This is sort of a pet passion of mine. The storyline of the original Star Wars, and the subsequent EU novels, shaped much of my creative imagination and got me interested in structuring story.
And, like most people, I was massively disappointed with the prequels. Unlike many, I actually am somewhat okay with The Phantom Menace, and I view it as the best of the prequels. But I really really despised the next two movies. Too much CGI, and the fundamental heart of the story is utterly illogical.
So, if the Star Wars prequels could be reimagined, what would you do? I can think of a few general objectives to pursue...
-- don't see Yoda at all so that when he shows up in ESB, it is a big surprise. He's away on business as a great warrior the entire time.
-- "Darth" is a title, much like "Duke". And Darth Vader hails from the Vader family, a noble house on the world of Corellia
-- The general situation would be the Core worlds and outlying worlds have a legitimate dispute over a resource, make it clones. Obi-Wan is a Jedi General in the war. He seeks the help of young Anakin Vader, who is reluctant to join in.
-- Together, they win some stunning victories and turn the tide. Then, in a fateful encounter, they face off against the leader of the Separatists (who would be largely human, btw). Count Dooku (would change name) says that the Core Worlds have been corrupted. And under dark influence. And he is leading a Rebellion to right this (this is the same Rebellion Luke is later a part of).
-- At some point, Obi-Wan realizes that Dooku is right and leaves to join him. Anakin is rightfully angered and feels betrayed. He seeks out Obi-Wan and they fight. Obi-Wan barely makes it out by sheer luck, as he is clearly the inferior swordsman.
-- Anakin Vader's son is raised as a simple country bumpkin farmer.
Biggest change of course is making the Separatists legitimate instead of puppets.
Overall theme would be that holding something together unnaturally is a "dark side" thing to do. Letting things flow unpredictably is the Light side way of doing things.
Rewriting them would be a massive undertaking and wouldn't ever be...validated, you know? But could be interesting. Prequels do allow for interesting story-telling techniques because they can intersect with subsequent events which the audience already knows.
And, like most people, I was massively disappointed with the prequels. Unlike many, I actually am somewhat okay with The Phantom Menace, and I view it as the best of the prequels. But I really really despised the next two movies. Too much CGI, and the fundamental heart of the story is utterly illogical.
So, if the Star Wars prequels could be reimagined, what would you do? I can think of a few general objectives to pursue...
-- don't see Yoda at all so that when he shows up in ESB, it is a big surprise. He's away on business as a great warrior the entire time.
-- "Darth" is a title, much like "Duke". And Darth Vader hails from the Vader family, a noble house on the world of Corellia
-- The general situation would be the Core worlds and outlying worlds have a legitimate dispute over a resource, make it clones. Obi-Wan is a Jedi General in the war. He seeks the help of young Anakin Vader, who is reluctant to join in.
-- Together, they win some stunning victories and turn the tide. Then, in a fateful encounter, they face off against the leader of the Separatists (who would be largely human, btw). Count Dooku (would change name) says that the Core Worlds have been corrupted. And under dark influence. And he is leading a Rebellion to right this (this is the same Rebellion Luke is later a part of).
-- At some point, Obi-Wan realizes that Dooku is right and leaves to join him. Anakin is rightfully angered and feels betrayed. He seeks out Obi-Wan and they fight. Obi-Wan barely makes it out by sheer luck, as he is clearly the inferior swordsman.
-- Anakin Vader's son is raised as a simple country bumpkin farmer.
Biggest change of course is making the Separatists legitimate instead of puppets.
Overall theme would be that holding something together unnaturally is a "dark side" thing to do. Letting things flow unpredictably is the Light side way of doing things.
Rewriting them would be a massive undertaking and wouldn't ever be...validated, you know? But could be interesting. Prequels do allow for interesting story-telling techniques because they can intersect with subsequent events which the audience already knows.