Why does Jar Jar go to Mos Espa with the others?

Why doesn't he stay behind. Doesn't Qui Gon know that if he bring him along that he will cause trouble?

 

He wanted the company?

 

Because Lucas was testing to see if a character with a big part in a movie could be rendered entirely in CGI.

 

to be annoying.

 

I think the most likely in movie explaination is that having a nonhuman alien with him provide so cover as to why he was there, if asked Qui gonn could say that Padme was his daughter, artoo the family astromech and Jar Jar was a slave or servant.

 

Then again, if Jar Jar didn't go, he wouldn't have to explaint a slave/servant at all.

 

QUI-GON
They have Podracing on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous.

ANAKIN
I'm the only human who can do it.

SHMI looks at her son.

ANAKIN

Mom, what? I'm not bragging. It's true. Watto says he's never heard of a human doing it.

QUI-GON
You must have Jedi reflexes if you race Pods.

ANAKIN smiles. JAR JAR attempts to snare another bit of food from the bowl with his tongue, but QUI-GON, in a flash, grabs it between his thumb and forefinger. JAR JAR is startled.

QUI-GON
Don't do that again.

JAR JAR tries to acknowledge with some silly mumbling. QUI-GON lets go of the tongue, and it snaps back into JAR JAR's mouth.


Yep. That's the only reason he was there, to be a visual aid to whatever Quigon was talking about, those jedi reflexes. Thos reflexes that block gunfire. Reflexes that allow them to have superfast saber battles and such. In my opinion, we didn't need him in this scene to get the point across that Quigon was fast because of his jediness. It was already shown to us multiple times.

This was just too hot an opportunity for Lucas to pass on, to actually have Quigon interact 'more' with the digital creature in order to fool little kids into thinking it's real. That's why.

 

Because there were "comic sidekick" scenes to be had down there, and that's what Jar Jar was supposed to be.

 

Qui Gon took him so that he wouldn't get pulverized by the rest of them in the ship, including Obi Wan who's nerves were being tested.

 

ANAKIN

Mom, what? I'm not bragging. It's true. Watto says he's never heard of a human doing it.

What, are we adding random dialogue to the films now?

 

Cut dialogue from the script. I thought it was a cool line so I left it in after I pasted it.

 

The novelization gives a reason. Qui Gon thought that a traveling entourage consisting of an alien and a few humans would stand out less and would discourage people from approaching them.

 

Because Lucas was testing to see if a character with a big part in a movie could be rendered entirely in CGI.

Shelley, Judging by your usual stance I am guessing that this post is not sarcastic.

Do you not find it ridiculous that Lucas is releasing movies that abandon a logical narrative in order to be a testing ground for computer graphics?

 

This is a very good question, methinks. Qui-Gon wanted the Gungan to tag along but said no initially to the Queen's wishes to bring Padme along. Hmmm... I would have surely picked Padme over Jar-Jar.

But the logical reason could be that Qui-Gon was responsible for Jar-Jar and he didn't want Jar-Jar to annoy the Queen or her handmaidens so he took Jar-Jar with him.

 

Qui-Gon saved Jar Jar's life. Jar Jar owed him a life debt. Unless Qui-Gon told him otherwise, he would follow him anywhere.
He simply went along to Mos Espa and Qui-Gon didn't protest.



Life debts are underrated
/LM

 

I read in the script book that they took Jar Jar with them because if they had alien with them , they would blend in more.Or something like that.

 

But Jar Jar is an amphibian who actually says the sun is damaging his skin. Taking such an alien, especially one as prone to slapstick as Jar Jar, will surely attract attention.

 

It was simply the will of the Force!

 

In the early drafts of Episode I it was established that many Naboo, including Captain Panaka, mistrust and dislike Gungans. Qui-Gon took him along to prevent an "incident". Here is a line from one of the early drafts (featured on the Episode I Insider's Guide dvd) that didn't make it.
Captain Panaka (to Qui-Gon): And take that Gungan with you. He's stinking up the ship!

 

I support the "blend in" theory. Seeing as Mos Espa is crowded with every kinds of non-human aliens (and very often as companionship for humans), they tought it would be a good way to "camouflage" the group.

But Jar Jar is an amphibian who actually says the sun is damaging his skin

Ok, there he was just being whinny.

 

With all those criminals in that city, Qui-gon hoped to lose him there... poor Qui-gon

 

jar jar gives comic relief. no matter how people feel about him that is his purpose. jar jar is there to have character interaction. qui gon is far too serious and artoo is not going to say much to him that anybody would understand. and qui gon did not ask to bring padmae. if only she had come and jar jar did not then there would have been no humor. sure it was kids stuff but these are kids movies.

and don't anybody ever forget that.

 

In the scene it seemed like Qui-Gon just wanted to keep him from being punished...but yeah, he probably had some hidden motive.
He also siad he'd be able to help navigate, didn't he?

 

Regardless of whether or not there were technical reasons behind his inclusion in these scenes, it didn't hinder "logical narrative" in the least, and George knew that. As others have pointed out, quite simply, Jar Jar believes he owes QG a life debt, and it was QG's idea to bring him along in the first place. It actually makes the MOST sense that when it was possible, and not a major hindrance, QG would be the one to take Jar Jar along.

 

Chaotic is correct. The novel points out why. It should have been in the movie as well. It would have taken Qui-Gon was second to say it. When I saw the movie I asked myself the same question.