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I feel like Takodana should remain green because of Rey’s line. Maybe D’Qar could be in autumn.

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I second that. Maybe you could try changing the color of Takodana’s sky? To play Devil’s advocate, you could just remove Rey’s line. After all, Takodana looks real nice in fall colors.

Oh wait, I have an idea. Instead of the bland Disney Era planets, replace them with the far more creative Lucas Era planets. Between the Order 66 montage and TCW, there’s a lot of planets with fantastic visuals that are very much out of this world. Of course, the problem would be editing them in. It probably wouldn’t be doable. Maybe with enough added elements from the originals, we can make it work? It’s the cactus principle I mentioned earlier about adding rather than changing. Add some of its iconic plants (or fungi apparently) and Takodana is now Felucia. On a non-Lucas-related note, we could make D’Qar Lothal. It has an interesting McQuarrie-based design, and it could mesh well with what’s already in the film. Hell, the iconic mountains are even there, just need to recolor them. And I guess Jakku could be that junk world Maul spent a decade going insane on? Yeah, all of these would be a massive amount of work.

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Had small thoughts about dialogue changes for Kylo and Phasma.

At the Jakku village, when Phasma says, “Sir, the prisoners?”

Kylo responds, “Kill them all.”

But I was thinking that could be changed to, “I leave that to you.”

Then Phasma could continue on with, “On my command.” with some slight edits to the shot of Kylo and the troops raising their blasters, etc.

Kylo’s role seems pretty specific within the First Order, so I think he would care less about the collateral damage of his goals, and it also lets Phasma get some bad guy points for making the call herself. Kylo just killed an old man, so he already has demonstrated his ruthlessness.

Also, when Kylo says, “I leave that to you” to Hux later in the film, it doesn’t really make much sense if you think about it. Getting the map is Kylo’s one objective. Why would he “leave it to Hux”? He didn’t leave it to Hux when he made his dramatic entrance at the Jakku village. I think it would actually be better if he just didn’t say anything at all. It really doesn’t effect the story whatsoever if we remove it in that scene.

Building off dialogue changes, I remembered that Gwendoline Christie actually voiced Phasma for the battlefront game, so she also has a number of alternate lines that could be used to give Phasma a little more character/personality.

https://youtu.be/SMwKnDdA9TI

Here are a few that I personally like:
5:49 - Individuality does not suit you.
[this one could be funny after Han calms Finn down when he says “I’m in charge! I’m in charge now!”
It also could be used when she is at the computer terminal]

2:27 - Whatever you call yourself, you’re FN-2187
[this would be another good response after he says, “the name’s Finn.” Her performance with this line is good. Definitely could use either this line or the previous one in this scene]

Traitorous whelp.

You’re nothing without the First Order.
Everything you know, I taught you.
[These two are solid and her delivery is probably the best out of the lot. I think these would fit during the Finn and Phasma fight potentially. Maybe right before the fight begins or during their dramatic close up, and just replace the line “You’re a bug in the system!”] [“You’re nothing without the First Order” could fit with the “I’m in charge” scene too.]

The First Order will conquer you all. [Could replace “my troops will storm this block and kill you all”. That doesn’t happen, but the First Order does still end up conquering the galaxy so this would make her right in this version. But maybe it would make less sense in this moment.]

2:46 - The First Order is eternal.
2:47 - You’ve been surprisingly troublesome.

3:11 - Your Death has been authorized.
3:25 - I offer no mercy.
You have already been judged.
[I feel like these would all fit around when Finn and Rose are going to be executed. I think if there was a line in the vein of making an example out of them, it would fit in as well and explain why they’re brutally executing them in front of a platoon of Stormtroopers.]

Also, if one kept Han’s “trash compactor” line, I would remove Finn’s “yeah, there is”, and just leave it on Phasma’s head turn. I think that answers their question.

There’s a lot of viable lines there, though, that could possibly make her brief moments stand out a little more. For example, I think part of the appeal of Boba Fett is that 1) he looks badass, and 2) he has a handful of quotable lines. I think some of these lines potentially have that quotability factor, if that makes sense. Just some ideas though.

EDIT: Also, I think Nev’s idea of having Phasma also sound the alarm is a must-have change too. It makes her at least a little bit defiant in the face of death.

