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The Rise of Skywalker: RESURGENCE (Released) — Page 2

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I though so too on the color. Will fix the problem with the source file.

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It looks like your using a HDR source. That would cause that problem

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Thanks TK251 I’m giving the 4K the boot.

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The edit is almost finished, except the dialogue changes for 3 scenes.

Rey Nobody.

Ren destroys Corellia after suffering visions of killing his father.

Rey has a vision of Finn dying.

Finn is less sassy and less negative.

Rey scares the snake off, does not heal it.

Jannah’s presence is reduced.

No creepy laughing uncle Lando.

Palpatine is revealed on Exegol about 35-50 minutes into the movie.

NO KLAUD!!!

Final runtime should be around 2h 10m.

See above updated full changelist in the main description.

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What does that mean

You’ve got to ask yourself one question: “Am I making Carrie Fisher’s ghost proud?”
Well, are ya, punk?

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Ed Slushie said:

What does that mean

Selacious Crumb is a very well known Jedi of immense power and recognized for his signature haunting laugh.

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TROS: Resurgence workprint is released. PM me for link. Details of changes in summary on main page.

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I’ve seen this, and…yeah it’s not too bad at all. I had seen a critique of it over on reddit, but chose to view the edit first before comparing mine with it, there were, I feel continuity issues with the intel on the final order, and Kylo’s interaction with Palpatine the first time we see him in this edit didn’t feel right…for example, he’s supposed to be in communication with him early one, then the next he’s looking for a way to find him on Exogel (wayfinder), should’nt he be aware of where he is? Would’nt it be better if you didn’t show Kylo obtaining the wayfinder and he already has it and is simply on his way to visit Palpatine? Could we cut him threatening Palpatine with his sabre while he speaks in that scene?

Wish you could also find ways of having Ben accompany Rey to Tatoonie, several edits have made that appear so, because he just up and vanishes after Rey kisses him.

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Thanks Cameron Samurai, your comments are much appreciated.

The idea behind this is Ren had only been force skyping Palpatine. But once Palpatine threatened him, he went and got the key (wayfinder) to go confront Palpatine.

I’ll consider the changes you suggested and if you think of anything else in light of the above intent, let me know.

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You could always try holding back revealing Palpatine even longer, keep Ren in strict mental communication with him only, and he only confronts him when he and Rey meet him at the end.

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Hey Krausfadr, just started watching your edit. Wanted to say a few things.

•I don’t agree with what some folks said on your reddit post. I found the mask recording scene in the beginning to be a good touch. We can assume from your edit that it happens on Mustafar. I’m not sure why folks say it doesn’t flow well, I think this you did a good job! It’s important since we see Kylo with the knights of ren in this opening scene (band is back together!) I loved the flashback/Corellia scene with Kylo touching the Vader mask. It made sense that he is destroying the past, killing it, while clinging to his false father. Killing the wrong past. I saw someone say that that didn’t like this scene and I think you should keep it in!

•I do agree that the planet destruction to Rey meditation was a bit abrupt. I also found that the scene with the spy was a bit confusing considering that we saw the spy-guy later on in the film. I think that it could still work if finn and Poe met him first. Tough call.

I really liked what you’re trying to do with the worm/Rey dark side scene, but I don’t think the message was conveyed very well. I know it’s hard with the material you had to work with!! Maybe more menacing music playing? Maybe that menacing music could be then be played again when Rey uses lightning?

I havent finished watching yet, I’m about half way there. Will give my final thoughts soon.

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wikkid I did a bit more work on the serpent scene. I added the line from Luke, “You went straight to the dark.” Also changed the music the the Old Death Star (alternate). I also cut the Finn nudge to Poe, cut Rey after the vision looking at the snake timidly, and cut her smiling as the snake slithers off.

