as much as anakin isn't luke skywalker in this film, i have always wondered if the film could play more like ANH with it leading from him on tatooine, with the characters meeting him there. then they go to coruscant, then all ends in naboo. earlier cut naboo footage may be recycled perhaps.

to be honest though, approaching it as a 'stand a lone' swashbucklng film that aludes to a greater mythology, would be down a similar vein to ANH and other films like the first POTC. i like to imagine what TPM would be like if it was just titled "Star Wars" and we pretend it was made first.