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“You turned her against me” and “you will not take her from me” makes so much more sense now. Always wondered why Anakin said that.

The more I learn about ROTS deleted scenes, the more I think: “WHY THE FORCE DID THEY NOT PUT THAT IN THE MOVIE?!” They honestly deleted some of the best parts.

This makes that passionate "I hate you" line from when anakin was burned and rolling on the ground make so much more sense now. He thinks the man he trusted most went behind his back and took his wife physically then left him scarred and burned.

It is what makes Anakin Skywalker's fall all the more tragic. A lot of SW feels like a Greek tragedy.

That revelation that Palps implied that Obi-Wan was involved with Padme is stunning. That explains why Annie acted like he caught her cheating when he saw him on Mustafar.

We need a 4 hours extended cut for this movie.

Those last 2 deleted scenes, where he tries to turn obiwan and padme against him, are monumental to the rest of the movie, literally 0 clue as to why they'd cut them. Incredible scenes

WHY THE F**K DID THEY CUT ALL THIS OUT? As many have pointed out, a lot of Hayden's lines and choices make way more sense now. By cutting all of this, it made it seem as if Hayden was a bad actor, making weird choices. It also made the script feel oddly written...they shot themselves in the foot with this and screwed over Hayden in the process. Glad he's had a chance to come back and "redeem" himself.

I know everyone knows this, but I’ll just say it again, Sidious/Palpatine is just so delightfully evil. He’s absolutely loving it and it just resonates through the film’s brilliantly.

I would love to see an extended cut of Revenge Of The Sith in particular. With all deleted and unfinished scenes put back.

Give Ian McDiarmid his flowers. He played Chancellor Palpatine to perfection. Cold and calculating with just a subtle hint of intentional campiness that feigned vulnerability of the character.

Moral of the story, if you see someone doing something worth a few thank yous and not receiving enough praise, be there to thank them and tell them they’re doing great. Otherwise someone will get there before you do, and that person might not have their best interests at heart.

The scene in the RotS novelization where Palpatine gradually coaxes Anakin to admit what he truly wants while playing on his trust and frustrations and Palpatine slowly reveals his true identity as the sun sets behind him, slowly showing his face go into shadow is perhaps the most perfectly structured scene that for the life of me I can't fathom why Lucas cut.

Damn, Ian's acting even in these deleted scenes is just amazing. I don't think we'll ever have another live action Palpatine as good as him.

It is too bad that these scenes were removed, in the released cut of the movies, I always thought that Anakin's turning to the dark side was a little abrupt and unbelievable, these scenes would have come across as a much more realistic build-up to his turning.

If they had revealed that Palpatine had caused Padme to die in childbirth, using Dark Side wizardry, it would have tied everything together. Why she died, the source of Anakin's premonitions that drove him to the Dark Side, and the loss that kept him there. All engineered by Palpatine.

That thing with padme also gives an entirely different meaning to: "you turned her against me." And: "You will not take her from me." It also gives him more and more reason to prove himself to padme. That he's worth more than obi wan.

I've always felt the 3rd movie went over too fast and that Anakin fell way too fast (and there was too little shown). These scenes actually make the movie be so much better.

Palpatine is such an incredible character. His manipulations and his insanely detailed and clever plots made the prequels and the Clone Wars so damn good. Definitely more complex storytelling than the originals.

Anakin jealousy makes SO much more sense after watching this! It always seemed kind of petty to suddenly assume obi wan & padme were going behind his back

I love Episode III. The novelization by Matthew Stover is one of the best books I've ever read.

How was anyone so blind as to not see how important these dialogs are to the story? Killing the younglings is still a huge stretch, but a lot of other things fall into place.

There were some strong deleted scenes that dove farther into the development. But, the final cut of the movie was already lengthy and super dense with development. It's often that great scenes have to be cut for theatrical releases. That said, I wish we could have director's cuts of the films with restored footage made available for those willing to sit the extra time.

It would of made Anakin’s transition to the dark side way more convincing if these vital parts were included 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yea these are the scenes we needed that make ROTS whole. His turned seemed almost on a whim. This puts everything together.

They needed to keep so many of these in. Especially Anakin hearing that Obi-Wan and Padme were seeing each other. The final duel is even more emotional that way.

I really never understood why Lucas deleted that entire subplot. It made the story so much more cohesive and like you said tied it to the original in a much clearer way. Plus, it is more believable that Anakin would fall to darkness over the fear and jealousy of those he loved betraying him, even if it wasn't true, than purely over politics.

I think it casts a great highlight on Anakin and his lack of maturity (the weakness Darth Vader despised) that he never once thought to challenge the narrative Palpatine was feeding him.

