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By T-bone
Published: December 11, 2005
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George Lucas decided to remove just about all the mentions of the Rebellion's beginnings in EPISODE III. Of course by Rebellion, I mean the Rebel Alliance from the original films. The seeds of that organization started by Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, Padmé, and a handful of other senators were originally supposed to be planed in this film. With those scenes removed, certain lines of dialogue scattered throughout the film needed to be excised as well, including one at the end of the scene below where Padmé basically says to Bail Organa that now is not the time for action. Below are two scenes from the script that contain dialogue that didn't make it into the final film. A lot of this doesn't necessarily have to do with the Rebellion but it all leads up to Padmé's last line here and you know what's probably going on in their heads - their little organization needs to act... but not just yet. There are lots of great little lines and moments in here. There's a good line where Padmé preps everyone for the moment of truth, referring to the moment Palpatine "should" relinquish his emergency powers but instead forms the Empire. Here are the scripted scenes:
176 INT. CORUSCANT-SENATE CHAMBER-SUNSET
The Chancellor is in the podium in the center of the vast arena giving a speech. MAS AMEDDA stands to the right of SIDIOUS. BAIL ORGANA walks through the hallway of the Main Senate Chamber. He enters the Senate Pod of Naboo and sits next to PADME. JAR JAR, CAPTAIN TYPHO and TWO HANDMAIDENS are in the pod also. PALPATINE:
...and the Jedi Rebellion
has been foiled. BAIL ORGANA
I was held up.
What's happening? PADME
The Chancellor has been elaborating
on a plot by the Jedi, to
overthrow the Senate. BAIL ORGANA
That's not true! PADME
He's been presenting
evidence all afternoon. BAIL ORGANA
And the Senate will go along with
it, just like they always do. PALPATINE
The remaining Jedi will be
hunted down and defeated. (applause)
Any collaborators will suffer the same fate.
(applause) These have been trying times,
but we have passed the test.
181 INT. CORUSCANT-SENATE CHAMBER-SUNSET
PALPATINE continues his speech at the podium. PALPATINE
The war is over. (applause)
The Separatists have been
defeated, (applause) and the Jedi
rebellion has been foiled.
We stand on the threshold
of a new beginning. There is a long period of APPLAUSE. PADME
Well, this is the moment we
discover if he intends to return the
Republic to a democracy. PALPATINE
In order to ensure our security
and continuing stability, the Republic
will be reorganized into the first
Galactic Empire, for a safe and
secure society which I assure
you will last for ten thousand years. There is a loud, sustained CHEER from the Senate. BAIL ORGANA and PADME sit, dumbfounded. PALPATINE
(continuing) An empire that will
continue to be ruled by this august
body, and a sovereign ruler
chosen for life... The Senate CHEERS again. BAIL and PADME are devastated. PADME begins to cry. PALPATINE
(continuing) An empire ruled by
the majority... Ruled by a new
constitution... The Senate APPLAUDS. PADME
So this is how liberty dies
with thunderous applause... BAIL ORGANA
We cannot let this happen. He starts to stand up. PADME stops him. PADME
Not now! There will be
a time.
It's important (well, to us, anyhow) to note that some of the dialogue in the comic book version are slightly different, most noticeably Padmé's final line. This version reinforces why she advises not to act now. There's nothing they can do, she says. Palpatine will most definitely be taking out those Senators who don't follow his ways. We know from background materials that Palpatine has been forming a list of traitorous Senators and in order to take down the new Empire, Padmé knows it must be done from within and not from outside, just as the Republic was killed. Maybe if they play their cards right, they can stay in the Senate and prompt change from within one way or another. IMAGES:
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