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- #538433
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- Star Wars Prologue - Epic Prequel Edit (Released)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/538433/action/topic#538433
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TheBoost said: Watched it.SPOILERS. Credit where credit is due... the rotoscoping of Jar Jar was kinda alright. Except when he just showed up sometimes. Honestly, this edit doesn't make a lot of sense. We first here Dooku's name at about 5 min, then not again for an hour. He shows up for 2 min and hour later, then vanishes until a real bad last second appearance in a scene he had no reason to be in. I don't know why Padme died. I don't know who Darth Sidious, The Chancellor, The Emperor, or Palpatine are. Some old ugly guy tells the soldier to kill Obi and a bunch of Jedi I don't know. Out of nowhere the old ugly guy says he's worried about someone named Vader, then a few seconds later we meet Vader in full armor strapped to a table. (only noticeable terrible audio cut) Hello. No mention of his is ever made again Obi-Wan and the girl we never met are sad because someone we never met killed younglings, but this doesn't seem to go anywhere. We get a flashback to a decent, if confusing abridged TPM. To avoid Anakin saying 'are you an angel' the conversation starts even MORE awkwardly, with Padme out of nowhere saying "I don't understand this place" to a kid she's never met. Then she leaves saying "Nice to meet you" and he's never spoken. Is he autistic? Later, inside Obi-Wan's flashback of AOTC we get to see Anakin's flashback to how much he liked podracing, Kitster, and his mom. A little odd and felt out of place. And the ending. Is it supposed to be ambiguous as to who Vader is? Because I didn't see any reason to suspect ANYONE was Vader. Vader was just this other dude who never did anything in the movie. I certainly had no reason to think it was Anakin, Dooku, or the dude who killed younglings from three hours earlier. Lastly, the credits end with a title card that says if you don't like this edit, you're a lemming. Dude really likes that word. It was ambitious, mostly technically proficient, and ultimately not that rewarding to watch. Perhaps engaging in a dialogue with other enthusiasts rather than with 2 sycophants and a couple sock accounts by himself would have helped him tighten his work up.
