That's supposed to happen in the movies, man. The prequels should not be Anakin's story arc. They should be Obi-Wan's. He is the main protagonist. And of course I'm turning it into a different movie, more or less. Same basic plot, but reducing tons of unnecessary characters and exposition. The first couple movies just miss the mark.

Honestly, the action really doesn't change much from the first movie. You move the land fight from Naboo to Tatooine, and that's about it. You lose one Darth Maul scene, but that's replaced by the one at the end, plus the others to come from the remaining 2 movies. I'll probably write out Episode 2 tomorrow, which is what you're asking for. We should see some formative scenes with Obi-Wan and Anakin. It's bad writing that they barely even touched on that. Imo, my vision of episode 3 is the best, though, and why I feel it's necessary to change parts of 1 and 2 (so you don't ruin the surprise of movie 5).

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(03-25-2023, 09:27 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(03-25-2023, 08:12 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: I agree. Darth Maul has to be the antagonist throughout the first three movies. Anakin has to be the one that defeats him. He needs to be struck down in anger. 

Back to Samurai Jedi, how cool would it be if the Jedi looked like this in their battles instead of the robes. I'd probably make it with beskar steel instead of the leather traditionally used, but in different colors and styles to represent the individual Jedi. I don't know. Just little things bummed me out about the first three. There's a whole world that could have been built. 

I understand why they didn’t change it too much.

If they change it too much, some fans throw a fit because “they didn’t stay true to the originals”.

Can’t please everyone I guess. I’m watching them for the first time with my son (7) and he is loving it. We just finished episodes 1-3 (so this portion of the thread is great) and I’m contemplating showing Rogue 1 or just jumping into 4-6.

I just don't get that argument (though I know some people would make it). The whole point is that Obi-Wan is in hiding when Luke meets him. It would honestly be stupid for him to be walking around everywhere in a Jedi uniform. Lucas said he based the Jedi on Samurai culture. Why not lean into that a bit more in the originals? Just my take.

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