Editing Qui-Gon Jinn (section)

==Reception==
In his review of ''The Phantom Menace'', Colin Kennedy of [[Empire Online|''Empire'']] said that Neeson "manfully carrie[s] the action on his shoulders" throughout the film. He felt that Qui-Gon's final words to Obi-Wan—"Promise me you will train the boy"—provide the film with its only emotional weight.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Colin |date=January 1, 2000 |title=Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/star-wars-episode-phantom-menace/review/ |access-date=December 15, 2017 |website=Empire}}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote that Neeson "holds ''The Phantom Menace'' together". He said that Qui-Gon is "commanding", and gives the film "its only hints of emotional dynamism".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Gleiberman|first1=Owen|title=Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace|url=http://ew.com/article/1999/05/21/star-wars-episode-i-phantom-menace-2/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=15 December 2017}}</ref> For his portrayal of Qui-Gon, Neeson was nominated for the 2000 [[Saturn Award for Best Actor]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}