i was having a silly sleep deprivated thought earlier whilst listening to the ESB OST. what IF, in ROTS, anakin doesnt concsiensly turn to the dark side, and palpatine doesnt make a huge lightning display infront of him. anakin fights the jedi believing that they are trying to overthrow the chancellor, but he does it as a morally 'good' decision. the film progresses, and on mustafar we could have a moment similar to ESB. obi wan and anakin fight. obi wan incapacitates anakin somehow, perhaps by lopping off his arm and slicing his leg a bit. anakin backs away from obi wan thinking that he is an 'evil' jedi like the others. begging anakin to end the fight, obi wan walks toward anakin until they are eventually at the edge of a drop in front of some lava. here obi wan could reveal the chancellors true identity as the Sith Lord. Anakin overcome by the realisation of this, and overcome by his actions in light of the truth drops off the edge of the platform, attempting suicide.

perhaps a speech made by a character (bail or padme, or invent a character) that could perhaps talk about rebirth, or second chances could be overlaid as we watch anakin burn and obi wan weep, closing the saga. the twins birth could be presented as a closing epilogue.

until ESB, we wouldnt know that anakin is darth vader, but a tragic hero who made some mistakes.

still doesnt add up with what obi wan says in ANH, and it would be better if palpatine was revealing 'I AM THE SITH LORD', but it would be hard to place him on mustafar logically at this point.

i was also thinking that perhaps the birth of the rebellion could be represeneted in such a way that we see some skirmishes starting at the end of the film, maybe also included in the closing speech.

what do people think?