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Delpheas
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The Original Trilogy Radical Redux Ideas Thread
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9-May-2020, 2:33 AM

I’m considering a few things, though most of these are more “conservative” than radical, they touch on things that many people would consider sacred cows.

For ANH:
Start with the “Vader Cut”
Cut C-3PO not remembering Obi-Wan in convos with R2, try and make it seem like he’s pretending around Luke until he knows he’s safe
Cut Obi-Wan not remembering R2
Cut Obi-Wan saying Owen hated that Anakin went off on some fool crusade
Cut Obi-Wan calling Anakin a cunning warrior
Cut all references to Tarkin having authority over Vader
Cut the probe droid from the Leia interrogation, find a way to imply she resisted via the Force

ESB:
Trim the antagonism in the Leia/Han romance to make him less of a pushy asshole who doesn’t listen when a woman says she isn’t interested. And so his “I know” is actually charming.
Either reinstate Temeura Morrison’s Boba Fett redub or source new lines.
Cut Obi-Wan’s “that boy was our only hope” and Yoda’s “no, there is another”. It goes nowhere if they are referring to Leia and is an unnecessary sequel hook

RotJ:

Luke arrives to Vader unarmed, takes Vader’s saber to attack Sheev, Vader defends with Obi-Wan’s lightsaber.

End on Luke burning Vader’s body