Nando Rewrites Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (Part 1) 

Some stormtroopers showing humanity and then immediately getting gunned down by the heroes is already more solidly delivering on the moral complexities that The Force Awakens promised in scene one and then pretended didn't exist for the rest of the trilogy.

“I’m Rey.” “Rey Who?” “REYD SHADOW LEGENDS”

Anyone else get so distracted by the professional-level singing that they forgot to read the crawl?

Me: Mom, can we buy the Star Wars theme? Mom: We have the Star Wars theme at home. The Star Wars theme at home: 10:43

About the crawl: where are my RANDOM UPPERCASE words?! This is outrageous.

"No. I'm busy." I can absolutely hear that in Ren's voice. specifically the electronically altered one in his helmet. and I gave my self chills!

My head cannon is that nando is a Hollywood director and he's been making my favorite movies for years

Just imagining sitting in the theatre and watching Hux get executed in the first few minutes of the film is wild. To be honest, I feel like Hux and Phasma should have been given greater roles in the trilogy from the start but you can't change how they were used previously, and I think your use of both of them so far adds some meaning to their screen time.

I legit jumped out of my seat when Po killed the stormtroopers. Rise of Skywalker had me going, "Well, it's at least a pretty lightshow." Nando has me tensing up just by reading out a freaking summary.

The Force Awakens The Last Jedi’s Spark Of Hope. Now the titles finally make a phrase like it should’ve.

The Finn scene is better than the whole trilogy.

*ahem* *puts on Christopher Lee voice* "Ive been looking forward to this".

Let me just say that I really love the idea of the Resistance Base being on Cloud City, would’ve made me lose my mind in the theatre if that actually happened

Clearly there was a missed opportunity here to title the thumbnail picture *“The Rewrites of Skywalker, Part One.”*

You got me when Kylo says "No, I am busy." I can hear it in Adam Drivers voice.

Took inspiration from Jenny Nicolson’s star wars story where they just reenact Aladdin

Love where the potential arc is going for Finn. Finn deserves this. Poe already has sort of a weird bad taste from his (unknowingly) shooting the two defectors, so I hope that's resolved. Not much for Rey to do so far, but I'm sure that's 2nd and 3rd act stuff. "No, I'm busy," is pitch-perfect Kylo Ren writing.

Your crawl needs a few ALL CAPS NOUNS

"I'm Rey." "Rey who?" "Rey the Hutt" *tiny shoulder creature starts laughing*

the connection to Solo made my jaw drop

In my entire history as a Star Wars fan, Rise of Skywalker is the only time I've ever left the movie theatre feeling like I just did not enjoy what I'd just watched 😟

Fun fact: I’m 14 minutes in and this is already better.

Out of all the Star Wars rewrites, this is one I actually avoided the comment section before watching so it wouldn’t be spoiled.

"I'm Rey." "Rey who?" "Rey-Rey Binks"

“Rey who?” “Rey...yoh-toh” *holds up thermal detonator*

I got chills when Poe shoots those storm troopers in front of Finn

The only rewrite the movie needs is to not listen to the fans and give her a backstory. She should just be a random Force sensitive that fell into being a part of the Skywalker story. Her story was basically that she's the Skywalkers' family therapist. She went through the movies interacting with them and trying to get them out of the dark hole they were in (mostly Luke and Ben on that last one). She shouldn't be a part of the Star Wars past (her family connection), but be the Jedi's future.

26:37 An ambush? So you could say...it was a trap?

I didn't even read the crawl bc that theme was cracking me up.

"I'm Rey," "Rey who?" "Rey Star Wars."

Also, Mr Sunday and Nando's videos praising the portrayal of Seymour Hoffman in Mission Impossible 3 *on the same day* is so wholesome

“Rey who?” *weird alien driver turns around* “O-Rey”

Ackbar Jr should have said “it was a trap?”

I got a youtube ad immediately after Nando said "here's the crawl for the Star Wars Episode IX rewrite" I guess the *real* Sith Lord was Trading 212 all along

Time to drop everything I’m doing!

