As a sequel to my mockup round up I thought I would rehash my film change ideas in the hope that as with the mock ups it might inspire some debate and hopefully better ideas.
Remember these were general ideas not a must do list for Ady. He has loads of great ideas of his own but if I were as talented and as patient as he this is what I would currently be trying to do.
It will take a while so I will post two at a time.
In these versions all lightsabers bar two are blue (Luke's is the only green one Vader has the only red one).
The Phantom Menace.
The film now starts with a shot of the Federation Fleet jumping out of hyperspace and surrounding Naboo.
They used to own it and now they want it back.
Back on Coruscant Queen Amidala, Representative Binks and Senator Palpatine (with Threepio in the background) are in holographic conference with the her Government back home who anticipate an attack.
The invasion begins, Theed is bombed, buildings are destroyed while a few ships are launched they are too few to make a major difference.
Communications are cut off.
Palpatine gets the Queen to call a senate meeting which ends in a vote of no confidence in the Chancellor.
A rescue fleet can not be sent without proof as Dooku tells the Jedi Council via hologram that other planets seem to be under attack at the same time. Other forces like the Federation are taking back long disputed territories.
The council argue that as there hasn't been a conflict on this scale for centuries the Republic isn't prepared for an instant response if they responded to every report they would be too thinly stretched.
The Jedi are keepers of the peace not an army.
Dooku argues that the Jedi should investigate this thoroughly as a Sith Lord may be behind it as in the prophesy.
The Jedi are skeptical but by way of a weak compromise the Jedi send two fully trained Knights to protect the Queen and investigate the invasion.
Just before the Queen's ship jumps into hyperspace it is attacked by Darth Maul and the ship is thrown off course to Tatooine.
The film largely plays out the same way only Anakin is repairing Artoo to help his mother and Threepio as stated previously is complete and is the Queen's translator who goes with her handmaiden to translate.
I appreciate this maintains a fan service which stretches credulity to near breaking point but Artoo has always acted a bit differently to the other droids and he sticks by Anakin and Luke through thick and thin. So it's a much better fan service than have Anakin make Threepio, at least Artoo is useful.
Anakin is also a Pod Jockey slave so given more freedom than average slaves (this could be highlighted by him passing a slave of his own age who is clearly more badly treated). He dreams he will become a Jedi and free these people.
After winning the race (now with less cartoonish Pod Jockeys) the Royal ship is sold and replaced with the purple one from the beginning of the theatrical version.
Artoo has been helping repair it and Threepio is about to join them when in response to Maul's tracking, the Federation send ships and droids to Tatooine and capture the planet.
Threepio and Shmi are left stranded and the ship barely escapes.
It arrives at Naboo.
The Jedi request to negotiate and are allowed to dock but launch escape pods with The Queen, her handmaidens, Jar Jar, Artoo and Anakin onboard.
They land and make arrangements with the Gungans.
An assassination attempt is made on the Jedi but they escape and head to the bridge.
Finding the way cut off they try to switch off the droids from a secondary station near the core of the ship but find the way blocked by Maul.
The lightsaber duel takes place on the ship.
The Gungans seem to lose the battle and pleased with his victory the Viceroy lands.
The pilots get to their ships (which are colour coded suggesting several squadrons). Anakin's is red not yellow and they attack the other ships not one lone command ship.
Anakin blows up his Fed ship deliberately.
After Maul is dead Kenobi switches off the droids.
The Viceroy is captured.
There is much rejoicing.
Anakin is to be trained by Obi-wan his current pupil will be trained by someone else.
The new Chancellor declares that to counter the threat of the Separatists he will create a new army of the Republic.
Dooku leaves Qui-Gon's funeral in disgust.
Attack Of The Clones
Obi-Wan with visible distaste is inspecting the first batch of Clone Troops (no mystery).
Amidala lands at Coruscant and her ship is blown up.
She warns the senate that this new army may escalate the war rather than end it.
The Chancellor asks for the Jedi to protect the Senator so they assign Skywalker and Obi-Wan (just back from inspecting the army).
Another attack is made and Zam is disintegrated just before revealing the identity of the bounty hunter she was working with.
Kenobi tracks Boba Fett to a rainy landing platform a fight ensues just before he takes off Kenobi tags him with a tracking device.
He pursues the ship in his fighter.
Anakin is assigned to protect Padme.
She returns home on the Royal ship.
Theed is still being repaired from the Droid bombing in the first film.
While she shows signs that she has feelings for him while visiting her family, he seems more concerned with meditating.
He hasn't seen his mother since Tatooine was occupied. The Senate and Council agree that the planet is too insignificant to bother liberating.
His nightmares worry her so she hatches a plan to go undercover as refugees and enter Federation space to check up on his mother.
He is conflicted about this but agrees.
While on the ship she fishes for signs of mutuality in affection by asking him about the Jedi coda of detachment and takes some hope from his comments about love.
The ship goes through a blockade and lands on a droid controlled Space Port.
Anakin gets directions from Watto and after being reunited with a damaged Threepio he finds out about his mother being captured by sand people and searches for her.
Meanwhile Obi-Wan has followed Fett to Tatooine and sneaks a peek at the droid factories and slave pits there.
Jabba is a Separatist.
Obi-wan gets captured but sends a distress signal which is received by Artoo.
While captured Dooku explains that he genuinely believes the Senate is now under control of the Sith that aided Gunray in the first film and that he is doing what he must to save the Galaxy (he isn't a Sith Lord just a misguided Jedi).
Anakin is reunited with his mother briefly before she dies (we don't see the child massacre yet).
After Anakin returns with his dead mother Padme and Anakin relay Kenobi's message to Coruscant via a transmitter on the Lars family Skyhopper. The droid factory now makes the planet worthy of liberation and one of their own requires rescue.
AT NO POINT DOES ANAKIN REVEAL HIS SLAUGHTER OF CHILDREN TO PADME
Anakin and Padme disobey orders and try to rescue Obi-Wan.
They too are captured and forced into Gladiatorial combat for the entertainment of the Separatists (Jabba finds this boring).
The rescue plan needs rescuing.
So the Clones are called in.
Dooku bests Obi-Wan and Anakin in a duel he goes out of his way to avoid but as it is clear he could never best Yoda he escapes.
Tatooine is now littered with junk for the Jawas to collect and the locals have a very low opinion about droids.
Republic law is now in force so the slaves are freed but the child slave Anakin knew (indicated by some mark or item of costume) has not survived the occupation.
Anakin and Padme get hitched in secret.