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Bad Movies Made Less Bad Presents:
Another movie I wanted to love.
But it wasn't nearly as good as Unbreakable, and the ending left a bad taste in my mouth. So lets see what we can do:
Goals:
Looking for input if you have any!
Cut List:
Initial Run Time: 2h09m
New Edit Run Time: 1h43m
Resolution: 1920x800
Another movie I wanted to love.
But it wasn't nearly as good as Unbreakable, and the ending left a bad taste in my mouth. So lets see what we can do:
Goals:
- Remove as much “Comic Book” exposition as possible
- Reduce Dr. Staple’s screentime early on to better hide her motives until Kevin is shot (to make her character seem synonymous with a rational public view of these people)
- Remove Dr. Staple trying to work with Casey to save Kevin (by the time the Black Clover Society arrives, their goal is discrete elimination)
- Keep the question about the validity of the superhero claims in question as long as possible until Mr. Glass's actions reveal the truth - The Beast climbing walls and David breaking down the steel door.
- Changed the ending so Mr. Glass is the cause of the worldwide video release.
Looking for input if you have any!
Cut List:
- Removed initial Overseer encounter
- Trimmed Dunn Security scene and removed “Salt Bae” reference
- Removed David alone at home scene
- Removed Dunn Security store scene with M. Night
- Removed Kevin in skates and hostages scene
- Removed Kevin in the sewers
- Removed shot of Dr. Staple in her office watching Kevin being taken into hospital
- Trimmed Dr. Staple discussing David’s room with him and reordered shots in her introductions to David and Kevin
- Removed Dr. Staple’s line “I came here for you both”
- Removed scene of Dr. Staple in her office reviewing files on Mr. Glass
- Removed shots of Casey in the lunchroom
- Remove shot of Joseph’s picture at Casey’s school
- Shortened administrator’s discussion with Casey about Kevin’s capture
- Trimmed Casey’s meeting with Dr. Staple
- Removed Casey’s meeting with Kevin
- Trimmed Dr. Staple’s camera explanation.
- Removed Joseph at the YCMA watching body builders
- Remove Dr. Staple needing to read a note to remember to call out Kevin’s full name
- Remove David’s childhood drowning flashback
- Changed “this and an anchoring incident and you…” to “this and an anchor and you…” to instead refer to Joseph and not the childhood drowning incident.
- Trimmed Comic Book Store employee scene
- Removed “first name mister. last name glass”
- Trimmed office scene with Dr. Staple, Casey, Joseph and Mrs. Glass
- Removed Dr. Staple asking Casey to help
- Trimmed water tank fight to remove David “realizing” the walls are cracking
- Trimmed Kevin’s death scene to remove the part about needing to clean the pants
- Trimmed David being dragged to the puddle
- Trimmed Dr. Staple’s discussion with David while being drowned
- Trimmed Dr. Staple’s discussion to remove the reference to being a 10,000 year organization and that “its not fair”
- Removed Dr. Staple watching Tower news on computer after discussion with hospital staff
- Trimmed Dr. Staple’s discussion with the Black Clover Society to remove questions from the group, the part about moving on to a new city, the part about a machine, and the part about “not being executioners” (they executed David)
- Trimmed Dr. Staple browsing the comics store with luggage
- Trimmed Dr. Staple realizing Mr. Glass’s plan with the security footage
- Moved shots of Mr. Glass in the Security camera control room to when Dr. Staple is realizing his plan
- Added an alarm sound when Dr. Staple checks footage that is meant to signify a trigger for the footage release at the hospital.
- Reordered final shots to seem like Glass releases the videos to the world at the same time the videos are sent to Casey, Joseph and Mrs. Glass
- Selected only one part of Mr. Glass’s monologue, “I believe that if everyone sees what a few people become when they wholly embrace their gifts, others will awaken” and used it as a vocal trigger whenever the mass-released footage was started.
- Removed coffee on bench shots and discussion
Initial Run Time: 2h09m
New Edit Run Time: 1h43m
Resolution: 1920x800