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Legend Beyond the Pines
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Original Release Date:
2012
Original Running Time:
136
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Fanedit Running Time:
71
Time Cut:
65
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Brief Synopsis:
The 1st and 3rd acts of The Place Beyond the Pines are intercut to highlight the similarities between Luke Glanton and his son.
Intention:
The Place Beyond the Pines played out linearly as an anthology film in three parts. I thought it would be interesting to intercut the 1st and 3rd parts of the film, which cover the storylines of Luke and his son, Jason, respectively, whilst reducing the 3rd act considerably to make it more tolerable and focussed on Jason.
Release Information:
Digital
Editing Details:
The goal was to trim down any poor dialogue or unnecessary scenes from both acts (mostly the 3rd), delay a couple reveals as much as possible, and choose suitable points for 3rd act scenes to be placed. A couple scenes were moved to later points as flashbacks.
Cuts and Additions:
1st act cuts:
*Shortened Luke's walkout.
*Cut "you look like an angel".
*Cut "you pick a place you like, we stop. You don't wanna be there? 'F*ck you' we're out of there."
*Cut Luke dancing with the dog.
*Cut Luke and Rowena in bed.
*Moved scene of Luke, Rowena and Jason taking a photo so that it is now the penultimate scene, serving as a flashback.
*Some other minor trims to fit better with the 3rd act scenes
2nd act was cut entirely.
3rd act cuts:
*Cut all scenes not involving Jason.
*Cut Jason and AJ meeting at the school.
*Trimmed down Jason and AJ talking in the park.
*Cut Jason and AJ getting busted and let off.
*Cut AJ asking Jason about his real dad.
*Cut Jason asking his mother about his father.
*Cut scene of Jason searching the internet for his father early.
*Trimmed scene where Jason sees the newspaper report of his father being killed. This reveal is moved to later in the film as a flashback.
*In the scene where AJ asks Jason to steal drugs, all mention of the previous drug bust are cut.
*Party scenes were trimmed.
*Zoomed in on Avery's photo.
*AJ showering is cut.
*Other minor trims.
Scenes were from the 3rd act were then (linearly) placed throughout the 1st act so that both stories play out in parallel.
*Shortened Luke's walkout.
*Cut "you look like an angel".
*Cut "you pick a place you like, we stop. You don't wanna be there? 'F*ck you' we're out of there."
*Cut Luke dancing with the dog.
*Cut Luke and Rowena in bed.
*Moved scene of Luke, Rowena and Jason taking a photo so that it is now the penultimate scene, serving as a flashback.
*Some other minor trims to fit better with the 3rd act scenes
2nd act was cut entirely.
3rd act cuts:
*Cut all scenes not involving Jason.
*Cut Jason and AJ meeting at the school.
*Trimmed down Jason and AJ talking in the park.
*Cut Jason and AJ getting busted and let off.
*Cut AJ asking Jason about his real dad.
*Cut Jason asking his mother about his father.
*Cut scene of Jason searching the internet for his father early.
*Trimmed scene where Jason sees the newspaper report of his father being killed. This reveal is moved to later in the film as a flashback.
*In the scene where AJ asks Jason to steal drugs, all mention of the previous drug bust are cut.
*Party scenes were trimmed.
*Zoomed in on Avery's photo.
*AJ showering is cut.
*Other minor trims.
Scenes were from the 3rd act were then (linearly) placed throughout the 1st act so that both stories play out in parallel.
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User reviews
3 reviews
Overall rating
9.3
Audio/Video Quality
9.7(3)
Audio Editing
9.7(3)
Visual Editing
9.0(3)
Narrative
9.0(3)
Enjoyment
9.3(3)
Overall rating
8.4
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
9.0
Visual Editing
9.0
Narrative
7.0
Enjoyment
8.0
This edit needs more attention due to the fact of the original movie that flew under the radar.
As the other two reviews stated, i love the original too and was interested how an edit as this would work out. Because the second act of the original movie kind of drags a little bit compared to the (brilliant) first.
So to got rid of the whole second act i assumed would work, it nearly did. Nearly at least for me. because i think something should have been kept in to tie jason´s fate more to avery. It feels i little indifferent and we, well i, couldn´t make sense of avery´s apology at the end (if i put myself in a position of a first-time viewer).
As stated in a previous review a little more intercutting between jason and luke (party and luke hitting kofi) would´ve been neat.
I was a little bit worried about cutting some of the first half, but seeing it in the end was a great idea because now there is a more emotional connection from the past to the present. The original lacked that a bit because the second act made you "forget" it.
What i didn´t liked was the trimming of the "one-shot" sequence of luke.
The editing video-wise is mostly fine. Sometimes i´ve found the transitions a little bit odd (e.g. at the end when luke rides of with the car of avery and we then go to romina - this was also a audio transition i didn´t like).
Would´ve loved a 5.1 track but that´s just my preference.
Nevertheless, all in all it´s a worthwhile edit and reminded me of what i love about this movie.
As the other two reviews stated, i love the original too and was interested how an edit as this would work out. Because the second act of the original movie kind of drags a little bit compared to the (brilliant) first.
