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The Prequel Radical Redux Ideas Thread
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27-Feb-2009, 10:43 PM
Erikstormtrooper said:

Here's an idea I had regarding his quick turn (but not relating directly to the "reason"). It seems to me that when he confronts Palpatine and discovers he's the Sith, he's almost ready to kill him, but he changes his mind so quickly later. Instead, as per George's original plan, edit the scene in Palpatine's hallway so that Anakin seems conflicted by Palpatine's admission. He ignites his saber breifly, but after some prattle from Palps (insert "reason" here), he turns off his saber, and Palpatine smiles. Scene ends. (Anakin never alerts Mace. The Jedi already suspect Palpatine will not turn over power. I think there's a deleted scene that may be useful here). When Mace shows up, Anakin is nowhere to be seen. But he's actually sulking conflictedly in the shadows (maybe footage from the council chamber scene could be darkened and rotoscoped). While the duel continues, Anakin experiences his true turn: an emotional crescendo where we hear in his mind waves of overlapping voices (Qui Gon: "He is the chose one", Palps: "I see you becoming the greatest of all the Jedi", etc etc.). The voices continue and jumble up, getting louder and becoming unbearable (the right music could really sell this). Just as the voices reach a peak and crash into silence, Palps seems to be beaten. Anakin, now turned, suddenly steps out to quietly dismember Mace. After the electrified Mace flies out the window, the kneeling Anakin simply says "I will do whatever you ask, my master."

This.

Want some titles? How about these:

Episode 1: The Son of Suns

Episode 2: Across the Stars

Episode 3: The Last of the Jedi

Ideas:

Episode 1

Tie Dooku and/or Grievous in somehow

Somewhere I remember reading people disliking the Federation's beige/brown army. Maybe try a sort of blue steel color, like with later Separatist machines

Episode 2

Have maybe some of the Confederacy's capital ships visible above Geonosis

Original "On the Conveyor Belt" score restored

Add some of the unused Arena score

Episode 3

Insert Grievous' figher into the opening battle of SW3, just so he actually does something early on

Maybe see Republic/Empire troops and ships slowly become less colorful and more gray throughout the movie

Remake the Tantive IV model

Don't know if there's a point, but maybe let Qui-Gon's voice be heard at various times in SW2/3, and make him visible at the end of 3

Don't know how you'd accomplish this, but give Vader a really angry-sounding "NOOO!"

 

Whatever. I'm tired. Don't know if I'm thinking straight.