Mrebo said:

As I continue to think things out, go back and read/watch critical reviews of the PT, and write out some scenes, I'm starting to think it would be best to not make this the Tragedy of Anakin Skywalker.

I think RLM had a point that it should have been the story of Obi Wan Kenobi. In the OT, Obi Wan was there to pass the torch. It is more impactful if Obi Wan was the central heroic figure of the PT rather than the mentor of the hero. Especially if Anakin as main hero ends up being reckless, weak and ultimately villainous (or dies an ambiguous death for those of us trying to preserve OT surprises) before simply being cool villain in the suit for most of the OT.

This made me think of Cornelius and Ceasar and how the narrative (relatively) seemlessly (perhaps due to the same actor playing both parts) transitions from father to son.

I see no reason why the central protagonist can't be Anakin. The backdrop is about the fall of the Republic, why can't the personal connection be the fall of the great hero. The trick is that he has to be a great hero first. Not just some guy who ends up kind of near the action and becoming a pawn to the real bad guy.

My outline has always ended with the battle between former friends- Anakin trying to prove the inherant strength of the Dark Side and why Kenobi should join him. Kenobi trying to prove him wrong in the only way he will understand- violence. Remind you of any battles from the OT? And then, as they say, it's all fun and games until someone gets totally dismembered and burned to an apparent death.

Then the narrative actually shifts to Luke, the unborn son. Ricardo Montleban puts him in the cage with Aunt Beru and tells him that his father was a magnificent animal Jedi. Then, as the caravan leaves town, Luke grabs the bars and starts saying "You're beginning to sound like a separatist!".

FADE TO BLACK

Mrebo said:
I'm struggling to deal with Bail Organa's place. I see his storyline as separate from those of the main heroes most of the time - yet he is an important figure.

Just a reminder: General Kenobi served Bail in the Clone Wars.