STAR
WARS: ROGUE ONE 3.0***
Rogue
One takes place prior to and includes events leading up to the first Star
Wars film. It is a standalone film that focuses on the rebel alliance before
Luke Skywalker joins them. Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) is the daughter of Galen
Erso, the man who has been forced to complete the Empire's Death Star, the
planet destroyer but he has also designed a weakness, an Achilles heel. The
Rebel Alliance sends Jyn and a team led by Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) to steal
the designs for the Death Star so they can exploit its weakness and destroy it.
The movie delivers a simple-yet-captivating plot with its fair share of well placed, well made twists, a fair share of excellent CGI mixed with action scenes, and characters with sufficient depth. It has lots of action, comedy, drama (the good kind) and tragedy. It also provides good answers to one of the most recurring questions of the Star Wars universe regarding the Death Star and how the Rebel Alliance got the plans.
And speaking about the Death Star, after knowing it will be destroyed in A New Hope (and again in Return of the Jedi), it’s easy to stop seeing it as threatening. But the movie will surprise you by showing the Death Star in all its terrifying glory, bringing a sense of dread that the firstt 2 movies didn't have (also it takes advantage of the obvious improvements in CGI to make it look truly awesome).
The movie delivers a simple-yet-captivating plot with its fair share of well placed, well made twists, a fair share of excellent CGI mixed with action scenes, and characters with sufficient depth. It has lots of action, comedy, drama (the good kind) and tragedy. It also provides good answers to one of the most recurring questions of the Star Wars universe regarding the Death Star and how the Rebel Alliance got the plans.
And speaking about the Death Star, after knowing it will be destroyed in A New Hope (and again in Return of the Jedi), it’s easy to stop seeing it as threatening. But the movie will surprise you by showing the Death Star in all its terrifying glory, bringing a sense of dread that the firstt 2 movies didn't have (also it takes advantage of the obvious improvements in CGI to make it look truly awesome).
It’s
obvious that this movie draws its inspiration and overall soul from The
Empire Strikes Back But it's not just a recycled plot, but a new movie, with
its own story and a new set of heroes and villains, rightfully taking its place
as the prequel to all Star Wars movies (because they never managed to make
episodes I, II and III ).
A
fine film and a fun experience but nothing like the first 3 Star War movies.
Clark
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