I do have one tiny change that I wanted to put to a vote though: After the Pasaana Skype call, there’s a bit of surprisingly sloppy directing, where the screen direction of the scene flip flops back and forth: First Rey (on the right) is talking to Kylo (on the left). Rey then runs away, to the right - this makes sense; she’s running away from Kylo.
But then, J.J. loses the blocking entirely, and now everyone is running to the left - back to where Rey just ran away from to escape Kylo. Lo and behold, they encounter a stormtrooper (on the left).
Then Lando appears, and they follow him, screen right.
Left, right, left, right…
My potential fix is to just mirror the footage when they encounter the stormtrooper - this allows them to continue their rightward escape. Personally, I think it flows much better this way when you’re watching for the overall scene; however, the obvious flaw is that if viewers start to focus on the little details, they may notice that Rey’s and Poe’s costumes are now flipped.
Then again, this is a J.J. film; the whole point is to move fast enough that you can’t stop and consider the little details…
So, I figured I’d put it to a vote. Which version do you think is less distracting for general audiences, 1 or 2?