ANDREAS presents: Star Wars - Episode I - The Ancient Lore [Remade]

STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE ANCIENT LORE

This edit has been going on for four years, started over at fanedit.org. Thought it’d be time to introduce it over here as well.

Moving on from my Harry Potter Revisited franchise, It’s time to rework one of my other childhood memories. For those who know me by now, you know I don’t do with only editing pace or lines or cutting. I really want to change everything that I feel doesn’t work in a storytelling sense, be that creating new scenes, languages or even incorporating non-canon story elements.

This Phantom Menace will not resemble anything close to what you have seen before - and is not meant to it. There is a completely new narrative, and with that a completely new beginning, middle and an end to this version of George Lucas’s prequel trilogy. This version of Episode I is what I think Episode I should be, with the material at hand.

[1.] OUTLINE

Episode I is the best-looking of the three prequels, with a lot of devotion put into them from both the crew, actors as well as the director himself before he went all ludacris on digital moviemaking. It is also the most dull of the three prequels, with little to no character motivation or even plot explanation.

I even think half of the people that have seen the movie probably still don’t understand its plot, nor importance in the prequel trilogy. Is that a problem? Heck yes…

[2.] THE GENERAL CHANGELIST

• Movie completely re-graded to resemble a less childish palette, and more of a mature and darker picture.
• There are many new visual effects, and many alterations to both audio (voice and alien language) as well as music and sound effects.
• Appearances of Lord Sidious will have his hologram face hidden. His one real-life appearance with Maul is dubbed, as well as his voice altered and new plot points given throughout.
• The Nemodians (Nute Gunray & Co.) now speak in foreign Alien language, to give of new and menacing voices, as well as completely new plot points for the story.
• The Purple saber of Mace Windu will be removed in my trilogy, and given to Qui-Gon. It makes him more important, and fits his rogue style as he choses not to be on the Jedi Council. Mace Windu will get green.
• Jar-Jar Binks has a new voice.
• Battle Droids has a new voice.
• Jar-Jar Binks will serve as comic relief, although appearances or voice from him that diminish an important character or story moment, will be removed or decreased.
• Qui-Gon is the main character of the story. Obi-Wan and Anakin are sidecharacters that will get to shine a little bit throughout, but are part of a bigger puzzle to occur in the later entries of the trilogy.
• Story narrative completely altered. The beginning of the movie in the Trade Federation Ship now takes place in the middle of the movie, and the story now starts with a Space chase, Naboo and the saving of the Queen.

[3.] PLOT EXPLANATION

The Nemodians have gathered political supporters, systems, planets - and most importantly - technology and intelligence - through the co-operation with Palpatine, aka. Lord Sidious, for years. Naboo is the movie’s target for invasion, because this is where Palpatine sees fit to create his Clone Army. Naboo has everything they need - the huge space travel gap between them and the Republic, and all the resources needed. But this plot is not known to anyone but the Nemodians and Palpatine himself, which is something they only discuss in great secrecy.

It is not before the defeat of The Trade Federation (the separtists) on the Planet of Naboo, that Sheev Palpatine realizes his recklessness and executes his plans far beyond the reach of the Republic, in the dark corner of the galaxy on the planet of Kaminoo, with the help of corrupted Master Syfo-Dius and Count Dooku - plotting for even more years to come - which is what leads into Attack of the Clones.

HOW TO: Some of these plot points are learned throughout the new Opening Crawl, and the rest told through dialogue or interpretation of new and/or existing scenes.

[4.] PREVIEW CLIPS (both finished once, and unfinished once)

SITH LORDS ON TATOOINE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=89&v=ElzRNYkrn7o
EXTENDED TATOOINE BATTLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJEKjGAyHjg
FATHERLY TIES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXSldN2x_Ag

UNFINISHED PREVIEW OF CERTAIN KEY SCENES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH7wznxvDVI

This is a fascinating project. We will follow your progress with great interest.

NeverarGreat said:

This is a fascinating project. We will follow your progress with great interest.

Thank you! Happy to hear that!

snooker said:

I love all of these drastic edits that people are starting to do! Everything that one could do to keep the story relatively intact and cut all of the fluff has already been done, so these types of edits are all that are left. My only minor complaint is the title, “The Ancient Lore” doesn’t give off a Star Wars-y vibe to me.

This edit is especially interesting, can’t wait!

Yes, there is not much left to do than these re-imaginings of sorts. But I didn’t start the edit back in 2013 because I wanted it to be different; it was because I saw endless possibilities to re-create the movie into something way, way better (IMO). And that just made my brain go into crazy mode! I mean, come on; what more cool than to make your childhood memory into something even better, especially when that childhood memory is a movie mostly despised by the audience you seek to show it to?

Not often do you get such an idea and then get the chance to do it, so I definitely just had to!

As for the title, although I’ve received a lot of praise for it through the years, I can absolutely believe people are just as liking to it as there are people who are not. The best and/or worst part of being a Star Wars fan, is that we’re so universally focused on certain aspects that are not really that important. And that makes us the best fans ever!

Thank you for your kind words and encouragement, and I hope you’ll find something much more enjoyable in my version of TPM than what you originally got.

And - oh yes, by the way, guys! For those thinking this one is near finished or that everything is sorted out; it is not. I am absolutely open for any suggestions whatsoever.

You’re making the underwater city the actual sanctuary? It’s great to see that finally implemented in an edit. It always bothered the so called “safer place” where Gungans took refuge was nearer to the invaded zone, and in broad daylight. Reminds me of that Scorpion King movie where a bunch of people was “hidden” in a plainly visible oasis, and were like “you people are bringing the enemy” when the zeroes arrived there.

IsanRido said:

You’re making the underwater city the actual sanctuary? It’s great to see that finally implemented in an edit. It always bothered the so called “safer place” where Gungans took refuge was nearer to the invaded zone, and in broad daylight. Reminds me of that Scorpion King movie where a bunch of people was “hidden” in a plainly visible oasis, and were like “you people are bringing the enemy” when the zeroes arrived there.

Yes. And as you said; this removes the horrible, illogical movement that is their entire race moving up to the battle-infested grounds.

Now, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan gets down there with Jar-Jar, is introduced to Boss Nass, in which Obi-Wan persuade General Nass to team with the Naboo. Thereafter, in the next scene, the Gungans have come to the top - but now, not for it being the sanctuary, but for meeting with the Queen and her people.

What’s with the music in the Sith Lords on Tatooine clip? It’s a little weird. And so is the floating blue orb.

It’s just a little creative freedom, for the Darth Maul theme.

The blue orb is not a finished effect, but it’s the floating hologram of Sidious.