Actually, it works a bit more. I really did not like the overlong talk between the two. If we had one more movie to learn about his son, just something more so the scene would have more depth.

For example. Why have it on the catwalk or whatever they where standing on? I mean, it was only there to serve the story. So you could have a dramatic part where we see Han fall over. (sniffle)

Another example of how this was written is the light sabre fight scene near the cliff. Oh man that was total bollywood. A cliff that just shows up and does not take the two down? A bit much.

Now we see how the dark side is. It’s dark. No speeches, just some dark side death. The dialog even suggests that Kylo knew that this would happen or something. Like he was planning it somehow. I even removed the “find them” order Kylo barks out when they arrive to try and suggest some planning. Some sinister planning.

Love the scene after with Kylo Ren. The way he hit’s himself over and over is totally spot on for a troubled kid who has to deal with something horrible, something that he just did. Like he’s convincing himself he was right with pain.

I notice that there is a love hate thing going on with this edit. I showed it to my kids and a few friends. They all like it. Much better for them. For others, they cannot see. lol