Links about Captain Marvel editor Debbie Berman

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Carol & Maria’s Friendship In ‘Captain Marvel’ Is The Heart Of The Movie Because Of Editor Debbie Berman (Bustle). This one has some neat stuff on not just the story development of Carol and Maria's friendship in the movie, but also the filming of specific scenes. Also talks about Berman's efforts to help get other, less experienced female editors work on the movie. Berman previously worked on Spider-Man: Homecoming and Black Panther.

'Captain Marvel' Editor Reveals How Carol's Journey Originally Ended (ET). This interview touches on a bunch of topics related to Berman's work on the film, but in particular,

I did actually suggest some tweaks to the ending of this film. It used to end with Carol flying off into space alone, and I found that a bit jarring. Like, where exactly was she going? And what was she doing? It felt like we needed a stronger visual to assert a more specific justification for her leaving and disappearing for so many years. So we added Talos and his family in their spaceship waiting for her, and they all fly off together. It gave her more of a sense of purpose and made it easier to believe that she left her newfound life on Earth because she was with a friend we knew she cared about, and for a more specific mission. It gave more resonance and closure to her final moment in the film.

WOW, that is... quite different! I'll be honest, Talos's reunion with his family is the bit of this movie that got to me most on an emotional level, and it's hard for me to even imagine the movie without it. I also agree with Berman that the movie really needed that additional motivation for Carol to go sailing off into space after just rediscovering who she is.