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Post #351584

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ChainsawAsh
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Info & Ideas: ESB and ROTJ Wishlist
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Date created
31-Mar-2009, 2:54 PM
Bingowings said:

My thinking behind that configuration is that Yoda has just confirmed to Luke that Vader is his father, so enter Vader, later Ben says his feelings could be used by another, so enter the other.

But I can see how having Boussh turn up after Yoda's mention of the other would create a bit of foreshadowing before Ben confirms it but I'm finding it hard to square without the droids being in place.

I'm also thinking that Yoda shouldn't get a chance to mention that the other is a Skywalker before dying just to keep the surprise for a bit later so now he dies saying "There is..another" rather than "There is...another Skywalker".

Playing with the Boba Fett leaves to sell the Death Star location idea and the other other Death Star, the Executor attacking the Death Star 3 instead of bumping into the Death Star 2 are all radical ideas which are worth a try.

But it's important to get the basic story worked out in the right order before adding the big stuff.

I can see Chainsaw's point of view too so as I said before playing around with the order is the only way to be sure.

My only hangup with starting with the Dagobah scene is that it's a LOT of boring exposition right at the beginning of the film.  There's nothing to really "hook" you, whereas putting the Vader scene at the beginning is much more interesting.  And if you put the Boussh scene first, then Luke, then Vader ... I don't know, but something about that order just feels wrong to me.

I like the idea of getting rid of Yoda's "S..ky...wal...k...e.......r......" line, and I think the Boba Fett thing is interesting as well if it can be done properly.  I'm still not sold on the two Death Stars thing, but I think it could work if done carefully.