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#1167330
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Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker - Discussion <em>NON SPOILER THREAD</em>
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  • Luke comes back as a Force ghost to annoy Kylo Ren and give snarky advice to Rey.
  • Leia dies off-screen after time passage. Her death is mentioned in the opening crawl and she is mentioned fondly in dialogue.
  • Rey loses a fight…actually, no. Rey wins. It would be out of character for her to lose a fight at this point in the sequel trilogy. She could lose a limb.
  • Hux betrays Kylo Ren by making a deal with the rebels. He wants more power but gets killed before he can use it.
  • Fake out with Snoke’s death. It looks like he’s alive for a minute but not really.
  • Rose wakes up and stays as technical support on the new Rebel cruiser.
  • Finn and Poe develop their bromance on a mission on a forest-type planet. BB-8 tags along.
  • Force ghosts of Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Anakin face Kylo before the final fight (sounds like fan fiction, but it could happen).
  • The Millennium Falcon gets destroyed in the final space battle, Chewie goes down with the ship (and a few porgs).
  • Kylo Ren loses an arm or leg in the climactic lightsaber duel.
  • Kylo turns to the light side but dies anyway.
  • Rey decides to teach the ways of the Force as a neutral path instead of light or dark.
  • C-3PO has a black arm now.
  • R2 beeps.
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#1165077
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Star Wars: Firestorm (The Last Jedi Fan Edit) (* unfinished project *)
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ElectroDroid said:

Are you trying to retcon Rey’s parentage or more like just edit it out of the movie?

Edit it out. I may end up leaving the cave scene intact. But then there’s the scene where Kylo tells Rey that her parents were nobodies and “sold [her] for drinking money.” The scene comes off like hasty, cheap dialogue and left many in the audience (including myself) feel it was lacking.

If her parents really are nobodies or if JJ Abrams changes his mind in Episode IX, finding out the parents are nobodies in this movie adds nothing to The Last Jedi’s story. It’s part of Rian Johnson’s message that Jedi can come from anywhere, but the parentage reveal (or lack of one) feels cheap for those hoping for answers. I do plan on keeping the part of the scene where he says “you’re nobody, but not to me” because of the tentative connection that Kylo and Rey have and her temptation to the dark side.

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#1164385
Topic
The Last Jedi : a Fan Edit <strong>Ideas</strong> thread
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Sir Ridley said:

Good idea, but if the only thing we know is that Luke got his saber back we’re gonna wonder why he doesn’t have his saber.

In Force Awakens, we never see Luke accept the lightsaber. Even in The Last Jedi, we know from watching that Luke throws it and Rey picks it up again to practice with later. Perhaps the saber toss scene is not needed. Rey just holds onto the blue one.

As for the humor, it doesn’t feel right to remove every joke, quip, sight gag, and gesture. The movie should be tonally consistent with moments of levity, not a joyless slog.

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#1162995
Topic
Star Wars: Firestorm (The Last Jedi Fan Edit) (* unfinished project *)
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Hey guys! I posted this fan edit idea to the fanedit forums earlier today but I wanted to post it here, too.

Title: Star Wars: Firestorm

Tagline: Let the past die. Cut it in post if you have to.

Intentions:
Keep the main story and action scenes intact. My main concern is seeing a cut of the film that gets to the point. Canto Bight and DJ might have been bad ideas in hindsight but they still happened. The story’s theme can be about failure without needing a 152 minute running time.
Less awkward dialogue (mainly Rose’s dialogue)
Fewer quips/jokes without making the film devoid of humor. There were certain jokes I liked, such as the frog nun’s cart and the leaf tickling scene, among others.
Less grumpy Luke avoiding Rey. Luke’s avoidance of Rey in the first act is unnecessary and drags the story to a halt. Luke’s introduced, talks to R2, agrees to train Rey. Boom, progress.
Better pacing on Canto Bight. This scene looks nice but goes on too long.
New ending shot with Luke. I care about Luke Skywalker. I love his final shot. I don’t care about Broom Boy or his potential spinoffs.

Edits:
New title (not confusing Last Jedi with Return of the Jedi)
New opening crawl (https://brorlandi.github.io/StarWarsIntroCreator/#!/AL3j2UyRb229sORAGEzT)
Add deleted scenes based on relevance, humor, and/or quality (Rose/Paige sister moment, Luke lesson #3, Snoke backstory if available, etc.)
Remove Hux/Poe prank call
Remove BB-8 Whack-a-mole
Remove Luke saber toss, introduce him with Falcon cockpit scene (depends on deleted scenes on blu-ray)
Remove alien milking scene/spearfishing, get to training after R2 “Help Me Obi-Wan” scene
Less awkward dialogue, particularly from Rose (talking too much, now it’s worth it, save who we love, and middle school kiss)
Less social/political commentary (again, less Rose)
Less Holdo scolding (we get it, she’s suspicious, Poe oks Canto Bight plan)
Keep Maz Kanata Battlefront scene but put some Battlefront/Force Unleashed music in the background
Get to the point on Canto Bight (parking >casino intro > prison > DJ >escape > Snoke’s Star Destroyer)
Remove long panning shot of Space Leia (keep the gist of the scene but cut as her hand touches the glass to avoid space pressure plot hole and then go to footage of stretcher) The silliness of the effect is the most laughable part, the idea still works
Trim porg scenes, keep them if they’re in the middle of a scene to preserve music
Include Luke force lesson #3 depending on deleted scene quality and content
Remove “put on a cowl” (?)
Remove Snoke’s “she’s got spunk!” line
Remove “parents were drunks” Kylo Ren speech, keep real parentage mystery for Episode IX
Trim Dark Side Cave scene, maybe remove finger snapping, cut before the mirror reveals her face so parents are a mystery
Remove Phasma’s Bond villain moment
Remove BB-8 AT-ST scene (?), depends on how Finn and Rose escape SSD.
Color-correct Yoda so his Force ghost is light blue, partially transparent
Keep Finn sacrifice but Rose saves him right after Poe tells him to stop, Rose immediately falls unconscious after smiling and without saying anything
Remove Finn dragging Rose’s body on sled (?)
Keep jokes including frog nuns, leaf tickling, steam iron (my personal preference)
Final scene is Luke looking at Binary Sunset (A New Hope credits song from Revenge of the Sith plays), Luke fades away, iris fade to credits.