NFB, I really enjoyed your rough cut back in April and I do think it has the potential to be one of the most influential edits of Revenge of the Sith out there. I wanted to ask, have you considered just ending that Vader transformation scene with the breathing, or when he says, “Yes, Master” but keeping the other ending scenes? I feel like if you end the movie on his breathing, it will feel like something is missing. Even though the movie is about Anakin’s fall, I do think that Obi-Wan is almost as important if not equally, so cutting his last scenes could feel like we don’t get much of a conclusion to his story in this film. I think you could still cut out the “NOOO” moment but leave the rest of the ending intact.

I think your rationalization as to why you should cut that bit of that scene makes sense, it is motivated by characterization, which is the entire theme of this edit, but removing the rest could make things feel unresolved, possibly. Maybe it would work once it is seen, but it is something to consider!