I feel a little bad for criticizing this, because itâs better than any work Iâve ever put out, but you asked for comments so hereâs some stuff I noticed:
I personally and subjectively just donât like the music used in the opening text, and I really donât like the idea of force sensitivity, but those really feel like me things, so I donât hold it against you or the fanedit in any way.
I really do like the way setting cards were used, adding the year was a good idea. Although itâs not obvious to everyone what BBY means. It limits accessibility a little bit.
Really like the way you cut out the podrace. Starting the movie where you did was effective. Additionally, cutting right from the Phantom Menace to Revenge of the Sith is also something that works pretty well.
The color correction in the Battle of Coruscant looks great. Love it! The lightsabers look a little washed out in the hangar scenes though. Color correction elsewhere also looks great. Especially in the scene where Anakin confronts Padme.
The dream effect doesnât work so well in that one shot where Padme, Anakin, Owen and Beru are all in shot, because Padme and Beru are still visible, but awkwardly cut off. Itâs like in a Pan and Scan if two characters were right next to each other in the original or in previous shots, but one was just off screen. Feels weird. There are a few more shots like this, but thatâs the first thing I saw. Additionally, there being two different dream effects is a little weird, maybe (if you plan on making a second version) recreate the second dream using your effect? Iâm pretty sure itâs possible using footage from later in the movie.
The last scene with Vader is a little tonally weird. Definitely less cringey than the original, and more accurate to Vaderâs character, but it doesnât fit very well in the otherwise kinda chill ending.
I love the voiceover in the last scene. Itâs not the first time Iâve seen something like this in a prequel fanedit, but I fall for it every time.
I normally donât think that you can make good prequel fanedits without straying far away from the Star Wars formula. This doesnât really disprove that, because it does stray away from it, but it was surprisingly good and could act as a good replacement for Revenge of the Sith.