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Post #1419633

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newmaker
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Unusual Sequel Trilogy Radical Redux Ideas Thread
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24-Mar-2021, 6:37 PM

Has anyone tried to edit the “sacrifice” scene so someone actually dies during it? It’s the only scene in the Last Jedi that I still actively hate and can’t watch without cringing. I’ve come to terms with the rest.

But it would have been perfect to have Finn die here and the fake out just leaves me feeling let down every time.

Obviously it would be WAY too difficult to have Finn actually die here. I mean, there’s enough footage and it would be easy enough to edit, but cutting him out of the rest of the film and Rise of Skywalker, AND coming up with realistic reactions to his death from the other characters would be a whole other story. Maybe it could work good in a radical 3 in 1 type edit or something similar where the battle of Crait is the finale of the story but not any way else.

But I was thinking… why not have Rose die saving Finn? I’ve seen the other edits where they have an AT or TIE fighter take them out instead of having Rose crash into Finn, but that still feels like a fake out to imply Finn’s death so heavily and have that happen, so considering Rose has no screentime in TRoS or the rest of the movie anyway, why not add more emotional impact to the scene and imply Rose actually dies saving Finn?

At the end of their kiss, she slumps over unconscious, so it would be really simple to cut out the lines they have together and have Finn just run up to her after the crash.

The laser hits the base and instead of kissing, Rose dies as it happens. In my opinion, that would have the most impact and make Finn’s and Rose story in TLJ feel like less of a waste of time. Thoughts?