lordjedi said:
How so? Even if there were people going to see it that hadn't yet seen the originals, there's still things he couldn't really do. He couldn't put Yoda or Obi-Wan in any real danger. Anakin, at some point, had to become Darth Vader. About the only surprise I think he could have pulled would be to either have Padme survive or have her die at Vader's hand. Either one of those would have been preferable to the crapfest we got. But aside from that, I don't think he could've really done a whole lot.
How so? Even if there were people going to see it that hadn't yet seen the originals, there's still things he couldn't really do. He couldn't put Yoda or Obi-Wan in any real danger. Anakin, at some point, had to become Darth Vader. About the only surprise I think he could have pulled would be to either have Padme survive or have her die at Vader's hand. Either one of those would have been preferable to the crapfest we got. But aside from that, I don't think he could've really done a whole lot.
1. Don't let us know that Anakin Skywalker is Darth Vader or that Darth Vader sired Luke/Leia.
2. Never even show Yoda.
3. Have the prequels deal with totally unrelated characters altogether (centering on a young Obiwan at the most).
4. Have Palpatine not be the Emperor in one way or another in order to trick OT fans.