Synopsis:

Valerian - No Love Lost Edition removes all the forced romance plot and leaves a tight sci fi/fantasy adventure featuring two intergalactic dimension traversing agents on a mission to recover a precious item.

Intentions:

As a fan of The Fifth Element I was very excited when I heard Luc Besson was doing an adaption of Valérian and Laureline. When I final saw his film I, like many critics, loved its visual panache but loathed the forced romance plot line. The problem was two fold. Firstly there simply wasn't any on screen chemistry between Dane Dahaan and Cara Delevingne. Although both were more than serviceable in their roles in the movie there simply was no spark between them. Secondly the film labours the point when it comes to the love story. It is referenced so frequently that it only serves to amplify its awkwardness. The sad thing is that beyond that one albeit large and distracting flaw the rest of the film is a triumph. Thus the reason for this edit.

Change List:

Cutlist: Removed dream sequence to maintain an air of mystery Removed beach sequence between Valerian and Laureline due to its very cringe worthy nature Removed marriage proposal Removed reference to marriage proposal (Bus exit) Removed "Haven't we meet" Removed reference to marriage proposal (repairing the box) Removed reference to dream sequence (checking the pearl) Removed reference to marriage proposal (checking the pearl) Removed awkward argument with the General Removed reference to a potential honeymoon Removed second reference to a potential honeymoon Altered the jellyfish scene to remove flashes about dream/possession Removed reference to marriage proposal (purple cave) Intentionally left very awkward kiss Removed Bubble giving Valerian relationship advice in the kitchen Removed talk of marriage after dinning room fight Removed Bubbles death scene, left ambiguous she is presumed lost. Removed reference to the dream on the trash bridge Repurposed prisoners footage to conflate Princess and Prisoner characters Removed entire argument about love and the generals plans while with the pearls Removed reference to honeymoon on the beach Removed the kiss at the end leaving it with Valerian looking longingly at Laureline Rescored and shortened credited.

Additional Notes:

I created this edit using: Lightworks AVIDemux MakeMKV

Other Sources:

Valerian and the city of a thousand planets Blu-ray

Special Thanks:

Huge thanks to Scar for their continued support and input on this project and to Artisdead for previewing the final cut.