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Could you please PM me the link to this? Thanks, BN091

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Most of my comments were going to be about the Knights of Ren, so I’ve posted those on the relevant thread. I’m also glad that you’re planning to add the force ghosts and the Falcon taking off ending (with Finn, Poe and Chewie on the Falcon?). I love what you’ve done here, and these are my suggestions:

  • Take one of Rey’s early “Be with me” lines, and add it at the end when she’s burying the sabers. Either put it when her face is off-screen, or make it echo so it’s in her mind.
  • Tweak the crawl. If this is indeed a Rey Nobody cut, the movie needs a new name. I’ve made some suggested changes in bold. If you think they change things for the worse, I won’t be offended:

Episode IX

A BETTER NAME FOR THIS MOVIE

All who dared speak the name of Luke Skywalker are now silent, slaughtered by his former students, the merciless KNIGHTS OF REN. Yet whispers of the Jedi Master still echo across the galaxy.

Supreme Leader Kylo Ren rages in torment! Haunted by the memory of his father, he means to destroy Han Solo’s home world of CORELLIA to further kill the past, erasing all reminders of his paternal heritage.

(Last paragraph is solid)

As for potential titles, I checked a bunch of old speculation articles, and I like “The Last Hope”, “The Final Order”, or “Ashes of the Empire”.

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axlanian thank you for the suggestions! Will consider in the update. I’ll also take a look at your post on the KoR.

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Could you PM me this link? I’d love to take a look at your workprint. Thanks!

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ABOUT ME:
My Star Wars fandom is somewhere between casual and hardcore. I am a nerd for character development and story structure so my review will likely reflect that.

INTRO:
I was fortunate enough to see The Rise of Skywalker: Resurgence (Workprint A) fan edit and I must say it is a great edit. It cuts the film down to 121 minutes with excellent pacing, a seamless flow of scenes and audio edits that are easy on the ear.

TLDR:
I’ve numbered my comments. The most important bits are: 01, 15–20, 25–26 and 33–36.

SCENE BY SCENE:

  1. I love the opening crawl. It makes the emphasizes the film’s important events where the original simply spoiled things. My only change to this new crawl would be rewriting the last sentence to read, “As a last hope, Rey reaches out into darkness to uncover this threat….” because it would flow more cleanly.

  2. Reforging: Great idea to start with this. Love the “Ben, no!” flashback.

  3. Board Meeting: Short and sweet, as it should be. It tells the audience there’s a spy in the First Order and that’s all it needs to do.

  4. Rey’s Training (1): The “You’re not with me” punchline is cut, which is fine. I’m neutral on that line. Inclusion of Leia is good, respectful. I like it.

  5. Corellia’s End: This whole plot point was a mess in the original film and its importance got lost in the shuffle. Thankfully, this edit emphasizes the event by featuring it in the crawl and adding the memory of Han’s Fall to the sequence to drive home Kylo’s reason for doing it.

  6. Rey’s Training (2): Rey’s visions are incorporated well and I especially liked the “join me” vision. Consider cutting Leia’s “Never underestimate a droid” line by ending her scene after Rey says, “I will earn your brother’s saber. One day.” This feels classier (to me).

  7. Falcon Flight (Ice Planet & Green Dimension): I would consider cutting this entirely scene. The “Chewey cheats” joke is fantastic, but there’s no purpose of showing this trip without an explanation of why it’s happening. As a viewer, it feels like I’m missing something.

  8. Rey & Poe Argue: I would definitely cut this petty bickering entirely. I feel it misrepresents both characters as childish. The exchange doesn’t give any important information, so cutting it wouldn’t create a continuity issue. It’s true that Finn, Poe and Rey argue periodically throughout the film, but those exchanges reflect the tense situations around them. This argument is simply The Blame Game.

  9. Info Briefing #1: Great place to pick back up. I suggest going straight from “I will earn your brother’s saber. One Day.” directly to “We decoded the intel from the First Order spy.” This would be a lot cleaner and keep all the important info.

  10. Rey & Leia Speak: I like Leia telling Rey not to be afraid of who she is. It’s good foreshadowing, especially because the new crawl keeps Palp a secret.

  11. Passana Festival: I love the line “I’m just Rey” and feel it should be repeated as the final line of the film. This edit keeps “They fly now,” which I support, because the stormtroopers are treated as jokes in most Star Wars media so it would feel out of place if the characters didn’t joke about them flying.

