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I understand this concern, TM. I agree that the dreams in Episode II have to have impact -- but I don't think that can actually be taken away. The SOTD dreams do the impossible job of letting us into Hayden Christiansen's character/performance because they tell us why he's so antsy and abrasive. No matter what happens in Episode I, those dreams in SOTD are essential. Without them, well, you get AOTC -- in other words you get locked out of Anakin, wondering why he's such a jerk.
I wonder if a dream in Episode I can do the same thing for us regarding a second bad performance. It's hard to understand this boy Anakin -- but a dream would help.
In that light, I have to lean TOWARD including a dream -- with the understanding that it should probably be brief and pale in comparison to what we get in Episode II. That way, the more grown up Anakin's dreams can still have special impact.
One positive thing about this is that the "dreams" could become part of the continuity of the character. They can be one thing that makes us feel that Hayden Christiansen is indeed a grown up Jake Lloyd.
It will come down to what the dream is and how essential it feels to the story of Episode I. If it can do the job of setting up Anakin for the important change he goes through in the climax, then it will be essential. If not, then it's much more expendable.