I love all of Nando's takes, this one is no different! I can almost visualize your adaptation in my head, and it pains me that this will be the closest we get to a satisfying ending for these characters. Love the Finn/ FN-2187 moment and the moral dilemmas implied by it, can't wait for the next video!

JJ Abrams: My version of the SW sequels is the best! Rian Johnson: No my version of the SW sequels would be the best! Colin Trevorrow: No mine would! Nando: Pathetic

I’m currently in screenwriting class this year so having the all of these bits about story structure and whatnot is honestly pretty helpful for me. Also, your rewrite is great so far. I’m loving it.

Yes! This has been exactly what I’ve been looking for in an Episode IX rewrite. A journey that follows the Last Jedi, continues exploring the arcs of our main cast, no Palpatine, and a conclusion to the trilogy that doesn’t bite off more than it can chew. Thank you Nando, I’m very excited to see where you take things next.

That was incredible. I hope Kelly Tran and John Boyega get a chance to see it.

I can dig this version. Especially making the bad guys less cartoonish.

At the risk of giving competing re-writers ideas, I predict you're going to have Finn find out that it was Poe who shot FN-2003 at the battle of Jakku, and that's going to cause a Civil War style rift between them

"I'm Rey" "Rey who?" "Rey Rey Abrams"

Disney would never have allowed that Trauma inducing death of those two storm troopers

OHMYGAWD he's back! He hasn't vee'd anything in so long. I thought the Warner brothers finally found him.

Great start! It still baffles me how they missed the idea of Finn leading a trooper uprising.

One of the worst times I had in a movie theater. Real excited for this rewrite, I already love it!

How you haven't been hired as a script co-writer for one of these movies is beyond me. I really like the fact that you don't shy away from cliches like exposition dialogue, some fan service, and action setpieces. Shows you really understand the material you're working with. Makes you sound less like a snob, and more like a passionate storyteller.

To be fair, you can't rewrite this movie alone. A proper rewrite needs to go all the way back to The Force Awakens to fix the problems there and work forward.

Nando: "It´s not that it was the worst Star Wars movie" me: "Amazing, everything you just said was wrong"

Poe: Tell me friend, what were you retrieving? Rey: Gives him the books Poe, after a second of silence: You are an imbecile

I like how you incorporated Solo into the story, it gives that movie an actual reason to exist

"Should i watch this 4 part-" "Shoosh nando. You had me at the notifications"

Long have I waited, and now i'm out of quotes.

Hoping we get some good Rey/Kylo scenes. I loved the force bond scenes on TLJ, and the Rey and Kylo scenes were the best part of 9. It’s kinda weird that their relationship hasn’t come up yet. I feel like Rey should have to confront the idea of having to probably kill someone she wished to save, especially since that kinda parallels the Finn plot line. Also, hoping for more Kylo stuff in general since he’s the most interesting character in the trilogy, and even the among the best in the series as a whole.

I’m really glad that you’re including Rose in this rewrite. It felt really weird how they sidelined her in The Rise of Skywalker when she was an active player in The Last Jedi.

I’ve been waiting for this all week!

I'm so excited to hear the rest of your re-write!! I'm really interested so far

You never disappoint, Nando! Looking forward to the next one.

"Here's the opening crawl for the Star Wars Episode 9 rewrite: INVEST AS LITTLE AS £1 IN THE WORLDS LEADING COMPANIES, ONLY WITH TRADING 212!" Ehhh, I don't know, it's a bit Phantom Menace.

"no, I'm busy" - best comeback ever

I wrote my own ages ago, before RotS came out, and the first act involved all 6(?) Knights of Ren infiltrating the new Resistance base and, alerting as little people as possible, managed to pull off a reverse-SEAL TEAM 6 by successfully assassinating General Leia. This demonstrated the fearsome quality of the Knights and gives Rey, Finn and Poe motivation to drive through the rest of the film, but it also addressed the fact that Carrie Fisher died and what little footage they had of her could be naturally used as Force Ghost Leia instead of the lame and obvious green screen sequences in the film.

