His name is Jar Jar Binks. You don’t need to be a Star Wars fanatic to know that Jar Jar Binks, the bumbling Gungan introduced in The Phantom Menace, is one of the franchise’s most reviled characters.
When “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” debuted on May 19, 1999, few movies before (or since) were greeted with more fevered anticipation. Not only was the movie the first new “Star Wars” ...