2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (released 1968/directed by Stanley Kubrick)

Theatrical Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERb_Ppg8q-k

2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT (released 1984/directed by Peter Hyams)

Theatrical Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7el-E9Wk1bQ

NOTE - Just in case anyone happens to stumble across this old ‘Trailers’ thread of mine sometime, I’ve just temporarily used this space to put the following edit ideas/shots on here to remind myself about them at some point! 😃 -

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4th POST

Of all the things I hoped to alter in the PREQUEL TRILOGY, the biggest question mark for me was whether it was possible to overhaul the entire multi-strand ENDING of REVENGE OF THE SITH in a way which satisfied me…as it meant having to deal with a WHOLE HEAP OF MOMENTS that I didn’t particularly care for in the existing version.

So here’s my proposed NEW ENDING for the REVENGE OF THE SITH which I’d like to see…to conclude the PREQUEL TRILOGY’s ‘backstory/flashback’ storyline in a certain way which would feature MUCH LESS dialogue and a MUCH MORE uninterrupted flow of John Williams’ evocative soundtrack music to end things on…

…but this has ended up being the LONGEST post I’ll ever need to make on this thread, as I wanted to cover the entire last 1 hr. 6 mins. of the movie ( ! ) …so I ended up having to include a helluva lot of screenshots to get the flow of all this across properly, otherwise my changes might have been a little choppy and confusing to follow overall I reckon, so please bear with it when you have enough time…

…and as before, I’ll put an ‘asterix’ beside the word ‘CUT’ to indicate every time I’m showing a completely new cut that’s different from how things appear in the actual movie…and will use the words ‘and then we continue on as normal’ to indicate where a scene transitions into the next scene as it currently does -

WE START OFF at the point where Anakin and Obi-wan BEGIN their lightsaber duel -

…as Anakin backflips to attack Obi-wan furiously -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Yoda enters a room to confront the Emperor -

…then proceeds to knock out two red guards with the ‘Force’, before the Emperor zaps him with some ‘Force-lightning’ -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin and Obi-wan continue their duel -

…before they eventually enter the control room filled with the bodies of those that Anakin killed earlier -

…as they hit a control panel, and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as the cackling Emperor slowly walks towards Yoda lying on the floor, and eventually says “AT LAST, THE JEDI ARE NO MORE” -

…before Yoda gets up saying “NOT IF ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT, I HAVE” -

…and ‘Force-pushes’ him backwards through the air across the room, and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the shot of the Emperor knocking over the chair, as I’d like to keep him as menacing as possible throughout the PREQUEL TRILOGY…and this just makes him look silly! 😃 - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Yoda saying “AT AN END YOUR RULE IS…” -

…as the Emperor gets up -

…and Yoda says “…AND NOT SHORT ENOUGH IT WAS” -

…as the Emperor starts to move forwards -

…and leaps towards the doorway -

NOTE - Another reason why I’d discard the shot of the Emperor falling over his chair is because…the chair is suddenly UPRIGHT again during this shot! Perhaps the Emperor quickly ‘Force’-manoeuvred’ it back into position ‘offscreen’ before he jumped towards Yoda, who knows? 😉 - CLICK HERE

…as Yoda jumps in his way to stop him leaving -

…and they begin duelling near a central platform -

…as the Emperor snarls, and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the entire sequence which appears at this point, where Anakin chokes Obi-wan as they continue to duel on top of a long table in an adjoining room…because I’m just not keen on it personally - CLICK HERE

Additionally, I’d ALSO discard the majority of their later follow-up duelling sequence too - CLICK HERE …to get rid of all the ‘twirly-whirly’ lightsaber action / mutual ‘Force-pushing’ / and Anakin’s silly-looking ‘leap across the hologram table’ antics before a control panel is struck…as luckily for my purposes, a control panel had also been struck in the final shot of their EARLIER sequence together too, so it’s possible to continue the duel here in a way I much prefer.

