Wow, where to start on a reboot. The prequels where so bad I would throw out everything, sorry Natalie even you.
What I was expecting when I first heard about the prequels was that Anakin would be corrupted in the first, killing Jedi in the second and building the empire in the third. Yes I know I set myself up for disappointment but a lot of star wars fans knew a lot of the back story already and I think we were expecting something way different then what we got.
Here's my prequel:
(I didn't realize how long this would be sorry)
A lot of this is not original either, a lot of the ideas come from sources that I had read some more then 10 years before the prequels came out and i cannot remember their names. This is just how I think the movies should have gone. George Lucas had promised a much darker tone to the prequels and I was disappointed to have to wait to the third movie to see it.
First.
-the old chancellor dies the senate is divided on who to elect as Chancellor, in no small part by palpatine who many feel is no threat because hes old and weak, he works all sides against each other as his planet is small and considered neutral into unleashing clones on their enemies thus the clone wars start
-the Jedi stand with the majority in the senate but do little to help, a few Jedi join the fight but not many, Coruscant remains neutral ground where negotiations are held to end the war. because of the endless clones and the inability to find the cloning centres the war could last indefinitely
-no child Anakin, he's already a Jedi knight fighting in the endless clone wars where all sides used clones not goofy robots
-Anakins starts to get frustrated with what he sees as a waste of time and life and starts to chaff under the command of Obi-wan who is steadfast and does his duty
-Palpatine meanwhile is cleverly scheming and moving pieces in the senate gaining allies through clever politics and promises and maybe some subtle uses of the force, the senate believes him to be a neutral player during this time he writes a treaty on politics and power gaining the respect of his fellow senators as well as Anakin who reads it
-the senate (all sides) impressed by Palpatine elect him Chancellor bringing peace to the republic, his first order of business, a treaty that has all sides destroy their cloning centres. Palpatine of course has his own squirrelled away
-the movie ends with Anakin meeting Palpatine and discussing how the Jedi did little or nothing to help the republic in its time of war (many deciding not to get involved because it didn't disrupt their lives at the temple on Coruscant) Anakin tells Palpatine that the Jedi have become focused to much inward and no longer care about the galaxy. Palpatine then re veils that there are other ways to learn the force ways the Jedi don't know, using the dark side he subtlety weakens Anakins will and slowly corrupts Anakin. The movie ends with Anakin asking for instruction in these secret teachings.
-The whole movie should stretch 15 years allowing Anakin to be about 35 at the end, and Obi-wan about 55
Second.
-the movie opens with the destruction of the Jedi temple. the Jedi so focused on themselves and clouded by the dark side don't even see it coming. almost all the Jedi in the temple are killed, many that escape the rubble are cut down by clones that have been drafted into the depleted republic army by Palpatine. some do escape.
-Palpatine turns the galaxy against the Jedi, pointing out their cowardice during a conflict that almost destroyed the republic. the people still weary of a war that killed so many, except the Jedi who hid in their temple, also start lashing out driving Jedi from their planets
-the surviving Jedi that escape try and form a resistance, Anakin joins them but they don't know he's been turned to the dark side. one by one they start getting killed off by ambushes whenever they try to strike back at the chancellor.
-eventually they figure out that Anakin is the traitor and are confused when they can't sense the darkness within him. Anakin fights 10 or more Jedi in a epic battle, because he is battle hardened by 15 years of fighting in the clone wars and they are soft Jedi who mostly focused on the inner he immerges the victor taunting them with their weakness.
-Anakin then starts hunting down the Jedi that weren't on Coruscant. He tracks them and kills every Jedi he comes across. on one of these planets he meets his future wife, no longer bound by the Jedi code he is free to marry. he keeps this a secret from palpatine or so he thinks
-Palpatine in the mean time teams up with a brilliant man called Tarkin and start rebuilding the shattered republic navy. the first star destroyers are built and tie fighters are seen for the first time
-Yoda realizing he can't fight the new rising power flees to dagobah after receiving a vision through the force that he must survive and train the future Jedi when the time is right, he tells Obi wan where he went and no one else
-one of the last Jedi for Anakin to find is his old master Obi wan. He finds him meditating in a volcano above the lava on a ledge. They dual, the fight is long and both are injured when finally Obi wan manages to cut off both Anakins legs sending him tumbling into the lava. Obi wan thinking Anakin is dead flees the planet fighting his way through anakins troopers. the dark side keeps Anakin alive when he calls out for it corrupting him to the core. His troopers find him and rush him to Palpatine.
-during the duel Anakin re veils he will soon have heirs to carry on his name and Obi rushes to find Anakins wife. Palpatine also finds out and sends an assassination squad to end a potential threat to his power. obi gets there first saves Anakins wife. realizing she is in danger because of her husband she flees with obi to alderaan. when she delivers twins obi takes one to tatooine where he keeps an eye on him with Lars and Obi cooking up the story that Lars is Luke's uncle
-at the end of the movie Anakin becomes Darth Vader as Palpatine not wanting to loose his best tool gets a suit of armour constructed to allow Vader to walk.
-this movie should cover 5 years making anakin 40 and obi 60.
Third.
-this movie starts with Palpatine appointing sector governors and reopening his secret cloning centre. he starts by making more workers so he can make more ships and starts active recruitment into the republic army to start taking over for his old clones who are starting to shut down. he also starts the imperial academy to train the best naval officers and pilots.
-Anakin now Vader continues his hunt of Jedi who have eluded him thus far. Vader throws himself into his job with more zeal having learned from palpatine that the Jedi are responsible for the death of his wife (shes not dead yet but hey palpatines a good liar) insert a couple of good lightsaber fights.
-some senators realizing what palaptine is up to form a rebel group knowing that they are seriously overpowered. they quietly gain a little support for their cause. obi comes out of hiding to help them
-Palpatine with the full force of the navy appoints himself emperor of the republic and renames it the galactic empire. most planets happy with the peace and prosperity accept then new status qua any that openly revolt are taught a swift lesson by the might of the new imperial navy.
-the governors secure in their power start abusing their planets and making themselves rich. this drives more people into the arms of the rebels.
-the rebels with the help of the mon cals and obi discover the location of the cloning centres and launch a daring strike. destroying the cloners the rebels attack is a huge success but it comes with almost the loss of their whole fleet. fleeing to the shadows they seek to rebuild
-obi returns to tatooine to help protect Luke
-the movie ends with the death of anakin's wife and the adopting of leia into the royal family. the first death star being built. Vader being recalled from his Jedi hunt to protect it and put in the service of tarkin.
-this movie should cover 3 years so by the time A New Hope rolls around Vader will be 60 and Obi is 80
