In a couple of days, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will overthrow Avatar as the highest grossing movie in the US. And, by all means, it deserves it. However, this does not mean that it is without flaws "“ no movie is.

For example, a central point in Kylo Ren's story was the worship of Darth Vader as a Sith Lord, even if the latter ultimately repented. Another important part of the overall plot is the destruction of the Senate and of Hosnian Prime by the First Order "“ why weren't any countermeasures in place and why didn't the Senate at least try to defeat the First Order? There is also the very interesting Maz Kanata (who knows the Force without being a Jedi or a Sith), the fact that Luke doesn't appear almost at all in the movie, and so on.

These are a just a couple of the things which have no explanation in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And while many plot points will become clearer in the following movies, some may never will. How come? Simply because J. J. Abrams had to cut very much from the film.

In the following pages you will find out the most important scenes which ended up on the cutting room floor.