A few months ago, I watched Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace again for the first time in almost a decade. It’s a divisive movie—by any stretch or definition, it isn’t nearly as good as any of the originals. Truth be told, it’s a mess. There’s a fascinating moment in the official video documentary for the film (at about 55:52) when George Lucas and the producers realize sort of at once just how much of a mess it is, saying things like, “It’s a little disjointed,” “It’s a lot,” “I may have gone too far in a few places,” and “It boggles the mind” after an early internal screening.