Mthaslett, what an amazing re-write of the beginning, I am already growing in love with this edit..........it just feels like TPM that I wanted to see in may 99. Just a quick question..............the only thing kept from TPM that i'm not in love with is Jar jar "banishment" plot. Why do we have to stick with the idea of him being banished for clumsiness? To me, that just kind of harkens back to the sillyness of the original movie. Jar jar being banished is something that cannot be avoided........however you could simply cut the end of Obi Wans line in the bongo to where he says " you were banished?" and then you could add dialouge to jar jar to create a more convincing story. If you sticking with the kyber crystal thing, then just have it relate to that and not because he was "clumsy" and fell asleep and it was stolen. This is just my opinion, but if you're going to re-write this whole shin dig anyway, might as well make it as iconic as you can. But, like I said, everything else is amazing and I can't wait to see this thing cut together. Haha, and we are only through the first 20 or 30 minutes of the film! But, is there any other reasons we can use besides the gungans kicking him out for being a jackass? Personally, I feel it would add to his character if he was defiant and they kick him out, or he left on purpose. Let us continue........