We don’t have to get deep into a political conversation now, but I wanted to bring it up for those editors who might be approaching editing these films in the future that it might be worth looking at the story’s politics from that angle during their process.
On another note, in the TLJ documentary, we get to see an alternate take on the Luke and Leia scene, and I really like Carrie’s performance there. Leia has been so strong throughout these films, and I think getting to see her breakdown in front of the people that have followed her to the end, looking to her for strength, while the tragedy of everything hitting her when she thinks all hope is finally lost. Do you think it would be possible to get clean audio of Carrie saying, “This is the end, isn’t it?” I just really like the vulnerability of that question. Not sure if it could even fit into an edit, or if it should, just curious.