…and then we CUT* to a close-up of a monitor showing the large structure’s ‘protective shield’ starting to shut down -

…while an ominous-sounding alarm goes off -

…as Anakin and Obi-wan continue their duel out a doorway -

…before Anakin kicks Obi-wan backwards and strides determinedly towards him, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Yoda and the Emperor continuing their duel, as the central platform begins to rise up through the room’s opening ceiling -

…and continues to rise up -

…and continues to rise up even more -

…as Yoda and the Emperor continue to duel furiously -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the close-up of the somewhat silly look on the Emperor’s face at this point - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to this close-up of Yoda -

…while the duel continues on -

…as the Emperor snarls, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Obi-wan jumping backwards onto a long pipe -

…as Anakin follows him, and they duel precariously along the pipe -

…as Obi-wan jumps down onto the structure below, followed by Anakin, where they continue their duel -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Yoda leaping down onto a circular platform -

…as his duel with the Emperor continues inside the Senate building, where the Emperor ‘Force-throws’ large circular platforms at Yoda who sends one back at him, before the Emperor jumps down and attacks Yoda with his ‘Force-lightning’ -

…as ‘Force-lightning’ reflects in Yoda’s eyes, and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d also discard the close-up of the somewhat silly look on the Emperor’s face at this point too! - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Yoda and the Emperor both ‘Force-pushing’ each other back -

…as the Emperor manages to hold onto the circlular platform, but Yoda ends up falling near an access tube far below -

…as Yoda’s cloak ends up floating down before getting caught on some wreckage, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Anakin and Obi-wan continuing their duel along a huge extending structure, before it breaks off due to a lava burst -

…as the huge structure drifts off slowly on the lava flow, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Yoda crawling inside an access tube -

…as he talks into a communicator and says “HURRY, CAREFUL TIMING WE WILL NEED”, and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Senator Bail replies “ACTIVATE YOUR HOMING BEACON WHEN YOU’RE READY” -

…as he flies through the Coruscant traffic, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Yoda emerging out of the access tube, as he flips a handle to open a hatch, and he jumps down into Bail’s hovering transport below him -

…as Bail flies off, and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard Yoda saying “INTO EXILE, I MUST GO” at this point…as I’d prefer for him to only decide to do that when he says “UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHT, DISAPPEAR WE WILL” in his later discussion with Bail and Obi-wan about the twins.

…and then we CUT* to Yoda saying “FAILED I HAVE” -

…as Bail veers round and flies away to safety -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to a trooper on a circular platform saying “THERE’S NO SIGN OF THE BODY SIR” -

…as the Emperor tells him to double his search, and orders that his shuttle be prepared for immediate take-off, as he eventually says “I SENSE LORD VADER IS IN DANGER”, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the huge structure drifting along on the lava flow, as Anakin and Obi-wan continue their duel -

…before Obi-wan sees the danger ahead -

NOTE - So now we come to one of the sequences I wanted to change the MOST for this ending…where the Anakin/Obi-wan duel ended up being an overly-excessive mess for me here too, as they jumped onto small ‘Force’-controlled platforms, and continued their duel by ‘lava surfing’ in the opposite direction of the lava flow. Although I’ve ended up having to lose a large chunk of John Williams’ epic choral score for the sake of this alteration, I’m content to settle for the portion of it that is heard in the lead-up to this point…and while I’ve had to COMPROMISE a little with how things look and sound in this amended scenario overall, I’d far rather see it play out like this instead.

…and we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan leaps off from the side the huge structure -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the close-up of Anakin immediately preparing to follow him -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Obi-wan somersaulting down to safety -

…as he lands on firm ground, then turns around -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard Obi-wan’s initial sideways movement from this shot, so that it looks more like he’s somersaulted DOWNWARDS from the huge structure instead - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Anakin leaping off the huge structure towards Obi-wan -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Obi-wan looking up as we hear Anakin’s angry yell -

…as Anakin somersaults downwards towards him, and Obi-wan finally strikes him down -

…and we continue on as normal, as Anakin slides down the slope close to the edge of the lava flow -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan looks down -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’m content NOT to see the huge structure go over the edge of the lavafall during this new sequence, as it’s just an unimportant aspect which happens ‘offscreen’ in this proposal instead…and including any of it would just get in the way of the flow of the shocking outcome which just happened, as we are focused on the dramatic conclusion of the Anakin/Obi-wan personal tragedy now.

Additionally, I’d also discard this shot of Anakin which appears at this point, as it always seems to me as if he’s a bit further away from the edge of the lava than where he slid down to before - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Obi-wan turning his lightsaber off -

…as he looks down at Anakin, and we end on this shot -

…and we continue on as normal, as Anakin glares up at him -

…and we end on this shot -

…and we continue on as normal, as an anguished Obi-wan shouts “YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!..” -

…before saying “…IT WAS SAID YOU WOULD DESTROY THE SITH, NOT JOIN THEM!..”, and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin struggles on the ground while Obi-wan’s voice continues “…BRING BALANCE TO THE FORCE…”* -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan says “…NOT LEAVE IT IN DARKNESS!” -

…before starting to turn, and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d originally intended to try and remove all references to ‘THE CHOSEN ONE’ in the PREQUELS, but I’m now content to go along with that notion…so long as I get rid of Shmi’s talk of giving birth to Anakin WITHOUT a father in THE PHANTOM MENACE! Also, I particularly like Obi-wan’s dialogue about it in the scene above, and there’s a chance that ‘THE CHOSEN ONE’ aspect might carry through into THE RISE OF SKYWALKER too, so there’s that as well.

