I suppose I’ll have to be the critic on this, although I will say that I like this idea on paper. My main problem (and the reason it’s never been done before) is that it might make the ending an even bigger headache for the viewer.

Here’s what I mean. I’m gonna look at this from the audience’s perspective. We’ve been following four plotlines throughout the final act of the movie. Already, this is a lot to take in. Now all of a sudden, Anakin’s plotline is being intercut with Maul/Obi-Wan’s plotline, possibly within seconds of each other. This means that the audience now has to figure out four storylines and, in addition, try to connect the dots on two of them within seconds of each other. The biggest problem with Episode I’s ending is in its overcomplications. And my main concern is that having two plotlines happen simultaneously will make that problem even worse.

I hope I’m not sounding too harsh. If there’s a way to simplify these plotlines and keep this idea at the same time, I’ll bite my words. But for now, I’m wondering what can be done to keep the ending simple.