This edit helps cement the idea that these people are a family now, instead of Rey being completely alone on a desert planet at the end. Her friends are there waiting for her : )
It also helps explain why BB-8 is there, he’s just a curious little friend : )
i had this idea in my head lmao
It works for me! I really really like it!
Heard, on the baby talk. I’ll tweak it.
I think that I’d the one that now goes “Kenobi? Not Skywalker? How disappointing.”
Nah, that’s earlier. What they’re referring to, I just straight up cut out everything after “You fool…”
Y3ldarb said:
Watching some of the clips again, I think Anakin’s “Whoa-hoho!” line (during the Battle of Coruscant scene when him and Obi-Wan are evading a group of missiles) felt weird. I don’t know if it was Matt Lanter’s voice, but all I know is that it didn’t sound like Hayden Christensen, so I couldn’t tell who exclaimed that line when I first watched the clip.
It’s actually Hayden himself. xP
Also, I can’t seem to figure out what Anakin says after he jumps back into the elevator. (The line before Obi-Wan says, “Oh, it’s you!”) I guess you could either up the volume on it, or just cut it entirely. If you’d do the latter, I think the scene would be completely fine without it. You already have lots of good Obi and Anakin banter edited in, so getting rid of the line wouldn’t affect what you’re shooting for at all.
“Good view from up there.”
I know I overdo it sometimes, so I’m still trying to find a balance - but Ani/Obi in TCW almost never shut up together lmao. Maybe it was just me, but I found that keeping Hayden mostly quiet in any scene during this opening subconsciously brought me back to the original portrayal. Anakin is a confident outgoing jock in The Clone Wars, while Hayden naturally has this more reserved, sullen edge that comes through when he isn’t speaking. I gave him a lot of extra one-liners and laughter to facilitate the change in personality. Overcompensating so that he feels the way he does in TCW every time he needs to.
Lastly, if you added laughter when R2 zooms into the hallway where Obi, Anakin, and the Chancellor are stuck in the ray shield, I can’t completely tell if it’s laughter. Since R2’s scream is so loud, and the fact that the whole banter/bit about patience is already being played for laughs (some people may chuckle and not even hear the added laugter) and the banter is akin to Anakin acting like a brother to Obi-Wan (essentially saying “Bro. R2 knows what he’s doing. Just trust him. He’ll be here in no time to set us free.”), I think the laughter should just be removed. The laughter doesn’t really add anything (and frankly, doesn’t make much sense in the moment since Anakin is being semi-serious towards Obi.) Just my opinion.
And this is another example of how I’m compensating for Hayden v Lanter.
I actually agree that the comedic scenario in which Obi-Wan is unconvinced and Anakin isn’t is already kinda funny, but I deliberately sacrificed it to portray Obi-Wan as trusting of Anakin and his judgement. The original leaned too close to Obi-Wan’s chiding of him in AotC; I felt having them laugh together is a contrast to that.
This could all be a personal issue on my part, though.
PierreDelec2 said:
Finally, the final duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan felt far too silent. I know my opinion on this probably differs from most because I have come to love the silliness of the dialogue in ROTS, but I really missed having Anakin reply to Obi Wan with “I should have known the Jedi were plotting to take over.” Having Anakin just stand there silently as Obi Wan speaks to him felt awkward. Without his replies to keep momentum going, the segment just goes on too long. But moreover, because of the edits you’ve made I actually think this line makes more sense than it does in the original cut. Originally Anakin’s “point of view” sounds totally absurd, but with the changes you have made to his motivations and the extra context of the clone wars, I think Anakin’s conclusion that the Jedi were attempting to overthrow the chancellor makes sense. The line is made far less silly when your edit shows Mace, Yoda, and Obi Wan explicitly consider arresting the chancellor.Anyway, these were just a couple of my thoughts. I really enjoy what you have done with this film. It’s amazing how much Hayden’s performance can be improved with the addition of just a few giggles. Can’t wait to see how this project develops in the wake of the Clone Wars finale.
This was actually a change I was going to try and put on whatever I release next, or the final version. But I was going to remove “I should have known…” and “From my point of view…” so that they’re more firm stances Anakin is taking. It feels more stubborn and in that sense, more grasping for justification, than a misguided sense of enlightenment.
It doesn’t really mean anything to anyone here because yeah, the movie is just not enjoyable to watch - but I at least respect AotC more than TROS. It’s fun and funny to call it straight garbage - I don’t really care - but George was trying to do something with it that is more admirable in concept than stroking nostalgia or cheap thrills. For as out of touch and misguided those prequels were - the cynical moneymaking aspect isn’t as pronounced, and the elements of it that are there was still encouraged with creativity.
