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Post #913136

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ben_danger
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The Force Awakens : Fan Edit Ideas
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29-Feb-2016, 1:20 PM

I wrote this a few pages back, but it got lost in another line of discussion - did anyone have any similar ideas or thoughts? Nothing profound - but possibly another way to take the story.

ben_danger said:

I had a bit of a half baked idea a while back (can’t remember if I or anyone else mentioned it.)

Main goal is to remove the ‘doomsday weapon’ subplot - and make STARKILLER base just a regular base.

So the film proceeds as normal to the point where Han/Chewie/Finn are rescued by the Rebels as normal. The STARKILLER bits at this point are cut out.

Han/Chewie/Finn then intentionally go after Rey as a rescue mission (as oppose to a side objective). They might get the information from Leia for the location of the base. I’d cut the planetary shield subplot (so no interrogation of Phasma or dropping out of Lightspeed)

Biggest plot hole would be WHY do they go to the facility to drop bombs? Could it be cut so its just part of their route back? Or could there be some alternative purpose? Maybe the rebels were planning an attack on some cloning facility or something like that?

An unrelated idea - was have Han call out to Kylo Ren whilst he carries off Rey. I thought this might start Kylo Ren’s doubt and fretting as oppose to reveal it rather flatly with Snoke.