Red Lightning absolutely has to stay. Not only does it work aesthetically, but it shows that Palpatine is at his strongest and “all the Sith”.
Fair enough
I havent looked through the comments, but Ill assume it hasnt been mentioned. Would you consider getting rid of Rey’s reaction to Han dying? It’s jarring because 1) She hasnt really known Han for that long, its really strange 2)The next shot of Finn and Rey doesnt show her reaction(or the indication that it happened) anyway
Plus the hug with Leia is cringe
A relatively mundane edit would be to add a louder, more bombastic Sidious theme to the sequence, maybe with sith chorus
An interesting and “potent”(Idk what other word could describe it) edit I think many would enjoy would be to include the Fortnite Final Order message, but instead of having it be in the beginning or middle portions of the movie, it would be inserted into Palps monologue before he casts his Force Storm, omitting a few words from the Fortnite message as to avoid repetition. Something like: “The great error is corrected. The day of victory is at hand. The day of revenge… Do not fear their feeble attack my faithful, nothing will stop the return of the Sith!” (Optional Red Force Storm)
I feel this edit would 1) Flesh out an already great scene and 2) would add that extra Sheev charisma present in the previous films
EDIT TO ADD: “The Great Error” could have a triple meaning; meaning the Skywalker legacy/Anakin, Rey, and the Jedi
Digitally reduce the amount of Xyston Destroyers we see in the beginning and end parts of the film. I havent an issue with the Destroyers themselves, but there are too many.
Any Edit suggestions for a more Ben Solo focused experience?