+1
Though the Skywalker ghosts watching the Falcon/sunrise as an ending shot is a neat idea!
Hey, I remember pitching something like that a couple months ago š
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-Rise-of-Skywalker-Ascendant/id/71835/page/116#1349475
what if we put ourselves in the shoes of someone that has never seen the movie and watches this cut, they have never seen any press about Palpatineās return, but the first they see of it is on Exegol when Kylo meets himā¦what if, we keep the suspense going a bit longerā¦
The problem is that even in this hypothetical where someoneās never heard anything about Rise of Skywalker before, thereās never any suspense at all surrounding Palpatineās presence. Adding more runtime to the movie isnāt the same as adding suspense to it. It just drags out the confusion and busywork. It doesnāt actually add suspense. Iād argue itās more impactful just to drop him in the movie ASAP (skipping straight to Exegol) because thereās nothing to the atmosphere of Kyloās āquestā to find him.