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin groans in pain, and Obi-wan walks up to retrieve Anakin’s lightsaber -

…before turning around to look down, and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the first half of the shot which appears at this point, where Anakin screams “I HATE YOU!”…as it just comes across as silly and petulant to me - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Anakin struggling on the ground -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard this shot of Obi-wan saying “YOU WERE MY BROTHER ANAKIN, I LOVED YOU” which appears at this point, as I’d prefer to end on his anguished words earlier - CLICK HERE

Additionally, I’d also get rid of this shot of Anakin struggling which then appears at this point, as I’d prefer to end on the slightly longer shot of him struggling above - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Anakin’s legs, as his clothing catches fire -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan looks down at Anakin screaming in agony -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard this shot of Anakin screaming in agony which appears at this point, as I’m just not keen on it personally, and there’s plenty of screaming in agony to go around as it is! - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Obi-wan turning his gaze away -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin screams in agony as the fire spreads over him -

…then totally engulfs him, and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin burns and screams -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan turns to look again -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as a badly burned Anakin screams in agony -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan starts to walk away -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin screams in agony as Obi-wan leaves -

…and we end on this shot -

At this point, here’s a few individual snippets to give a decent idea of how this would all look and sound overall, if you play them one after another. It 'aint perfect, but I’ll take it over the ‘lava surfing’ antics -

1st Part - CLICK HERE - (Duel before the lavafall, then Obi-wan leaps off the huge structure)

2nd Part - CLICK HERE - (Anakin prepares to follow immediately)

3rd Part - CLICK HERE - (Obi-wan somersaults down and lands, then turns around)

4th Part - CLICK HERE - (Anakin leaps off the huge structure towards Obi-wan)

5th Part - CLICK HERE - (Anakin yells as he somersaults downwards, as Obi-wan strikes him down, and he slips down the slope)

6th Part - CLICK HERE - (Obi-wan switches off his lightsaber, as he shouts at Anakin, then picks up Anakin’s lightsaber)

7th Part - CLICK HERE - (Anakin struggles on the ground)

8th Part - CLICK HERE - (Anakin’s legs catch fire)

9th Part - CLICK HERE - (Obi-wan looks away as fire engulfs Anakin, and Obi-leaves)

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan emerges towards R2D2, and C3PO informs him that he has Padme aboard the ship -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Padme lies unconscious, and Obi-wan gently places his hand on her shoulder -

and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the shot of Padme opening her eyes, and saying “OBI-WAN…IS ANAKIN ALRIGHT?” which appears at this point - CLICK HERE …as I’d prefer to end her dialogue at the point Anakin ‘Force-choked’ her earlier.

Additionaly, I’d ALSO discard Obi-wan gently touching Padme’s cheek with the back of his hand, as well as the shot of him looking down at her which appears just afterwards too - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Obi-wan taking his hand off Padme’s shoulder and walking away -

…as R2D2 whistles sadly, and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Padme’s ship takes off -

…and flies away from Mustafar, as we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as C3PO pilots the ship, and Obi-wan looks very troubled -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as a metal hand slowly pulls on the ground -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d REMOVE this shot of Anakin slowly crawling up the slope which appears at this point - CLICK HERE …so that it can be reused to REPLACE another shot of him a little later on.

…and then we CUT* to Anakin slowly crawling up the slope, as a large shadow passes over him -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as the large shadow turns out to be from the Emperor’s shuttle as it flies past -

…before it folds up it’s wings as it lands on a platform, and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard this shot of Anakin looking up as we hear a trooper’s voice saying “YOUR MAJESTY, THIS WAY” which appears at this point, as I’m just not keen on it personally - CLICK HERE …and I’d REPLACE it with the shot I removed earlier, as I’d prefer to keep Anakin’s facial burns more indistinct from this point on.

