Originally posted by: Weezer12
I just had a good idea for the Anakin/Dooku exchange.
ANAKIN: “Your attempt on Padme’s life will cost you, Dooku. Prepare to meet your destiny.”
DOOKU: “Forget the girl. She’s replaceable.”
ANAKIN: “But your head isn’t.”
DOOKU: “I see you get as much fulfillment out of killing as I do.”
ANAKIN: “In your case, YES!” Anakin charges.
Ha ha! That's actually really funny (I think so, anyway). However, in this case I think the humour might undermine the point that Anakin is angry. I'm just afraid that Anakin will not come off as being as justified in his rush at Dooku.
Whereas MTH's version:
Anakin: Your attempt on Padme’s life will cost you. Prepare to meet your destiny.
Dooku: Forget the girl. She's replaceable. Come, come. Admit it-- You get as much fullfillment out of killing as I do.
Anakin: No! (He attacks)
...comes off as more dramatic. Know that I'm not just being polite, though; I'd love to use that exchange! It just doesn't seem right for the scene because the audience won't take the thing seriously after that, I don't think.
'Fulfillment' is a bit heady. Replace it with 'pleasure' and I could see that interchange working. Possibly.
I just had a good idea for the Anakin/Dooku exchange.
ANAKIN: “Your attempt on Padme’s life will cost you, Dooku. Prepare to meet your destiny.”
DOOKU: “Forget the girl. She’s replaceable.”
ANAKIN: “But your head isn’t.”
DOOKU: “I see you get as much fulfillment out of killing as I do.”
ANAKIN: “In your case, YES!” Anakin charges.
Ha ha! That's actually really funny (I think so, anyway). However, in this case I think the humour might undermine the point that Anakin is angry. I'm just afraid that Anakin will not come off as being as justified in his rush at Dooku.
Whereas MTH's version:
Anakin: Your attempt on Padme’s life will cost you. Prepare to meet your destiny.
Dooku: Forget the girl. She's replaceable. Come, come. Admit it-- You get as much fullfillment out of killing as I do.
Anakin: No! (He attacks)
...comes off as more dramatic. Know that I'm not just being polite, though; I'd love to use that exchange! It just doesn't seem right for the scene because the audience won't take the thing seriously after that, I don't think.
'Fulfillment' is a bit heady. Replace it with 'pleasure' and I could see that interchange working. Possibly.
I wish I had "pleasure", but I just checked the recording and it is in fact "fullfillment."
What is the name of the music used in the Obi-Wan/Dooku scene?
It's from the soundtrack of "Vertigo" (by Bernard Hermann). I thought it worked well with the scene, and it isn't the recognizable love theme, so I used it.
And in response to Darth Richard's question...yes, I could release a disc with the "Long time ago" title card changed. But I almost don't want to do that until I know if there's anything else that might need to be changed to fit into the series. Since there is no "series" at this point (just this movie), I'll probably just make one disc for now, and maybe figure out seamless branching.
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I have finished the arena battle (aside from some mixing work), and I've cut the final confrontation between Yoda, Dooku, and Anakin. Wow. It took awhile to figure out exactly how it was going to work, but it's incredibly powerful (and suspenseful) now. All accomplished without any Force lightning, any rocks being thrown, or Yoda bouncing around with a lightsaber. And, I've cut out all of Yoda's ridiculous facial expressions and hand movements while lifting the pillar, in keeping with his teachings in ESB ("Size matters not"). I'm confident that the "old" George Lucas would like this sequence
-TM