It’s really interesting to see just how much The Last Jedi changed in the editing room, some of the deleted scenes feel like they’re from a different film, many with setups and payoffs purely contained to the deleted scenes themselves (Finn going to “Where he belongs”). Obviously this happens with every movie, but considering how much deleted stuff we’re seeing from TLJ (20 minutes!), as well as the extensive documentary, it’s a super fascinating look into the production of the film, and makes me appreciate the final product even more.
Yeah I like that Rian seems to be a bit more open to discussing the process. It’s interesting to hear how much was restructured in post, in my opinion it’s one of the film’s greatest assets and something I admired while it was in theaters, and it’s a little surprising to find out some of this was initially very different, as the structure seems very meticulous to a point where I assumed it was like that from the start.
It’s definitely a step up from the prequels where the film will just at points cut back and forth with no rhyme or reason (looking right at you, AOTC).