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Tobar
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Rogue One * Spoilers * Thread
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18-Dec-2016, 3:20 PM

pittrek said:

So, can anybody tell me what was the point of Forest Whitaker’s character? I mean if you would cut him out of the movie it wouldn’t affect the story at all. The same goes for the subplot with the tentacle monster - why was it there?

Saw Gerrera serves a number of purposes.

Firstly, he’s there to explain why this daughter of a scientist is so well combat trained. He raised Jyn to be a soldier for a good portion of her life. Its his influence that prepares her to fulfill her destiny. Second, its his extreme resistance activities that cause Jedha to be targeted by the Death Star. Which is needed to demonstrate to the Alliance the very real threat they’re facing.

As for the tentacle monster. It’s there as the obligatory creature(Dianoga,Wampa,Rancor/Sarlaac) that feature in every Star Wars movie. Not a particularly effective one I’ll grant you but at least it keeps the tradition going.