So, let’s try again 😄

Harmy - I definitely see what you are saying with regards to many parts being lighter, but in some frames, even if you lightened a portion of the frame, you really lose the shading detail in the blacks (if I am correct in that is what is defined as black crush).

For some comparison frames:
Stills: 57-58 - loss of detail to Luke

This is one of the recomposited shots (pretty obvious when you look at that comaprison) - when they were recomposited, they were also brightened. It’s supposed to be dark.

Stills: 149-150 - loss of detail to emperor clothing, architecture, and Vader’s helmet.

Again, this shot has been recomposited and is restored using LPP scan - pluss the detail loss is minimal and there’s actually some detail that wasn’t visible on the BD.

Stills: 155-156 - smaller ship is absorbed into space

Again, LPP sourced shot - detail loss is minimal and actually the gradient of the space background is less crushed.

Stills: 181-182 - loss of ship detail behind Luke.
Stills: 183-190 - crushed detail in vegetation shaded areas

All of these are also LPP shots with some minimal dark detail loss but huge gain in fine detail.

Stills: 223-224 - loss of architectural details, emperor’s robe detail

Another recomposited shot replaced with LPP.

Stills: 241-242/245-246/243-244 - loss of Vader lower mask/chain patterning detail

Also LPP source.

All in all, exactly like I said - 99% of the movie is brighter than v1.0, not to mention the BD.
A few newly despecialized shots are marginally darker but it’s nothing as tragic as some people make it out to be - there’s usually minimal shadow detail loss and a huge gain in fine detail, or it is dark, because it’s supposed to be so.