Faneditor Name: Wakeupkeo
Original Movie Title: Glass
Original Release Date: 2019
Original Running Time: 129
Fanedit Release Date: November 2020
Fanedit Running Time: 113
Subtitles Available?: Yes
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I went into this movie with expectations for a super hero story about David Dunn taking on two super villains. That's not what this movie is about and the original feels like it takes a dump on that right away. Dr. Staple always seems like she had an ulterior motive, and the pacing felt like it was deflated of all suspense.
But I love Unbreakable SOOOOOO much, and Split in its own way. IMO, its not really every a trilogy, as the first two movies really stand alone and in no way set up a "trilogy". To me, the Unbreakable nod after Split was simply an easter egg, and Glass should only be viewed as a "what if" crapshow rather than tarnish Unbreakable in any way.
So here we try to keep that suspense throughout the movie, using Dr. Staple as a stand-in for the public (and frankly rational) view of superheroes, and only reveal Dr. Staple's motives at the end, in true M. Night form. We also give power back to Mr. Glass in the end, letting him orchestrate the final video footage proof rather than hope others do. Mr. Glass himself truly wins in the end.
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
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