Here’s some context for the clip:
The Sovereign (Trade Federation) have discreetly occupied the small world of Naboo under the orders of an unknown benefactor. The senate is suspicious after 2 days with no contact with the planet. Two Jedi Knights are sent by Naboo’s senator Palpatine to investigate. They also go radio silent. The Senate is on edge.
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Passoword: Bibble
The whole point of The Phantom Menace in the grand scheme of the trilogy is to show Palpatine scheming his way to power. This edit (I hope) helps show that a little better and makes everyone’s intentions very clear. Hypothetical first time viewers may assume that Valorum is the mystery benefactor, when in reality it’s Palpatine.
is this going to be in Destroy All Jedi?
I’m sort of editing two projects at once. This one is for a more traditional (yet still Japanese) edit of Episode I.