Hi,
I’m new to these edits, only just came to my attention after realising that it’s been 5 years since me and my family went to see The Rise of Skywalker at an IMAX and came away disappointed.
My kids grew up on the Despecialized trilogy and loved them. I want to watch Rise with them again, but do I need to see a different version of Force Awakens and The Last Jedi for the Ascendant edit to work?
Thanks
In my opinion, no; the theatrical cuts of The Force Awakens (TFA) and The Last Jedi (TLJ) work with the Ascendant edit. HAL’s edits on them are more conservative, where the TFA has a restructured ending, moving the destruction of the New Republic capital to the finale. He also has trimmed some of the humour. But essentially, there are no major changes that alter how they fit together.