Maybe my anti-establishment uncle just got to me early on, but AotC’s flavor of bad is preferable for being an earnestly missed shot - not a calculated attempt to please as many people as possible.
inb4 someone invalidates this opinion as nostalgia or irrelevant to how bad it is or whatever
TROS opinion: Joking about Sheev fucks aside, I did kind of like the implication that Palpatine was human and not just an evil warlock. Not like the film does anything about it, but I like the dark side as something rooted in our passion and humanity. Sure - Palps as corrupted by his own greed and ambition works fine for that, but it kind of helps his “Ultimate Sith” title if he was also guided by all the human sins, including possessive love or at the very least sexual vices. He can manipulate Anakin and Luke so effectively because he would have empathy for the same desires he might have had once.
I don’t think Rey should have been his granddaughter, but I really see no reason why they retroactively made Palps Jr. a clone. It turns an already stupid plot element even stupider.
She was raised as a child soldier and trained by a mass murderer.
can’t break what’s broken to begin with xPPPP
“From a Space Odyssey? And him too? From N.W.A?”
The Phantom Menace is the best prequel and ROTS could use more schlock IMO
Rise of Skywalker is definitely my least favorite SW movie. The Ewok movies are better.
I think the “just” part of it makes it about her rejecting alternative identities, particularly in the context of looking over at the Skywalkers, and at the end of a movie where she’s a Palpatine.
If she had said Just Rey without looking over, that might be better, but the emphasis on the line in general gives it thematic importance that only makes sense with something for her to reject.
edit: ooh i like the just ben idea
Aside from tweaking the Yoda/Obi-Wan/Mace deleted scene, no.
Artan42 said:
By the point Anakin arrives late to the briefing wouldn’t Ahsoka already have captured Maul rather than just having arrived on Mandalore?
I don’t think so, she hadn’t even had her second confrontation with Maul by the time Anakin had gotten his assignment and Obi-Wan was departing for Utapau. Remember, she and Obi-Wan are interrupted by the attack where Maul captures Jesse.
Leave out ‘What have I done?’, I think it’s right that the different voice can be interpreted as internal thoughts.
In this WIP clip, I toyed with idea of Hayden’s “What have I done?” as something Yoda hears. Rogue was right in saying that it’s fun to see instances of the film in TCW and vice versa, so maybe this is a way to have the line still happen in both; Yoda and Ahsoka both hear his internal doubt, but it’s nothing Anakin says out loud, or anything he feels early on in his decision.
The added dialogue of ‘Luke’s Father Wanted Him To Have This, When He Was Old Enough’ is still quite difficult to hear. I can make most of it out but the transition from ‘how old were you when…’ to ‘I want to have our baby…’ is quite abrupt as the second line is much louder.
Hm, this is another one that’s difficult for me. Not only do the new lines sound about at level with the theatrical lines (or at least quieter than them in the way they should be) to me, the waveforms are working out as well, and no one else is telling me this. (which, pls step forward if it does).
As for the colour grade, RotS has always been one of the best looking SW films that never got damaged as much as it got transferred between mediums. It has some issues where whites look tan and greys look blue and a lot of busy elements in places. I don’t think a full regrade would work for RotS, I think it’d have to be taken scene by scene to sort out. Comparer how blue the interior of the Invisible Hand is in RotS to the CIS ships in TCW and how busy the bridge looks compared to the ones in TCW.
I think ultimately I’m leaning towards not even grading it. I always say I’m going to get around to putting effort into one real grade with the final cut to work with, but I’ve been putting off finalizing anything forever. So most people already liking how the theatrical looks takes some of the stress off honestly; I don’t have to do anything.
Personally, it does and doesn’t work for me. It does look better than the other prequels, especially as far as BD transfer goes - but it’s still that look, if you know what I mean. My efforts to grade it were in pursuit of how I remember it looking as TV Spots I recorded on VHS in excitement. The pre-release stills in storybooks or released online… This warmer early 2000’s look that just feels right - more cinematic - to the kid in me.
I know that doesn’t mean anything as far as tying it into The Clone Wars (which is why I won’t do it anymore), but we all edit under hypothetical circumstances don’t we? The Clone Wars would still have been released after this in my mind palace/alternate reality, so the show’s nature as primarily a kids cartoon was what would have given the show its more neutered look and feel. Initially, I did feel like TCW could be a more childish take on the prequels, and I wanted the film to feel like an elevation of that material. Not just in storyline, but execution. The humanity Ani/Obi don’t even go all the way in showing in the show as more prevalent, the look more cinematic, etc.
