[10] Central to the movie is an exciting race using the super-fast "pod racers", in a sequence reminiscent of the great chariot race in the classic movie Ben Hur.

[11] George Lucas spent a large chunk of his $ 200 million budget on nearly 2,000 computerised digital special effects shots-- by far the most seen in any film, and four times the number used to sink the "Titanic". The spectacular effects also include three totally different worlds generated by the wizardry of computers; 145 new and assorted creatures of various hideous and humorous aspects; 1, 200 new costumes and 654 standing sets.

[12] There are enough battles, races, high-speed chases, noise (John Williams is the composer along for the ride with the music, as he was for the Star Wars trilogy) to please the hardiest fan of space drama. Yet, despite all the computer trickery, that old "Star Wars" magic centres on the trilogy's familiar struggle between the forces of good and evil.

[13] But mostly George Lucas intends his movie Star Wars: Episode 1---- The Phantom Menace to appeal, as Star Wars did, to a "generation growing up without fairytales". Little did he guess when he began his original trilogy in 1977, that 22 years later, the story would still be unfolding.

喬治·盧卡斯耗費了他2億美元預算中的一大部分用于將近2000個電腦數(shù)字特效鏡頭——這是到目前為止所有電影中用得最多的，為“泰坦尼克號”沉沒所用特效鏡頭的四倍之多。引人注目的特技效果還包括：由電腦的魔力控制的三個截然不同的世界;145個全新的和組合的、有著各種丑陋可怕和滑稽幽默的容貌的生物;1200套新服裝和654個固定布景。

影片中有足夠的戰(zhàn)斗、競賽、高速追逐和噪音(約翰·威廉姆斯加盟進來為影片譜曲，《星球大戰(zhàn)》三部曲的音樂也是他寫的)采取悅最苛刻的太空故事迷。當然，除了所有的電腦技巧之外，更不用說還有圍繞著三部曲中人們熟悉的善惡勢力斗爭展開的古老的“星球大戰(zhàn)”魔法。

但是，喬治·盧卡斯的主要意圖是希望他的《星球大戰(zhàn);第一集--幽靈的威脅》像《星球大戰(zhàn)》一樣吸引“缺少神話故事而成長起來的一代”。當他于1977年開始三部曲的初創(chuàng)時，他一定沒有想到，在22年之后，這個故事還可以鋪展開來。

[10] Central to the movie is an exciting race using the super-fast "pod racers", in a sequence reminiscent of the great chariot race in the classic movie Ben Hur.

[11] George Lucas spent a large chunk of his $ 200 million budget on nearly 2,000 computerised digital special effects shots-- by far the most seen in any film, and four times the number used to sink the "Titanic". The spectacular effects also include three totally different worlds generated by the wizardry of computers; 145 new and assorted creatures of various hideous and humorous aspects; 1, 200 new costumes and 654 standing sets.

[12] There are enough battles, races, high-speed chases, noise (John Williams is the composer along for the ride with the music, as he was for the Star Wars trilogy) to please the hardiest fan of space drama. Yet, despite all the computer trickery, that old "Star Wars" magic centres on the trilogy's familiar struggle between the forces of good and evil.

[13] But mostly George Lucas intends his movie Star Wars: Episode 1---- The Phantom Menace to appeal, as Star Wars did, to a "generation growing up without fairytales". Little did he guess when he began his original trilogy in 1977, that 22 years later, the story would still be unfolding.

喬治·盧卡斯耗費了他2億美元預算中的一大部分用于將近2000個電腦數(shù)字特效鏡頭——這是到目前為止所有電影中用得最多的，為“泰坦尼克號”沉沒所用特效鏡頭的四倍之多。引人注目的特技效果還包括：由電腦的魔力控制的三個截然不同的世界;145個全新的和組合的、有著各種丑陋可怕和滑稽幽默的容貌的生物;1200套新服裝和654個固定布景。

影片中有足夠的戰(zhàn)斗、競賽、高速追逐和噪音(約翰·威廉姆斯加盟進來為影片譜曲，《星球大戰(zhàn)》三部曲的音樂也是他寫的)采取悅最苛刻的太空故事迷。當然，除了所有的電腦技巧之外，更不用說還有圍繞著三部曲中人們熟悉的善惡勢力斗爭展開的古老的“星球大戰(zhàn)”魔法。

但是，喬治·盧卡斯的主要意圖是希望他的《星球大戰(zhàn);第一集--幽靈的威脅》像《星球大戰(zhàn)》一樣吸引“缺少神話故事而成長起來的一代”。當他于1977年開始三部曲的初創(chuàng)時，他一定沒有想到，在22年之后，這個故事還可以鋪展開來。