Synopsis:

The original release is a pretty boring movie, we follow Chris Pratt's character, Jim, throughout the film, and see his personal struggles with his fate, and his relationship with Jennifer Lawrence's character, Aurora, flourish. If you've seen the movie then you know the plot, but, if you haven't, then that's all I can really tell you without ruining it. Essentially what this edit does is rearrange the movie to follow Aurora, which makes for a much more interesting viewing experience - activating the psychological elements that the original film set up.

Intentions:

To make for a much more thrilling and interesting experience by viewing the film through the lens of Aurora, instead of Jim. This gives us a movie that doesn't try to rationalize Jim's actions for the entirety of the first act, but actually makes him a DEEPER character by giving him less exposition, and somewhat sparks the psychological elements the first film attempted to have.

Change List:

Cards: My logo bumper Opening shots - Same opening shot, with Aurora added under Passengers in matching style - Rearranged/removed various shots - Cropped some establishing shots to get rid of cheesy location info Aurora/Jim - Starts with pods opening 'simultaneously' - Jim walks around alone for a bit before running into Aurora - Movie pretty much carries out as normal until the "reveal" The "Reveal" - Spliced in 'flashbacks' of Jim's year alone with Aurora's 'freakout' - Adds to the tension/sympathy to Aurora as opposed to Jim - I chose clips that make him seem more insane/broken than sympathetic Third Act - Laurence Fishburne unfortunately gets even less screen-time in this edit. - Really didn't cut that much, just some unnecessary shots and some dialogue changes - Got rid of many 'cheesy' lines/tropes Credits - Replaced Levitate by Imagine Dragons with an infinitely more fitting Across the Universe by The Beatles - Again added Aurora under Passengers in matching style. - Logo cards to fill the blackness as the song fades.

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Special Thanks:

TM2YC for reviewing this edit so promptly. SonofSinbad and HALS for their feedback.