CaptainGiladPellaeon posted:One thing the prequels lack, in my opinion, is a good mystery, like the mystery of Vader's identity in the OT. I know the potential creation of Anakin by the Sith is set up as a parallel, but for the very reason that it's too similar to the OT mystery, I don't find it sufficient. It also comes too late in the development of the prequels as a story to provide dramatic tension for me. I think Lucas could have easily added a more interesting mystery, if not one on the level of Vader's origins, by keeping Dooku's identity a secret through more of AOTC, rather than supposedly keeping his allegiance to the Sith a secret. If Lucas had written the movie that way, we would have known that some new Sith named Tyranus was gaining power through a Separatist movement, but we could have been shocked along with Obi-Wan to learn that Tyranus' identity is actually Count Dooku, his master's master. I think that would have made Dooku's temptation for Obi-Wan to join him more believable and a better parallel with Vader's invitation to Luke in ESB, because Obi-Wan would have been in a similar position to Luke. He would have been caught off balance and forced to make an unexpected decision on the spot about an important person from his past, rather than having time to gradually learn about some of Dooku's moral flaws and come to terms with his own allegiances before ever meeting Dooku face to face.
CaptainGiladPellaeon posted:In his commentary on one of the deleted scenes from AOTC (Anakin and Padme's trial), Lucas said he cut the scene because it made it clear that Dooku was a villain too early in the film, and he wanted to preserve that mystery longer. I admit, I saw some spoilers before seeing AOTC, so I can't be sure whether I would have found Dooku's allegiances mysterious on a fresh viewing, but it seems pretty obvious to me from the start that he's being set up as the new bad guy, which by logical extension probably puts him in Sidious' camp, so in my opinion, there's not much of a mystery. By the time Yoda says, "The dark side I sense in you," I feel like answering, "No kidding. He just tried to drop the roof on you." One thing the prequels lack, in my opinion, is a good mystery, like the mystery of Vader's identity in the OT. I know the potential creation of Anakin by the Sith is set up as a parallel, but for the very reason that it's too similar to the OT mystery, I don't find it sufficient. It also comes too late in the development of the prequels as a story to provide dramatic tension for me. I think Lucas could have easily added a more interesting mystery, if not one on the level of Vader's origins, by keeping Dooku's identity a secret through more of AOTC, rather than supposedly keeping his allegiance to the Sith a secret. If Lucas had written the movie that way, we would have known that some new Sith named Tyranus was gaining power through a Separatist movement, but we could have been shocked along with Obi-Wan to learn that Tyranus' identity is actually Count Dooku, his master's master. I think that would have made Dooku's temptation for Obi-Wan to join him more believable and a better parallel with Vader's invitation to Luke in ESB, because Obi-Wan would have been in a similar position to Luke. He would have been caught off balance and forced to make an unexpected decision on the spot about an important person from his past, rather than having time to gradually learn about some of Dooku's moral flaws and come to terms with his own allegiances before ever meeting Dooku face to face.
GARTH_MAUL posted:I always wished Lucas had come up with the idea of Dooku in TPM; he could have even just been mentioned by name (a la the Emperor in ANH) and it might have been enough.
Dark--Helmet posted:You would have to be pretty slow not to catch on that Sid and Senator Palp are the same in TPM.It's not even a mystery,master apprentice line, pans in on Palps face.Not to mention you can tell it's the same actor buy the voice and face.