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Imhotep
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The Prequel Radical Redux Ideas Thread
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17-Aug-2021, 5:32 AM

NeverarGreat said:

I just thought of a change to ROTS here, but I was wondering if it was at all possible to do in an edit, and if anyone had tried it before.

It seems like it would be possible through cuts. Here’s what I’m imagining - The end of the film is changed so Anakin never murders the Younglings or even goes to the temple. He leaves directly for Mustafar to end the war, and Order 66 happens en-route. Obi-wan then concocts the Youngling killing lie to get Padme to go to Anakin, whereupon they have their tragic fight.

This is an excellent idea! I am not aware of this having been done, but it does sound like it would be achievable with cuts.

It would make for a more tragic ending, as you say, and I am all for Obi-Wan turning a little villainous at this point in the film. The audience should feel a sense of betrayal with his character here, since he failed to prevent Anakin from becoming Vader.

Though I’d miss the shots of Anakin marching with the 501st on the Temple, this change would make Anakin’s character arc flow better overall. For me, his tragic turn is too sudden in the original film, for Anakin to go from being tempted by the dark side to killing younglings. Some edits attempt to alleviate this by removing the scene with Anakin in the Temple, but your idea addresses this in terms of the plot, and so would be more effective.