Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker - Refined Edition (Released)

The Rise of Skywalker is good. But it can be better. That’s what this edit is all about.

Serving as a continuation to The Last Jedi - Consistency Edition, this edit modifies The Rise of Skywalker to be a more fulfilling end to the trilogy by smoothing out the plot, removing convoluted elements, and modifying aspects of the film to elevate the story.

IFDB page: https://ifdb.fanedit.org/star-wars-episode-ix-the-rise-of-skywalker-refined-edition/

Cuts and Additions:

• Added FanEdit.org copyright disclaimer and logo. (Modified logo by INIGHTMARES)

• Color correction to remove the green tint.

• New title crawl that recaps Palpatine’s fleet, Rey struggling with her abilities while training under Leia, and the Millennium Falcon racing towards the Resistance outpost.

• The Millennium Falcon jumps out of hyperspace after the camera pans down. (FX by Poppasketti)

• The chess scene between Chewie, Poe, and Finn is moved to the end of the movie.

• Removed Klaud from the Falcon. (FX by Poppasketti)

• Removed lightspeed skipping. (FX by Poppasketti)

• Recreated Rey’s vision using repurposed footage of Kijimi’s destruction and a documentary shot of her sitting on the Sith throne.

• Recolored Exogel from blue to grey (LUT by Skenera)

• Kylo reforges his helmet after Rey’s training and heads out with the Knights of Ren. A documentary shot is added for a more dramatic reveal.

• Removed the Knights of Ren being referred to as ghouls.

• Replaced Poe’s “Somehow Palpatine returned” line with Leia saying that Palpatine has returned from the dead. (AI line by Jar Jar Bricks)

• Replaced Poe saying that Palpatine has been planning his revenge with a line explaining he’s clinging to life in a cloned body. (AI line by Jar Jar Bricks)

• Removed the 16 hour ticking clock element.

• Removed, cropped, or replaced shots that blatantly feature Rose when possible.

• Leia tells Rey that Palpatine is too dangerous after she explains how to find Exogel. (AI line by Jar Jar Bricks)

• Rey and Kylo look at each other before Poe tells her that they should get going.

• Kylo doesn’t tell Rey that he’ll turn her to the dark side once he finds her.

• Lando isn’t introduced by Threepio.

• Threepio is the only that says “They fly now!”

• Finn doesn’t try to tell Rey about his secret, as that plot thread was never finished.

• Poe isn’t startled by Ochi’s remains.

• Sith whispers are heard from the dagger throughout the events of the film and act as a guide for Rey to find the Wayfinder while inside the Death Star ruins later on.

• Two of the Knights of Ren are given bits of dialogue on Pasaana, Kijimi, and Exogel. The voices are those of Yuri Lowenthal and Seth Green that were AI generated using the xVASynth program.

• Trimmed Kylo’s fighter crashing so it isn’t shown excessively spinning and blowing up.

• The tug of war between Rey and Kylo doesn’t happen so that Chewie’s fake death is removed. He’s still captured by the First Order but no one thinks he’s dead.

• Trimmed Rey’s conversation with Finn so she doesn’t mention seeing both herself and Kylo on the Sith throne.

• Replaced Hux informing General Pryde about Chewie with Palpatine contacting Kylo about Rey being alive.

• Moments where Poe snags at Threepio have been removed.

• Threepio’s memories stay wiped. References to R2 backing up his memories are taken out.

• Removed the scene where Threepio has another idea before being shut off.

• Poe doesn’t say anything about the hyperspace routes being blocked and Zorii doesn’t show the First Order medallion.

• Removed Poe asking Finn where to go after they land inside the hanger and removed the mind trick scene. Making Finn the lead on where to go to find Chewie.

• Removed Finn yelling at Poe when he is shot.

• Rey sees her parents being attacked by Ochi when she retrieves the dagger.

• Kylo tells Rey that he sees the darkness in her and she was right that her parents were no one. (AI lines by Jar Jar Bricks)

• Moved Finn and Poe being taken to Pryde right after Kylo explains the fate of Rey’s parents to her.

