Love him or hate him, Jar Jar was a technological breakthrough.
He was one of the first fully digital lead characters to interact seamlessly with live-action actors throughout an entire film. The techniques pioneered for Jar Jar pushed motion capture, CGI performance, and visual effects forward, paving the way for characters like Gollum, Davy Jones, Caesar, and even Thanos.
It’s easy to criticise the character.
It’s much harder to ignore the innovation.
Without Jar Jar Binks, modern blockbuster visual effects might look very different today.
Did audiences judge Jar Jar the character so harshly that they overlooked what he achieved for cinema?
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