Siege of Mandalore blows this out of the water any way you look at it though, so I don’t quite agree with that sentiment anymore.
Since I posted this in Delpheas’s thread, here’s Dooku’s beheading.
The big difference with those instances is that he was justified in doing so those times. The Mando senator was going to blow up a ship, and Trench had started electrocuting him.
Dooku was literally unarmed. I don’t disagree that Anakin would brutally go for it immediately, but he’d recognize afterwards how unjustified he was this time. It’s too far, even for him, but especially for a Jedi. I think recognition of that, and seeking justification/validation for it (from Palpatine) is essential to his arc.
I love how Darth Vader looks in this show.
If you’re using New Canon Cut, why not use it for the Dooku beheading?
The audio and things like Palpatine still mouthing words he isn’t saying aside, the shots in your clip go by too fast and Anakin actually still looks regretful. I also don’t agree that Anakin would be that casual about killing Dooku. He hates Dooku. In NCC, he’s not apologizing for killing Dooku but aware of how and why he did it. Palpatine then reassures him it doesn’t matter anyway, it’ll bring a quick end to things, which is more in line with how CW Anakin would justify it.
EDIT: Oh I see it’s edited from a draft a few workprints of NCC ago. I recommend working from the original film as the source as much as you can; you have much more freedom to tweak the scene the way you want that way. And like I said, I’d be willing to provide raw materials if you want to use some of my choices before I put out a final version.
Should I just make two versions for that change?
Would be easier if more people hated it.
You could probably skip everything but the last four episodes of the new season, honestly. xP
Also yeah, this is going to be pretty cool.
Maybe I should just watch this when it’s at at least workprint status rather than the show!
Any of this kind of edit will be more of a fun novelty than anything else, tbh. The finale works really well, paced as it is, so cutting back and forth between ROTS and it would undercut what makes it great on its own imo. The momentum it has in building tension and riding a wave of dread is going to be lost - unless someone wants to rescore RotS scenes with more Vangelis-esque music to alleviate it (which is possible).
I think if you did want to see it, it’s worth it to see the original product first. Not to discount anyone’s efforts obviously. It’s a great idea to edit the two, just not a replacement like a FanFix would be.
I also think if you’re worried about how “ugly” it looks, these four episodes are the best TCW has ever looked. Not just in lighting and animation, but even the designs have been updated with more rounded features and smaller eyes. It’s really good.
Delpheas, if you need any specific raw materials or audio from New Canon Cut, just ask. Don’t wait for my final version. Try not to use my shitty in-progress workprint lmao
Thanks everyone! Sorry about how I’m awful at posting - I’d much rather read and work than make updates but I’m glad it doesn’t go to waste when I do take time out and share. Different perspectives really help me figure out what to do next; I can go in circles with myself for days without it.
Narrowed down what’s definitely changing to these:
On the fence about:
Addressing specific points:
sade1212 said:
Will you be releasing your edit with a 5.1 audio trackso I can steal your audio changes more easily, or just stereo like the earlier verson?Oh, and I can’t work out what Anakin says at the start of palpatinereveal.mp4.
This is the plan atm, but it is more work. I have the first third of a previous version in 5.1 but that’s a while ago now.
Also he says “He’s already more of a man than most” in that clip. Again, it’s experimental - I just wanted to try it. Rogue was spot-on when saying I was trying to build more tension between Mace and Anakin here. But it’s not entirely necessary and it’s probably going. (It’s not even Sam Jackson)
Octorox said:
-One thing that didn’t work for me in any of the clips was the color grade. I’m not exactly sure what you’re trying to accomplish with it, but the warm “instagram filter” look doesn’t really resemble any other Star Wars media, so I wouldn’t say it’s helping your goal of making the movie mesh well with The Clone Wars or the OT. Frankly, ROTS is probably the best looking prequel movie already, with natural colors and a clean digital look that complements the animation in Clone Wars well.
Oh, I agree with you. It’s just stuff I’m trying out. I’ve been working on this on and off for a while so I can get pretty bored with the film; doing experiments like that keep me from falling asleep lmao. I don’t think I’ve had a consistent grade on this since Fall 2017.
