ramifications. The actor who brought Jar Jar to life, Ahmed Best, contemplated suicide because of all the personal hate he received for his performance, according to The Week. Actors should never contemplate killing themselves for doing their jobs.
I used to hate Jar Jar Binks like most Star Wars fans, but after realizing that Jar Jar Binks was a good character based on the reasons above, he became much more likable. He is still annoying, but every move he makes and word he says has much more respect from me now, and I will admit, he gets me to chuckle every now and then. Consumers are partly to blame for labor shortage. Cooking is a skill everyone should have. Feelings on Midwestern winter after growing up in the South.
Daylight Saving Time is unnecessary. If we can forgive Best for landing himself in one of the most hated roles in film history, many fans are wondering if Lucas had a lot more in mind for Jar Jar Binks than people think. Recently, Lucas revealed Jar Jar Binks was his favorite character, something many fans still found perplexing.
Abrams consulted with Lucas on the script for The Rise of Skywalker. Many theories have already been floated around of Jar Jar Binks being a Sith Lord all along and fooling everybody with his clownish behavior. What better surprise would there be than to have an older Jar Jar Binks make an appearance in Episode IX to reveal himself as a secret villain? A few theories suggested he might have set the entire saga in motion in the prequels, making him a shocking figure that could change complete perceptions about the character and the early episodes as well.
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