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Post #672023

Author
Reegar
Parent topic
Return of the Jedi: Radical Re-Edit (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/672023/action/topic#672023
Date created
17-Nov-2013, 6:42 PM

Daneditor has the patience of a saint. He fought to give me a fair chance at viewing this, and I am eternally grateful.

I've watched it. This is an edit I'll be citing for a long time to come. The same happened after I watched the radical re-edit of TPM. With that in mind, I'll permit myself to be brief tonight.

I'd like to address the topic of the siblings. Ideally, Luke and Leia never would have turned out related. My opinion there is the same as ever. I am tempted to shift blame in films, though. I'm convinced the problem was really with ESB all along.

To put it bluntly --- Yoda's line was stupid. ESB had too many loose ends anyway, never mind a foreshadowing of "another". It shouldn't have been there. At all. I foresee locking horns with people on this issue in the future.

I forgive ROTJ for the sibling issue. These forums inspired me to reevaluate my opinion.

The damage is done. To change tone, minor details, and pacing in a fan edit is a fluid matter. Luke and Leia as siblings is set in stone in viewers' minds. It's embedded into pop culture. Go back in time a month and talk to me then, I would've frowned on the inclusion. But now? All I can say is that it was handled far better here than in the conversation with Obi-Wan "What Am I Even Doing Here Anymore" Kenobi.

Good job.