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As to the changes, I’ve seen a few of the more radical TFA edits and they tend to leave me cold. There is a point where removing content from any media will give me the feeling that something is missing. Some edits remove practically all of Finn’s comedic moments and at that point Finn is diminished as a character since there’s simply less of him onscreen, less to remember about his presence. The same thing can be said of Rey - some edits remove or edit around her more extreme Force abilities and this also feels like Rey’s impact in the story is diminished.

In short, story elements that are disagreeable are at least remarkable. I’ve tried to keep these elements while trying as much as possible to build around them the solid foundation that should have existed in the original cut.

This is also why the runtime of the edit is only about 3 minutes shorter than the Theatrical version. Unless a goal is to shorten the film (TLJ, the Hobbit movies), I try to balance the runtime of the cut material with added material so that the result feels like a truly alternate version of the film rather than The Force Awakens: Now With Less Force Awakens.