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Anakin Starkiller said:

I second that. Maybe you could try changing the color of Takodana’s sky? To play Devil’s advocate, you could just remove Rey’s line. After all, Takodana looks real nice in fall colors.

Oh wait, I have an idea. Instead of the bland Disney Era planets, replace them with the far more creative Lucas Era planets. Between the Order 66 montage and TCW, there’s a lot of planets with fantastic visuals that are very much out of this world. Of course, the problem would be editing them in. It probably wouldn’t be doable. Maybe with enough added elements from the originals, we can make it work? It’s the cactus principle I mentioned earlier about adding rather than changing. Add some of its iconic plants (or fungi apparently) and Takodana is now Felucia. On a non-Lucas-related note, we could make D’Qar Lothal. It has an interesting McQuarrie-based design, and it could mesh well with what’s already in the film. Hell, the iconic mountains are even there, just need to recolor them. And I guess Jakku could be that junk world Maul spent a decade going insane on? Yeah, all of these would be a massive amount of work.

Interesting that you said Lucas era. Truth is that the out-there planets only really manifest in the prequels. But it is interesting because Lucas was pitching (and having his artists creating) really extravagant worlds for the OT, which were pretty much only boiled down to the basic planets we know because of budgetary/feasibility reasons. With the PT, Lucas saw it as a chance to finally do what he always envisioned. With the ST, the filmmakers are seemingly latching onto the vision that the OT ultimately presented.

Anyway, the idea to vary the planets a bit more in the ST is not a bad one. It’s a really small issue, so I personally don’t care, but if you’re passionate about it, go for it. But I’d strongly argue that once changing the look of the planets (a simple matter mostly just of aesthetics) gets in the way of the story (if you were to cut Rey’s line, for example), then you’ve gone too far.

Anyway, I’ll refer to my earlier post on the subject

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RogueLeader said:

huh, that would be cool, a little Scarif like, but I don’t think it is practical.

The autumn Takodana is cool! Love the red leaves. Although it would need to be sporadic, here and there, because of Rey’s line, “I didn’t know there was this much green in the whole galaxy.” Which is why I suggested making D’Qar autumn, but yeah, it would be more noticeable with Takodana since she actually goes into the forest. And I guess that line doesn’t matter if you cut it, but I really like that line personally.

I think you could probably get a way with a couple or so non-green trees in the wide shot, and then show some more later without stepping on Rey’s line. For her even without it being entirely green it still would make sense to say it (plus you could also of course argue that the line isn’t just referring to the color but the plant life in general).

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NeverarGreat said:

Lots of great ideas here, and I’m definitely bookmarking those Phasma lines for later use 😉

I’m definitely intrigued too. I wonder if there are any good Lego lines too.

It makes a lot of sense to switch Kylo’s line to the Jakku village, it will have to be attempted.

Yeah I’ve never been totally satisfied with that line. But with RL’s suggestion, will Kylo just say nothing to Hux, or is there something that could go there in its place?

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I was thinking he could just say nothing. I think it works without anything else said. But there might be something that could fit there, though.

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RogueLeader said:

I was thinking he could just say nothing. I think it works without anything else said. But there might be something that could fit there, though.

I’d be interested to see how it would play either way.

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We were discussing the Space Leia scene a little more on Poppa’s thread. I thought about trying to use a 4K source to crop the initial shot of Leia flying by to see if it felt any different. I probably could have cropped it a little less, but I just wanted to see the difference. This version has the “woosh” sounds removed from that initial shot and metal straining sounds added for the door at the end.

https://vimeo.com/313284916

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RogueLeader said:

We were discussing the Space Leia scene a little more on Poppa’s thread. I thought about trying to use a 4K source to crop the initial shot of Leia flying by to see if it felt any different. I probably could have cropped it a little less, but I just wanted to see the difference. This version has the “woosh” sounds removed from that initial shot and metal straining sounds added for the door at the end.

https://vimeo.com/313284916

I feel that all this seems to accomplish is it makes her look like she’s moving faster, which I feel like would make people even more unhappy with the scene (granted, I don’t understand the issue to begin with).

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Good point. The scene doesn’t bother me either, but just trying to see ways to make it more enjoyable for others. Although at this point I think people either like it or don’t, know matter how much I might try to make it more bearable for those who didn’t like it.

