I like the fact that Owen is a swashbuckler type who assists in the clone wars and who actually fought with Anakin and Obi-Wan.  It more properly aligns with the way that Owen and Beru react when Luke asks them about Obi-Wan.   

The obvious problem with any Star Wars prequel, though, is that prequels are fundamentally limited by what comes after.  What really should have happened is that the story should have been fleshed out better from beginning to end. That way there would be a structural and tonal harmony between all the movies.  Future franchise screenwriters take note.  lol.