One thing I love about the ROTS novelization by Matthew Stover is that it portrayed all of these scenes phenomenally, making it all the more painful for Anakin's fall and Padme's heart breaking when she sees what he has become.

Sidious loved Anakin as a son, in his own twisted way, about as much as he could love anyone other than himself, at least. It's why he didn't leave him to die on Mustafar, and why he put up with his sulking and pining for Padme for so long. Any other Sith lord would have killed Vader, or at least genuinely tried to.

The deleted scenes really do tie things together, now it makes far greater sense. Thank you for the video!

To be honest ever since i got the DVD of Revenge of the Sith in 2005 and rewatched it a few times I have had a theroy that all the visions of Padme's death except the last one where Obi-Wan was with Padme when she died were fake visions Palpatine showed Anakin to make him turn to the dark side in order to save her. Otherwise his years in the making plan is too dependant on Anakin having to worry about Padme dying. Palpatine knew he had some influence on Anakin because he was a sort of listening ear and mentor over the years. And he got Anakin to compromise Jedi values by taking revenge on a disarmed Dooku. Add to that his frustration with the Jedi Council not making him a Master after many great accomplishments and Master Windu in particular repeatedly showing open distrust of Anakin. However I do not think all that alone would be enough to fully drive Anakin into becoming a Sith because he would worry about Padme hating him. You can see he can not even bring himself to tell Padme what he did after obeying Palpatine's order to attack the Jedi Temple and spare no one and that Anakin instead makes up a half true story about Master Windu attempting to kill Palpatine and implying Obi-Wan and others may remain safe if they have maintained loyalty to the Chancelor so we see how much Anakin cares about how Padme thinks of him even when he has gone past the line into the dark side... So I think the fake visions idea makes a lot of sense and these deleted scenes further show how far Palpatine had been going to manipulate Anakin as well!

Palpatine got to Anakin from a young and impressionable age, which, amongst other aspects of what he was doing, made him seem more trustworthy.

I always felt there was just something missing from the plot. Some extra extra motivation was needed for Anakin to turn to evil. These scene make the plot make so much more sense. Anakin goes from being a bratty teenager that was not allowed on the council, to a decorated and well established war hero that was denied something that was deservedly his. Palpatine turned his “Brother” against him and that makes the final duel so much more intense. Great video essay!

I love that they kept all the deleted bits in the novelization of revenge of the Sith. That book is amazing. Upon reading it I was like omg I finally get Palpatines seduction of Anakin. In the movie with all the bits cut out, it seems like much more of a heel turn. But with all the added context, you see the way Palpatine isolates Anakin from everyone close to him, and reframes himself as the only sincere or heartfelt friend in his life. It really called to mind the way an abuser will groom a victim.

Palpatine was also manipulating the council and Anakin when he suggested that Anakin be the one to go take out Grievous. He suggested that because he knew they would reject his idea out of hand and Anakin wouldn't be sent. Anakin would again feel like the council is holding him back and the council would play right into Palpatine's hand by keeping Anakin on Coruscant.

I had not heard about the part about Palpatine planting the ideas of Kenobi and Amidala before. It makes so much more sense on several levels. I so wish they would have left those in! Not only do we get more of Ian acting manipulative and evil which is very entertaining, and not only does it make several lines that anakin says make more sense but it makes Anakin's fall to the dark side feel more plausible.

This makes a lot of anakin’s dialogue at the end make so much sense. “You will not take her from me!” I always thought that line was strange until now.

Fighting Palpatine's guards would've stretched the scene out and made it a little odd, but at the same time would have also made Palpatine's subsequent dispatch of the Jedi more impressive/let the Jedi not named Mace Windu do something useful. And also would have used the Royal Guards as more than gaudy set dressing.

I think these scenes would have added even more depth to Palpsy's subtle brilliance and intense strategic mastery. Gently nudging and pushing the _pieces_ until they fall into CHECKMATE. Awesome show! \m/

This adds so much more depth to their last fight

This makes the story much better. Thank you for letting us know.

Your videos give so much more context to everything. Thank you.

It all makes sense now when he yells “ You cannot take her from me” 🤦🏿‍♂️. Damn

There needs to be a true 4 plus hour directors cut. RotS was meant to be an epic space tragedy

It it just amazing how just a few minutes, couple lines can really give ya more revelation and understanding of alot of the emotions w/ characters not understood.

Great vid! These cut scenes and dialogue make the story of Anakin's fall smoother and more believable imo. And I love the part w Padme, and Anakin is by Palpatine's side. Genius!

something that palpaitne specificly said was something i had been saying to many people for a long time. that palpatine was manipulating him since shildhood

I just dont understand why extended versions of the prequels dont exist kind of like lord of the rings, they have tons of amazing deleted scenes, why not use them and order them well? I mean disney also cancelled the clone wars, they cancelled the episodes of the end of ventress, the episodes of anakin missing ahsoka in the order... A lot of very very good deleted scenes.

