-hal9000 Fanedit- Star Wars Episode I- Cloak Of... [QUICK]

This is Hal9000’s boldest move. The scene where Qui-Gon explains midi-chlorians to Anakin is re-contextualized . Using a voiceover from Liam Neeson taken from the film’s deleted monologues, Qui-Gon now describes midi-chlorians as a symptom of the Force, not the source. "They are the messengers," he says, "not the message." This single edit repairs a decade of lore complaints.

As with all fan-edits, it exists in a legal gray area. Hal9000 does not sell the edit. It is distributed free via fan-editing forums, requiring the user to own a legal copy of The Phantom Menace DVD or Blu-ray to patch the files. -Hal9000 FanEdit- Star Wars Episode I- Cloak Of...

, making it shorter than the original but longer than more radical "90-minute" edits. Edits Included This is Hal9000’s boldest move

Perhaps the most miraculous achievement of the HAL9000 edit is the transformation of Jar Jar Binks. In the theatrical cut, Jar Jar is a source of comic relief that borders on farce. He steps in dung, gets his tongue caught in pod racers, and bumbles his way into accidental heroism. "They are the messengers," he says, "not the message

In a post- Clone Wars world, where Ahsoka Tano and Darth Maul’s revival are canon, Cloak of Deception remains a fascinating time capsule. It predates the rehabilitation of the prequels. It is a serious, adult take on a movie that tried to sell toys.