MTHaslett said:
I respectfully disagree. How could the original cut be "more" ridiculous? At least he had seen her-- that his attention to the Force allows him to predict her route to some degree is totally in line with what they tell us the Force can do.
How does having "seen" her have any relevance at all to how they track her down? (having "seen" her is also pure speculation on your part as you don't see any reaction from Obi Wan to even imply that he's spotted her before she shoots the droid)
Did you see how far he fell?! All the while she flies off in an unknown direction. Him having (apparently) seen her makes no difference. They find her "through the force" (at least that's the only explanation that comes to mind seeing as it would be otherwise impossible for him to have known where she was headed, nor did he relay this information to anakin, who is after all the one who's flying, or for them to have even been on the same altitude as her so quickly). Both methods of finding her are "through the force" however the original is much more far fetched as Anakin tracks down two people travelling at high velocity through a massively populated city, miles from his original location and miles apart from eachother. All through the force.
MTHaslett said:
The new cut exaggerates the flaws of the original. By finding the culprit without the slightest trail or clue, in the space of a single cut gives them extra superpowers that we never see anywhere else in the saga. If they can do this, they can never be fooled or lost or anything.
Nope. The way mrbenja has cut it leaves Zam's location open to interpretation. She could be around the corner or across the street (which is implied by the shot of her immediately making an escape after she's seen that her plan has backfired). You're implying that mrbenja's cut makes the Jedi seem infallible, yet you're saying it's completely fine that Anakin can pinpoint her exact location miles away, having just done exactly the same with Obi Wan too. Lol. It's not far fetched at all when you interpret Zam as being nearby.
MTHaslett said:
But by having Obi Wan jump out the window and grab the floating thingy, Obi Wan at least gets dragged in the direction of the bad guy. At least they get a hint about, I don't know, what point on the compass they should be looking in. What half of the city. What general area to focus their amazing powers. Without that, it's like a Superfriends cut-- no connecting tissue of logic at all-- just: "Hey, there he is!"
MTHaslett said:
When Anakin and Obi Wan follow the drone, they are given "clues" to follow back to the culprit. Without that, the jump cut is too vast and illogical for me, especially considering the material that is cut makes at least as much sense, if not more.
Erm...how do they get any "clues" exactly? In the form of what? Obi's the only one being dragged along, and Anakin finds Obi Wan and the Assassin's location without Obi Wan relaying anything other than "there he is" when they've already caught up with her. And they never even get a chance to implement any "clues" as they find her just like THAT! The way you've described it as a "superfriends" cut is exactly how the original plays out!