Uh some main ideas are to remove any notion that Reys worth/abilities come from men. “I will earn your brothers’ saber” “You have his power.”
Didn’t get that implication at all. Angry fans on Twitter are constantly saying that this movie proves that JJ Abrams is a racist sexist homophobe, but I think many of them are reaching. The “You have his power” line does make me cringe, although more based on association to the whole Rey Palpatine mess.
Maybe have Rey use a new lightsaber throughout the whole movie? Or at least modify the Skywalker saber to be crackly like Ren’s.
The first option isn’t very likely, although I would want to see an edit where the blade is changed somewhat. Maybe the saber could be yellow the whole movie, implying that Rey had to get a new crystal? It could help set her apart from Luke and Anakin, reinforcing the novelty of a hero who isn’t special.
Remove everything that runs against thematic ideas presented in the prior movies. (Rey Nobody)
That’s kind of a given. Ever since the movie was released, Rey Nobody has been my top editing priority. I don’t think it would be hard to do, as long as you stick to a “less is more” approach.
Ben Solo lives.
That would also be interesting to see, although it’s not a top priority for me. And I know that if Ben lived, the other side of the fanbase would be complaining about a war criminal surviving without any sort of punishment. Grass is always greener on the other side of the field.
Remove implications that Finn has a crush on Rey and instead imply that he has a crush on Poe.
Not sure how a gay romance between Finn and Poe could be accomplished without rewriting the whole movie. If you just add a few passing references, it might seem shoehorned in for the sake of having a gay character. I do want to remove the “What were you going to say” subplot, although more because I don’t want to leave a dangling plot thread.
Make Palpatine less boring? Maybe he doesn’t appear until Rey sees him?
I didn’t think Palpatine was “boring” at all. He looked and sounded terrifying, and I love the mysterious feel of the Sith temple. However, I would want to postpone his reveal. Such a big twist in the 3rd act would probably seem too random, but I would like to delay the scene of Kylo meeting Palpatine. I was thinking something like the leaks:
-Rey trains with Leia, has visions
-Kylo goes to Mustafar, gets the Wayfinder
-Finn and Poe get secret info, escape the First Order
-Kylo goes to Exegol, meets Palpatine