Bingowings said:
There is a lot visually in Krull that is right and matches some of the story feel of TPM (both were rather cynically manufactured to cash in on Star Wars).
I'm getting an idea for an image thread where people can post their visual mashups of good looking aspects of these sort of films and shows (the Masters Of The Universe film also has some lovely looking sets and costumes) with the PT and come up with some nice new imagery which may be an inspiration.
It may be difficult to show little Anakin as a slave in the manner you suggest (not all slaves are that mistreated remember) but it might be possible to film some inserts of slaves being mistreated and/or pinch some from historical epics and the like and obscure them in such a way that they fit and manipulate shots so Anakin reacts to them. Perhaps as a podracer he gets special treatment too which explains the nice house (other children less gifted, racing in deadly rocket chariots would make that aspect of the story a lot darker too).
oops I have started something now... But Old films would be good inspiration for the PT
I also wanted to say your spot on there Bingowings... You don't essentially need to show cruelty directly to Anakin but if he is a slave and you show cruelty to others slaves it hurts anakin as well as those he knows physically.
Starchaser the legend of orin does the opening extremely well of setting up mine world and uses an disabled old man and a young blind kid to show how cruel the slave masters are. I reccomend this cartoon for developing any slave story for the PT
2 deleted scenes from TPM could be used in this Slave scenario
Anakin fights greedo = this would be better used to show anakin fighting the leg of a bigger slave master after they have done something very cruel to an old man say and he dies. A Break call can be used to save anakin from getting seveirly punished himself by a whip
Qui-hon destroys droid = Slave master is shouting and following "where do you think you are taking him, he is ours!"Qui-gon kills the slave master and cuts to crouching down with Anakin come on let's go.
This would really improve the drama and if those shots can be modified you can tell this story with this footage and other characters and qui gon really breaks him out like a bit more prison break hero to the rescue. Even if he is freed by gambling they obviously don't want to honor the bet.