FALL OF THE JEDI: A Single Film Star Wars Prequel Edit

With this edit I attempted to distill the Star Wars prequels down to a single movie, that if viewed for the first time would stand on its own and make complete sense to the viewer. My goal was to present the story of Anakin Skywalker in the style of a Shakespearean tragedy, while bending Anakin's character arc from the self serving whiner in the original, to a man corrupted by vaulting ambition and immense power.

I recommend viewing FALL OF THE JEDI after episodes IV and V, as if it's an extended flashback, before finishing the Anakin Skywalker saga with RETURN OF THE JEDI.

I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did editing it!

[buck]

Why did you cut "What About The Droid Attack on the Wookiees"

That is a key point of the whole franchise

[The_AndroidSentByCyberlife]

Having the first scene be Maul vs Obi Wan and Qui Gon was genius could you imagine going to see that in cinemas and this being the first scene

[Finkster]

"I have the high ground" isn't here so I basically just wasted 2 and a half hours.

[wrist-snap]

Lol starting Ani in the cockpit with no context is a huge "wtf is a child doing in a war zone?" moment

[a.happyman]

"and make complete sense to the viewer." The cut is so rough that if you are not a fan you will not get it at all.

[GuroJeromeTeague]

Why would you not show Anakin slaughtering the Sand People? That was pivotal in demonstrating his rage and anger that made him prime target for Palpatine's manipulations.

[medleystudios]

I think it relied too much on the audience having seen the prequels as they are already. Right from the start, there's no reason for kid Anakin to be in one of the Naboo Starfighters. Some of the other leaps in narrative rely on the audience being aware of what was edited out.

It's a valiant effort and herculean task, regardless. I applaud the work put into it.

By far my FAVORITE departure was the use of the sequel trailer music over the ending montage.

[CadillacBunner]

IMO, the only reason this version "works" is because the intended viewers have already seen the prequels in their original form. A good test would be to show this cut to someone who has never seen the prequels before. If it makes sense to an impartial audience, it works great. Otherwise, I love it. Brilliant work.

[deanroberts]

The prequels choreography and saber fights were insanely talented displays

[jaredhardegree]

Did you seriously cut out the entire planet of Kamino? What the hell? That's kind of important to the whole plot of the trilogy!

[Vanethen]

"I'm too weak! You must help me!"
Made it in, and that's really the only scene that matters.

[Eron]

Ian McDiarmid is truly amazing as the Emperor.. They really should make a movie with him before it's too late.

[curbsidesyndicate]

I don't understand the beginning, Why did they blow up that ship = where those people bad or is the kid in the yellow fighter the bad guy. Same with the red guy with the double sword, is he bad? He seemed like a nice guy that gets ganged up by the 2 hippies with swords. Only 15 min in so far

[megatto]

I've seen the prequels and this edit made absolutely no sense

[theflamingtraveler]

honestly, i feel like removing most of Phantom Menace just kills most of anakins character, someone who had never seen star wars before would have no idea about any of what anakin is doing, like what his relation to any of the characters is, especially padme

[thomasconway]

These are good people Padme. You’ll be safe.” Hey Anikan they didn’t keep your mama safe.

[aislingsmith]

The comment section: I want a single movie edit, but only if it has every scene in it and is exactly the same as the three separate movies.

[Midgard]

The betrayal of the Jedi Order mirrors the betrayal of the Knights Templars by the King of France, the Pope and other monarchs of Europe. The parallels between the Templars and the Jedi are marked and clear.

[man_crowd]

15:22 "Don't forget: she's a politician and they are not to be trusted." Sage, Obi-Wan.

[CuppaTeaExe]

Mace Windu- A sith lord? Thats impossible. The sith have been extinct for thousands of years
Palpatine- Allow us to introduce ourselves
*Maul and Dooku walk behind*