star wars : episode 1 : the phantom menacea vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title,followed by a roll up, which crawls up into infinity.'episode 1 the phantom menace''turmoil has engulfed the galactic republic. the taxation oftrade routes to outlaying star systems is in dispute. hopingto resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships,the greedy trade federation has stopped all shipping to thesmall planet of naboo.while the congress of the republic endlessly debates thisalarming chain of events, the supreme chancellor has secretlydispatched two jedi knights, the guardians of peace andjustice in the galaxy, to settle the conflict.....'pan down to reveal a small space cruiser heading toward cameraat great speed. pan with the cruiser as it heads towardthebeautiful green planet of naboo, which is surrounded byhundreds of trade federation battleships.int. republic cruiser - cockpitin the cockpit of the cruise, the captain and pilot maneuvercloser to one of the battleships.qui-gon (o.s.)captain.the captain turns to an unseen figure sitting behind her.captainyes, sir?qui-gon (o.s.)tell them we wish to board at once.captainyes, sir.the captain looks to her view screen, where nute gunray, aneimoidian trade viceroy, waits for a reply.captainwith all due respect for the tradefederation, the ambassadors for thesupreme chancellor wish to boardimmediately.nuteyes, yes, of coarse...ahhh...as youknow, our blockade is perfectly legal,and we'd be happy to recieve theambassador...happy to.the screen goes black. out the cockpit window, the sinisterbattleship looms ever closer.ext. federation battleship - docking bay - space (fx)the small space cruiser docks in the enormous main bay ofthe federation battlesh...
