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Post #595304

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nightstalkerpoet
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The Unofficial Complete REVISITED SAGA Ideas and Random Discussion Thread
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Date created
12-Sep-2012, 10:15 PM

By never showing that the twins are born at the end of RotS, and never showing that Anakin lives (nor naming his as vader), it ultimately does preserve the secret.

Plus, it adds another surprise when suddenly, Luke Skywalker is ALIVE on Tatooine. Someone new to the movies might actually truly be surprised.

By removing "a young jedi named Darth Vader" and simply cutting it as "a young jedi, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil" we never have it confirmed that Vader has anything to do with Anakin at all. Thus, when the Vader/Obi-Wan battle takes place, it could very easily be some other grudge from Obi's past (such as another apprentice?). 

In the ESB:R thread I suggested an added scene at the end of ANH that plays out like this:

Vader's ship lands on Coruscant at the end of ANH, and seeing him on a landing platform speaking to someone of importance (no clue who) would be a really nice tie in and look pretty cool

"Lord Vader"

"Yes, commander?"

"We have the name of the Rebel Pilot responsible for the destruction of the Death Star"

"What is it (What is his name)?"

"Luke Skywalker, my lord. It appears that he may be the son of Anakin Skywalker."

"That... is impossible"

"I believed all traces of Skywalker were eliminated with the rest of the Jedi."

"As did I commander... as... did... I..."


 

This now has the first-time viewer torn. The battle with Obi-Wan made us think it's Anakin... but this scene at the end makes it sound like someone else (since Vader is speaking as if it is about someone else).


Ultimately, rearranging in this way does preserve (and add to, in certain ways) the surprises of the OT. Of course it will never perfectly fix the surprise at the end of ESB, but I think it's about as close as you can get.