Nando I love the rewrite but the crawl has the correct, three-dot ellipses (...) when the crawls always end with an improper FOUR dotted ellipses.... 0 out of 10, ruined the star war

Nicely done! I’m hooked! On to part 2.

Spark of Hope just... kills the horse before the race even begins

Can we get Nando's "Not Star Wars" theme on Spotify?

The Title Crawl music was like John Williams in the bath tub.

This is amazing so far, can't wait for the next part! That opening scene sounded great

This is the most underrated RU-vid channel ever.

Ohhhh i'm HYPED this sounds amazing, keep the great work

Sooo excited for these! Loved the first part

i really like that you actually had a disclaiming explaining how hard making movies is, its refreshing

I've been waiting for this! It's going to be great.

At This Time, Nobody Has Watched Even 10 Minutes Of This Video?

Finally! Can't wait to watch the other parts

You’ve brought heart into this

Yuss, just yesterday I was wondering when this would be uploaded

This is great. Also, I loved the scenes cut in from A New Hope to demonstrate the three act structure beats.

Part 4 just dropped. Might as well watch this straight through. Merry X-mas Nando!

Was on the edge of my seat! Looking forward to Act II!

Breathtakingly elegant analysis/&dissection📽👑

Your re-writes and edits are always really great, well thought out and entertaining. It’s honestly refreshing to watch your videos, because they seem to really hone in on the characters both individually and in relationship with each other. But I think the sequel trilogy had two big problems: 1) Its core protagonist (Rey) had a very uneven hero’s journey that didn’t really fit with her own developed backstory or with the other two main Star Wars protagonists; and 2) Its broader conflict (the “so what?” of this trilogy) never really developed beyond TFA, which in turn prevented a more satisfying conclusion to the trilogy and saga. I think Episode IX really needed to address both the issues above, especially since the prior two films didn’t. Rather than introducing entirely new plots, it needed to resolve the ones set up, without retreading the same basic story that’s been told over the past two films. So, while there are some key changes I’d make to all the films (i.e., TFA is where the KOR needed to shine, and TLJ’s B plot needed to be entirely different), I think IX could have carried forward the following: A) Rey’s development as a Jedi and a hero, via her core trauma (abandonment) and typical Jedi struggle (with the dark side); B) Kylo’s efforts to secure his rule in an ascendant First Order, including his rivalry with Hux; and C) the larger, heretofore unaddressed question of why both the Jedi and the Rebel Alliance/Republic failed, and what is needed for a lasting peace. Again, I think some of these things should have been tackled in the previous films (TLJ in particular should have focused on much of this). But, hindsight and all. Also, I think this plot about the Resistance leadership being captured should have been the focus of TLJ’s B-plot instead of the Raddus plot.

I really enjoy your videos! They have great writing! Just wanted to say that

If you’re taking suggestions, please, PLEASE canonize StormPilot

I've been looking forward to this.

Amazing First Act! I was kinda over Star Wars by now and wasn't super interested in watching this video, but I'm glad I gave it a chance. By the end I was super excited about what was happening and was bummed that it was over. Can't wait for the rest!

Pre-liking now. I'm going to wait and binge all 4!

I'm liking this rewrite a lot I cant wait for the next vid. I was very underwhelmed with the final film so this is great

YES, YES, JUST YES. I WATCHED THE JUSTICE LEAGUE ONE AND WAS LOOKING FOR THIS!!!!!!

I love this video! Great story telling

I also really like you tying solo into the plot with the refinery

yoo when we getting pt 2 this is really awesome man

I seriously adore your idea of OneXcellent Scene and that you also allowed may fans and other youtubers to do their own video’s. I just discovered so many hidden gems (other smaller youtubers) in that play list! Thank you so much, hopefully this turns into a project that happens more than once a year.

Been waiting for this!

Omg I loved this so much I was on the edge of my seat

"best friend?" So I see this rewrite isn't going with the Finn Poe ship. Disappointing, but ok.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

I absolutely love the crawl and crawl music, spot on, almost choked on some water and I for got I was supposed to read the crawl

I wish they would just release Trevarrow's script as like a book or something so I can pretend that's Episode 9.

Can't wait for the rest!