Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Hello Everyone,

Spoiler Alert!!!!!

     For this review I am going to take you to a galaxy far far away. Okay you can stay in your bedroom I was just kidding anyway. But I had to say that, I know corny but sometimes corny is fun. And from what I just said and by the title of this post than you all know what movie this review will be about. So since you all already know let's just get started with the review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. 

     Unlike the episodes which are all connected by the same characters and continuing plot lines Rogue One is a side story with brand new characters and a separated story that takes place between episode three "Revenge of the Sith" and episode four "A New Hope." So it's not completely separate from the episodes, it does connect to them just a little bit. But for the most part it's a side story of a widely huge franchise. For me it was a wise decision to have the story take place before the original trilogy because it was it put the beginning into perspective. For example Rogue One really makes you realize just how much of a bad ass Princess Leia is. I mean when you see Vader slice everyone with one wave of his saber and you heat Leia basically tell him to go f*** himself. You can't help but to think that's one tough chick. The first time I watched the original trilogy I love Princess Leia because she was the only main female character that has any story. And the fact that she was a bad ass. Princess Leia was a character that could hold her own to any male character and Rogue One shows off the essence of Princess Leia. 

     Another great thing about Rogue One was the CGI effects that added to Grand Master Tarkin and Princess Leia. Especially since both actors are dead and we will never see them again as Tarkin and Leia, so to see them one last time was fantastic even if was someone else physically portraying them. And who knows if technology keeps getting better than filmmakers could make the effects look better than they were in this film. By seeing the CGI on Tarkin and Leia makes you as the viewer realize that the filmmakers didn't have the technology when they shot the original trilogy. The effects in "A New Hope" were good but nothing like how they are in "Rogue One."

     One other thing I really enjoyed about the film is and I now have to warn you spoiler alert; is the fact that all of the main characters die at the end. It was an ending tat made the most sense. Think back to "A New Hope" the part where they're talking at the base going over the death star plans determining it's weakness. There was the line that said "many people died delivering these plans to us." Make sense! Along with that Star Wars has always been about raising the stakes. And has always been a dangerous world where people die. But with that Star wars has also been about hope which is the main theme in Rogue One. Hope is the theme that makes the whole franchise come full circle.

     If you like anything Star Wars then you will enjoy watching Rogue One. You don't have to watch any of the episodes to understand the events of the film. Though it helps, it is not necessary. If you need a film to watch on your day off then I would recommend Rogue One: A Star Wars Story it's worth the watch.

                                                 -Katiejatforever

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