Synopsis
A Rebellion Built on Hope
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
2016 Directed by Gareth Edwards
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Felicity Jones Diego Luna Alan Tudyk Donnie Yen Jiang Wen Ben Mendelsohn Guy Henry Forest Whitaker Riz Ahmed Mads Mikkelsen Jimmy Smits Alistair Petrie Genevieve O'Reilly Ben Daniels Paul Kasey Stephen Stanton Ian McElhinney Fares Fares Jonathan Aris Sharon Duncan-Brewster Spencer Wilding Daniel Naprous James Earl Jones Ingvild Deila Anthony Daniels Jimmy Vee Valene Kane Beau Gadsdon Dolly Gadsdon Show All…
Kathleen Kennedy Tony To Allison Shearmur Jason McGatlin Simon Emanuel John Knoll Leifur B. Dagfinnsson Birna Paulina Einarsdóttir Ben Dixon Adam Teeuw Diala Al Raie Karl Caffrey
Steven Lawrence Gary Tomkins Alastair Bullock Robert Cowper Stuart Rose Alex Baily Stephen Swain Jordana Finkel Helen Xenopoulos Ashley Lamont Lydia Fry Oliver Roberts
Mohen Leo John Knoll Nigel Sumner Hal T. Hickel Loren Robinson Neal Scanlan Stephen Tappin TJ Falls Mike F. Hedayati
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I gotta respect whatever producer said “hey what if we took a break from desert planets and ice planets and for once did a planet that won’t be miserable to film. So, like, Bahamas planet?”
Rogue One had one mission: To tell a vital story in the Star Wars Cinematic Universe. Mission accomplished!
While The Force Awakens catered to fanboys and the all important toy sales; Rogue One, well, goes rogue. Yes, we have a few familiar faces. Yes, there's mad homage to future events in New Hope. But, it's not obvious, and it doesn't get in the way of developing the main characters in Rogue One.
Speaking of characters. Finally, Donnie Yen has entered the building to the average Western Hemisphere movie watcher. I've loved Donnie for years, and in my opinion, he's the breakout superstar as the blind bootleg Jedi, Chirrut Imwe. I can't forget Felicity Jones' heroic turn as Jyn Erso. The…
The last 45 minutes are worth the price of admission alone. But I'm sad to say the first two acts are pretty "meh" to be honest. People are really comparing this to The Empire Strikes Back? To each their own, but I don't get that whatsoever. Rogue One isn't even in the same ballpark as The Force Awakens for that matter. This films biggest issue is the lack of interesting characters. The characters are what makes Star Wars my favorite movie franchise. Sadly, in my opinion Rogue One doesn't have any. After seeing Force Awakens Rey and Finn stuck with me for days after seeing TFA because they were superbly written. I can't say the same for the characters in…
Overwhelmingly fine. Man, oh man, this sure is a fine movie. Those characters are definitely very fine. The writing reeks of fineness. Oh by gosh by golly the story sure is fine. It's all fine. I had a fine time watching it.
To be fair tho, Krennic and K-2SO are amazing. The last 10 minutes are sufficiently powerful and dramatic. The action is stellar. Fits very snugly into the canon and compliments A New Hope nicely. I understand why this is a fan-favorite for a lot of people; it takes itself way more seriously than the other Disney Star Warses. Feels much more real.
Like I said, I think it's fine. And that's enough.
The least shocking fact in the world: Gareth Edwards was a visual effects artist before he was a director. The dogfights in Rogue One are incredible. Every time Edwards cuts back to the skies above Scarif, I lean forward in my chair. And then every time he cuts back down to the surface, where a bunch of thinly-sketched characters are trying to transmit a MacGuffin by way of the most ludicrously convoluted communication technology ever conceived, I just let out an exasperated sigh. Edwards makes working with highly complex digital effects look so easy. And he makes working with actors look so hard.
the first half of this movie is 3 stars but the last half hour is about 8 stars so jot that down
The opening scene of Gareth Edwards’ “Rogue One” is exhilarating.
It begins with a gorgeous panoramic vista of a remote and distant planet, a magical place where the ocean nudges up against a fog-swaddled valley. An angular, bird-like aircraft pierces the gray horizon and lands on the leafy ground below. For those who live in this place, the ship’s arrival doesn’t appear to be entirely unexpected — a scraggly fugitive named Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen) is seen whispering four ominous words to his wife: “He’s come for us.”
A phalanx of soldiers step on to the grass, their leader, Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) urging them forward. Snarls of wind kick up the white hem of his Imperial cloak in a…
this star war do be mighty fine but it still has absolutely no right breaking my heart like that 😭😭😭
I was not a big fan of this when it came out, and I rewatched it to see if my views have changed with time.
Verdict?
Not so much.
The basic issue with this movie, beyond the fact that it was clearly chopped up to hell in the edit bay, is that it rests on three relationships —Jyn and Galen, Jyn and Saw, Jyn and Cassian — which have little to no weight to them. We’re given enough to assume that Jyn was close to her father, but we are simply told that she was close to Saw, and her relationship with Cassian has very little time to develop. Jyn’s major development as a character, her journey from indifferent bystander to…
My friend put it very well when he described the film as a comic book series that would have gone to waste if not turned into a film. Totally worth making, definitely not unnecessary. I'm sure if I knew a little bit more about the Star Wars franchise I would understand and appreciate more than I did, but not knowing about the world the film is based around for a film entirely made for the people do isn't a reason to get upset about it. Looks great visually and my god that third act was amazing.