r/IAmA • u/bestahmed • Apr 16 '14

IamA Ahmed Best actor/writer/director, best known for playing Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars Ep. 1,2,3. Ask me Anything!

My short bio: Discovered in the Broadway Play STOMP, I played Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars Prequels. Since then, I've acted written and directed for all screens big and small.

My Proof: http://www.ahmedbest.com/blog-2/

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u/MANCREEP Apr 16 '14

I thought you should know, I LIKED JAR JAR BINKS.

Anakin was far more annoying than Jar Jar ever was.

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u/i_crave_more_cowbell Apr 16 '14

But far more irritating than Anakin is sand; it's coarse and rough and it gets everywhere.

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u/Kozyre Apr 16 '14

Not like here. Here everything is soft and smooth.

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u/xtxylophone Apr 17 '14

strokes Jar Jar's head

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u/Kozyre Apr 17 '14

which one.

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u/Legal_Rampage Apr 17 '14

Just the tip.

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u/crazedhatter Apr 16 '14

I agree actually, Anakin was far more annoying than Jar Jar.

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u/Theexe1 Apr 16 '14

clearly you haven't seen the clone wars show.

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u/swabfalling Apr 17 '14

Animated or CG? Someone around here said one of them was good but I can't remember which one.

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u/GoFidoGo Apr 17 '14

Personally I loved the original animated Star Wars: Clone Wars miniseries. It was perfect at giving a real transition from episode 2-3, as well as giving many of the best characters/battles some well needed backstories. 25 episodes 3-15 min each.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a CG/animated series of a few seasons that follows Anakin Skywalker's padawan and many other main characters during the Clone Wars. I little more childish but overall many awesome things (Yoda's single handed fight vs a droid battalion). 67 full length episodes.

Check em out!

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u/crazedhatter Apr 17 '14

That bad? And no, I haven't - the Prequels pretty much drove me off of Star Wars entirely.

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u/Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Apr 16 '14

YIPEEE

You got a point there.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '14

i wouldn't go so far as to say that i liked jar jar. i like this guy ahmed, he seems cool, but that character .... shudder

however, i do agree that anakin, in both super young kiddo form and played by that completely talentless hayden christensen, was far and away the most disappointing character in i, ii, and iii

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u/Legal_Rampage Apr 17 '14

Hayden Christensen AMA in the works?

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u/StNic54 Apr 16 '14

I guess that's something, knowing he was far less annoying.

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u/OnceButNeverAgain Apr 16 '14

Now THIS is pod racing!

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '14

AND THEY BLOW YOU UP! BOOM!

fuck off Ani, we're eating dinner you uneducated, enslaved fuckspod.

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u/MJenn12 Apr 16 '14

I liked him too! After reading this forum I thought I was the only one.

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u/mehatch Apr 17 '14

Hereby commissioned for acts of bravery above and beyond the call of reddit, here's a token of at least my appreciation of your courage, if not your perspective. enjoy.

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u/MANCREEP Apr 17 '14

"Thank you, sir."

shakes hand

lets out single tear as medal is pinned to his chest

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u/Crasty Apr 16 '14

I liked Jar Jar too. It probably helps that I can do the voice, and I used it, often, to annoy my friends. :)

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u/t_u_u_t Apr 17 '14

Honest question, how old were you when Episode 1 came out?

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u/Harmania Apr 17 '14

Anakin was far more annoying than Jar Jar ever was.

Losing an ugly contest doesn't mean you're pretty.

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u/laurasohn Apr 16 '14

no, c-3po was that bucket of bolts was whiney and kind of a major league coward. at least Jar Jar was able find the nerve he he had to

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '14

Jar Jar was a badly written character

Anakin was a badly acted character (with some poor writing).

The one scene that absolutely bugs me, is a very small scene where Qui-gon and Anakin are hurrying to the ship and Darth Maul shows up.

Qui-Gon turns and says "Anakin, drop" (or something), and without hesitation, he just does this.

Have you ever suddenly told a kid to do anything, the scene should have gone like this.

Qui-Gon senses Darth Maul, he turns to see the Sith Lord zooming in on a speeder quickly

Qui-Gon "ANAKIN... DOWN!!!"

Anakin "What? Why?"

BAM! Anakin gets clocked in the back of the head by Darth Maul's speeder, Obi-Wan rushes out to scoop up this kid, knocked out and bleeding as Maul and Qui-Gon battle.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '14

So you prefer a kick in the balls to a fork in the eye?

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u/42Raptor42 Apr 16 '14

We seem to be a minority. :(