That process is probably how I’ve been eternally putting off finalizing anything, since I’m always trying different things that may or may not work. But when I make a “discovery” that works, I get excited again. I do feel like I’m getting to the end, though. Once it starts becoming about pulling back, as it is now, then that’s how I know I’ve exhausted most of my creative thinking for this film. I don’t doubt there are more things one could do in service of my primary ambition for this edit, but I’ve reached my ceiling. Idk. Maybe it’s just all the COVID free time talking.
RogueLeader said:
I think I would suggest cutting out the end of the line, “-and not be pushed around.” That part of the line feels like it has an accent that Anakin doesn’t have. I also wonder if you could pitch it up very slightly, since it sound a little deeper than Hayden’s voice in ROTS. Maybe I’m wrong though.I also would cut “I know you do”, it feels squeezed in an I think it takes focus off Padmé’s monologue a little.
As far as Hayden’s pitch, I did pitch some of these up already, actually. But I didn’t do it as much as I could have since I feel like his voice fluctuates a lot throughout the theatrical as it is. I felt that because the range was already so broad and varied, I could get away with stretching it a little more. Besides, the deeper vocals do a bit in connecting Hayden to Lanter more smoothly. This is still Hayden’s voice, but him averaging a little higher was how we got Mat Lucas as an impersonator for years.
I’ll tinker with removing “…and not be pushed around.”
Are you doing anything ambitious with the scene with Anakin’s fall, before and after Mace gets defenestrated? And what’s your plan for Order 66 or Anakin’s march on the Temple? Sorry if you’ve detailed these already. I’ve just always felt that that specific bit is where the movie always falls down for me.
I’m going to post a few clips in the next section of this post, which will include a clip of this. (Still WIP)
It’s not a huge overhaul or anything. Basically, I tried to reverse when the film depicts Anakin’s remorse. In the theatrical, the moment he cuts off Mace’s hand is kind of an impulsive move that he immediately regrets, (What have have I done?) and as the scene progresses he gives in to the dark side. By the end of two minutes: “Yeah, the Jedi will go after the Senate! What about the other Jedi spread across the galaxy? I’ll kill’em too master!”
My approach was making the moment he cuts off Mace’s hand as one he actually does on his own conscious accord. Instead of snap-igniting his saber, screaming NOO and doing it as almost an involuntary reaction - he purposefully closes his eyes, his saber ignites offscreen, and then he’s done it. And then only as the scene progresses, does he begin to show more of his regret. It’s that point it’s too late, not earlier. From there, he’s mostly quiet and he looks down in remorse as Palpatine says “Once more the sith will rule the galaxy…”
It was always weird, it does feel like Anakin could have pulled back after killing Mace if he really regretted it that much. So not demonstrating regret until after committing to Sidious (and killing Mace with the intent to do so) feels much more like the “too late” thing.
A real moment of selfishness, not “Idk what I just did but I guess I have no choice.”
I don’t think it’s too ambitious since it didn’t require too much work.
More Clips For Feedback:
First clip I ever posted of this edit (Updated) (Anakin’s Theme Rescore)
Anakin falls to the dark side (WIP)
Obi-Wan initially wants to help Anakin out of the lava after their duel
Earlier vers. of preduel.mp4 without “I won’t lose you”/tweaked “You weren’t there”
regarding the “Just Rey” edits, I propose we have Luke and Leia at least whisper cheer: “rey skywalker rey skywalker” before Rey decides to ignore them
I’ll get on writing them out, soon. I know I said I wouldn’t do this, but there’s a new workprint in the Google Drive folder with some additions, so when I do it’ll be for that.
"General Skywalker"
There was very little contrast between Hayden as a padawan in AotC, and at the end of the war in the theatrical RotS. He seemed to exclusively follow Obi-Wan’s lead and was at the mercy of the council throughout the film. Meanwhile, Lanter’s General Skywalker was a bold and experienced Jedi general. This clips shows additions/edits that give Hayden that same authority and leadership skill. He gives commands, is addressed by his rank, and is more explicitly involved in military matters. He is treated as not just an adult, but respected as a war hero.
Anakin’s Personality + Relationship with Obi-Wan
Following up on Anakin as more of an adult, this clip demonstrates how Obi-Wan and Anakin’s relationship has evolved. Equal in rank and skill, they’re brothers on the same wavelength. In humor and action. Obi-Wan doesn’t treat Anakin like his subordinate/apprentice, nor does Anakin to Obi-Wan as a master and with formality. Anakin’s easygoing fun nature from the Clone Wars is supposed to be translated in Hayden here - more of the jock-like swashbuckler - and Obi-Wan responds to it with his appreciative wit, not exasperation. The banter is meant to service this from the novelisation:
“And Obi-Wan Kenobi knows, too, that to have lived his life without being Master to Anakin Skywalker would have left him a different man. A lesser man. Anakin has taught him so much (…) He smiles now, and sometimes even jokes, and has become known for the wisdom gentle humour can provide. Though he does not know it, his relationship with Anakin has molded him into the great Jedi Qui-Gon said he might someday be."