  12. Tunnels: Threepio exclaims “Serpent!” three times, but I would cut two of them to make the scene less goofy. Threepio has other jokes in the tunnels anyway. The serpent then leaves because of Rey’s dark side potential instead of her healing powers. I love this edit because it prolongs the reveal of Rey’s healing powers until she uses them on Ren at the end.

  13. Rey vs Ren (Desert): The whole “Force Tug-of-War” thing always felt silly to me, but this edit helps it feel more serious. The scene feels more concise and I like that.

  14. Rey tells Finn her vision: Short and sweet, I like it.

  15. Palp & Ren Speak: The later Palp’s reveal comes, the better. The reveal is pretty well done in this edit. We hear only Palp’s voice at first, then the full face reveal around the 37-minute mark.

  16. Team Huddle: The exchange “What’s wrong with Kajimi?”/“I had a little bad luck on Kajimi” feels cheesy and could be cut. Not a big problem either way.

  17. Hux & Pryde Speak: I would cut this scene entirely because its only importance is telling the audience that Chewey is alive. Viewers should find out Chewey is alive when Rey does, because sharing a perspective with a character helps the viewer relate to them.

  18. Meeting D-O: I would cut all lines relating to D-O being abused, as it’s not relevant to the story and the social politics can really take viewers out of the movie. Star Wars isn’t timely, it’s timeless.

  19. Arrival on Kajimi: This edit keeps the “You were a spice runner/You were a storm trooper/You were a scavenger” exchange, which is great. That’s Star Wars humor done right.

  20. Babu’s Workshop: Oh ho! Speaking of humor, Babu Frik is great. Zori’s line “Who are you hanging out with that speaks Sith?” always bugged me—the whole reason they’re on Kajimi is because they cannot speak or read Sith—and could be cut if it bothers others as much as it does me. When Threepio says “Taking one last look at my friends,” it would be cool to see a shot of Luke, Han and Chewey, as if that’s what Threepio was seeing. Immediately after, Babu says, “Sad!” which should be cut because it ruins an important, somber moment. I would also cut Threepio having a last idea right before being knocked out because it’s a pointless punchline that disrespects the character.

  21. Poe & Zori: I would cut the rooftop exchange completely, as it adds little to the main story. Likewise, Poe’s “Can I kiss you?” line to Zori feels forced and should be cut. Viewers can easily see the two are exes without the kiss line because Poe asked “Are you still mad?” when he first arrived. Additionally, the characters’ body language with eachother suggests a past relationship.

  22. Leaving Kajimi: Threepio’s reawakening is done well, so I would keep that the way it is here. Rey then senses Chewey is alive and it’s a real nice moment.

  23. Rescuing Chewey: The “I’m the spy” reveal is awesome. Ren tells Rey that she accidentally killed her parents, a great twist that adds a lot to Rey’s dark side progression. The audio edit is a little choppy here (Did Ren say “You sent down the ship”?) but this is a work print and it sounds pretty damn good overall.

  24. Arrival at DSII: Poe asking to mute Threepio is disrespectful and should be cut. That droid is getting absolutely roasted in this film. Jannah arrives with her tribe and reveals to Finn that they are First Order runaways. On a personal note, I like Jannah as a love interest for Finn because she understands his past, unlike Rose.

  25. Leia’s Death: Ren “Join Me”s Rey again, smashes the way-finder and the two start a lightsaber duel. In this edit, Leia senses their inner turmoil—which seems to weaken her—and walks to a dark room, away from the other Resistance members. In the duel, Ren gets the advantage and almost slays Rey, but Leia’s spirit enters Ren at that moment, causing him to drop his saber. Rey catches it and stabs Ren in the stomach, killing Leia who is shown laying down peacefully with her hands folded. Rey’s healing powers are then revealed for the first time (in this edit) as she heals Ren’s stab wound. Rey says she wanted to take Ben Solo’s hand—not Kylo Ren’s—and leaves. The Resistance is shown mourning Leia, who is implied to be under a blanket in front of them. Poe, Finn and Chewey return to the Resistance base to the news of Leia’s passing and are deeply disheartened. Chewey lets out a mournful cry. I find this edit MUCH more respectful and compelling than the theatrical cut. The idea of Leia dying while defending her son and being mourned by a group of rebels just seems right. Props to the editor for presenting it this way.

