So that was…woah.

As usual with TLJ edits, Canto bight is not missed at all which leaves a lot of Kelly Tran on the cutting room floor. But this particular edit incorporates the use of Rose’s & Paige’s medallion that they wear ( I can’t remember if it’s name is referenced in the original besides that its made of a particular gold ). And even if it’s not explicitly said that they’re related (Since most edits cut this out), you get a sense that they are and what sacrifice Rose is willing to make in that final battle.

Rey’s training, using that score and the cut work in this edit is phenomenal, Luke is still a bit uptight and down in the dumps, he’s still scared of Rey’s potential, but he does train her, in this edit it just feels so smooth. I could’ve cut the whole ‘Rey actually reaches out and Luke smacks her’, but maybe thats just me. and sad to see the X-Wing didn’t appear in this edit as far as I could tell. (Also this seems like the best not throwing away the lightsaber edit I’ve seen)

Holdo is still Holdo, there’s not a lot you can do with her if you want the whole Poe vs Holdo gone, I enjoyed what you did. She’s regarded as an Admiral that wins battles, and she sacrifices herself to win this battle. (I was watching with a friend, and he said that since you kept Leia and Ackbar alive the whole movie, this could have been an edit where Ackbar does the self-sacrifice, there’s several good edits of it floating around. I found this amusing)

Re-scoring Luke vs Kylo, and keeping the saber green was just great. It fits in really well, and doesn’t get the audience too confused as to why his lightsaber is suddenly blue, while in the flashback(s) it was green.

Overall this is a stellar edit, everything that isn’t needed from the film is just left out. We don’t need Canto Bight, Poe vs Holdo, Lukes routine, Rose’s poor choice of words (Sorry Kelly Train). And everything we want is right there for us to enjoy. This is as close to loving TLJ as i’ll get, thank you.