JasonN said:
SomethingStarWarsRelated said:
Now the whole Naboo/Federation thing...I haven't watched TPM in a while but if we simply removed the Federation from the actual Senate meeting....could that work? I'm still a bit confused by the whole political side of things...

I don't think that would work, because if the TF weren't at the Senate meeting and did not (essentially) force the Chancellor to merely appointing an "assessment committee" to check Nabbo out rather than just stop the TF's invasion, Queen Amidala would have no reason for giving a vote of No Confidence and forcing the Chancellor out of office.

Actually, it would be the other way around. If you edit out the Federation reps (no trade, just Federation), the reasoning for giving General Zod a "no confidence" vote would come down to him not wanting to start a war with a competing republic that has been expanding, whereas they have tempered their warrior ways and have been managing the Republic for eons and have become rather weak in the process.

Rememeber, Amidala is there to get help in the form of military intervention. If the Chancellor (Zod) is afraid of the counter-response from the Federation, he would ignore Naboo/Alderaan/Whatever the Planet is called and thus Palpatine could start to convince the Senate to vote "Zod" out due to his unwillingness to help the helpless and Amidala would be more than willing to fire his ass for not wanting to help her.

I think another key factor that made the Prequels weak was the MOTIVATIONS of all the characters: what do they stand to gain or lose? Hence, slavery over taxation and Amidala voting Chancellor Zod out because he won't help her save her planet as opposed to.. what was the reason in the movie again?

In fact, someone could create some audio lines (heard but we can't see who is saying the words) that Naboo isn't the only world the Federation is going after. Think along the lines of either the Jihad or when Russia invaded Eastern Europe in the 1950's and '60's.