SPECULATION J.J. Abrams REFUSES to restore missing content to The Force Awakens

It looks like a lot of the scenes missing are things that may have been removes for a good reason. Take Kylo Ren's notification to Rey, the "it is you" dialog. I think by removing that it leaves the mystery whether they grew up together. There was a lot of good moves.

 

Adding unnecessary scenes that don't directly drive the plot, over-saturates the story. This is what TV shows do that intend on running for multiple seasons...ever heard of "filler episodes"? Where there might be 2-3 minutes of an hour-long episode that actually drive the story, and the rest answers questions that nobody asked about or even cared for in the first place? If he were to release unnecessary scenes in an extended version...it is all people would watch. It would disrupt the "flow" of the movie. I remember with GL added the unfinished Jabba scene to ANH...it's a painful to watch and really disrupts the flow that had been built up to that point.

 

Filler episodes = designed to be very cheap to make, contain very little new or original material and usually lightweight on actual story or contain montages of scenes from past episodes. Purely designed for advertisers to buy slots in commercial breaks which earn the show and network some money from advertisers.

 

Is it me or did some of us confuse the terms "first cut" and "original cut" and use them interchangeably with "theatrical cut" and "director's cut?"

JJ has only ever referred to that initial cut as his "first cut." He never said or implied it was meant to be the cut he wanted to be the theatrical cut. The released theatrical cut is by definition the "original cut" of the film.

I feel that eventually we will get a "director's cut" extended edition, but I also think we will have to wait for it until the entire ST has played out and been released on Bluray. Unlike a lot of other franchises and situations, it might reveal a bit more than wanted to put together a real "director's cut" and release it before VIII and IX come out.

 

agree with you here......

you could still see Leia in her scenes.

Kasdan wrote her stuff exellent

 

Luke was the most under used

 

Deleted scenes are sometimes pieces that can change a movie a LOT.Remember my friends that this is a NEW trilogy.There are planning to do 2 more and they must link them together the best way possible.For me SWTFA was REALLY GOOD.I had enjoy it a lot.Every time i watch i like it more.Let the producers make their job.We will know if the final product was good or not.Happy NEW YEAR 2016 to ALL....