/r/DarthJarJar
This subreddit is dedicated to exposing and discussing the consistently shady and ambiguous nature of Jar Jar Binks, and the expanding (Darth) Jar Jar theories created by fans of the Star Wars prequels. If you want to know more then please read the pinned post: "The Darth Jar Jar Holocron (updated)"
Darth Jar Jar is real. Search this sub (and your feelings) to find out it's true. All of it.
Jar Jar plays the important role of "uber-antagonistTM" who is ultimately the rival of both the protagonist(s) and the antagonist(s). He also plays feeble, but not to just one particular person or group, he does it to everyone to portray an air of subservience. No one thinks Jar Jar is doing anything because Jar Jar isn't capable of anything. That purposeful misunderstanding/misdirection... is the key to everything.
While we don't know exactly why DJJ was derailed - could be fanboy hatred or George Lucas' nerves - you can see Jar Jar's Force antics very clearly in The Phantom Menace.
Further, to avoid backlash, it's probable that DJJ was taken underground for Episodes II and III, as well as The Clone Wars cartoon, where Jar Jar displays Force powers multiple times.
The catch is/was that you have to look past the goofy facade, and your own hatred, to see the truth.
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They are releasing a Jar Jar Binks Funko Pop as part of the 25th anniversary of TPM. Are there any DJJ detectives that want to take on the case? Maybe it's nothing, or maybe they made a new Funko Pop of one the most hated characters in Star Wars for a reason...
I don't know if this has been covered before but I started wondering if anyone ever spotted anything that could be subtly referencing DJJ in the 1997 re-release special edition versions of the original trilogy?
Granted I haven't seen that particular iteration in a hot minute (especially since it was released on VHS format only and basically faded into obscurity after Lucas released his 2004/2011 editions on DVD/Blu-ray-- which almost completely redoes most of the 97 changes) but wouldn't it make sense for him to put more references/hints of things to come relating to DJJ in said editions leading up to the release of 1999's The phantom menace?
Anyhow, just a shower thought I wanted to share with y'all.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sRjfdrZ2aTk
Here they go into more visual detail examining certain scenes a little closer than before regarding the prequels (including a couple I haven't seen before on any theory) on DJJ pulling the strings/influencing the direction of the story and its characters.
Namely instances where...
a) DJJ motions with his hands doing mind trickery ie directly influencing Wattos roll of the dice imitating the SAME EXACT hand gestures (!) when bargaining with Qui-Gon for Anakin and his mother's freedom
b) tinkering with Anakin's right side of the pod racer which later turns out being the crucial remaining strong engine that Anakin draws power from which helps him win the race
We obviously know he didn't die here, since he's seen walking around LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES LATER!!!! He just walked it off, wtf??
Obviously he wasn't Darth Vader but maybe someone with similar powers?
I've seen other people asking- and may have asked at some point myself- do y'all believe the theory or is it 100% just a meme?
I always see answers not really answering so I want to know once and for all how many of you actually believe in the theory or if it's just a meme
I'm being genuine right now. I know theres genuine evidence backing up the theory, and Lucas himself even said that it was the original plan, but is most of it just a big inside joke in the Star Wars community or is everyone here serious?
If you watch the Phantom Menace and Clone Wars, you'll actually notice Jar Jar Binks survives close-up explosions twice:
How does Jar Jar Binks magically survive point blank explosions? In episode 6, you'll even notice an Ewok dies being so close to an explosion. His friend does survive though, but consider that explosion is nowhere near the sizes Jar Jar faced.
If Jar Jar was supposed to be a sith lord, he would've had a unique Darth title similar to Sidious and Vader, and it's fair to assume that he would've been Darth Plagueis before Episode 2's retconning. Watching the "Plagueis the Wise" scene from that perspective is interesting; Palpatine explains that Plagueis had the ability to influence midi-chlorians to create life, and then gives Anakin a very slow and deliberate look (0:30 here). Qui-Gon said in TPM that it's possible Anakin was conceived by the midi-chlorians while talking to the jedi council, and it would be fitting for Jar Jar's manipulative and deceptive personality to pull the strings in such a way. He also appears to be the one behind orchestrating the visit to Tatooine and the discovery of Anakin by Qui-Gon and the others.
I flaired "personal theory" but it's more about Jar Jar than Darth Jar Jar... as if there is a difference?
A question to polyglots here: It sometimes happens that the voice acting in English is better/worse than in other languages - for example, almost everyone will tell you that Homer Simpson is 100% better in French, or that Japanese Batman is peak, etc.
The first time I saw Phantom Menace (favorite movie, btw) I didn't think too much of Jar Jar. I neither liked him nor disliked him, I was mostly just focused on how awesome Darth Maul, Naboo and the Trade Federation were.
I just couldn't understand the "hate" - relative, Only a Sith Deals in Absolutes - against both the movie, and Jar Jar in particular.
However I didn't watch the film in English. Years later, when I finally watched the prequels in original version I noticed that Jar Jar's voice is kind of annoying - though not *that* annoying, I've heard a thousand times worse tbh, but still enough to be distracting. Like more high-pitched and weirder than what I was used to.
Maybe it's his voice that changes the way he is perceived? I don't think he is so hated outside of English speaking countries.
EDIT: just checked on the 1) French version and he sounds almost EXACTLY like Gollum from LOTR lol. Interesting for crossover theory :) Willing to be messa's finger that it's the same dubber who did both characters. 2) Japanese he sounds like a generic anime character, not bad but nothing special, not as distracting as in English. 3) German - I don't have the movie in this case, so I just searched Youtube - he sounds pretty close to the English version. The closest match I think. Maybe the Germans hate him too?
Just brainstorming on Jar Jar & his appreciation depending on the language.
PS: Phantom Menace > ALL.
It's a conspiracy, ok?