Diego Gutierrez
University student of Communication and Journalism, sports lover, fan of good cinema and manga/anime, video game enthusiast and, now, editor at 3DJuegos LATAM. My favorite game is TLOZ Ocarina of Time, because it is the one that introduced me to this exciting, and at the same time addictive, world of gaming.
The cousins of ET the alien –ambassadors in the Senate of the Republic – a small reference to George Lucas’s first science fiction film hidden on the back of a combat droid, Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon soaring through the skies of Coruscant or even a potato in a field of asteroids…
The legendary saga of Star Wars, like many other pop culture franchises, is a true feast for all viewers with a treasure hunter soul. Hidden in different episodes, numerous easter eggs patiently waiting to be discovered by the most observant fans.
The reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey that you didn’t see
Obviously The Phantom Menacethe first episode of the prequel started by George Lucas in the late 90s, in which the Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi take the young Anakin Skywalker (future Darth Vader) under their protection, is not far behind. as for hidden details.
The one that interests us today It is located exactly at 33 minutes and 42 seconds from the film, in the sequence where Qui-Gon, in search of a T-14 hyperdrive generator to repair his ship, visits Watto’s market on Tatooine.
As in all scenes involving various accessories stacked on top of each other, it is advisable to be attentive when the Jedi Master walks through the dusty corridors lined with scrap metal. In fact, in the center of the screen, to the right of the characters, is an object that sci-fi fans may have recognized: This is the EVA capsule, which accompanied the astronauts of the Discovery ship in 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick.
What is he doing here? How could Watto get it? Does his presence among the remains of ships that fill his warehouse mean that the protagonists of Kubrick’s famous classic belong to the same universe as George Lucas’s? To answer all these questions, we leave you to develop your own theories.
If you don’t know where to see Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in streamingwe inform you that it is available in Disney+. On the other hand, 2001: A Space Odyssey It is for rent on Apple TV.
