The JJ Abrams Rise of Skywalker cut? (Spoilers)

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This is a theory or rumour trending out that I believe is true. As we watch the rise of skywalker drama unfold, news is flying that Disney heavily meddled in the film and most of the original movie that JJ Abrams directed is not what made it to cinema. A lot of editing and changes were made that made the film unrecognizable to JJ Abrams.

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'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Rumors Cite Disney Meddling As #ReleasetheJJCut Trends

The latest movie in Disney's Star Wars trilogy has been the source of constant internet discussion since its release, with a group of vocal viewers upset at the final result. Reddit sub "Saltier than Crait" (referencing the salt mining planet from the Star Wars mythos) sprung up for those to discuss their distaste for the final movie. On Wednesday night, moderator egoshoppe posted bullet points from a conversation with someone who claims to be a source "who worked closely on the production of RoS" at an unnamed production company.

According to the post, director J.J. Abrams' was brought on by Disney CEO Bob Iger and that "Disney insisted on fan service over plot development. Abrams' cut of the movie was allegedly different than the final cut we saw because of meddling on behalf of Disney, who was worried the director might transition to Warner Brothers to help out DC's languishing universe of movies. The post claims that Abrams felt "devastated and blindsided" by the final product, had less "creative control" than promised and that his version was 3 hours and 2 minutes long as opposed to the official 2 hour and 22 minute runtime.

According to the post, many plot holes in the movie were filled in Abram's cut. Finn wanted to tell Rey that he was force sensitive, Rose was going to have a "more meaningful arc" and Kylo Ren's redemption to Ben had more scenes that fleshed out the idea. The final kiss between Ben and Rey was a Disney idea that Abrams was against. The post claims that a finale involving past Jedi, like Samuel L. Jackson's Mace Windu or Ewan McGregor's Obi Wan Kenobi, were inevitably cut.

The contents of the post cannot yet be proven as factual and may yet amount to a hoax designed to stir up an angry fan base. Still, leaks on reddit for popular fan properties have happened in the past, most notably with the final episodes of season eight of Game of Thrones. The plots of the episodes were leaked days before their premiere, and those posts proved to be correct. Regardless, take everything you read online with a grain of Cait salt.

Fans on Twitter have been posting "#releasetheabramscut" or "#releasetheJJcut" hashtags to share their thoughts on these alleged leaks. Like DC's Justice League, fans are pleading to see the director's version of the Rise of Skywalker rather than the one we received.

From a long time star wars fan perspective it could explain some weird things. remember when most of us said the...''they fly now'' dialogue felt more Marvel/Disney humour than Star Wars? it may turn out now that this was not far-fetched. JJ Abrams apparently cringe at it and felt it was not appropriate.

The Rey and Ben kiss that some of us have said was random? One of the most awkward kisses in recent film history. this also make sense that Disney (not JJ Abrams) were the people that shoe-horned it there for fan service to reylos shippers, JJ never wanted the kiss. It sort of confirms JJ was always a fan of Rey and Finn. There was a scene with Rey and Finn holding hands but that was taken out.

What about Palpatine re-appearing, apparently JJ Abrams' wanted to give a solid backstory to explain why but Disney cut that out. My first ever thoughts of Rise of Skwyalker, I said it felt as if the movie was made by the Disney shareholders. Not surprised any more about this latest controversy.

Additionally JJ saying the critics were right about Rise of Skywalker, it makes enough sense he said it so openly since Rise of Skywalker is not necessarily a movie he wrote or directed. Sigh, what a mess . If there is any consultation for the people who liked rise of Skywalker, I think a JJ Abrams' cut would have turned out better than the Justice League Snyder cut.

I do hope we learn more about what really went on with this film as time goes on.