Honestly the more I think about the Last Jedi, the less things I think are necessary to change. I think for some inevitable edit of my own, I probably would use some of Hal’s trims as a basis (along with the additional Finn scenes, darthrush’s shift of the Yoda scene, and maybe a slightly altered opening crawl), but beyond that I think I would only introduce maybe two major additions that I haven’t scene before.

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RogueLeader said:

Good point. The scene doesn’t bother me either, but just trying to see ways to make it more enjoyable for others. Although at this point I think people either like it or don’t, know matter how much I might try to make it more bearable for those who didn’t like it.

Honestly the more I think about the Last Jedi, the less things I think are necessary to change. I think for some inevitable edit of my own, I probably would use some of Hal’s trims as a basis (along with the additional Finn scenes, darthrush’s shift of the Yoda scene, and maybe a slightly altered opening crawl), but beyond that I think I would only introduce maybe two major additions that I haven’t scene before.

I myself have a fan edit in mind which is mostly pretty light save for one semi-major change that I haven’t seen proposed yet. Will post if I can ever get it to work right.

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DominicCobb said:

RogueLeader said:

Good point. The scene doesn’t bother me either, but just trying to see ways to make it more enjoyable for others. Although at this point I think people either like it or don’t, know matter how much I might try to make it more bearable for those who didn’t like it.

Honestly the more I think about the Last Jedi, the less things I think are necessary to change. I think for some inevitable edit of my own, I probably would use some of Hal’s trims as a basis (along with the additional Finn scenes, darthrush’s shift of the Yoda scene, and maybe a slightly altered opening crawl), but beyond that I think I would only introduce maybe two major additions that I haven’t scene before.

I myself have a fan edit in mind which is mostly pretty light save for one semi-major change that I haven’t seen proposed yet. Will post if I can ever get it to work right.

The suspense is killing me.

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One thing that I have been considering for The Last Jedi that I have mentioned before is the idea of showing Hux’s Star Destroyer “lock on” to the Raddus during the battle in order to track it through hyperspace. We never really know how exactly they are tracking them through hyperspace, maybe they are somehow tracking some kind of “footprint” or “shadow” the Raddus is leaving through hyperspace, or maybe they have sliced into the Raddus’ navigational computer.

Regardless, I think if we saw an image of the Raddus on one of their computer monitors, as well as some kind of loading bar (to reflect the loading bar of Poe’s booster engine), it would add a few things to the story. For one, we wouldn’t know what the loading bar was for until later in the film, so when we hear about Hux having them “tied at the end of a string” and discovering they have tracked them through hyperspace, it has kind of been set up by this graphic.

To make it work, I figured you could cut to the screen toward the beginning of the scene, again some point after Poe ignores Leia’s order and showing the bar halfway loaded, and later after the Raddus has escaped, but now we see it is complete. Basically, it would show that if Poe had listened to Leia, then they wouldn’t have been able to track them through hyperspace. It just helps shows Poe’s fallibility a little more. Also, it makes Hux seem a little more competent towards the beginning of the film, since it would help explain why Hux wouldn’t want to immediately chase the Resistance off by swarming it with laser fire or TIE Fighters and it helps explain Hux’s overconfidence later in the film as well.

Anyway, when I went back to look at the computer monitors in that scene, I noticed that in both instances we see it (the radar screen and the communication screen), they are actually the exact same shot but with different graphics and slightly different color grades.


Just thought that was interesting. Not sure if it would be better to replace one of them entirely or flip one of the shots to get a third insert for the tracking screen.

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This whole tracking ships thing is kinda ambiguous since day one of star wars. Doesn’t Leia suggest in ep4 after escaping the death star that they are being tracked, that is why they escaped so easily? Doesn’t boba fett track the falcon to cloud city after drifting off with the garbage? Also, doesn’t obi wan track jango in ep2 from kamino to geonosis? I can’t remember all the details off the top of my head but in all instances I think lightspeed was used. So whats the deal?

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littlev87 said:

This whole tracking ships thing is kinda ambiguous since day one of star wars. Doesn’t Leia suggest in ep4 after escaping the death star that they are being tracked, that is why they escaped so easily? Doesn’t boba fett track the falcon to cloud city after drifting off with the garbage? Also, doesn’t obi wan track jango in ep2 from kamino to geonosis? I can’t remember all the details off the top of my head but in all instances I think lightspeed was used. So whats the deal?