• Poe doesn’t say “I knew it!” when Hux reveals that he is the spy.

• Added a Wilhelm scream when Rey shoots at the stormtroopers in the hanger.

• Rey and her parents are not related to Palpatine.

• Kylo tells Rey that she has the power of darkness and encourages her to kill Palpatine and take the Sith throne. (Inspired by TROS - Ascendant)

• Swapped the moons of Endor. (FX by Poppasketti)

• Removed Rey lining up the dagger with the Death Star ruins.

• Threepio doesn’t refer to Babu Frik as one of his oldest friends.

• The Skywalker saber becomes cracked at the end of Rey’s encounter with her dark side apparition. (FX by Kewlfish/Luka Frik)

• Dark Rey’s eyes become Sith looking when she yells. (FX by Burbin)

• Finn doesn’t interrupt the duel between Rey and Kylo.

• Added the trailer shot of Leia holding the medal when she makes contact with Kylo.

• Rey doesn’t say Leia’s name in shock.

• Kijimi isn’t destroyed by the Final Order.

• Moved R2 reuniting with Threepio before Poe speaks to Leia.

• Removed the shot featuring the Porgs.

• Luke’s appearance is improved during the start of his conversation with Rey. (FX by NeverarGreat and jonh)

• Leia’s lightsaber color is changed from blue to purple. (FX by Skenera)

• The Holdo Maneuver is not mentioned.

• Removed Finn telling BB-8 that he’s doing great.

• Intentionally kept Palpatine calling Rey “Empress Palpatine” when he offers her the Sith throne as his twisted way of giving her a family name and a belonging.

• Replaced the standard Tie fighter that Ben used with Vader’s Tie fighter. (FX by Poppasketti)

• Trimmed Ben running inside so he isn’t shown jumping down and muttering “Ow!”

• The Skywalker saber is restored when Ben receives it.

• Replaced Poe telling the galactic fleet that every cannon taken down is a world saved and Wedge’s cameo with an extended shot of the fleet engaging the Final Order.

• Centered the close up shot of Rey’s eyes when the Jedi spirits speak to her.

• Yoda, Obi-Wan, Luke, and Anakin appear behind Rey and assist her in defeating Palpatine once and for all. (FX by Jonh)

• Rey says “I’m a Jedi” instead of “I’m all the Jedi” (Modified line by sade1212, CaptainFaraday, sherlockpotter)

• Removed the lesbian kiss.

• Removed the conversation between Jana and Lando.

• Added a flashback from ANH where Leia gives Han his medal to clarify the one Chewie receives is the same.

• The quick color switch from Rey’s saber is changed from blue and green to blue and purple. (FX by Burbin)

• Ben accompanies Leia and Luke on Tatooine. (FX by jonh)

• Replaced the theatrical “Rey Skywalker” take with the one featured in the documentary for a more emotional delivery. (Modified shot by Poppasketti)

Rey’s vision was remade entirely with the repurposed footage of Kijimi’s destruction with a shot of the Sith throne and a documentary shot of Rey sitting on it. One of the issues I had with the original sequence was that the footage seemed too quick to process properly. This updated sequence has more breathing room, allowing less confusion, especially since none of the footage involving Kylo Ren isn’t present either.

https://vimeo.com/802571149

Revan100 said:

• I’d like Ben to survive. I can make it so when Leia becomes one with the force, she basically gives Ben a second chance at life. But having him alive on Tatooine is currently beyond my abilities. If I can’t make that happen, then Ben accompanies Luke and Leia when Rey adopts herself into the Skywalker family. Alive or dead, he deserves to be present. (FX by jonh)

I’ll just copy paste what I wrote in another thread regarding the same topic:
I always thought the only way to keep Kylo alive would be to cut him completely from the big Exegol showdown and move his scene with “Han” to the end of the movie -an open, bitter-sweat ending. It could be the last scene of the movie or the scene before the Tattooine ending.

It’s like, he came back to the light, but where can he go now? How will he redeem himself?
I believe it’s way better than what we got in the movie (basically Vader 2.0).

