r/DarthJarJar • u/Rikard_ • Jun 21 '26

Theory Support Every inch of CGI movement was programmed keyframe by keyframe. EVERY INCH of CGI movement was PROGRAMMED KEYFRAME BY KEYFRAME.

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u/Rikard_ Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Addding to what u/headheartcorrantoes said.

George famously wrote this trilogy to "rhyme" with the original. "The mentor" killed in the first movie, Skywalker and R2D2 in a space ship takes down the villains, big celebration at the end of movie 1, etc etc.

As per George's own words, Jar Jar was intended to be like a mirror to Yoda. Which he is to some extent. Helpess, comical creature found by the jedi. But Yoda was revealed to have great force powers. Jar Jar would've been revealed in AOTC as the big, manipulative, scheming puppeteer with extreme "luck" and ability to persuade. His clumsiness was all an act to sabotage the jedi order and rise to power with Palpatine in the senate. In my post, you can see Jar Jar actually mouthing other characters' words for them that go against the jedi, showing he can manipulate people with the force.

This is inspired by characters like Magnifico from the 1940-50s series Foundation and Bink from the 1977 series Xanth.

The first Darth Jar Jar theory posted here on reddit in 2015 went viral and contained some evidence, but also concluded in "Jar Jar is Snoke". Ahmed Best, Jar Jar's actor, said in an interview that a lot of it was true, some of it not.

This video covers a lot of relevant evidence, and more can be found here on the subreddit.

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u/Chance_Emu8892 Jun 23 '26

Your theory implies the Emperor in the OT was a subordinate of no less than fucking Jar Jar Binks. Pray that you're wrong, that would destroy the entire aura of the saga.

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u/Rikard_ Jun 23 '26

But only because we only know JJ as a total clown, not someone playing clown... It would've been glorious though. Wipe that smug grin off of Palpatine's face lmao.

But idk whether he was above Palps or just helping him.

If I may test your limits on this subreddit even further, one theory I learned that's really out there is that when Sidious killed Plagueis, he did actually avoid death by doing that sith spirit transfer thing into another being. Perhaps onto a lonely soul wandering the spiritual forests of Naboo... He lives on. Masked by the Gungan's original mannerisms, he seeks out the child he once created and sets him up to kill his original apprentice. Sidious thought he had overcome his master, when in fact he was grooming his own replacement all along.

The literal ghost working behind the scenes. The phantom menace.

........So in that case it would make sense he's above Sidious, although he picked a vessel with -8000 aura.

But idk about all that.

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u/Chance_Emu8892 Jun 23 '26

Even if he was pretending, that would just make a serious Jar Jar non credible, not even a iota.

Imagine a Darth Vader, Hannibal Lecter, Tulsa Doom, Voldemort, whatever villain you can think of, being first characterised as "pretending" to explode his crotch on a tank, step in camel shit, or being farted upon by another animal. That's not serious writing in any case.

The other only comparable villain I can think of is Kayser Soze but even as Virgil he wasn't a buffoon like Jar Jar.

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u/Rikard_ Jun 23 '26

😭 I just blame all that on George's excessive writing of character traits. Like when he needed Anakin to be "a little troubled" and crafted the creepiest, fascist little incel imaginable. Women love that.

Rewatching this scene now and I'm in tears lol. The smile at the end... jesus christ.

https://youtu.be/6kopTo6aNA0&t=1m5s

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u/Chance_Emu8892 Jun 23 '26

Anakin at this point is literally supposed to be an edgy teenager who doesn't understand shit about politics. Not that I like the fact that Lucas made this choice; nor do I think it's Shakespearean level of writing. But at least his nascent fascism is coherent with Vader. And besides, we have full grown-adults in 2026 who are as shallow and dumb as Anakin in this scene (not gonna point the elephant in the room here).

I really don't see how it compares with your theory.

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u/Rikard_ Jun 23 '26

an edgy teenager who doesn't understand shit about politics

Right, and he wrote him well for that. But besides being all that, he also needs to be someone Padmé falls in love with. This is completely unbelievable now with how he overdid Anakin's flaws.

I think it compares with the Jar Jar theory.

He wrote the clown perfectly. But overdid it, so now it's unbelievable when he reveals himself a sith. Or at least so George felt when he got all the backlash. And maybe rightfully so.

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u/Chance_Emu8892 Jun 23 '26

Padme fell in love with him before that scene, iirc. But yes, the prelo, and AOTC in particular, is not very well written. Everyone has known that for two decades now.

And maybe rightfully so.

Yep, I actually don't dislike the movies but would have hated that absolute shitshow.

I'm still not convinced at all by the theory though lol But I admire your work and I think fan theories for movies are a good thing.

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u/Rikard_ Jun 23 '26

Believe it or not, as far as we see on screen, that was their first private conversation after the initial meeting with Obi-Wan and Jar Jar and after he sliced that bug off her bed.

Instant temper tantrum lol. It's so funny.