None of these examples are ambiguous.

In Ep 4, Tarkin says ‘You’re sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship?’, clearly indicating that it was a device which they installed.

In Ep 5, Boba Fett was able to track the Falcon using line of sight and sensors since the Falcon couldn’t enter Hyperspace.

In Ep 2, Obi-wan throws a homing beacon onto Jango’s ship.

In all of these examples, it’s clear that for hyperspace tracking a physical device is necessary.

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To add to what Nev says, TLJ makes it clear that whatever technology they’re using to follow the Resistance is new.

When the First Order shows up to their rendezvous point, Leia comes to the conclusion that they tracked them through lightspeed. Finn says, “That’s impossible.” So clearly this must be state-of-art stuff.

Rose mentions that it is a new tech, but the principle must be the same as “active tracker”, which is how they figure out a way to potential disable it. I’m not really sure what active tracking means, though, or why only the lead ship would use it. The wookipedia article doesn’t clarify.

It does mention some of the “science” behind the tech though: Part of the technology used in the hyperspace tracker was a complex static hyperspace field generator, which enveloped arrays of databanks and computers in a localized hyperspace field that accelerated their calculation speeds to unimaginable rates.

That description does remind me of an idea I had about the reason the Holdo maneuver was so effective was because a part of the Supremecy was actually inside hyperspace in order for the tech to work, sort of like a periscope on a submarine. And hyperspace collisions can be extremely catastrophic, which is what makes this particular situation extraordinary.

I personally don’t think an explanation like that is necessary in the film. I also think the Raddus’ advanced shields is a good answer as well. You know, just something to quell the people that had questions like “why don’t they do this more often”. If it something made this situation unique, it would help explain that.

The “science” explanation also makes me think that hyperspace tracking basically utilized a hyper-quantum computer to either do two things, 1) slice into a ship’s navi-computer to determine where their next destination is, or 2) take the raw data of the ship’s trajectory to determine their destination out of thousands of variables with very high accuracy. A third possibility is that if each ship gives off their own hyperspace footprint or data shadow, that if the tracker can analyze that signature, it can then look into hyperspace and be able to follow it like bread crumbs. Maybe it is similar to the explanation they gave about the damaged Tantive IV leaking something, which allowed Vader to know where they went.

Whatever the mumbo jumbo answer is, it has to function in a way where the First Order can pursue them only moments after their target jumps to hyperspace, since Finn seems to imply that if they were to jump again that the First Order would arrive in “30 seconds”, making the effort pointless.

For my earlier suggestion about the loading bar for the hyperspace tracker, the explanation would have to fit with the idea that they would need to analyze something about their ship, either the navi-computer data itself, or study a ship’s “digital footprint” or whatever, and that process takes a few minutes. It also does give the technology a weakness that could be exploited in the future by the Resistance (if the First Order shows up, retreat before they can lock on to your ship’s signature, or everyone jump in different directions, etc).

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NeverarGreat said:

littlev87 said:

This whole tracking ships thing is kinda ambiguous since day one of star wars. Doesn’t Leia suggest in ep4 after escaping the death star that they are being tracked, that is why they escaped so easily? Doesn’t boba fett track the falcon to cloud city after drifting off with the garbage? Also, doesn’t obi wan track jango in ep2 from kamino to geonosis? I can’t remember all the details off the top of my head but in all instances I think lightspeed was used. So whats the deal?

None of these examples are ambiguous.

In Ep 4, Tarkin says ‘You’re sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship?’, clearly indicating that it was a device which they installed.

In Ep 5, Boba Fett was able to track the Falcon using line of sight and sensors since the Falcon couldn’t enter Hyperspace.

In Ep 2, Obi-wan throws a homing beacon onto Jango’s ship.

In all of these examples, it’s clear that for hyperspace tracking a physical device is necessary.

Why couldn’t the first order just shoot a tracking device at the resistance ships similar to the one obi wan throws at jango’s ship? The first order fighters are able to pass through the shields of the resistance ships.

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littlev87 said:

NeverarGreat said:

littlev87 said:

This whole tracking ships thing is kinda ambiguous since day one of star wars. Doesn’t Leia suggest in ep4 after escaping the death star that they are being tracked, that is why they escaped so easily? Doesn’t boba fett track the falcon to cloud city after drifting off with the garbage? Also, doesn’t obi wan track jango in ep2 from kamino to geonosis? I can’t remember all the details off the top of my head but in all instances I think lightspeed was used. So whats the deal?