  26. Ren & Han Speak: It’s a nice moment, but it raises too many questions to be left as is. Maybe the audio of Han could be laid over Ren’s tortured expression, instead of a full-on vision of Han speaking with Ren. Obviously this is up to the editor, but the way it is feels crazy to me. The scene has to be kept in some form, though, because Ren tosses his saber at the end of it, which is pretty dope tbh.

  27. Palp & Pryde Speak: Palp looks pretty good here.

  28. Poe’s Admission: Poe says “I’m not ready” to Leia’s body. It’s short and I do like that, but Poe’s line could use just a little breathing room before and after it.

  29. A Thousand Generations: Rey tries to yeet Luke’s saber but his ghost catches it. Luke’s Ghost gives Rey a pep talk and Leia’s saber, leading to a flashback of the Skywalker twins training. I’m all good with the version in this edit.

  30. Finn, Poe & D-O: A quick, heartwarming exchange between these three. Less is more with D-O.

  31. Threepio Restored: Short and sweet. It feels good to see Artoo do something cool in the Sequel Trilogy.

  32. Info Briefing #2: I love Poe stepping up in Leia’s place to inspire the Resistance. The phrase “For Leia” should be used again…

  33. Resistance vs Final Order: It would be great to hear a ton of voices yell “For Leia!” when the ally ships arrive, but I know that’s a difficult edit to make. I love the use of the Main Title music at when the allies are revealed.

  34. Rey vs Palpatine: The Sith Throne reveal is pretty good, pretty dark, I like it. Seeing Palp at this point is good because he has been used sparingly up to this point. Ren comes to help but Palpatine knocks them both out, leading to Rey hearing the voices of past Jedi. Just before the voices start, we hear a bit of [either “Rey’s Theme” or “The Scavenger”] and it works wonderfully. During the Jedi voices, I would like to hear Yoda’s voice amplified a little more to emphasize his importance. This edit keeps The Emperor saying “I am all the Sith” but removes Rey saying “and I am all the Jedi,” which I think both should be re-instated. Rey kills Palp and passes out, leading to Ren crawling out of a hole an reviving her in return. She calls him Ben and they kiss. Some fans don’t like the kiss, but I don’t care either way.

  35. Victory Montage: Lando’s exchange with Jannah is cut, which is good because it makes no sense unless you know the original intent behind it. Also, do we have to show an Ewok?

  36. Tatooine: I would really like if Rey said “I’m just Rey” instead of “Rey Skywalker.” She said “just Rey” at the Passana Festival and that audio could be laid over the visual of the woman she speaks to at the end. I hate to end on a controversial scene but this is all just my opinion anyway.

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b48390 said:

  1. Meeting D-O: I would cut all lines relating to D-O being abused, as it’s not relevant to the story and the social politics can really take viewers out of the movie. Star Wars isn’t timely, it’s timeless.
    hate to end on a controversial scene but this is all just my opinion anyway.

How is “he was treated badly” social politics? Sure, animal rights are an issue that people debate sometimes, but all I got from D-O’s introduction was “animal abuse is a thing that also happens to droids.” That’s not much of a statement.

You’ve got to ask yourself one question: “Am I making Carrie Fisher’s ghost proud?”
Well, are ya, punk?

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Ed Slushie said:

How is “he was treated badly” social politics? Sure, animal rights are an issue that people debate sometimes, but all I got from D-O’s introduction was “animal abuse is a thing that also happens to droids.” That’s not much of a statement.

I’ve seen a lot of people call D-O a “MeToo” Droid and I guess that idea stuck with me. I admit I was a little harsh on that aspect, but I still see it as an unnecessary distraction.

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b48390 said:

I’ve seen a lot of people call D-O a “MeToo” Droid and I guess that idea stuck with me.

What sort of websites do you visit? How does D-O have anything to do with sexual abuse? He’s just supposed to be Ochi’s mistreated pet, making us sympathize with him more.

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