In just a few weeks, the new3D Collector’s EditionofStar Wars: The Force Awakenswill arrive, and we’ve seen some new material from this Blu-ray already. A new deleted scene reveals Pegg’s Unkar Plutt, while directorJ.J. Abramsshed some light on the scene where Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) kills his father, Han Solo (Harrison Ford). Today we have two brand new commentary clips, whereJ.J. Abramsoffers insight into Rey’s (Daisy Ridleyflashback scene, and her pivotal battle with Kylo Ren.
The first commentary track comes courtesy ofThe Star Wars Show.J.J. Abramsreveals that Rey’s flashback scene was known as “The Forceback,” while teasing earlier incarnations of this scene, that almost featured a pivotal moment inStar Warslore. Here’s what the director had to say below.
“In this scene she is drawn to this place, almost like Cinderella. And she goes to this box, which, when she opens, she discovers something that of course has no meaning to her – she’s never seen this before, doesn’t know what it is – but has meaning to the audience. Touching the lightsaber triggers what we called “The Forceback.” There were many iterations of this. In one, from this Cloud City corridor, she looked down and saw Vader fighting Luke, which we ended up cutting. We wanted [this scene] to be a more personal story. Something that she couldn’t comprehend that was overwhelming to her, frightening to her. That was taking her through all of these elemental experiences. Of fire. Of rain, snow, wind. But also that she was being confronted with truths about The Force, about the past, the Knights of Ren here, the past for herself. She realizes the cries that she heard were actually her own cries as a young girl being taken away from her family. And then she hears a voice. ‘Rey.’ And that’sObi-wan Kenobi.”
Another commentary clip debuted on Yahoo! Movies, during Rey andKylo Ren’s epic lightsaber duel towards the end of the film.J.J. Abramsrevealed during this commentary track that he showed an early cut of the film to his friend, directorAva DuVernay, who offered a few very helpful suggestions, a few of which even made it into the film. Here’s what he had to say aboutAva DuVernay’s feedback below.
“I also showed this film, an early cut, to my friendAva DuVernay, and she had a bunch of great suggestions. One of them was, that she really wanted to see Daisy, in her attack on Ren coming up, to have one really cool moment. I’ll show you the shot we ended up getting per her suggestion.”
The clip then cuts to where Kylo Ren tells Rey he can show her the ways of the Force, a scene thatJ.J. Abramsrevealed is where Rey originally calls him a “monster” and pushes him back. Instead, they went with a shot where she hears the Force and thinks about whatMaz Kanatahad told her about “closing her eyes and letting it in.” He then explains that, during reshoots, they got the shot suggested byAva DuVernay, where we see an intense Rey knocking Kylo Ren down, which the director added “really connects you to her intensity.” Take a look at both of these commentary clips below forStar Wars: The Force Awakens, with the first clip starting at 1:55 mark of the first video below.
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/star-wars-force-awakens-exclusive-125500342.html
