![]() ![]() It feels as if the entirety of A New Hope and half of Empire Strikes Back was crammed into a single movie, but then again, cutting out more than HAL9000 already did would greatly disrupt the film's identity. Then again, it's not the editor's fault that the film itself is pretty much rather long. Overall at Takodana, the film simply slows down a little too much, and it feels like something from The Phantom Menace, especially since right before it the escape sequence was so damn thrilling. As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace. It felt like the slow, stretched out middle part of a miniseries. Focusing more on Rey's character arc was a good thing, but it did slow the film down. Especially in light of what was to come later in the trilogy. Some aspects still ring rather hollow for me: the entire thing with Maz Kanata simply drags on. Perhaps because it has been some time since I've seen the original, but somehow the entire edit is solid and well-paced. This restructured edit exposed the other hidden parts of the film that allowed the entire thing to kinda relax and stretch outward, like a giant settling into its chair. It was good and enjoyable but I felt it kinda had more to it than what was shown. The original film kinda feels too narrow. ![]()
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