None of these examples are ambiguous.

In Ep 4, Tarkin says ‘You’re sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship?’, clearly indicating that it was a device which they installed.

In Ep 5, Boba Fett was able to track the Falcon using line of sight and sensors since the Falcon couldn’t enter Hyperspace.

In Ep 2, Obi-wan throws a homing beacon onto Jango’s ship.

In all of these examples, it’s clear that for hyperspace tracking a physical device is necessary.

Why couldn’t the first order just shoot a tracking device at the resistance ships similar to the one obi wan throws at jango’s ship? The first order fighters are able to pass through the shields of the resistance ships.

That would have made much more sense, actually.

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NeverarGreat said:

littlev87 said:

NeverarGreat said:

littlev87 said:

This whole tracking ships thing is kinda ambiguous since day one of star wars. Doesn’t Leia suggest in ep4 after escaping the death star that they are being tracked, that is why they escaped so easily? Doesn’t boba fett track the falcon to cloud city after drifting off with the garbage? Also, doesn’t obi wan track jango in ep2 from kamino to geonosis? I can’t remember all the details off the top of my head but in all instances I think lightspeed was used. So whats the deal?

None of these examples are ambiguous.

In Ep 4, Tarkin says ‘You’re sure the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship?’, clearly indicating that it was a device which they installed.

In Ep 5, Boba Fett was able to track the Falcon using line of sight and sensors since the Falcon couldn’t enter Hyperspace.

In Ep 2, Obi-wan throws a homing beacon onto Jango’s ship.

In all of these examples, it’s clear that for hyperspace tracking a physical device is necessary.

Why couldn’t the first order just shoot a tracking device at the resistance ships similar to the one obi wan throws at jango’s ship? The first order fighters are able to pass through the shields of the resistance ships.

That would have made much more sense, actually.

Yeah kinda my point, I should have probably just said it in the first post.

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From a Watsonian perspective, maybe they have developed better methods to check if anything on the ship is transmitting a signal. So when they jumped to lightspeed, they scanned the ship and found nothing was transmitting a signal out. I also could imagine the Resistance/Republic developing some kind of device that can jam outgoing signals that would render physical tracking devices useless.

I think this is one of those things that we possibly overthink, but I think it is important to rationalize everything in a story if one plans on taking part in telling that story (in this case as fan editors). But I feel like this kind of thing could be explained somewhat in a novelization or something.

Sometimes when I think about this plot, it does kind of make me wish that the plot revolved around a possible spy aboard the Raddus. Rose thinks its Finn, Poe thinks its Holdo, etc etc.
It could’ve gone into how First Order spies have infiltrated the New Republic and how the Resistance was formed to avoid that, but now they’re compromised in their most desperate moment. And we could see the gang try to find the real spy while the Resistance falls apart without Leia, their symbol of hope, to keep them together.

I also could picture some pretty cool ships sets they could’ve built too have adventures all throughout this giant cruiser as they look for the spy. But maybe the whole side plot just being on the Raddus would’ve been boring. You would also have to figure out a different way for Finn to learn to fight for a cause he believes in.

While it is fun to imagine, and I think I would eventually love to see a novel with that kind of plot, I’m kind of thinking/hoping that IX will add importance to the Canto Bight sequence if they resolve the issues it presented, like how greed feeds the cycle of war, helping over hurting, etc. If that, or at least how they’ll end the war, doesn’t get addressed, or the lessons Finn learned from there don’t carry over, it won’t hold as much value as it could have.

The one thing I do wish, is that Canto Bight was physically closer to Crait, because if you look at one of the updated galaxy maps, it is like halfway across the galaxy. I know travel time in hyperspace has never been very consistent, and some hyperdrives are faster than others, but it does push it a little. At least it seems like they were on Canto Bight for only like two or three hours, tops, and the ship DJ stole to get back looked really fast.

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The resistance spy concept isn’t a new idea, but every time I hear it I feel like ha-la-lu-la!

It solves so many problems on so many levels. Explains why Holdo keeps the plan from everyone. Explains the slow nature of the chase, the First Order wants to board them not destroy them as they have a man on the inside.

