I see. Still, this might be a better (less invasive) compromise. I mean, was the rope visible on deck beforehand or did it just magically appear? And did they remove Chewbacca and replace him with a rope, or was it Chewbacca plus rope?
Anyway here is the edited scene:
http://i.giphy.com/d2ZgKL99ocR8Nu0M.gif
Requires the viewer to have awareness of a wookie’s strength to be believable, but it at least works noticeably better.