LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga Shows It's Cooler To Love Jar Jar
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga's affectionate depiction of Jar Jar Binks shows that it's much cooler to embrace the character in 2022 than it is to be a critic. Jar Jar first comes into LEGO's Skywalker Saga when playing The Phantom Menace, and largely performs the same role he did in the 1999 film of the same name, only turned up to a higher level. The affable Gungan gets into all kinds of slapstick-based scenarios, and is often the funniest part of the episode's cutscenes. It's also ultimately a kind-hearted interpretation, and one that — however unknowingly — reiterates that it's much more fun to be a Jar Jar lover than a Jar Jar hater.
Portrayed by Ahmed Best in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, Jar Jar Binks was the film's all-digital comic relief. Although obviously intended for children, Binks and Best himself were both met with a sizeable and toxic backlash from some older Star Wars viewers, who felt that the character was immature or otherwise too distracting. As younger fans who grew up with the prequels have gotten older, however, Jar Jar and Best have been met with a significant outpouring of affection, with the character having clearly resonated with his intended audience. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga feels like a fitting release within that context, due to its innocent portrayal of Jar Jar highlighting both his hilarious clumsiness and his more heroic nature.
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As with the original LEGO Star Wars games, Jar Jar Binks is a playable character in The Skywalker Saga and joins Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi from the second level onward. Much of his dialogue from The Phantom Menace remains intact (albeit redubbed with
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