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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Released on May 19, 1999, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace marked the highly anticipated return of the saga after a 16-year hiatus. Written and directed by George Lucas

"The Sith have been destroyed. But there are two… Master and apprentice. And the shroud of the dark side has fallen. Begun, the Clone War has." (Though this last line was added in later editions.) Star Wars- Episode I - The Phantom Menace

On Coruscant, Qui-Gon reports to the Jedi Council (led by Yoda and Mace Windu) that a Sith Lord—believed extinct for a millennium—has reappeared. He asks to train Anakin. The Council is troubled: Anakin is too old, too fearful, and attached to his mother. Yoda senses "much fear" in the boy. They refuse to train him but allow Qui-Gon to keep Anakin close. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is not a great film in the traditional sense. The pacing is erratic, the dialogue is stiff, and Jar Jar Binks is an acquired taste that many still refuse to acquire. But it is a necessary one. And the shroud of the dark side has fallen

When the film finally premiered, it dominated the box office, grossing globally in its initial run. It was the highest-grossing film of 1999 and briefly became the second-highest-grossing film of all time, behind only Titanic . Plot Summary: The Beginning of the Saga