Jar Jar Committing to the Bit
It became en vogue for a good while after Phantom Menace to rag on Jar Jar as too outlandish and silly a character for Star Wars, but while the movie plays up that side of him a lot, Jar Jar is also frequently just actually a solidly funny character. The way he constantly sarcastically rags on Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan’s recklessness is fascinating little bit of character work—in that he’s both somehow the realist of their situation, but also a bit of a selfish coward, which is an interesting place to put your comedy relief character—but also, his repeated attempts to make “How wude” happen are just great. He’s a Gungan who knows when he’s on to a good bit, and he sticks to it.
