This edit is really cool, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Having Rey explicitly tap into the dark side in TFA is not something that would have occurred to me, but it makes so much sense considering where the sequel trilogy ends up going, and it’s pulled off flawlessly. I also appreciated the reintegrated deleted scenes, especially the scene with Han’s dice, since it nicely reminds the audience that they’re a thing and gives some extra emotional resonance to the scene in TLJ where Luke passes them on to Leia.

There were a couple things I was less keen on though. Overlaying Han and Leia’s dialogue before Kylo murders Han felt a little heavy-handed and Un-Star Warsy. The only other example of this kind of thing I can think of is when Anakin is waiting in the council chamber in Episode III and hears Palpatine’s words about saving Padme echoed. I don’t really like it there either and I think the scene works just as well without it.

The other thing that I found a little inconsistent was the color grading. It mostly looked good and was reminiscent of TLJ, but in some scenes the strong golden tint made it feel more like I was watching Lord of the Rings than Star Wars, which usually has pretty neutral colors. I also wasn’t really a fan of the grading in Jakku. I get what you were going for but in one shot the sand can look bright white and then in the next it looks brown. I also felt that it led to unnatural looking skin tones in some shots. The changes may help differentiate Jakku from Tatooine a bit but end up making it look more like Crait, which kind of defeats the purpose in my opinion.

Overall though, I think this is the best edit of The Force Awakens yet! If it weren’t for those couple of things, this would immediately replace Restructured as my go-to. As it is, it’s kind of a toss up for me but I think it will please many others. Well done.