So… this is the first draft of my edit:
Like I have said, it is a very rough cut, just as a proof of concept. (not even the transitions are in place. also please ignore it whereever you see Jar Jar, no Gungans will be present in my edit. he will be edited out when I get to that part.) This is the first half of the first movie, it takes about 20 minutes but I am trying to make it shorter.
So what I have in mind is, they hear a report of a suspicious man who carries a Jedi weapon and causing trouble, they suspect it might be a Sith (they find it unlikely, but are ordered to investigate anyway), they track Darth Maul to tatooine and they land there. Qui-gon feels someone strong with the force, he goes to investigate, Obi-wan tells him they also need spare parts. While walking around, Qui-gon stumbles upon little Anakin who is fighting someone, he breaks them up. Transition happens and he enters the bug aliens shop (I am thinking about replacing the bug alien with a tall jawa, there were tall jawa’s in A New Hope and I don’t see why one of them wouldn’t have a shop, they do deal in junk after all) and he says Anakin told him about the place (thus explaining how he found the place), Qui-gon tells him about the spare parts he needs, also asks for information and sensing Anakin is strong with the force, he asks if he can pay for Anakin’s and his mothers freedom. Bug alien is more than happy to sell Qui-gon some spare parts, but not willing to give any information or to part with his slaves. Qui-gon says he wishes to see the parts, they move to the junkyard and Qui-gon uses Jedi mind trick on him, twice and it works both times. Bug alien thing agrees to part with his slaves and agrees to share what he knows, bug alien says, “I will tell you what I know, but lets go outback, somewhere that doesn’t smell like a dump”. They go to outback (back of the shop) and he tells Qui-gon what he knows. Darth Maul has been searching around for someone or something, his droids search the place day and night as well and he is a dangerous man.
Rest will take place like I previously stated.
I also restored some of the deleted scenes as I think it worked better for the version I had in mind.
So, what do you guys think? Could this work or is it a waste of time?