Hey peeps, this is my first post and to be honest my first time on this site but after seeing this film I’ve come to the conclusion it really needs an edit to change the one problem I have with the film, which is its tone. Yes, Space Leia and possibly fathiers need to go but for me the tone really turns this from a naturally darker second movie, with elements of fun to a mixed, messy confusing affair. My ideal edit would lose a lot of the humour that pertains to the elements of the film that are supposed to be more serious, the antagonists and the Luke/Rey scenes. For me, ridiculing hux, and having our Jedi that has lost faith telling jokes really confuses the scenes and the emotion in them. Off the top of my head scenes to be cut:

Second half of huxs interaction with Poe, not entirely as I want to keep the Poe delaying tactic in but get rid of the overacting from Gleeson.
Cut Luke’s “Go away” to Rey as it comes across more like a grumpy neighbour who won’t give you your football back.
Cut the scene with Luke tickling Reys hand, it takes away the dramatic tension even though I giggle at Hamill.
Trim the scene where Rey tells Luke she was cleaning her blaster and it went off, sounds crude and again makes it feel pedestrian like Luke is her flat mate.
Cut the “Jakku is nowhere” line a really interesting scene cut short by a dumb joke.
Cut the iron Easter egg for Hardware walls, it’s really jarring.
Cut Luke winking at c3po, and him dusting his shoulder, he’s going to face the man that killed Han Solo and he’s quipping?!

For me, these changes alone would really help the film feel darker. I don’t mind even the dumb humour of Canto Bight because the jokes are with characters we aren’t supposed to fear or be emotionally tangled with.

Honourable mentions for cuts would be the milking scene and the light saber toss but they fit the tone of Luke being a weird old hermit who has given up the Jedi and the weapons of their order.

I cannot wait to see the edits I’ve seen on here. I’ve never tried to do anything like this before but I enjoy the movie (I know it seems I’m in the minority) I think it’s a fan edit away from being a great film.

Hopefully I can use this site to help me learn and fix my gripes with TLJ