…and then we CUT* to Anakin slowly crawling up the slope as he groans -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the Emperor accompanied by two troopers, as he points and announces “THERE HE IS…HE’S STILL ALIVE…”

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin slowly rolls onto his back -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as the Emperor orders “GET A MEDICAL CAPSULE IMMEDIATELY!” -

…as a trooper says “YES SIR, RIGHT AWAY”, before both troopers leave, and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as the Emperor slowly walks over to Anakin, and kneels down to touch his head -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as we ‘wipe’ to two spacesuited aliens looking down on a planetoid base -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the close-up shot of Yoda with his eyes closed which appears at this point, as I’m just not keen on it personally - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Yoda being interrupted by Bail as he says “EXCUSE ME MASTER YODA…”, as Yoda opens his eyes and turns around -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Bail says “…OBI-WAN KENOBI HAS MADE CONTACT” -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Padme’s ship arrives at the planetoid base -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Padme’s ship drops down to land inside the planetoid base -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan carries Padme down the ramp of her ship, and Bail says “WE’LL TAKE HER TO THE MEDICAL CENTRE, QUICKLY!”

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the Emperor ship’s on a stormy Coruscant platform, as he accompanies Anakin’s medical capsule -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the shot of the Emperor’s ship coming in to land on the Coruscant building’s platform before the shot above…as I’ve already seen it fold it’s wings and land on Mustafar earlier anyway, and would just prefer to see the Emperor disembarking with the medical capsule instead, as I like the juxtaposition with the shot of everyone getting off Padme’s ship beforehand - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Anakin on an operating table, as medical droids attach metal legs to him, and he screams in agony -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Padme being attended to in the medical facility, as a medical droid says “…WE ARE LOSING HER” -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan says SHE’S DYING?" -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the medical droid saying “WE NEED TO OPERATE QUICKLY, IF WE ARE TO SAVE THE BABIES” -

…and then we CUT* to Yoda as he takes in the situation -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the medical droid saying “SHE’S CARRYING TWINS” -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I had already put together a slightly longer version of all the medical facility shots and dialogue which I preferred, and included it here…UNTIL I remembered that someone mentioned in the past that R2D2 shouldn’t really have interacted with Yoda at any point…as they don’t seem to recognise each other when they meet on ‘Dagobah’ in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK! Well this bugged me, as I agree with that…and as far as I recall, this is the only instance we actually see them together throughout the PREQUELS…so while it was a pity to lose shots of the neat medical set, it was more important to me to smooth the continuity better for myself, and I ended up having to redo the whole sequence WITHOUT any of the shots of C3PO and R2D2 inside the actual medical facility with Yoda and Co. …and very luckily, there was just enough of the relevant dialogue in the shots without them to make a new sequence I was satisfied with, before I posted this today. 😃

…and then we CUT* to Obi-wan’s reaction, as he walks over to look through the glass -

…and puts his hand over his mouth, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Anakin in a protective suit, as the final section of his helmet is lowered down -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the initial shot of Anakin on the table, as I’m just not keen on it personally…as his boots have got metal clamps around them, and I don’t want to include any shots of him being restrained in any way - CLICK HERE

…and the reason I don’t want to see him restrained on the table in any way is because…I’d rather not be reminded of his ‘FRANKEN-VADER’ sequence with the Emperor whatsever! - CLICK HERE

…and then we continue on as normal, as the faceplate starts to lower slowly -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard this shot of Anakin’s burnt face which appears at this point, because I’m just not keen on it personally - CLICK HERE …and although I reckon that joining the two slightly different faceplate shots would work okay in motion for myself, I’d just discard the first shot and only use the second one with the red eyepieces throughout, if it’s too jarring.

…and then we CUT* to the faceplate slowly getting nearer -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as the faceplate is fitted in place -

…and the top section of the helmet is attached, as we hear Darth Vader’s first rasping breath, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Padme’s head moving slightly, as she exhales her final breath -

…as she passes away, and we end on this shot -

NOTE - Yes, he’s ended up killing her…the bastard! But because I’d be watching the ORIGINAL TRILOGY first anyway, George’s inconsistency about Leia remembering her mother somewhat won’t bother me as much by the time I get to this point. And it means I can include Padme’s funeral procession scenes which I like. This happens to be my FAVOURITE cut ever when it comes to the PREQUELS, by the way. I can’t recall who did it originally, but I think they included Padme saying the line about there still being good in Anakin. For my own purposes, I’d prefer for her to be too fatally damaged by what he did to her, for her to say anything before she dies…and I really like the juxtaposition between this shot of her breathing her last and the shot of Darth Vader’s breathing beforehand…and of course, it gets rid of a LOT of moments and dialogue I’d rather forget at a stroke! 😃