AI voice samples provided by Jar Jar Bricks allowed me to adjust Kylo’s lines to have him prey on Rey’s conflict and fills in the gaps of removed dialogue of Rey being pushed to remember her parents. Since in my TLJ edit, she already saw them while underneath the island. So this was a nice way to reconfigure the scene.

https://vimeo.com/813912834

This edit is almost ready. I just have to do a few more things and double check the audio. After that, the main page will be updated with the full list of changes and the edit will be listed on the IFDB.

Would it be possible to have the link sent once completed please?

Spenner Solo said:

Would it be possible to have the link sent once completed please?

Of course. I’ll have the link ready once everything is done.

This edit is completed and ready for viewing.

That’s certainly a questionable change. I’d understand if the film was up in your face with some steamy, long-drawn make out scene between two random characters. That would feel extremely forced and cringe. But it’s a blink and you’ll miss it moment, really. I think JJ actually did a good job here making it feel organic.

Besides, why should it necessarily be interpreted in a sexual way? How do we know that in a galaxy as large and diverse as Star Wars that it isn’t their culture’s way of celebrating with each other? Yes, the novelization states that they are in a relationship, but the film itself never actually makes that clear.

Jar Jar Bricks said:

That’s certainly a questionable change. I’d understand if the film was up in your face with some steamy, long-drawn make out scene between two random characters. That would feel extremely forced and cringe. But it’s a blink and you’ll miss it moment, really. I think JJ actually did a good job here making it feel organic.

Besides, why should it necessarily be interpreted in a sexual way? How do we know that in a galaxy as large and diverse as Star Wars that it isn’t their culture’s way of celebrating with each other? Yes, the novelization states that they are in a relationship, but the film itself never actually makes that clear.

I would of preferred to have them hug instead of kiss. That’s why I removed it.

I am very interested with your edit of the film! Can you PM me a link?

Planning a rewatch of the series, can I get a link as well?

Can you send me a link so i can see it? And also, i have tried to contact burbin but he didn’t answer me so if you could send me a message that i have send him a message it would be awesome thank you.

StarWarsfan24 said:

And also, i have tried to contact burbin but he didn’t answer me so if you could send me a message that i have send him a message it would be awesome thank you.

You’ll just have to wait until Burbin responds back.

Looking for a link for this as well.

KumoNin said:

Revan100 said:

• Removed the lesbian kiss.

?

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Would’ve been super interested in checking out this edit but this really put a sour taste in my mouth and I still really haven’t seen any sort of justifiable explanation for why the editor did this.

BrotherOfSasquatch said:

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Would’ve been super interested in checking out this edit but this really put a sour taste in my mouth and I still really haven’t seen any sort of justifiable explanation for why the editor did this.

Then maybe this edit isn’t for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8sE_FNHSZI&ab_channel=Revan100

Inspired by Skenera’s purple edit for Leia’s saber in TROS, I decided to see if I could achieve the same quality result but make it more purple than pinkish.

Your last Jedi fan edit was great! could I get this one too? Could I also leave reviews somewhere?

psavery72 said:

Your last Jedi fan edit was great! could I get this one too? Could I also leave reviews somewhere?

You can leave reviews on the IFDB website.

BrotherOfSasquatch said:

KumoNin said:

Revan100 said:

• Removed the lesbian kiss.

?

Notgonnalietheyhadusinthefirsthalf.gif

Would’ve been super interested in checking out this edit but this really put a sour taste in my mouth and I still really haven’t seen any sort of justifiable explanation for why the editor did this.

I feel the same way lol, I would have been interested in watching the edit if not for this extremely cringe decision

I feel the same way lol, I would have been interested in watching the edit if not for this extremely cringe decision

If you feel that way, that’s fine. But you don’t have to be an ass about it.

Revan100 said:

I feel the same way lol, I would have been interested in watching the edit if not for this extremely cringe decision

If you feel that way, that’s fine. But you don’t have to be an ass about it.

Lmaooooooo idk what you expected posting this edit, of course you’re going to get backlash for cutting out a gay kiss just because it offended you

Hi. May I get the link for this edit and last jedi edit too please? Thank you