Grand Admiral Thrawn

Jar Jar Bricks said:

I like this one. Only two modifications I’d make are removing the bold font of First Order and Resistance. Also, I feel like the last paragraph of the one we currently have is better. Although perhaps we could bold HIDDEN POWER in that one.

Here is the crawl with your suggestions:

Flames of rebellion burn across
the galaxy. Inspired by Luke Skywalker’s
heroic sacrifice, countless systems have
taken a stand in the name of resistance.

To suffocate this growing uprising,
the tyrannical First Order has silenced
all communication between neighboring
systems. Fear is everywhere.

Meanwhile, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren
has traveled to Mustafar, chasing
whispers of a HIDDEN POWER that
would allow him to destroy any
threat to his rule…

If we’re opening up the crawl debate again…

Flames of rebellion burn across
the galaxy. Inspired by Luke Skywalker’s
heroic sacrifice, countless systems have
taken a stand in the name of RESISTANCE.

To suffocate this growing uprising,
the tyrannical FIRST ORDER has
silenced all communication between
neighboring systems.

Meanwhile, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren
has traveled to Mustafar, chasing
whispers of an ancient artifact,
that would allow him to destroy any
threat to his rule…

Boy that original red looks so ugly

Hal 9000 said:

sherlockpotter said:

Or scream “NOOOOOOOO” as he falls into the Infinity Pit.

Now we’re talkin’.

Reuse Palpatine’s scream like they did in Empire '97
“yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”

Jar Jar Bricks said:

The novelization had his last line be in Rey’s head after he dies: “Noones ever really gone.” Not only is it a nice callback to Luke, but it also explains why Rey suddenly looks happy as she’s flying away in her X-wing.

Too bad he never said that anywhere.

It would be pretty easy to include “Rey, you’re not alone. You’ve become what you were meant to be.” using quotes from the hand touch and throne room scenes in TLJ.

Edit: Although that quote may be better to include in the Jedi voices section.

TestingOutTheTest said:

What’s wrong with Ben’s “ow” being his final line?

This is a fanedit, we can suggest changing his last line to be something more meaningful than a summary of this trilogy of films.

Anyways… since Dat_SW_Guy appeared to drop his project of extending the ending of the film due to either personal/technical reasons on his end, is this still being considered and/or has someone decided to try working on this?

The scene being the Falcon going into space above Tatooine so the end song can end a little more triumphantly before it cuts to the credits.

TestingOutTheTest said:

So… refuting criticisms of a movie you guys don’t like is trolling or bullshitting?

wonders if the mods are watching so he can be blocked from this thread

I don’t think subtitles are needed since they aren’t talking with the main characters.

TestingOutTheTest said:

Hal, maybe you’re right. But I feel like I recommend against making the mention of “Skywalker” be the thing that causes Rey to look at the kids - she looks at the kids in the first place because they are what she and the Resistance are fighting for.

The movie is called The Rise of Skywalker…

The scene immediately afterwards she is asked for her “family name”.

The whole puppet show and surrounding scene is used to help reinforce the ending of the film and actually make Rey’s name change feel earned.

Rey reacting to “Skywalker” helps to show that the spark that will ignite the fire that will burn down the First Order because of Luke’s sacrifice is still alive and it is worth it for her to continue fighting and accept being a Jedi. Because THAT’S what she and the Resistance are fighting for.

TestingOutTheTest said:

But as I stated, the scene with the children establishes a connection with the galaxy in just TRoS (as if it were a standalone movie and not a sequel) and raises the stakes. It’s more personal and thus meaningful than just reinforcing TLJ. The heroes are fighting for the future of the galaxy, which the children symbolize.

But the problem with that statement is that this is a sequel in a very disjointed trilogy, and any connections to help make it feel more connected should be a welcome change.

The stakes are still there. The kids have hope for the future because of Luke’s sacrifice, just like Rey. It’s another reason for Rey to want to fight, to make Luke’s sacrifice worth it.

TestingOutTheTest said:

As someone who does like TRoS, I just feel like some changes miss the original executed meaning of specific things/plot points/whatever and/or undermine those.

That’s the point of a fanedit though… to change the meaning of specific things and plot points to the editor’s executed meaning.

