As requested I will give some feedback!
First and foremost, wonderful job on the edit, it cuts a lot of the cringe and unnecessary bits. The colour grading is fantastic without it feeling too saturated or bright (some edits do go a little overboard in that regard). The movie flows way better and the death of Val is MUCH more emotionally laden this way. I never liked her sacrifice, it seemed out of place. This works a lot better.
Only thing I would change is the introduction/ beginning of the movie:
- Keep the establishing shot of Corellia as seen in the original. I feel it is important to show the world Han tries to escape. Grimy, industrial and bleak.
- Right after the establishing shot of the planet, keep the shortcircuiting scene but don’t intercut it with the title card (though I really like the creativity and execution of this). Keep everything after this the same, the pacing and selection of shots is perfect!
- Show the title card ‘Han Solo’ with a nice musical cue right after he finally enlists for the Empire saying his name “Han Solo”. Fade to black after and then to the demoting scene. That way, the cut between enlisting and the demoting scene feels like some time has passed. His escape from Corellia is separated more from the main story serving as a little introduction.
It’s a minor issue and the movie works like it is now too, but perhaps you consider the idea.
Last thing is I hope maybe you will also consider making a smaller file size closer to 3-4GB.
Thanks anyway, I really enjoyed the movie this way and it will be my main viewing of Solo from now on.