So thats why Anakin strangled Amigdala before his fight against Obi-Wan. Not just because she brought his master together but in Anakin’s head she brought her lover.

Can’t believe I’m just finding your channel now. Beautiful video with plenty of detail.

Plapatine's most famous line: Dew IT!

I find it a bit silly for the scenario to indicate that Anakin turns because he thinks his wife is cheating on his best friend, so it feels a lot better when the scenario implies that she has simply turned on him for a higher moral standard rather than another man. Both Padmé and Obi-Wan want the best for the Republic, but Anakin wants a system that will work more efficiently and not trip up over bureaucratic arguments and political conflict. (That much is evident by what Anakin said in Episode 2 when he was on Naboo with Padmé)

It always felt to me that anakin’s turn to the dark side was not fleshed out very well in the movies. Now I see why! Great video! We need a directors cut!!

Thanks, makes you wonder about the editing choices. These scenes are super useful.

With the scenes we got, what we saw with Palpatine’s manipulation of Anakin was fine and well-made. Lucas wrote the story well.

Episode III is one of the most lauded of the series, rightly so, it was so painful and beautiful and explained everything we hadn’t really known until then. I’m the guy who jumps on people when they talk bad about the prequels because George Lucas did what he set out to do, tell the story of Anakin’s rise and fall and ultímate redemption. Though he may have become the template for absolute evil, Ian was just so good at it he relished that character. Great video thanks.

Palpatine is wise enough to understand the boundaries of trust and sabotage. He aimed to build trust with Anakin while sabotaging Anakin’s trust in those who were truly there for him, Palatine pitted Anakin against himself and pitted Anakin against everyone who wanted the best for him. Palpatine truly understood that Anakin was emotionally ignorant and emotionally codependent, he knew that Anakin was easily attached to people and that Anakin had serious self worth issues when held at such high expectations but always falling short of being “the chosen one” He knew Anakin was under allot of pressure and he was traumatized… Palpatine exploited that weakness. Knowing that the more trust issues Anakin would develop for himself and everyone else… The more he would become drawn to the dark side of the force…. In a desperate search for power and control. He truly understood the roots of what it truly meant to be a Sith. Masquerading as an innocent old man with the best interest of everyone at heart…. Knowing that the quest for absolutes, power, and control is based on a foundation of fear and distrust…. Ultimately leading to a downward spiral of negative emotions and paranoia…. He understood human psychology to a point that he knew how to convert Anakin into Darth Vader. Palpatine puppeteered everything. He probably sent those sand people to kill his mother… He used the force to use Padme as a human sacrifice in order to save Anakin’s burned up body. He deliberately sent Anakin to Mustafar knowing that Obi Wan was going to ultimately leave him for dead. Palpatine could probe Anakin’s dreams giving him visions of pain loss and suffering like he did to what’s his face in the force awakens. Darth Vader Wannabe… Kylo REN… You have to remember… Palpatine was so enforced with the dark side… That he knew the ins and outs of everything and everyone enough to understand how to take full and complete control. He even understood how to emotionally detach himself from morality so that he could shamelessly deceive people without even losing a wink of sleep. Palpatine is a starwars depiction of the devil himself. An accuser, a liar, a trader, a dictator, a subtle snake and absolute manipulator, a cowardice man who fought only for power, glory, control, and dominance… And people who do these sorts of things… Are consumed with fear. And they trust nobody but themselves… And they destroy anybody who gets in their way… Total God Complex.

When Anakin is talking to Padme on Mustafar and he sees Obi Wan on the shuttle, he says "you're with him. You bought him to kill me". Makes sense now.

To be fair, Anakin turning completely to the Dark Side because of a false sense of infidelity would have made a lot of sense and also relatable outside fiction.

the affair angle makes the final fight make so much more sense.

Dude I love these video man so so cool the emperor playing him even more is crazy love how he always plays the long game and cover his back

I believe Anakin was portrayed as a victim. As powerful as he was I believe he would have started towards the dark side on his own then then naturally be drawn to Palpatine.

Too bad these scenes were cut. Palp's royal guards joining him when Windu comes to arrest him would have been a much better fight. I always felt that one scene is rushed when Palpatine killed each Jedi within moments to be left with just him and Windu.

Palps was spitting straight game to Ani. Probably could've had him on the track turning tricks😂. I still laugh the way he said "you ever hear about the tragedy of Darth Plagueis" 😂

Revenge of the Sith has always been my favorite but this context adds so much and solidifies it among the very best of the whole saga.

