Synopsis:

A darker take on the Star Wars sequel trilogy, End of Skywalker transforms The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker into a single movie with an all-new, more cohesive story focused on the connection between Rey and Kylo and their uncertain relationship to the Jedi and the Force. Major cuts and changes, not least of which is the use of the Japanese dubs to allow for rewritten dialogue and new English subtitles, results in a thrilling, reimagined Star Wars experience that acts as a definitive end to the Skywalker saga. Note: This fanedit requires you do not understand the Japanese language.

Intentions:

Right after watching The Rise of Skywalker for the first time, I couldn’t help but feel unsatisfied with the sequel trilogy as a whole. Having The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi also fresh on my mind, I saw the potential for a fanedit within this amazing collection of footage and I knew there was a movie in there that more closely resembled the Star Wars movie I wanted to see. And so, I set out to combine all 3 movies into one with a much more streamlined and focused story. Knowing the script and dialogue would dramatically limit any serious changes, very early on I decided to employ the same approach as the prequel trilogy The Blackened Mantle by Darth Lunar, which utilized the Japanese dubs and rewrote all of the English subtitles (unfortunately, this requires that you don’t understand spoken Japanese). Ultimately, my intention was to produce a darker, more serious movie that focuses on the connection between Rey and Kylo and their uncertain relationship to the Jedi and the Force. I also wanted this fanedit to stand as a narrative conclusion for the Skywalker family, depicting the end of Luke, Leia and Kylo. Thus, the title End of Skywalker.

Change List:

-Only a very limited amount of TFA footage is used including Starkiller base firing and destroying New Republic planets, Rey flying to Ahch-To and meeting Luke and a very brief shot of Kylo killing Han. -Most of the footage from TLJ and TRoS has been cut. In general, scenes and shots that focus on characters other than Rey, Kylo and Luke (such as Finn, Poe and Rose) have been removed. -Significant restructuring and reordering of a number of scenes but generally footage from TLJ takes up approximately the first 60% of the movie and the final 40% is TRoS footage. TLJ Edits/Cuts -Luke throwing lightsaber cut. -Luke drinking milk cut. -Shots of porgs have been minimized and mostly cut. -Scene with Yoda on Ahch-To cut. -Finn and Rose's secret mission, including the casino town, cut. -When the Resistance ship's bridge is destroyed and Leia is pulled out into space, she is described as having died and is not seen again. -Kylo destroys his mask in the lift after returning from the attack on Leia's ship and his mask is not seen again. -Admiral Holdo's kamikaze maneuver cut. -On the surface of Crait, as we look out from the blast doors, the First Order ships flying towards the base have been removed. -Shot of soldier licking salt on the surface of Crait cut. -Much of the conversation between speeder pilots on the surface of Crait cut. -Kiss between Rose and Finn cut. -No shots of Han's dice when Luke appears on Crait. -Rey's confrontation with Snoke in his throne room and Snoke's death now takes place after the battle of Crait. -When Rey looks into the "looking glass" in Snoke's throne room, visions of the Emperor on Exegol appear on screen. -After the struggle over Luke's lightsaber resulting in an explosion, the next scene is of General Hux discovering what has happened to Snoke. TRoS Edits/Cuts -Shots of Kylo cut from Rey's forest training sequence. -Shots of Rey’s parents and Ochi the Jedi hunter cut. -Mission to find the Sith Dagger cut. -Shots and references of the wayfinders have been cut, except for the one in the Emperor's throne room which is now referred to as a Sith holocron. -When Rey touches the Emperor’s wayfinder, visions of Exegol appear. -Journeys to Pasaana and Kijimi cut. -Mission to rescue Chewie cut. -Rey on rough waters on a boat cut. -Shots of Finn during the lightsaber battle between Rey and Kylo cut. -Brief shots of Luke and Leia lightsaber training in the forest while wearing blast shields over their faces are inter-cut during the battle between Rey and Kylo. -Footage of Leia cut when Kylo is about to strike a finishing blow to Rey with his lightsaber and he hears the voice of Leia say "Ben". -Poe’s & Finn’s speech before the Resistance fleet takes off from the jungle planet has been removed and the footage of the ships preparing to depart has been turned into a montage with music overtop. -Lando has been completely cut and the shot of him flying in the opposite direction of the fleet in the Falcon cut. -Shots of Snoke clones cut. -Kylo shrugging after receiving Rey's lightsaber through the Force cut. -Shot of countless Resistance ships arriving cut along with most wide shots showing the size of the Emperor's fleet. -Kiss between Rey and Kylo cut. -Rey sliding down sand on Tatooine cut. -Scene of Rey speaking with the local old lady on Tatooine cut. -New music used when Rey wraps up the Skywalker lightsabers and buries them in the sand.

Additional Notes:

Below is the opening text that sets the stage for the beginning of End of Skywalker: 30 YEARS AFTER THE BATTLE OF ENDOR, THE NEW REPUBLIC CONTINUES TO REBUILD WHAT THE EMPIRE DESTROYED. BUT GROWING DARK FORCES THREATEN THE GALAXY... THE SKYWALKER JEDI TEMPLE HAS BEEN RAZED BY FOLLOWERS OF A SITH SORCERER, AMONG THEM THE ONLY CHILD OF LEIA ORGANA AND HAN SOLO WHO NOW DONS THE NAME KYLO REN. LEIA AND LUKE SKYWALKER HAVE PUT THEIR HOPES IN REY, THE ONLY SURVIVING JEDI APPRENTICE, TO CONFRONT THE COMING STORM. FROM THE ASHES OF THE EMPIRE, THE IMPERIAL FIRST ORDER HAVE SECRETLY CONSTRUCTED AN UNSTABLE NEW SUPERWEAPON WITH THE POWER TO SHATTER EVERYTHING THE REBELLION FOUGHT FOR. Not long after watching The Rise of Skywalker, I imagined a story that could be told using the existing sequel trilogy footage in combination with rewritten subtitles/dialogue. I spent some time composing a point-form outline that established the scenes, their order and a brief description of the dialogue between the characters in each scene. This formed the basis for the entire fanedit and remained largely unchanged throughout the process. Editing the footage together was relatively straightforward while most of the time completing this project was spent on rewriting the dialogue.

Other Sources:

A song by Samuel Kim: https://youtu.be/39pbFow9gzg