Watching the film the first time was really just despairing to the whole fan editing endeavor. But I’m holding on to some hope now that I think it might actually be possible to remove Rey Palpatine. It’s not going to fix the whole film, but at least it’ll make it less offensive. I’m less confident about fixing the ending but we’ll see.
As someone who thinks TLJ is the best of this Trilogy (Yes , we exist), I have a minimalist edit in mind.
I think you’ll come to realize there’s a lot more of us than you think. In time, I think most everyone will understand.
The only thing I would change for TROS would be to remove Rey being Palpatine’s daughter. It didn’t bring anything to the movie and it would make her taking the Skywalker name an even more powerful moment.
It should be relatively easy. You just remove the instances where it’s mentioned. Rey’s parents were killed because Palpy sensed her immense power (Which came from the Force itself)and tried to find her for his next vessel.
The fact that she’s afraid that she could become a very powerful dark side user can still work. The Force lightning scene could also be kept.That’s my idea after a first viewing. What do you think?
We’ve been discussing this very thing. The trick is how to accomplish it. But you’re absolutely right, on a basic level it doesn’t change much about the film.