Ahmed Best, who played the infamous Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, has spoken out against his contribution to motion capture being repeatedly overlooked. Jar Jar really needs no introduction; as George Lucas’ “key” to The Phantom Menace, the comedic gungan became a poster child for fan complaints about Episode I and the rest of the prequel trilogy, from confused tone to iffy special effects.
However, while Binks may now be a shorthand joke, that shouldn’t supersede the character’s important role in cinema history. The first fully-computer-generated supporting character in any film, he was a major step forward in the then-new technology of CGI ...
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