for me, this quote from some guy back in 2001 sums up the way i feel about the start of the PT
"Episode I is the light-hearted counterbalance to the incredibly dark nightmare to come. This is as nice as the SW saga gets, and it won't be this happy, ever again. Well, at least not until Return of the Jedi.
Not everyone will agree with me about it, but at the very least, The Phantom Menace brought all of us Star Wars fans together, even if it was only for one opening night."
sorry 'bout triple post lol😎