Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace marked a beginning for more than Star Wars
In 1999, when Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace was first released in theaters, it had been 22 years since the release of just plain old Star Wars in 1977. Now, in 2024, the number of extant Star Wars features has more than doubled, and it’s only been five years since the last one was in theaters (compared to…