Sherlock, you’re an absolute madman. lmao.
Personally speaking, I’m a fan of Option 4 with a little bit of Option 2 thrown in (I LOVE the interrupting Rey idea). However, like Hal, I still think the “It was fear that kept me here” line should still be in it. I’m about as much of a TLJ fanboy as you can ever find (having had MANY heated arguments with my anti-TLJ friends about it). With that said, I’ve never really had a problem with that line and I don’t think it really goes against anything Johnson was doing in his film. Also, I understand what you’re going for with the pause. But as it stands in each clip you posted, it just seems kind of awkward. I think it would just be best to keep the line intact where it’s at.
Another criticism I have is that the “Lesson Three” line in the fourth clip sounds a bit wonky to me. Oddly enough, I didn’t notice it sounding so weird in the third clip. But it’s definitely noticeable in that last one.
Lol I appreciate the feedback! That’s strange that Version 4 sounds iffier than Version 3, considering that it’s the same track, but now masked with music. Perhaps because it’s somewhat softer than the following “Confronting fear…” line, so the insertion is more noticeable? I could do a little more work mixing that in.
The gap could definitely be closed more on the line removal. I think my main issue with it is that Rian has talked a lot about how he didn’t want Luke to be hiding on the island out of fear; and after how much hate he already got from the fandom for “disrespecting Luke Skywalker”…I dunno, it feels like we’re not giving Rian the credit he deserves by undoing that.
For me, it’s another one of those things in TROS that just feels disrespectful towards TLJ, you know? Personally, I found that meta-feeling throughout the film as aggravating as the plot contrivances. But of course, if I’m outvoted on this, I’m outvoted. Fair’s fair. ☺️