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan looks on distressed while holding one of her babies -

…and Yoda turns away sadly, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the Tantive ship arriving at Naboo -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Yoda discusses the twins with Bail and Obi-wan aboard the Tantive ship -

…as they agree that the twins should be separated for their safety, before Yoda says “UNTIL THE TIME IS RIGHT, DISAPPEAR WE WILL”, and they bow in respect and go to leave, and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the rest of the sequence which appears at this point, where Yoda tells Obi-wan that he has training on Tattooine for him, and that Qui-gon has returned from the netherworld of the Force, and that he will teach him how to commune with him…as I’m just not keen on it personally, and don’t need every single ‘loose end’ explained away. And anyway, there might even be a ‘surprise’ appearance of Qui-gon’s ‘Forceghost’ at the end of RISE OF THE SKYWALKER somewhere…so I can wait until then to see him appear as one, if that’s the case. 😉

…and then we CUT* to Padme’s sombre funeral procession on Naboo -

…as we have our final look at Luke and Leia’s mother -

…and we end on this ‘wipe’ shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as we see Star Destroyers and TIE ships in space -

…as the TIE ships scream by, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the Emperor and Darth Vader on a Star Destroyer bridge, looking out the window at the Death Star under construction -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Darth Vader folds his arms -

…and we end on this ‘wipe’ shot -

…and we continue on as normal, as the Tantive ship approaches Alderaan -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard this shot of the Tantive ship heading down into the city which appears at this point, as I’m just not keen on it personally - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to the Tantive ship landing on a platform in the city -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the Tantive ship’s interior, as Bail prepares to leave, and tells Captain Antilles to wipe C3PO’s memory -

…as a startled C3PO says “WHAT?” -

…and R2D2 beeps in amusement -

…as C3PO nervously says “OH NO…” -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to Yoda’s transport heading to ‘Dagobah’, as he goes into self-imposed exile -

NOTE - This deleted ‘Dagobah’ scene actually begins with slow pan to the left of the planet BEFORE the noise of Yoda’s transport comes into the shot, although I couldn’t find a pic of it…but I’m including a clip link below this as a reminder of how it all sounds in motion.

…as his transport lands, then opens up -

…and Yoda looks out -

…and we end on this shot -

Here’s the clip - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to a large balcony on Alderaan -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - Because I’ve tried to give the impression that Padme didn’t recover to name her twins herself before she died, I’m going to assume that it was actually their respective adoptive parents who named the babies themselves.

…and then we continue on as normal, as Senator Bail presents his wife with a baby girl -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as we see the baby girl’s face -

…and we end on this ‘wipe’ shot to Obi-wan on Tattooine -

…as Obi-wan dismounts -

…and then meets up with Beru -

…as he hands the baby over to her -

…and we see the baby boy’s face -

…as Beru smiles -

…and Obi-wan smiles back at her -

…as Beru turns to take the baby over to Owen -

…while Obi-wan watches them for a moment, then turns to leave -

…as Beru shows Owen the baby -

…and they both turn to look in the distance -

…as they watch familiar twin suns, before we conclude on this ‘wipe’ shot to the end credits -

** WHEW! **

So that’s the way I’d ideally like to see the ENDING of REVENGE OF THE SITH restructured…but it would mean editing it in DVD quality to keep everything consistent, due to my wanting to incorporate the deleted ‘Dagobah/Yoda’ scene…

…which I’d be fine with personally, although an HD version of all this would work fine WITHOUT the deleted scene too…as the shot of C3PO saying “OH NO…” would also transition nicely to the shot of the large balcony on Alderaan directly, as the overall sequences and music flows well for that also.

HOWEVER…a long time ago, I briefly toyed with the notion of how I’d alter that ending if I were to begin a ‘viewing order’ with the PREQUEL movies BEFORE watching the ORIGINAL TRILOGY…so before I go onto anything else, some of you may be interested in some of the alternative changes I originally had in mind for that long-ditched scenario… 😃

So that’s UP NEXT, as it’s just a case of doing a ‘cut-and-paste’ of a small portion of the version above, to show the different changes I wanted at the time.

