Return of the Jedi - Deleted Lightsaber Construction Scene

Return of the Jedi - Deleted Lightsaber Construction Scene
As seen at Star Wars Celebration V:

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[hothiceplanet2187]

thanks for the heads up. we will see.

[stitch99]

Reasons it should've stayed:

1. The 2 subplots in Act 1 are united.

2. The mission becomes refocussed as Luke's penultimate test to becoming a Jedi and thus is more vital.

3. Vader is much more actively pursuing Luke as an apprentice.

4. We better see that Luke has been training intensely since ESB.

5. It better conveys how close Luke is to the Dark Side.

6. All this in under a minute.

Reasons it was dropped:

1. It ruins the surprise of R2 shooting out the sabre.

Seem unbalanced to anyone?

[gpliao]

Does anyone else get chills when he ignites the lightsabre???

[stitch99]

@theseamusexperience

You're entitled to your opinion. It's certainly not a bad opening; I simply believe this short scene would have made it better. That's all.

[CapQuacer]

@TieLandProductions After my comment I saw a clip of it being shown at Star Wars Celebration V so I must retract my comment. Although my claim was that you can't see his face very well so it did not have to be Hamall.

[TieLandProductions]

@CapQuacer

1. Where would they have taken the clip of Luke in the cave?

2. That is very obviously the ROTJ lightsaber he's holding.

3. This was shown at Star Wars Celebration V in anticipation of the Blu-Ray release. So, if you think deleted scenes are fake, then... okay.

[theseamusexperience]

@stitch99 I kind of like the opening scene in jedi as it is.

[CapQuacer]

is this for real? I think it is fake, they took shots from episode 4 and 5 to make this. the close up of luke you can't even see lukes face. I think it is fake.

[aquelescaraaaaaaaaaa]

Luke just made the crapiest lightsaber ever, it doesnt cut shit.

[Pugslee3]

I wish I could build a lightsaber too!

[ImMclovinMuse]

@stitch99 Its a good scene, but still, I think the surprise when it shoots out of R2 beats them, because when he turns on his lightsaber here, it takes away from when he does it later on the skiff thingy, after that immense flip :)

[SethHesio]

This would have been so memorable, so important to me now if this had been in the original cut of the movie. It's fantastic, it should have been in.