TestingOutTheTest said:

I’ve mentioned this before, but I don’t really like the idea. I feel it’d take away the original point of the scene: to establish the stakes for the movie, hence Rey looking at the children - the future of the galaxy. Terrio even confirmed this in The Skywalker Legacy documentary. Now, it’d just be another reinforcement of Luke’s return on Crait and how it inspired hope.

Not trying to be rude but it feels like you disagree/argue with every change being considered in this edit. Maybe there is another edit that is more suited to what you would like to see or just stick with the Theatrical Cut.

RogueLeader said:

Also wanted to note who all contributed to this very small edit.
I may be wrong, but I believe DZ-330, Cinefy and DominicCobb all had this idea at one point or another.

Looks amazing! Thanks for the credit!

Dat_SW_Guy said:

Hello, unfortunately the VFX shots won’t be finished for a long time as have I more obligations and stuff in my personal life, so I guess we should move that to a V3 of TROS:A.

Would @Poppa be up for a try?

NSFW
My headcanon is that Rey’s booty is mad thicc and Disney tricked us into thinking Poe wasn’t trying to tap that. 🤣

sade1212 said:

The issue is, of course, the footage and the music. Only “I am all the Sith!” and the back half of “…scavenger girl is no match for the power in me.” have shots of Palpatine’s face, unfortunately; so one of those has to be his last line - unless you choose to put “you are nothing” over the tension-building silence before Rey speaks.

I think putting “you are nothing” over the silence would be a good idea as Rey would respond more quickly to saying she’s is a Jedi, which I think helps even more to remove the Endgame-ness of it. Are you able to mock that up?

The only way I can see the dialogue working with Rey saying “No” is as follows:

Palpatine: “I am all the Sith! A scavenger girl is no match for the power in me. You are nothing.”

Rey: “No… I’m a Jedi.”

Once this edit is done we should all just make a wild edit called “The Rise of Palpatine” and make changes like that. We conclude with Poppa’s wild Falcon ride at the end and we use text to speech on only THAT moment with Rey and Palpatine 😂😂😂

I think it works:

Palpatine: “You suck, I rule”

Palpatine “You’re just a scavenger” Rey: “lolz nah i’m a jedi”

They play off each other quite well. Hope you don’t mind my abridged version.

I think @sade1212’s take is paced out well and “I’m a Jedi” didn’t sound too quick at all. Did you see his mockup? What’s the consensus on the “I"M ALL THE SITH!” line? Personally, I think it works better with it.

sade1212 said:

The problem with leaving in “I am all the Sith!” is that Rey’s new “I’m a Jedi!” response has to specifically be to Sheevie’s “a SCAVENGER GIRL is no match for the power in me!” statement, right? (edit: just as the poster above said!) Perhaps swapping Palpatine’s lines would work. Here’s a crude mockup of that idea (forgive the unpolished audio and lack of ghosts).

This is perfection and would be a mistake not to include.

Don’t forget: “I will earn your brother’s saber.”

Rey does not think she is worthy of taking on the mantle. The change would show she is now accepting of her Jedi role, it’s a callback to TLJ, and I feel it helps sell “Rey Skywalker” a little more.

sherlockpotter said:

EDIT: I also did a bit more work on this thingy: https://streamable.com/ffimpr

Blended out Palp’s Theme (I hope) a little bit better, cleaned up the word “a”, added a clip of Rey panting to cover up the omission of “and,” and also trimmed down the dramatic pause before she finishes her line (to help fudge the lip sync). Any better? The video cut on Rey’s line could be a little tighter and overlap the line on her catching the second saber more; I’m just worried about carving too deeply into the closeup shot.

I’m loving this change, but I feel the jump is still too noticeable around the 0:11 mark. Rey’s line change sounds flawless.

Eyepainter said:

Darth_Zounds said:

During ‘Revenge of the Sith,’ there can be the following conversation.

PADME:
Obi-Wan, tell me what’s going on.

OBI-WAN:
Palpatine is the Phantom Menace we’ve been looking for. He caused the Attack of the Clones on the Jedi to bring about the Revenge of the Sith.

PADME:
That means he’s been behind these Star Wars the whole time…

So that’s it? What? We some kind of Phantom Menace?

We can only pray that we find A New Hope before this new Empire Strikes Back. The Return of the Jedi is what we need Padme. The Force Awakens in us all. None of us want to be The Last Jedi. Come with me to face Anakin, we must save him so we can see him defeat the darkness and witness The Rise of Skywalker.