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NOTE - to fit in shot of Anakin getting metal limbs on table in a way that flows well with the way I’m restructuring things, I’m doing an Anakin/Padme/Anakin/Padme etc. way of alternating their progress. HOWEVER…I MIGHT end up deciding NOT to include that shot eventually, and just show Anakin in the suit as mask goes on at some point after seeing him in the medical capsule??

NOTE - add the existing order of these scenes in the actual movie at the top of this for reference.

(NOTE - I MIGHT decide to use this shot of Vader walking towards the Emperor instead, as I like the music - but while I can get away with this brief look at the dodgy-looking ‘Tarkin’ guy, I’m not sure if it gives a clear enough look at the ‘Deathstar’ being constructed) -

…OR I MIGHT even just decide to cut directly from the stardestroyers and ties to Vader crossing his arms beside the Emperor??

I’VE STILL TO ADD CERTAIN SHOTS AT THIS POINT BEFORE THE ‘VADER SUIT’ SHOT BELOW - note - I’d like to include shot of Anakin getting metal limbs attached (including LAST part of ‘overhead’ shot beforehand??), but MIGHT end up placing some of the numbered shots such as Padme dying BEFORE the ‘vader suit’ shot??, and MIGHT end up SPLITTING UP the scene of the droid talking about the TWINS and Obi-wan holding his mouth??

NOTE - I MIGHT end up INCLUDING close-up shot of CGI YODA IN CONTEMPLATION (comes after 2 aliens look down on moonbase)…then CUT to CGI shot of EMPEROR’S ship coming in to land on rainy city, as this would still allow my above order of scenes, but MIGHT let things flow a bit better?? OR could I have FULL sequence of ship landing and Emperor disembarking with Vader in medical capsule (even though the join is bad)…before then having FULL Obi-wan ship sequence where it lands on moonbase and he disembarks with Padme’s body…and THEN we CUT to overhead shot of Anakin with metal legs, and continue my order as above?? I’M NOT SURE YET!

THIS IS A POSSIBILITY TOO? - Obi-wan’s ship lands, as he carries Padme down ramp followed by C3PO and R2…CUT to the Emperor’s ship landed, as he follows behind Vader’s medical capsule…CUT to medical droid saying that Padme is dying and that she’s having twins, as Obi-wan walks away and holds his mouth…CUT to Anakin on table in his Vader suit, as helmet goes on (this would unfortunately mean having to DISCARD overhead shot of Anakin’s metal legs, as he screams on table!)…CUT to close-up of Padme dying, as Obi-wan holds a baby, and Yoda looks sad…CUT to Tantive ship about to land on Naboo in daylight, as Yoda, Bail, and Obi-wan discuss hiding the twins and Yoda says “until the time is right disappear we will”…CUT to Naboo at night, as Padme’s funeral then ‘wipes’ to Stardestroyers and Emperor and Vader…etc. etc. - HOWEVER, IT MIGHT BE BEST TO SHOW HOW HE GOT NEW LEGS!?

OR PERHAPS THIS INSTEAD? - Obi-wan’s ship lands, as he carries Padme down ramp followed by C3PO and R2…CUT to the Emperor’s ship landed, as he follows behind Vader’s medical capsule…CUT to overhead shot of Anakin’s metal legs, as he screams on table…CUT to medical droid saying that Padme is dying and that she’s having twins, as Obi-wan walks away and holds his mouth…CUT to Anakin on table in his Vader suit, as helmet goes on…CUT to clos-up of Padme dying, as Obi-wan holds a baby, and Yoda looks sad…CUT to Tantive ship about to land on Naboo in daylight, as Yoda, Bail, and Obi-wan discuss hiding the twins and Yoda says “until the time is right disappear we will”…CUT to Naboo at night, as Padme’s funeral then ‘wipes’ to Stardestroyers and Emperor and Vader…etc. etc.

NOTE - show all my screenshots and descriptions/explanations first, before I then show a video clip of my re-edits flow

FIGHT BEFORE LAVAFALL, THEN OBI-WAN GOES TO JUMP OFF PLATFORM -
https://streamable.com/3o9bw
CLOSE-UP OF ANAKIN -
https://streamable.com/7sglk
OBI-WAN LANDING -
https://streamable.com/5ixfv OR OBI-WAN LANDING - https://streamable.com/8eppt OR https://streamable.com/869xi
ANAKIN GOES TO JUMP OFF PLATFORM -
https://streamable.com/6aatq
OBI-WAN SLICING ANAKIN -
https://streamable.com/o5cm9
OBI-WAN SWITCHES LIGHTSABER OFF, SHOUTS AT ANAKIN, AND PICKS UP HIS LIGHTSABER -
https://streamable.com/kf58b
OBI-WAN TURNS AWAY AS ANAKIN FULLY BURNS -
https://streamable.com/gl262

