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Here’s some initial ideas from me for an edit:
Maybe remove light speed skipping by ending as they jump the first time, removing TIEs jumping. Or let them jump and we just cut to the next scene. If the former, remove reference to light speed skipping later. However, this would cause a problem as Finn only has one other thing he notices Poe do before referencing all the “shady stuff” he does.
One issue is that references to it are pretty ingrained in Rey, Finn and Poe’s first convo. You could cut the sequence, but maybe they could still reference it and we are left to imagine what it means exactly.
I don’t like “whoever this Chewie person is, this is madness.”
You could just cut the shot, but I was thinking thinking it would be funny if 3PO said something like, “Will you need me to help negotiate?” Then it cuts to them just running in guns blazing.
Seems dumb that once he turns to the Light Side, Kylo doesn’t take advantage of his role as supreme leader. Research of mine indicates that the emperor sensed this and put General Pryde in charge at that point. If a deleted scene is presented to this effect it would be welcome.
I think the convo between Palpatine and Pryde implies that Pryde is taking over for the First Order. I think removing references to a “Final Order” would help make things clearer, though. It feels like there are a lot of references and easy-to-miss details in this movie.
It’d be very nice to somehow link the massive fleet arriving to support the Resistance with the legend of Luke Skywalker, but I’m not sure how. Adding it to the crawl wouldn’t compliment the film up until the end seeming like the Resistance was still pretty much alone.
Do you think it would be possible to downplay lines that the Resistance are alone? Line Poe and Zorri’s convo on Kijimi and the Poe’s motivational speech before they go on their mission?
I think one could successfully remove ‘Rey Palpatine,’ but it would be unusual for me to deviate from the lore to that degree. I don’t like it, but I think I’d be better off accepting it and maybe tweaking TFA and TLJ to fit in better.
To be fair, you are probably well known for having Padme survive, but that is less egregious of a change, admittedly. But I do think they’ll be plenty of Rey Nobody fan-edits, so an edit that makes Rey Palpatine feel more natural is also a great idea. I think adding hints of him to Rey’s vision would be a good start. And cutting out Ren’s line about Rey’s parents “selling her for drinking money”.
Overall, great ideas!