As the last real hurrah for the duo, maintaining camp and humor was fine for me, as a contrast to the later tragedy.
Second Act Kashyyk Kickoff + Luke’s Father Wanted Him To Have This, When He Was Old Enough
I’m using Hal’s LoE structure of politics before nightmares, as a way to establish that even an Anakin in an untroubled state of mind still has friction with the Jedi council. Because of that, Grevious’s entrance on Utapau can’t happen where it does in the theatrical - I’ve replaced it with the initial attack on Kashyyk (+Wookiees moving to call the Jedi). It kicks off the second act in a similarly bombastic way, and introduces that subplot a little more elegantly than a change of subject at the tail end of another scene.
That transitions into Padme and Anakin’s balcony scene. The scene on its own is cheesy and bad, but I hope with the added dialogue I mitigate most of it. When we come down to them, they’re in the middle of discussing whether to give their baby a lightsaber. Perhaps if they should be a Jedi or whatnot. (Callback to Ben Kenobi lines too!)
That actually segues pretty nicely into Padme saying she wants the baby on Naboo, but it also feels like a real conversation a real couple would have; Anakin and Padme hashing out the different things they want in their relationship and for their child, rather than just a vague and empty “we love love love”. It in turn also subtly sets up their later ideological conflict, in a way that doesn’t turn us against Anakin immediately. He’s just like his jock-y CW countepart here.
More than that, Anakin doesn’t seem to particularly want or care about the kid(s) in the theatrical, and with this, it’s more clear he absolutely does. He’s excited in his own masculine way, and that also lends itself nicely to how he feels things for Luke as Vader in the OT. He’s ecstatic about being a father, and I keep that thread consistent and noticeable throughout the edit, whereas it kind of fizzles out and seems forgotten (by Anakin) in most of the theatrical.
Siege of Mandalore Tie-Ins and Fixes
Here’s how I’m currently trying to handle the inclusion of the deleted scene where Obi-wan, Yoda, and Mace discuss their concerns about Palpatiine - a scene that can be replaced by a later scene in the film and recreated for TCW. This scene was important to maintain because it establishes where the Jedi are on the chessboard quite early on, and Obi-Wan being here for it is wonderful parallel progression with Anakin. He’s reacting alongside Anakin to the events of the film, rather than offscreen, and helps position their roles as main characters for coming cataclysm. Based on Knight of Kalee’s suggestion.
That leads into Anakin and Obi-Wan in the briefing room, where we actually get a mention of Ahsoka and what’s happening with her in SoM. Other edits in the scene are just subtle things to make Anakin and Obi-Wan more brotherly. Making the interaction less formal and actually having Anakin acknowledge when he’s being a little radical on his own, based on Obi-Wan’s expression. It also makes Anakin less blind and more pragmatic like TCW Aankin; he understands why the council distrusts Palpatine. Here he just has faith in, not blind loyalty for, Palpatine.
Appointment to the Council and Anger Management
Following up on that thread, these are more ways Anakin is not blindly loyal to Palpatine, and more mature and pragmatic.
Using deleted scene dialogue, Anakin relays the council’s concerns to Palpatine, and Palpatine responds by being more subtle about his manipulations. Rather than tell him the council needs him and Anakin just buying that entitlement, he just points out all Anakin has done for them in the past and leaves it at that.
Anakin handles the rejection better than he does in the theatrical. As opposed to lashing out for not getting what he wants, he feels the unconventionality of the situation and catches on to a plot they aren’t revealing to him. It’s less “How dare you do this to me” and more “Wait a second, what’s going on here.” He’s more upset at their dishonesty than what he feels he’s owed.
Subtle things to make him more CW-y: Obi-Wan gives him a head shake to calm him down, Mace doesn’t refer to him as “young,” and Yoda offers Anakin something to think about rather leave him cold. In line with all of their TCW relationships; Obi and Ani and communicate nonverbally, Mace and Anakin have a strained but equal relationship, and Yoda is nicer than Mace to Anakin.
