Sluggo said:

Oh sorry. This:

I don't think the OT ever painted Anakin as a hero. Obiwan called him the "best starfighter in the galaxy, and a good friend." So he was a nice guy with first class skills. He didn't have to be "the chosen one", he could have just been one of the guys.

How to convey that in a film? There are so many ways. The Jedi don't have to be so elaborate. They just have to be a set of spiritual police that roam around the galaxy keeping order and having some adventures. GL painted himself into a corner with the "chosen one" stuff. Episode one could be just a simple adventure like SW, with some villain that they beat together. Their commaraderie would have to be built through the script and the acting. Episode two could still be about the clone wars, but it would need to include how Anakin got introduced to the dark side, and how he starts to get wrapped up in it. He could have his two kids in ep.2 also. Then in episode three, he would need to start getting evil, losing control of himself, and leaving a saddened Obiwan to join a an evil empire that takes over the galaxy. This also makes his wife sad (like Leia said), and she ends up dying in some tragedy trying to help Anakin resist the dark side. By now, the kids are already 7 or 8 years old, and being parentless they are adopted by their uncle - who by the way we should have met a LOT earlier than was done in the actual PT (because his change from a jolly guy in Ep.3 to a bitter old man in SW would be a good side effect).