Jar Jar was meant to be the comic trope for the kids to enjoy. A lot of kids did indeed enjoy Jar Jar Binks. Episode One was both a telling of the story that Lucas promised decades prior and also a chance to capture a new generation of fans who likely got their first tastes of the story with the remasters that were issued a few years prior.
Even without all the hatred that spawned toward Binks, his shift to the sidelines in Episode 2 and 3 felt organic at least, given that the second and third acts of the trilogy were more serious in tone and nature.
Jar Jar was meant to be the comic trope for the kids to enjoy. A lot of kids did indeed enjoy Jar Jar Binks. Episode One was both a telling of the story that Lucas promised decades prior and also a chance to capture a new generation of fans who likely got their first tastes of the story with the remasters that were issued a few years prior.
Even without all the hatred that spawned toward Binks, his shift to the sidelines in Episode 2 and 3 felt organic at least, given that the second and third acts of the trilogy were more serious in tone and nature.
I’m glad to see people enjoying the prequels more now.