-Slow down the pacing using subtle digital slow motion (to hold on shots for longer) and deleted scenes.
You know, I had a similar thought but I have never tried this before. I’d be curious to see how effective this technique could be to let this film breathe a little.
I liked the dagger bullshit in so far as it felt like a bit from Indiana Jones.
And yeah, the Dagger stuff definitely felt like a Staff of Ra or Goonies dagger moment, and I guess we shouldn’t question the logic of it too much.
Isn’t the reason Rey snoops around Kylo’s quarters in the first place because she’s looking for the dagger? If she never ends up needing it, that might not be good to remove.
This being another reason to just accept it!