Originally posted by GideonI like my idea of him being a rebel street racer a little better, but if you wanted to keep george lucas's story intact while making it somewhat better, this would be the way to go.
a.) My first suggestion would be to have the first movie take place when Skywalker was a teenager or young adult, akin to when we were first introduced to Luke Skywalker. Perhaps we could have flashbacks of his discovery by the Jedi and his enslavement, but nothing to focus the entire exposition of a movie about. Though his background is important, his future is far moreso.
b.) No Naboo. Or if you're absolutely determined to keep it in, don't make it the center focus of the entire first movie. It's farfetched that Palpatine could springboard to ascendance based off of the whining of one misbegotten planet. Design a better springboard for him to leap off of.
Yes, maybe the actual start of the CIS's rise to power for instance?
c.) No Maul. Honestly, I like the idea of Sidious's silent and unstoppable minion, but he wasn't necessary at all. For all intents and purposes, his position as the assassin of Sidious's potential rivals and enemies was undefined in the movies, so he is not necessary.
I would like to have maul be anakin's first kill, and really what marks him as prodigious. Instead we see anakin get his ass kicked in 2 fights and only win one.
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d.) General Grievous, as written by Matthew Stover, is a more badass character than anyone this side of Gilad Pellaeon, Turr Phennir, or Moff Tarkin. Use the movies to flesh out his tactical brilliance and his proficiency in dueling.
Ya, from the movie we got "grievous is a coward, he will run and hide" and he got curbstomped by one jedi >.> when he had taken on four at a time. I would have liked to see him use each saber individually, which i expected when i sat down to watch the movie.
e.) Keep Qui-Gon Jinn. Liam Neeson is amazing. Perhaps he can die in the first or second movie, but his presence can be still used as the guiding focus between Obi-Wan and Anakin. Since Qui-Gon outranks Obi-Wan, we could keep the rapport between him and Anakin, and Qui-Gon would be a great excuse for Anakin to model himself off of: reckless and all that, instead of spontaneously being an ass like he is in Episode II. Perhaps Dooku could kill him as a test by the Emperor?
Replace mace with qui gon jinn. Same character, just different actor and name.
f.) NO MINIMALISM. Make it clear that the Republic vs. Separatist movement takes place in a galaxy with millions of worlds with tens of thousands of ships. We might not have the budget to see them all, but make it obvious. Clone Army must constitute billions of soldiers.
/agree. Millions is way to small, which is what she said in aotc.
g.) Place Jedi in a healthy light. These guys are reputed to be demi-gods. We don't need you to wankify their feats, but cement their reputation as feared warriors by the opposition that only great numbers of the strongest enemies can face.
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h.) No droids. Based on early EU, the Clone Wars were intended to be clone on clone warfare, used by both sides. Clones versus machines really don't add that humanizing light to the Separatists. Lucas states in the opening crawl of Episode III that "heroes are on both sides." The Confederacy, as a whole, should be no more or less evil than the Republic. Their soldiers should be flesh and blood as well, to remove the feeling that they are all unambiguously evil. It was a popular movement for a reason.
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i.) Tarkin, Pellaeon, Sate Pestage. Those are major EU characters who need movie time. Mas Amedda and Sly Moore? Not so much.
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I agree with the tarkin thing, but i am not sure who the rest are >.<
j.) Skywalker is the main character. Get an actor who can actually... um... act.
Or some descent writing. writing is what made heath ledger's role as the joker so epic. Acting... Not as much. they gave him natural lines.
k.) No half-assed ideas. Such as Palpatine's disfigurement. Even as Episode II commences, we see Palpatine slowly being aged and withered by the dark side. The idea that Windu's electrocution somehow "ruined" his mask is ridiculous, nor is it clear cut for anyone who doesn't bury themselves in EU.
Ya. that was retarded. Emerald judgement didn't make luke look like a zombie, why should basic rots lightning?
l.) George Lucas can supervise and direct the storytelling and narrative. But in no uncertain terms is he to direct or write the script.
or he should get a team of professional writers and actually LISTEN to their advice.