Finn’s story would be even stronger. He has a connection to the First Order. Initially he wants to stop the spy. But the spy could be revealed to be a neutral character, just trying to get along in life. Just like Finn was at the beginning, when all he cares about is Rey. Finn can learn from the spy the importance of serving a greater good.

At the end, the Supremancy gets in range to board with cover. The transports come in, and there have the Phasma fight in a place where it makes sense. And you do that all in a limited area, to add tension.

Maybe Rose could be the spy? That would be interesting. Or just some generic guy played be Del Toro.

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NeverarGreat said:

DominicCobb said:

RogueLeader said:

Good point. The scene doesn’t bother me either, but just trying to see ways to make it more enjoyable for others. Although at this point I think people either like it or don’t, know matter how much I might try to make it more bearable for those who didn’t like it.

Honestly the more I think about the Last Jedi, the less things I think are necessary to change. I think for some inevitable edit of my own, I probably would use some of Hal’s trims as a basis (along with the additional Finn scenes, darthrush’s shift of the Yoda scene, and maybe a slightly altered opening crawl), but beyond that I think I would only introduce maybe two major additions that I haven’t scene before.

I myself have a fan edit in mind which is mostly pretty light save for one semi-major change that I haven’t seen proposed yet. Will post if I can ever get it to work right.

The suspense is killing me.

Well, depending on your definition of “semi-major,” I hope you don’t have your hopes up too high:
https://vimeo.com/313568431

(keep in mind this idea requires a decent amount of color correction, and this video just represents a rough mockup of that).

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DominicCobb said:

NeverarGreat said:

DominicCobb said:

RogueLeader said:

Good point. The scene doesn’t bother me either, but just trying to see ways to make it more enjoyable for others. Although at this point I think people either like it or don’t, know matter how much I might try to make it more bearable for those who didn’t like it.

Honestly the more I think about the Last Jedi, the less things I think are necessary to change. I think for some inevitable edit of my own, I probably would use some of Hal’s trims as a basis (along with the additional Finn scenes, darthrush’s shift of the Yoda scene, and maybe a slightly altered opening crawl), but beyond that I think I would only introduce maybe two major additions that I haven’t scene before.

I myself have a fan edit in mind which is mostly pretty light save for one semi-major change that I haven’t seen proposed yet. Will post if I can ever get it to work right.

The suspense is killing me.

Well, depending on your definition of “semi-major,” I hope you don’t have your hopes up too high:
https://vimeo.com/313568431

(keep in mind this idea requires a decent amount of color correction, and this video just represents a rough mockup of that).

I see where you’re coming from with this idea, but for me it wouldn’t really work even if the color correction was perfect - Rey’s lightsaber moves in this scene are so amateurish that it feels like a joke, clashing with the intense music and Luke’s expression. If the music were changed or absent, the scene would actually work well as a humorous example of how unready she is to become a Jedi.

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NeverarGreat said:

DominicCobb said:

NeverarGreat said:

DominicCobb said:

RogueLeader said:

Good point. The scene doesn’t bother me either, but just trying to see ways to make it more enjoyable for others. Although at this point I think people either like it or don’t, know matter how much I might try to make it more bearable for those who didn’t like it.

Honestly the more I think about the Last Jedi, the less things I think are necessary to change. I think for some inevitable edit of my own, I probably would use some of Hal’s trims as a basis (along with the additional Finn scenes, darthrush’s shift of the Yoda scene, and maybe a slightly altered opening crawl), but beyond that I think I would only introduce maybe two major additions that I haven’t scene before.

I myself have a fan edit in mind which is mostly pretty light save for one semi-major change that I haven’t seen proposed yet. Will post if I can ever get it to work right.

The suspense is killing me.

Well, depending on your definition of “semi-major,” I hope you don’t have your hopes up too high:
https://vimeo.com/313568431

(keep in mind this idea requires a decent amount of color correction, and this video just represents a rough mockup of that).

I see where you’re coming from with this idea, but for me it wouldn’t really work even if the color correction was perfect - Rey’s lightsaber moves in this scene are so amateurish that it feels like a joke, clashing with the intense music and Luke’s expression. If the music were changed or absent, the scene would actually work well as a humorous example of how unready she is to become a Jedi.

You’re right about the color correction. On the music, I don’t know what to tell you, ask John Williams and Rian Johnson. I think it works.