So far I’ve decided I want to trim the fight, cut out most of the simulated live HBO stream stuff, and keep the fight cinematic much like the other Rocky films. I also want to reinstate several deleted scenes. The quieter moments that harken back to the original.

I’m debating on cutting the scene where Rocky goes back to the ice rink, because I felt there was more impact for his breakdown at the meat packing plant. I do want to keep the part where he returns to his old house. It was well done.

Really, most of this edit will be a (see if I can, and how I can learn from it) kind of process.

I also have decided upon rewatching it, that I think the original ending is the best one. Winning wasn’t the message of the film, after all.

I want to try to keep the quieter slow moments of the film. Make the movie less about the fight.

The only deleted scene I won’t add is the scene where Rocky is asking Steps about his father, it would’ve been a great scene, but there’s no payoff in the end. Which is a shame, I think it could have added some weight to the film.