OBI-WAN TELLS ANAKIN HE LOVED HIM, AS ANAKIN’S LEGS BURN -
https://streamable.com/m7fd3
OR ALTERNATIVELY, JUST ANAKIN’S LEGS BURN -
https://streamable.com/9n1kk

OBI-WAN TURNS AWAY AS ANAKIN FULLY BURNS -
https://streamable.com/gl262

DIFFERENT VERSION -
https://streamable.com/mnpip
OBI-WAN LANDING -
https://streamable.com/869xi
ANAKIN GOES TO JUMP OFF PLATFORM -
https://streamable.com/6aatq
OBI-WAN SLICING ANAKIN -
https://streamable.com/o5cm9
SHORT VERSION -
https://streamable.com/muocu

OBI-WAN LANDING - https://streamable.com/8eppt OR https://streamable.com/869xi

NOTE - SAY THAT I WANT TO KEEP THE EMPEROR AS MENACING AS POSSIBLE, AND WILL BE REMOVING ANY SILLY EXPRESSIONS ALONG THE WAY. ALSO SAY THAT THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE DIALOGUE HEARD DURING THE WAY MY END SEQUENCES FLOW, AND JOHN WILLIAMS’ MUSIC FLOWS IN MORE OF AN UNINTERRUPTED WAY RIGHT THROUGH TO THE END CREDITS NOW.

(IMPORTANT NOTE TO MYSELF! - I MIGHT END UP JOINING BOTH PARTS OF THE YODA/EMPEROR IN HIS OFFICE SCENES TOGETHER SO THAT I CAN THEN JOIN BOTH PARTS OF ANAKIN VS OBI-WAN HITTING CONSOLE/DISPLAY GRAPHIC SCENES TOGETHER TOO, FOR LONGER CONTINUOUS FIGHT SCENES)

NOTE - BELOW IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY WHICH DOES THE SAME KIND OF THING, EXCEPT USING THE MOVIE’S ACTUAL LAYOUT OF HOW THE YODA/EMPEROR IN OFFICE SCENE IS SPLIT UP -

1st PART OF DUEL

We START OFF at the point where Anakin and Obi-wan BEGIN their lightsaber duel -

…as Anakin backflips to attack Obi-wan ferociously, and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Yoda enters a room to confront the Emperor -

…and proceeds to knock out two red guards with the ‘Force’, before the Emperor zaps Yoda with some ‘Force-lightning’, and we end on this shot -

…and then we CUT* to the cackling Emperor walking towards Yoda lying on the floor -

…as the Emperor continues to gloat over him, and eventually says “AT LAST, THE JEDI ARE NO MORE”, and Yoda gets up saying “NOT IF ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT, I HAVE” and ‘Force-pushes’ him backwards -

…and then we CUT* to Yoda saying “AT AN END YOUR RULE IS…” -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as the Emperor gets up -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Yoda says “…AND NOT SHORT ENOUGH IT WAS” -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as the Emperor starts to jump forwards -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as the Emperor jumps towards Yoda -

NOTE - I’m removing the shots of the Emperor knocking over the chair, as it just makes him look silly - https://i1.wp.com/img.screencaps.us/200/5-starwars3/full/starwars3-movie-screencaps.com-12998.jpg?ssl=1

Also, the chair is suddenly upright in this shot soon afterwards! Perhaps the Emperor quickly ‘Force’-manoeuvred it back into position offscreen before he jumped towards Yoda, who knows? 😉 - https://i2.wp.com/img.screencaps.us/200/5-starwars3/full/starwars3-movie-screencaps.com-13019.jpg?ssl=1

FINISH THIS OFF, AND END BY SAYING ‘AND WE END ON THIS SHOT -’

…and then we CUT* to SOMETHING 2

NOTE - I’M GETTING RID OF ALL THE TWIRLING LIGHTSABER AND FORCE-PUSH ANTICS, AS WELL AS ANAKIN LEAPING OVER THE TABLE TOWARDS OBI-WAN AT THIS POINT.

…and then we CUT* to SOMETHING 3

NOTE - THE ALARM AND STRUCTURE SHUTTING OFF SOUND OMINOUS AT THIS POINT

…and then we continue on as normal,

…and then we CUT* to SOMETHING 4

…and then continue onwards from here until the end in exactly the same way as I described ABOVE.

