I feel like fan edits are intended to be a “definitive version” of the actual movie.
Also, it doesn’t help when such views are either presented as “fact” and other views are wrong or “they don’t understand.”
People refute criticisms of commonly criticized films all the time. I’m doing the same with TRoS.
Dude, there’s no such thing as “definitive.” Everyone’s “definitive” version will be subjective to each person. For example, your “definitive” version is not going to be Ascendant. If you want your own definitive version, you’ll probably have to make it yourself. You can create your own thread for your own project.
Again, you’re welcome to offer criticism or talking points, but they should be constructive, not argumentative. And based on your complaints, you’d be better off sharing them in a different thread; Ascendant is what Hal wants the film to be, not you.