adywan said:
Remove the slapstick Ewok moments during the battle.I watched Jedi recently with my daughters and the moment that got the biggest reaction from them in the whole movie was when the Ewok hits itself with the bolas. They were rolling around in hysterics.
I know that humour and comedy are often the first casualties of a fan edit, but Adywan I hope that you might be gentle when it comes to snipping away the moments of levity.
Star Wars is a family saga, and us oldies need to be reminded sometimes of the simple moments of comedy or cuteness that delight the young (and the young at heart). Smiles and laughter are part of Star Wars for me, and are one of the reasons why Star Wars works globally regardless of nationality (who knew that Britain’s biggest comedy export of last decade would be Mister Bean - slapstick humour, it’s lowbrow but there’s no denying it’s loved around the world and transcends language barriers). Slapstick and sight gags work globally, and Revisited is for a global audience.
And let’s also remember that the one moment from ESB Revisited that gets the most mentions and praise is the new gag you added, when the AT-AT falls on the Scout Walker. A moment of slapstick that Lucas himself would be proud of.
So be gentle when it comes to removing humour. We need laughter in the world!
Well said and very eloquently. I agree but also agree with what Frink said below. I’d say you do as well but just wanted to remind Ady as to the importance of some levity and humour at times as long as it doesn’t take away from the movie (looks at TLJ):
TV’s Frink said:
Any fan project should be for the person making it first and for the rest of the world (globally, as you said) second.
I obviously strongly disagree with the below part of your next post though Matt, but this is already well represented in the respective thread 😉
Matt.F said:
…with The Last Jedi having so many wonderfully humorous moments
.Val