NOTE - CHECK OUT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK AND SOUND LIKE IF I CUT FROM CLOSE-UP OF EMPEROR SNARLING AT START OF YODA/EMPEROR FIGHT TO CLOSE-UP OF ANAKIN VS OBI-WAN DUEL JUST BEFORE THEY GO OUT DOORWAY AND FIGHT ALONG WALKWAY, AND AS ANAKIN STRIDES FORWARD, I’D CUT TO MONITOR SOUNDING OMINOUS, AS WE SEE BIG STRUCTURE’S FORCE-FIELD FAIL, THEN CUT BACK TO YODA/EMPEROR FIGHT AS CEILING OPENS, AND THE PLATFORM STARTS TO RISE UP.

NOTE - AN ALTERNATIVE WAY THAT THINGS COULD BE CUT IS THIS - YODA FALLS NEAR A PIPE VENT, AND LOOKS UP, AND THEN WE SEE HIS CLOAK FLOAT DOWN AND GET CAUGHT IN A BIT OF WRECKAGE…THEN WE’D CUT* TO YODA CRAWLING THROUGH A PIPE AS HE SAYS “HURRY, CAREFUL TIME THIS WILL TAKE”, AS BAIL REPLIES “ACTIVATE YOUR HOMING BEACON WHEN YOU’RE READY”…THEN WE’D CUT* TO ANAKIN VS OBI-WAN DUELLING AS THE HUGE STRUCTURE BREAKS OFF AND FLOATS AWAY WITH THEM ON IT…THEN WE’D CUT* TO YODA EMERGING FROM THE PIPE, JUMPING DOWN INTO BAIL’S SPEEDER, SAYING “FAILED I HAVE”, THEN FLYING OFF TO SAFETY…THEN WE’D CUT* TO THE TROOPER SAYING “THERE’S NO SIGN OF THE BODY”, AS THE EMPEROR DEMANDS THAT HE DOUBLES HIS SEARCH, ASK FOR HIS SHUTTLE TO BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE TAKE-OFF, AND SAYS “I SENSE LORD VADER IS IN DANGER”…THEN WE’D CUT* TO THE TINY FIGURES ON THE HUGE STRUCTURE, AS THE DUEL RESUMES, BEFORE THEY JUMP OFF AND OBI-WAN CHOPS DOWN ANAKIN.

…and then we CUT* to Anakin struggling on the ground -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard this shot of Obi-wan saying “YOU WERE MY BROTHER ANAKIN, I LOVED YOU” which appears at this point, as I’d prefer to end on his anguished words earlier - CLICK HERE

Additionally, I’d also get rid of this shot of Anakin struggling which then appears at this point, as I prefer to end on the shot of him struggling above - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Anakin’s legs, as his clothing catches fire -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Obi-wan looks down at Anakin screaming in agony -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard this shot of Anakin screaming in agony which appears at this point, as I’m just not keen on the look of it, and there’s plenty of screaming in agony to go around as it is! - CLICK HERE

…and then we CUT* to Obi-wan turning his gaze away -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin screams in agony as the fire consumes him -

…then totally engulfs him, and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin burns in close-up -

NOTE - I’d discard this shot of Obi-wan turning back to look which appears at this point - CLICK HERE …and I’d ALSO discard this shot of Anakin burning which appears just after it, as I actually prefer the progression of the sequence better without them - CLICK HERE**

…and then we CUT* to Obi-wan starting to walk away -

…and we end on this shot -

…and then we continue on as normal, as Anakin screams in agony as Obi-wan leaves -

…and we end on this shot -

NOTE - I’d discard the shot of Obi-wan turning to look again which appears at this point - CLICK HERE

Additionally, I’d also discard the shot of a badly burned Anakin screaming in agony which appears just afterwards too - CLICK HERE

NOTE - DO AN ALTERNATIVE ENDING WHERE WE END ON ANAKIN ON TABLE AND DON’T SEE SUIT OR HELMET AT ALL! -

…WE’D SEE ANAKIN FOR THE LAST TIME ON THE MEDICAL TABLE -

…and then we CUT* to Padme exhaling her final breath -

…as she passes away, and we end on this shot -

THEN CUT LIKE THIS AFTER HER LATER FUNERAL -

…and then we CUT* to the Tantive ship heading to Alderaan (NOTE - WOULD THIS CUT SOUND OKAY??) -