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Post #1268177

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RogueLeader
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Unusual Sequel Trilogy Radical Redux Ideas Thread
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6-Feb-2019, 2:41 AM

I actually went back to look at that leaked shooting schedule when I was thinking about this, there’s a lot of interesting stuff in there.

And that idea does make sense. I think you could probably do either version (they get the map, or they fail and Rey figures it out on her own), and it would only require a small amount of changes if you were to go the route I suggested. But I think to accomplish that, the focus of the movie really needs to be just on the map. The more I think about it, having Starkiller be a super weapon or star forge muddies the focus and makes the objective less clear. At least if you were to remove the briefing scene, which might be necessary if you want to make it clear to the audience that they’re going there to get the map. Having it be that they are going to get the map AND blow up their base might make their goals a little less focused, especially if we don’t spell out both goals for the audience, which we can’t really do without the additional dialogue. Just my initial thoughts though.

You would just need to replace any space shots of Starkiller with brand new shots (would probably be easier than painting it out I think).
Possibly a new shot or two of the Falcon and the X-Wings leaving Starkiller base, but you could still use the latter half of the shot of them jumping to hyperspace if you wanted.
The only other issue would be trying to hide the planet collapsing, during the duel. Though if you couldn’t, I don’t think it is a stretch that blowing up a tractor beam generator might have a pretty destructive effect, so it could just be the initial shockwave of it blowing up. I think it could work.

EDIT: Another little idea, during the battle there is a cutaway to the Resistance, and one of the alien officers says, “Two more X-wings down, that’s half our fleet destroyed.” That could be another possible location where dialogue related to the tractor beam could be placed.