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Post #1143577

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INVAR
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The Last Jedi : a Fan Edit Ideas thread
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17-Dec-2017, 12:48 AM

darthrush said:

My full idea for the ENTIRE finn/rose subplot is the following:

  1. Finn says that they surely cannot get past the shield. Poe raises his head as if he has an idea. We get the Maz scene. I really don’t have any problem with this scene like others. Maz is shown to always be caught up in something. It further connects both films and we get a great joke for me where she kind of gets sexual and just makes everyone uncomfortable. This stays for logic sense and for my appreciation of it.
  2. Then we have our first scene of Canto Bight. I would cut down as many weird shots of aliens, champagne, and jokes as possible. Sadly, the public property joke has to stay since that’s the reason they get put in a cell. I also would cut the entire part where Rose talks about the fathiers. Overall, just making this scene as quick as possible.
  3. Once they’re in the cell, cut the joke about not needing DJ’s help. Like RogueLeader suggested, we cut from DJ walking out the cell and them following, to the ship leaving. You would flip the shot of Finn and Rose leaving the cell to show that they went the same direction and axe her line of “This way” so it feels less like they went on some detour and rather that they followed him. This would get rid of the entire fathier chase sequence.
  4. We next see them on their way back. This scene stays intact.

Hopefully this would make for a much shorter subplot. If there are any ideas to make an even more radically cut down version of this that sacrifices less screen time then I would love to hear it out. Anything to mitigate this part of the film.

I think one of the subtext highlights of the film for me was to showcase the effect the downtrodden suffered by those getting rich off of funding conflict in the galaxy. The tinder for what may come in terms of rebellion is only showcased on Canto Bight. While I agree the fathier chase is unnecessary, the stuff Rose talks about in regards to slaves serving the entertainments of the rich is important in terms of setting the stage for what is left of the Resistance to spark a fire among all of the downtrodden, which is where a true rebellion can be reborn.

I would think excising that damages the subtext of where Episode 9 might really take off.