- Post
- #478836
- Topic
- How would you have done the Prequel Trilogy?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/478836/action/topic#478836
- Time
I would first quit trying to explain and link everything to the OT. Anakin ceases to be himself and becomes Darth Vader and is thus destroyed at some point during Ep III. In Eps I and II, I would show the friendship and relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan, and the eventual relationship between Anakin and Padme who would not be a queen or a senator and could go into hiding on Alderaan with Bail. Anakin would be in his early 20's and not a 9 year old boy.
In order to simplify everything, a smaller cast of characters is needed and others would be introduced as the trilogy went on: Anakin, Obi-Wan, Padme, R2 and 3PO, Bail, Palpatine and Maul would be the focus. Maul would be the main villain in the PT as Vader was in the OT with Palpatine of course pulling all the strings. No Jar Jar, Yoda, Qui Gon, Dooku, Boba, Jango, Grievous, or Separatists. Yoda wouldn't appear so that his appearance in Ep V would still be a revelation. I think the Jedi Council should be there giving marching orders and not taking a wait and see attitude. It's a time of war; give orders!
By the end of Ep I the Clone Wars have started and they would take center stage in Eps II and III, and the political stuff that dominated the PT would take a back seat. You would see things go from a more civilized time over to the dark times with lots of adventures thrown in.
Anyway, this is my 2 cents for what it's worth.