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Post #994569

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swagbeditor
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Star Wars: A Galaxy Betrayed – A 3-in-1 edit of the prequels - Released
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Date created
20-Sep-2016, 9:54 PM

Yeah, I went back and forth on how to treat the scene from #64 and I may not have come up with the right solution in the end. For a long time that scene was much longer in the edit. Trimming it back so much was one of the last changes I made, so I probably didn’t let it simmer long enough in my brain. It’s definitely something I’d revisit in a future version. For the last lines of dialogue I think the segment from this deleted scene could be manipulated to sound like Palpatine is talking about the Jedi trying to seize power instead of Padme and her rebel senator friends.

Here’s the original longer version, if you’re curious:
https://youtu.be/4Z5bMX3ANzY

I ended up cutting it way back because I got some feedback from friends that the Opera scene felt like the pivotal turning point where Anakin expresses clear interest in learning Dark Side powers from Palpatine. So if that’s true then there’s no reason for Anakin to act surprised at the reveal in this scene. He should have already realized and been fine with Palpatine being a Sith Lord, or at least a proficient Dark Side user, when he was wink-wink-nudge-nudging at the Opera about killing Plagueis.