Anakin and Padme’s scene has Anakin not lash out at Padme. He understands the council’s moves but Palpatine is his friend. He’s caught in the middle, rather than all-in on Palpatine at this point.
Not From A Jedi
At Delpheas’ suggestions, here’s how I’m reincorporating that scene where Anakin senses Obi-Wan’s been at Padme’s. Right after “Not From a Jedi.”
I initially didn’t keep it because I had the Padme deleted scenes where it is in the theatrical, and because Anakin came off as too sinister and the tone was too foreboding for how I wanted to depict his fall. I want Anakin to be cognizant and aware of his actions up until the end, and this scene almost single handedly undoes that. But there’s merit in how it discusses Obi-Wan reaching out, worried for his friend.
I discovered that placed after the opera scene and before (1) His friendly farewell with Obi-Wan and (2) His soft discussion with Padme about his dream (this has been moved from the beginning of the film to the middle), it doesn’t necessarily read as an unhinged Anakin’s descent, but a moment. And having normal, human moments afterwards shows that he doesn’t fall down a rabbit hole into Vader (which is what I don’t want.) I’ve edited the scene short obviously, ending with:
P: You expect too much of yourself…
A: Is that bad?
…Which isn’t like the theatrical, where he pretty much tells Padme he’s going to use the dark side. Now, he’s just opened himself up to his selfishness, which works well directly off of the opera scene. The dark side isn’t something he’s interested in yet, nor is it anything he ever really seeks in this edit, at least until the last second choice between Mace or his wife.
Obi-Wan reacts to Anakin’s Fall
I’ve always had an issue with how… nothing, Obi-Wan’s reaction to Anakin’s fall initially is.
I tried to mitigate some of that, with a few added lines/shots and distressed noises (from Ewan himself) that better show how much it shocks and hurts him.
Slightly more experimental clips currently on the workprint:
Palpatine Reveal (Palps is more subtle)
Grevious expecting Skywalker (Parallels Maul and Ahsoka)
Anakin is the father isn’t he? (Obi-Wan comforts Padme, wants to save father of her children)
Padme stands up to Anakin, Obi-Wan thinks there’s good in him (kept here for archival reasons)
Earlier, better version of above (Audio clip selection TBD, some VFX, Padme shot credit to snooker)
Anyway, feedback for all that would be helpful, although how it all works together is more important so hmu for a workprint!
Some thoughts on Siege of Mandalore so far in regards to my edit:
Not entirely sure how to incorporate the early deleted scene that goes over the same material as the scene just recreated in Shattered. I’ve already cut Mace’s “I sense a plot to destroy the Jedi” and I can stretch in my head that he would repeat “The dark side surrounds the chancellor” later and share similar sentiments as Mundi, but I’ll probably have to cut Yoda’s “Great care we must take…” and instead end the scene on Obi-Wan’s “Arrested…?”
But now the scene is so short, and it’s a shame to lose that beat with Yoda imo. I really don’t want to cut it entirely because I truly believe we need to establish the Jedi’s position on the chessboard as soon as possible, and Obi-Wan needs to be there for it, reacting alongside Anakin (and in similar ways!) instead of offscreen.
I genuinely think the Walkabout arc is better than Bad Batch but I don’t think you have to include either one.
If you really have to, a heavily edited, shorter version of those arcs would be better.
The prequel planets were fantastical and crazy in theory, but unless they were Earth-y ones like Naboo or Tatooine, in practice they were just live wallpapers behind platforms.
Maybe we could have a Kaminoan just chilling in the background for a similar effect. It could wave to Ben, too.
Unnecessary sidenote: I think it’s funny that you’re using that image as an age-up Anakin since that movie in particular Hayden is promoting in the picture (Little Italy), wants you to believe Hayden is in his mid 20’s lol
this has been another nfbisms-has-seen-every-hayden-movie flex
He looks alright for near-40’s, but how about instead of transposing his late 30’s face onto 23 year old Hayden, why not just use his entire head with a different haircut? And like, the classic white robes? There’s something about his entire Revenge of the Sith look overall that doesn’t feel very ethereal and light side-y. That includes the mullet. Idk why.
I’ve always wanted to change that about ROTJ SE too.
This doesn’t really bother me, but I liked the idea that one could watch The Clone Wars and then the Original Trilogy and it would preserve and even enhance the ESB reveal. But this finale heavily implies it anyway, so ¯\(ツ)/¯
Also Ahsoka agreeing to help Maul was a pretty surprising moment, but then she fought him anyway. It’s a good thing the duel ruled. I predict they’ll help each other during Order 66.