This was great love the break down and your lightsabers look amazing.

In the novel palpatine tells anakin obibwan was seen leaving padms penthouse first thing in the morning

Great video as always. In fact, this one might be my new favorite. 😎

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Dude great video! I always thought in the movie his fall to the dark side seemed slightly rushed. The part where Palpatine plants seeds of doubt about Obi-Wan and Padme especially i could see how that could affect him. I’ve seen plenty of friendships lost of relationships

Said it before, I’ll say it again: The deleted scenes in. RotS _completely_ change the tone of the movie, the dynamic of Anakin’s relationships with Palpatine, Obi-wan, and the Jedi Order, and the *_darkness_* he gets lost in. Scary part? It’s infinitely more relatable…

These definitely shouldn't have been cut from the film. I always felt like Anakin's turn was a bit sudden and out of nowhere, but these extra scenes would really flesh it out. It's like cutting the scene where Anakin meets Padme's family in Attack of the Clones. Their romance feels out of the blue without that connective tissue. Technically the story works... but it could work so much better with a few more of these character beats in it.

Outstanding! Thank you.

Thank you so much for this. Always found it odd, how this manipulation wasn’t actually seeing on screen. The scene when Anakin ask Padme if Obi Wan was at the “apartment” always felt weird but now it makes sense. Why would you delete this vital parts? But again, great video my friend.

There's another deleted scene that you are forgetting to bring up but you did show a clip from it. It's a deleted scene that I really want to see. It's the scene right before Obi-Wan leaves the face General Grievous in which he tells Padme that he knows that her and Anakin are in love, but he has no idea that they are married, he is worried about Anakin and asks her to keep an eye on him. And that his not going to tell the council about any of this

This would help. One of the biggest weaknesses to me is Anakin's turn to the dark side. It wasn't fleshed out enough and speed through. I just didn't really believe he'd turn evil based on what was in the movies. I wish they'd really pushed it harder where he "broke" and turned.

All of the stuff explained in this video should have been in the final cut of Revenge of the Sith. I heard that the film was originally supposed to be 4 hours long. I wish we would have gotten that cut because it would have been a lot better and tied so many things together. This is a great video. Keep up the awesome work.

Great vid! Another Palpatine move that seemed interesting was handing the Jedi control of an army and a good enough excuse that they used it. Power. He handed them a level of power they willingly avoided- eventually leading Windu towards planning to take control of the government to restore order, which is extremely Sith like. Sidious destroyed the Jedi by baiting them into taking Darkside actions. Think about what Luke does in the final ROTJ confrontation.

I always wondered why, after the release of the extended edition Lord of the rings titles, we never got a extended edition or something. I have been waiting for the director's cut of 1-6 since before I was born. Even the extended editions of The Lord of the rings people say that there are hours of usable footage. I bet Lucasfilm has hours and hours of unused footage.

Only now do we realise how great the prequels were.

Always thought there was more to Palp & Anakin's talks even with the other deleted scenes, but the extra script content and further scene deletions highlight the whole other sub-plot I never knew existed. So many more feelings to Anakin's turning!

this is amazing!!

Having these scenes in the movie would have made it so much better!!!

An extended cut with completed special effects would be amazing.

Awesome upload! 😊

Wow! this was so good and it did add more meaning to all those parts from the prequel.

Darth Sidius the great manipulator and influencer

he is an high functioning psychopath wanting if not lusting after Anakin and prey on Anakin's weaknesses and insecurities.

I SIMPLY LOVE THESE DETAILS, SUBPLOTS AND DELETED SCENES!!! YOU, SIR ARE A PLOT-LINE JEDI!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

another great vid. Did you notice how Palpatine seemed genuinely concerned and caring when he found defeated Anakin on the edge of death on Mustafa at the end of ROTS It was strangely touching :(

Loving that Predator headdress Padme had on in the last clip. 🥃 It’s time for an Extended Edition of ROTS Thank you for sharing this video.

ROTS needs a directors cut with the full story.

When these two get together even in real life there is a spark in their eyes unlike any other. It’s so cool the Hayden actually bonded with this person, to get to work with such GOATs in person, Liam Nielsen, Samuel L Jackson, Natalie Portman! 🔥 Hayden himself is so talented, such great work

Just chatted with you on your saber site. Had to come back to make this was the right video and it is! Excellent work my friend.

A surprise, to be sure. But a welcome one.

Dunno if possible. But would love a director's cut release with all these OG scenes in. Sadly I know some never got properly edited or filmed but one can dream

Makes a lot more sense now. Great breakdown.

Good work, this report adds more richness to the narrative.