Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 20 minutes longer

All in all, Star Wars: The Force Awakens deserves all the money it earns. The fast pace of the movie, paired with the well-known story, captivated the audiences. However, about 20 minutes from the film ended up on the cutting room floor. And while some of the scene are better there, some might have been introduced, even if they slowed down the movie just a bit.

Here’s what we missed and what might be released on the DVD (though Abrams isn’t a fan of director cut versions):

Leia originally gave a speech to the Resistance in the war room after the destruction of Starkiller Base.

C-3PO’s appearance in the war room was cut slightly.

The moment when Kylo Ren ignites his lightsaber in the first teaser trailer.

Lots of bits of dialogue from the trailers don’t appear in the film, including: Maz: “Who are you?” Rey: “I’m no one.” Maz: “Just let it in.” Finn: “I’ve got nothing to fight for.”

You’ll notice that Finn gives Rey his jacket as they approach the Main Oscillator building in the third act, as the jacket switches from one character to another with no explanation.

The reaction shot of Rey from the trailer was from a larger moment which was in many of the evolutions of the story — Rey is cleaning the parts she scavenged from the Star Destroyer piece while looking at the old wrinkly woman. She looks over at a mother next to her daughter, both dressed in fancy clothes. They are about to board a spaceship. And that’s where the smile reaction shot came from. (via Slashfilm)