star wars episode 1 redone idea

Back story: mandolorians began attacking star systems on the outer rim.  after much deliberation, the republic senate chose not to intervene.  but that all changes when they began attacking several key systems in republic space.  every able bodied men are drafted into the armed forces to drive out the invaders thus beginning the clone wars.  the jedi chose to stay isolated  but agreed to volunteer some of it's resources to aid the republic. 

Among those who volunteered to aid in the war effort is mid twenties OB-1 kenobi; a clone of Benjatu Kenobi; a jedi master who was as famous and legendary as master Yoda.

He leads a small evacuation ship off a planet overrun by the invaders but disaster strikes when the only pilot is injured during the escape.  obiwan asks the refugees if any of them had flight experience.  only 1 raises his hand,  Anakin Lars.  with kind wise words from obiwan anakin successfully flies the ship and its refugee passengers out of danger.  while on the ship to a refugee sector on tattooine,  obiwan and anakin learn a lot about each other as well as abput the jedi and the force.

after seeing them off on tattooine,  anakin decides that he would enlist in the republic armed forces despite his brother owen's protest who had just earlier gotten both of them job as apprentice moisture farmers.

so with no hesitation anakin leaves tattooine to join the war effort in the hopes of crossing paths with obiwan once again.

that's the idea i had so far....

about obiwan being a clone, i got the idea form the early script ideas of episode 4.  he is the last of the perfect jedi clones illegally created by a scientist long dead or missing. being a clone a such a wildly respected jedi, many saw him as an abomination and an insult to the great man.  only a few including yoda treated him kindly.  for the next few years, he worked hard to earn the respect of many jedi as well as erase the stigma of his past at least to a certain degree.  

 "i thought i could instruct him just as well as yoda" Greatly respecting yoda and his "father" obi vowed to live up and outdo his idols which leads to poorly trained anakin.

what do you think so far

Some very bold ideas in there, looking forward for some more. 

How does Anakin Lars become Anakin Skywalker in your vision?

It's good to see another re-writer cut so many ties to the pointless garbage that was in the PT. In your treatment, it seems that at least part of the reason Kenobi became a hermit on Tattooine was because of his life of being ostracized as a clone, which is not something I would have thought of at first (namely because cloning doesn't work that way in my draft) but it is a novel concept. Your explanation feels like a more illuminating (and entertaining) story of Anakin and Kenobi than the PT ever was.

I hope you continue the story!

Wexter said:

Some very bold ideas in there, looking forward for some more. 

How does Anakin Lars become Anakin Skywalker in your vision?

the idea was because of his reputation as a pilot and a jedi, many began to refer to him as "the skywalker"

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Wexter said:

Some very bold ideas in there, looking forward for some more. 

How does Anakin Lars become Anakin Skywalker in your vision?

the idea was because of his reputation as a pilot and a jedi, many began to refer to him as "the skywalker"

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Wexter said:

Some very bold ideas in there, looking forward for some more. 

How does Anakin Lars become Anakin Skywalker in your vision?

the idea was because of his reputation as a pilot and a jedi, many began to refer to him as "the skywalker"

Brilliant, that is pretty much the idea I am going for in my rewrites that may or may not be published one day :)