TheoOdo said:
Okay, so my idea about setting the final battle in the Imperial Capital isn't so popular, but I'd like to say two things in its defense.
Firstly, the original, I think, lacks tension compared with this idea. The Death Star is apparently not operational. We only discover that it's operational during the battle. This makes for a good twist, but it also leaves the tension very slack up until this point. The Death Star is also apparently undefended, meaning that we can expect this battle not to be too difficult, until it turns out to be a trap. This idea, on the other hand, would have the rebels seeking to assault the Imperial stronghold, which is only for the moment less defended than it usually is. It's a desperate attempt to knock out the Imperial government while they still have a minor chance of success. This possibility for success is then dashed when it turns out to all be a trap. In this concept, the tension is high at all times. At every moment, they're facing a tremendous danger, even in the best of all possible scenarios, and then the worst possible scenario - which would be the arrival of a massive imperial fleet - occurs.
Secondly, I think the destruction of the palace could not only be as good and exciting as the destruction of the Death Star, I think it could be better and more original. Take for example the conclusion of V for Vendetta, which features the destruction of the Houses of Parliament. The symbolism is clear - it's the elimination of an old order and implies the institution of a new, better order of life. If the Imperial Palace was decked out in statues of the Emperor, intimidating semi-Gothic arches and other imposing imagery, its destruction would represent the collapse of the whole oppressive Empire. It would give the viewers more reason to believe that this is a blow that the Empire can't recover from. It has lost not only its leader, but the seat of its government and likely the whole of its political class. After all, the Empire was very centralized. It's possible that they orchestrated the oppression of the galaxy from this massive base of operations.
Imagine something like this, with Williams instead of Tchaikovsky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnPvbfogeSI#t=1m53s
Theoodo, I have 2 things to say about your Idea, whilst it is good, and even I thought about the corusant scenario the main problem is executing it... Making it all happen on corusant the amount of Audio dubs from main characters from "Death Star" to "Empirial Palce"... It is not only an enormous undertaking with Audio and Visually + Graphically too but being able to even pull it off and make it plausible is another and I believe that even though the DSII is a recycled idea it has everything there already waiting to be manipulated in such a way that it can work alot better than than even the original has to offer..... Even with DSII staying at the helm. This is only my opinion, there are many others who would really want to hold the battle of endor on corusant, I for one do not believe it is possible....
secondly, ROTJ is'nt the best film but V for Vendetta is the worst film, I had to turn it off when I attempted to watch it.. . So I never saw that scene before in the link you posted... I get what your trying to say like an uprising but how to show a massive uprising on corusant without filming huge crowds of people , dressed up and with CGI Backdrops and real sets is definatly beyond my vision, If you can attempt to show us how you plan or propose to execute your ideas then it would add more weight behind it... Perhaps it can be done but having an idea and then not thinking about how you will do it are 2 totally different things. Granted alot can be achieved by sticking different background mattes up and alike but you are practically talking about making half a different movie and that is why I also ditched this idea myself, after briefly supporting it I realised it's not for the fainthearted and no offense to you or anyone else who likes the idea as I like it myself somewhat it is just such a massive burden.