I’m not sure, I’m really not. I don’t savor making big changes to core events like that.
Reordering scenes for better impact, sure! Could you perhaps repost your idea for how they go, now that I am more familiar with the movie?
Sure thing! I may also post another alternate way Kylo Ren’s opening journey can be shifted later in another post. But here is the structure I pitched.
Opening with Kylo Ren and Palpatine
Rey’s Training
Rey & Leia’s Conversation
Light Speed Skipping Sequence
Kylo Ren’s Mask Repaired
Falcon’s Return to Resistance Base
Resistance Discussing Palpatine’s Return
Group Discusses Traveling to Pasaana and Depart
First Order Conference Discussion
Group Arrives on Pasaana
Rey and Kylo Ren’s 1st Force Conversation
Group Meets Lando
Speeder Sequence
Knights of Ren Arrive on Pasaana
Underground Cave Sequence
Rey & Kylo Ren TIE Fighter and Force Lightning Sequence
Rey & Finn Discuss Her Power
Falcon is Boarded the First Order Ship
The Group Mourns Chewie’s Death and Discuss Traveling to Kijimi
First Order Take Chewie Into Custody
Arrival on Kijimi and Encounter with Zorii Bliss
The Group Hacks C-3PO
C-3PO is Shut Down
Kylo Ren is Reported of Activity on Kijimi
Poe & Zorii Talk
C-3PO Translates the Message
The Group Flee and Kylo Ren Arrives
The Group Board the First Order Ship
Rey Mind Tricks the Stormtroopers
Kylo Ren Searches Kijimi
Chewie is Rescued
The Group is Captured
Rey & Kylo Ren’s Force Duel Part 1
Pryde Orders to Kill the Group
Rey & Kylo Ren’s Force Duel Part 2
Hux Reveals Himself
Kylo Ren Offers Rey to Join Him
Pryde Kills Hux
Rey & Finn Discuss Her Lineage
Kylo Ren & Palpatine Talk
The Group Arrive on Endor
Encounter with Jannah
Finn & Jannah Talk
Rey Travels to the Death Star
Finn & Poe Bicker About Rey
Rey Searches the Death Star
Leia Feels Ben
Rey vs. Kylo Ren
The Group Arrive Back to Leia’s Death
(Possibly add in an exterior shot of the planet’s surface as Chewie’s painful growl is echoed. Maybe try adding a cross fade to another shot to simulate the passage of time on the planet to help sink in the impact of Leia’s death. Just an idea.)
C-3PO’s Memory Restored
Finn Talks with D-O
Poe Talks with Leia & Lando
Finn & Poe Discuss What They’ve Learned
Rey & Luke’s Conversation
Ben & Han’s Conversation
Palpatine Promotes Pryde
Resistance Discuss Traveling to Exegol
Poe’s Speech
The Resistance Takes Off
Rey Arrives on Exegol
The Resistance Arrives
The Battle Begins
Ben Arrives and Begins His Search for Rey
Palpatine Offers Rey the Throne
Ground Battle Occurs
Palpatine Allows Rey to Kill Him
Ben vs. The Knights of Ren
Palpatine Comes Back to Power
The Fleet Arrives
Palpatine Releases His Power
Rey Defeats Palpatine
First Order is Defeated
Reylo Moment and Ben’s Death
The Resistance Departs
Celebration
(Maybe leave it on a black screen to let the music wrap up before transitioning to Tatooine. Maybe even add an FX shot of the Falcon flying towards the planet. Someone could help you out with that.)
Rey on Tatooine