Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Opening crawl: Trade Federation blockades Naboo. Republic at peace but corruption growing. Jedi Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan sent as ambassadors. Galaxy appears stable but darkness gathering.

Qui-Gon: "Feel, don't think. Trust your instincts." Theme of trusting the Force over rules, following heart over head. Foreshadows Anakin's internal conflict between duty and emotion.

Trade Federation invades Naboo. Jedi escape, meet Jar Jar Binks, travel through planet core to Theed. Rescue Queen Amidala. Republic failing to act. Jedi must help without Senate support.

Royal ship damaged, forced to land on Tatooine for repairs. Meet young Anakin Skywalker, slave boy who can pod race. Qui-Gon senses unusual Force presence. Destiny beginning to unfold.

Qui-Gon bets on Anakin in pod race to win parts. Tests his midi-chlorian count - off the charts. Is he the Chosen One? Should Qui-Gon train him? Jedi Council would forbid it. Rules vs. destiny.

Anakin wins race, freed from slavery. Leaves mother behind. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan fight Darth Maul - first Sith in millennium. Escape to Coruscant. Anakin enters wider galaxy and Jedi world.

Anakin before Jedi Council. Yoda senses fear and attachment. "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate." Qui-Gon insists he will train the boy. Relationship between master's faith and council's doubt. Seeds of tragedy.

Political maneuvering on Coruscant. Amidala calls Vote of No Confidence. Palpatine rises. Return to Naboo. Battle plans. Gungans vs. droids. Space battle. Ground assault on Theed. Multi-front conflict engaging.

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan vs. Darth Maul in reactor room. Separated by energy fields. Qui-Gon alone against Sith. False victory: battles going well until this duel turns dangerous.

Qui-Gon stabbed by Maul. Obi-Wan trapped behind barrier, helpless. Anakin in space battle, losing control. Ground forces overwhelmed. All fronts deteriorating. Master dying.

Qui-Gon dies in Obi-Wan's arms: "Promise me you will train the boy. He is the Chosen One." Mentor gone. Obi-Wan not ready. Anakin's fate uncertain. Bleakest moment.

Obi-Wan alone against Maul. Lightsaber lost. Hanging over pit. About to be killed. Everything Qui-Gon believed in about to die with his padawan. Moment of despair.

Obi-Wan channels the Force, leaps up, grabs Qui-Gon's saber, cuts Maul in half. Synthesis: becomes the master by honoring mentor. Anakin accidentally destroys droid control ship. Gungans saved.

Battles won. Palpatine new Supreme Chancellor. Obi-Wan granted rank of Jedi Knight. Yoda reluctantly allows Anakin's training. "Clouded this boy's future is." Victory but ominous undertones.

Celebration on Naboo. Padmé gives globe of peace. Anakin smiles at her. Qui-Gon's funeral pyre burns. Yoda and Mace: "Always two there are, master and apprentice." One Sith dead but another remains. Peace fragile.