So I better paste together all those Episode I notes. I like the idea that Maul has a second agenda while working with the Nemoidians -- but he is there to assist them as well. It is at the request of Sidious that he stays at the Nemoidian's side. If he senses the Vergence of the Force, it will be a coincidence for him just as it is for Qui Gon. But a beat of Maul recognizing the Force in Anakin as he fights Qui Gon at the Queen's ship would be something I'd like to see -- just a beat where Maul gives Anakin a second glance of "Hey, that kid's special. Note to self: keep an eye on this one." Especially if there were a way to make Anakin see Maul and be terrified by him there.
This is a good idea, and I wished they would have done SOMETHING along these line in the actual film. Maul just ignores Anakin, which shouldn't be the case at all. Now allow me to make a suggestion: All of Maul's speaking scenes are being cut in this edit. Therefore, as cool as his voice is, there's no need to stay consistent as we never hear that voice in this saga. In III, Grievous will have to be dubbed. In conclusion, why doesn't the same person (whoever that may be) dub both in I and III? Obviously in III it will need some mechanical alteration, but the same voice will not only go a long way in connecting Maul and Grievous, but will also GIVE Maul some dialogue in I since we're cutting all his original lines. Something along the lines of, "I sense great power in your young companion, Jedi. He will have to wait for another time, however. My priotity is the Queen." Then some fighting dialogue from Qui-Gon in response (coming from Batman Begins, Kingdom of Heaven, Rob Roy, etc.). Just a thought to emphasize this would-be plotpoint."
This was my breakdown of the final moments of RotJ in the "Unbearable HC" thread:
Mace will never be a force spirit; he did not learn the secret of immortality taught to Obi-Wan and Yoda by Qui-Gon. According to Lucas, they "caught" Anakin on the other side, although I'd much prefer it if Anakin just dissapeared after his death and it was assumed since he was the Chosen One it was natural for him to become one with the force. What I would like to see (I've posted this before), is this:
-Luke looks off to the distance.
-Old Obi-Wan and Yoda are there, and old Anakin appears.
-Luke smiles at them, and Leia comes over to him.
-Old spirits transform into their prequel trilogy selves, dressed appropriately (no cut-and-paste jobs).
-Luke and Leia join the rest of the group.
-Qui-Gon appears beside them and the group acknowledges each other.
-Final shot of the OT characters.
-NEW final shot of SAGA characters, the spirits.
Since the saga is really about Anakin, the final shot should feature him and the other full-saga characters. That, and I never liked that last shot of laughing Leia, clapping Lando, and dancing Ewoks. A new, triumphant musical cue should also be added to end the saga with an emotional bang. It would be nice to see Padme there with the rest of the spirits, to have Anakin reunited with his love and Luke and Leia see their mother, but the logistics of explaining how that would be possible would outrage many fans I'm sure. In my opinion, NOT seeing Padme really weakens the saga; what kind of happy ending is it when we're left to assume the hero's love is lost to oblivion? All that aside, seeing Qui-Gon makes perfect sense as he is the reason the rest of them are there in the first place.
This is a good idea, and I wished they would have done SOMETHING along these line in the actual film. Maul just ignores Anakin, which shouldn't be the case at all. Now allow me to make a suggestion: All of Maul's speaking scenes are being cut in this edit. Therefore, as cool as his voice is, there's no need to stay consistent as we never hear that voice in this saga. In III, Grievous will have to be dubbed. In conclusion, why doesn't the same person (whoever that may be) dub both in I and III? Obviously in III it will need some mechanical alteration, but the same voice will not only go a long way in connecting Maul and Grievous, but will also GIVE Maul some dialogue in I since we're cutting all his original lines. Something along the lines of, "I sense great power in your young companion, Jedi. He will have to wait for another time, however. My priotity is the Queen." Then some fighting dialogue from Qui-Gon in response (coming from Batman Begins, Kingdom of Heaven, Rob Roy, etc.). Just a thought to emphasize this would-be plotpoint."
This was my breakdown of the final moments of RotJ in the "Unbearable HC" thread:
Mace will never be a force spirit; he did not learn the secret of immortality taught to Obi-Wan and Yoda by Qui-Gon. According to Lucas, they "caught" Anakin on the other side, although I'd much prefer it if Anakin just dissapeared after his death and it was assumed since he was the Chosen One it was natural for him to become one with the force. What I would like to see (I've posted this before), is this:
-Luke looks off to the distance.
-Old Obi-Wan and Yoda are there, and old Anakin appears.
-Luke smiles at them, and Leia comes over to him.
-Old spirits transform into their prequel trilogy selves, dressed appropriately (no cut-and-paste jobs).
-Luke and Leia join the rest of the group.
-Qui-Gon appears beside them and the group acknowledges each other.
-Final shot of the OT characters.
-NEW final shot of SAGA characters, the spirits.
Since the saga is really about Anakin, the final shot should feature him and the other full-saga characters. That, and I never liked that last shot of laughing Leia, clapping Lando, and dancing Ewoks. A new, triumphant musical cue should also be added to end the saga with an emotional bang. It would be nice to see Padme there with the rest of the spirits, to have Anakin reunited with his love and Luke and Leia see their mother, but the logistics of explaining how that would be possible would outrage many fans I'm sure. In my opinion, NOT seeing Padme really weakens the saga; what kind of happy ending is it when we're left to assume the hero's love is lost to oblivion? All that aside, seeing Qui-Gon makes perfect sense as he is the reason the rest of them are there in the first place.