Speaking of JLM material that was left on the cutting room floor, one thing that I do tend to agree with was how Roger's big apology to David was cut. I'm sure JLM must have rocked it, but Burton probably did make the right choice by leaving it out because he thought it muddied Roger's arc and seemed out of place. The absence of an apology preserves Roger's character as the despicable bastard that the majority of the rest of the film presents him as: a man who would selfishly (to put it mildly) choose money over his own son. In that respect it was probably more effective to just see Roger look to Elizabeth and Barnabas -
- glance down at David -
- but then simply turn on his heels to pick up his bags and go -
- leaving David devastated -
- and in tears.
Though, even with all that being said, it would have been nice to have seen the full version of the scene play out as a deleted/extended scene on the Blu-ray. But alas...