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Count C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels among the many , many people who were not huge fans of Jar Jar Binks , the bumbling Gungan character introduced by George Lucas inStar warfare : Episode I - The Phantom Menace . Interestingly , Daniels ' own too - talkative , griping , uptight protocol droid is himself often maligned for being the Jar Jar Binks of the originalStar Warsmovie trilogy .
To this twenty-four hour period , George Lucas ' prequels continue to be heavily criticized by a significant helping ofStar Warsfans andJar Jar Binksis consistently cited as one of the reason for this ongoing animosity . Many dissolve the character as a misfired attempt at injecting childish risible relief into the film , while others exact the mistily - Rastafarian - looking , broken - English - speak case is proof of Lucas ' outrightracial insensitivity . A very small-scale number of devotee are , in spite of everything , stanchly pro - Jar Jar .
Speaking to a crowd during a Q&A at Fan Expo 2017 , Daniels discussed his own feelings about the still - dissentious fibre of Jar Jar ( viaSpace ) . While Daniels praised the actor who brought Jar Jar to sprightliness , he admitted that like a raft of people he discover the character too childish and silly :
“ Jar Jar was created by George Lucas and he hire an actor , Ahmed Best , who is a howling actor . terrifying mover . Terrific , imaginative brain . Highly intelligent . Did precisely what George asked him to do . George ’s son Jett was inebriate by that performance that Ahmed did absolutely , but Jett was 10 geezerhood honest-to-god . Now , I was n’t , so for me Jar Jar was a bit like the Ewoks . I ’ve grown past that stage . 10 - yr - olds , 11 - year - old , eight - year - olds adore Jar Jar . It was a very , very good thing to do … so I staggeringly look up to Ahmed Best . He got very bad press for doing it … and Jar Jar was not for me . ”
Lucas was criticized at the time for draw a bead on too much at children withThe Phantom Menace , a mistake he apparently taste to reclaim by darkening the tone ofAttack of the ClonesandRevenge of the Sith(the third film in the prequel trilogy even garner a PG-13 rating ) . Lucas also respond to fan backlash over Jar Jar by dial back the Gungan ’s silver screen clock time in subsequent films , a seeming accession that hemissed the markwith his conception of the character .
Despite the prequels ' overall negative reputation , there are some fans who ardently defend the films and are even unforced to stick up for Jar Jar . One argument that ’s often carted out in defense of Jar Jar is that he ’s no more annoying than C-3P0 , who spends much of the original trilogy grating on the nerves of his compatriots and by extension phone the audience . InEmpire Strikes Back , the most - beloved of the original films , 3P0 becomes so rile to Han Solo that he finally put the droid to be shut off . " Why do n’t Star Wars OT fans hate C-3P0 as much as they hate Jar Jar ? " pass away the pop argument .
Anthony Daniels has for certain get word enough unfavorable judgment of his C-3P0 carrying into action over the class that he ca n’t help but sympathise with Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best , who after all did not decide how his character would be used in the terminal films . Both Jar Jar and C-3P0 will continue to be controversial figure as long as theStar Warsfilms maintain their relevancy in the overall pop refinement conversation .
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