The only problem with this is that it HAS to be on Tatooine. After all, Obi-Wan says, "...he thought your father should've stayed HERE...should not have gotten involved."
HERE... where they were on Tatooine. Whether we like or not, it has to be on Tatooine, and it makes sense that Owen would be there, too. That he would stay, that he's the one who stayed behind... the one who thinks things should never change. We could spend very little time there, but Tatooine has to be a part of the prequels. I do agree, though, that Lucas spent too much time there. The pod-races, as cool as I thought they were, were so COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY!
I agree with the last part. In my rewrites, Shmi is already married to Cliegg Lars, in fact, Owen is her son. Anakin was kind of a mysterious "oops" I won't say a "virgin birth," but he was definitely unexpected.
Shmi is from the family of Skywalker, the Jedi's that basically discovered the Force, and aided in the materialisation of the early republic. In my rewrites, according to the backstory, 500 years ago, a Skywalker, I'll call Kane Skywalker (whom Yoda knew) fought and defeated an evil form of Sith long ago, imprisoning it on... Dagobah (only Kane knew this). Kane then took his family and vanished, never to be heard from again (they settled on Tatooine, keeping a low profile).
When Obi-Wan discovers Anakin, he's actually called "Anakin Lars." Owen, the older brother picks on Anakin, derisively calling him "Annie," but Owen is also afraid of Anakin and what he's capable of. He's seen Anakin do things, levitate items, react quicker, etc. And Cliegg knows of Shmi's past. He has forbidden her from telling the boys about their past. Shmi even has a broken lightsaber hidden away (it may even be the same one which is passed on to Luke).
Obi-Wan arrives, looking for a mechanic to fix his ship, which is Anakin. Cliegg is enraged and Owen stands by his father. Shmi encourages Anakin to go with Obi-Wan, to fulfill his destiny. Anakin turns back to and says, "I am a Skywalker..."
This post has been edited by CowboyCurtis: 06 March 2005 - 04:57 PM