So to got rid of the whole second act i assumed would work, it nearly did. Nearly at least for me. because i think something should have been kept in to tie jason´s fate more to avery. It feels i little indifferent and we, well i, couldn´t make sense of avery´s apology at the end (if i put myself in a position of a first-time viewer).
As stated in a previous review a little more intercutting between jason and luke (party and luke hitting kofi) would´ve been neat.
I was a little bit worried about cutting some of the first half, but seeing it in the end was a great idea because now there is a more emotional connection from the past to the present. The original lacked that a bit because the second act made you "forget" it.
What i didn´t liked was the trimming of the "one-shot" sequence of luke.
The editing video-wise is mostly fine. Sometimes i´ve found the transitions a little bit odd (e.g. at the end when luke rides of with the car of avery and we then go to romina - this was also a audio transition i didn´t like).
Would´ve loved a 5.1 track but that´s just my preference.
Nevertheless, all in all it´s a worthwhile edit and reminded me of what i love about this movie.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
S
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
9.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
The Place Beyond the Pines is one of my favorite movies, and when it came out, I watched it a dozen or more times, but it's probably been a couple of years since I last revisited it. I don't have any complaints or issues with the original. It's a spectacular collection of talent making a beautiful piece of art.
I watched this edit last night and didn't miss a single frame, scene, or beat from the theatrical release. Juxtapositing the stories of Luke and his son, Jason, creates new tensions, both narratively and within the characters. Luke's narrative now has an ever-increasing sense of doom, hopelessly wanting to be and do what he is incapable of emotionally and financially. Romina is now a more flawed and complex character who becomes more and more three-dimensional throughout her journey. For Jason, the juxtaposition creates a higher sense of tension and dread. The structural change, collectively, renders a new experience using the same blocks.
The highest praise I can give this edit is that it works just as well as the original. An already absorbing narrative, now compellingly re-structured.
If I were to have any constructive criticism, it would be that the black and white newspaper 'flashback' didn't work for me. I'd move the newspaper shot to the scene when Robin first hands it to Jason instead of using it when Jason sees Avery's photo on the wall in his house. There was no precedence for using this narrative device, and it took me out.
Both the audio and video are top-notch on the version I watched through the issue with the punch-in to create a CU of Avery's photo remains, as noted in dwight-fry's review.
These are both incredibly minor and shouldn't impact anyone's enjoyment of the edit in a significant way.
I highly recommend this edit and look forward to watching more edits from Heavisyde!
I watched this edit last night and didn't miss a single frame, scene, or beat from the theatrical release. Juxtapositing the stories of Luke and his son, Jason, creates new tensions, both narratively and within the characters. Luke's narrative now has an ever-increasing sense of doom, hopelessly wanting to be and do what he is incapable of emotionally and financially. Romina is now a more flawed and complex character who becomes more and more three-dimensional throughout her journey. For Jason, the juxtaposition creates a higher sense of tension and dread. The structural change, collectively, renders a new experience using the same blocks.
The highest praise I can give this edit is that it works just as well as the original. An already absorbing narrative, now compellingly re-structured.
If I were to have any constructive criticism, it would be that the black and white newspaper 'flashback' didn't work for me. I'd move the newspaper shot to the scene when Robin first hands it to Jason instead of using it when Jason sees Avery's photo on the wall in his house. There was no precedence for using this narrative device, and it took me out.
Both the audio and video are top-notch on the version I watched through the issue with the punch-in to create a CU of Avery's photo remains, as noted in dwight-fry's review.
These are both incredibly minor and shouldn't impact anyone's enjoyment of the edit in a significant way.
I highly recommend this edit and look forward to watching more edits from Heavisyde!
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
W
(Updated: July 22, 2021)
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
9.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
This is a truly excellent edit that sadly doesn't seem to be getting too much attention. Maybe that's why most editors choose to concentrate on doing blockbuster edits: those are the ones the majority of people like to watch. As for myself, I love out-of-the-box choices such as this, taking a film that's a pretty powerful drama to begin with and turning it around in a way that makes it even more powerful. Gone is the Avery story, which is good stuff but wouldn't fit here, and what remains highlights the parallels between the father and son stories to make both of them work even better than as separate. Some lines even get a new meaning: "the bike is part of the family" so close to the last scene is a stroke of genius. If anything, I would have desired to have the story cut back and forth between the crib scene and the house party in order to have Luke hitting Kofi and Jason attacking AJ a bit closer to each other, but that's nitpicking and the structure works fine as it is.
Audio and video quality are flawless overall and the editing itself is masterfully realized. However, there's one flaw that stood out like a sore thumb in this otherwise so carefully crafted work: that closeup of Avery's photo in the wall is in the wrong aspect ratio and goes over the black bars of the edit (think unintended Imax). Guess the editor forgot to mask it before rendering.
This is the first thing I've seen from Heavisyde, and damn, this guy can edit. Highly recommended.
Audio and video quality are flawless overall and the editing itself is masterfully realized. However, there's one flaw that stood out like a sore thumb in this otherwise so carefully crafted work: that closeup of Avery's photo in the wall is in the wrong aspect ratio and goes over the black bars of the edit (think unintended Imax). Guess the editor forgot to mask it before rendering.
This is the first thing I've seen from Heavisyde, and damn, this guy can edit. Highly recommended.
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