Just saw Rogue One for the second time and I really love this movie. By far the best SW since the originals. Not to say I disliked TFA, but come on, Starkiller base?
Anyway, Rogue One…
The story worked for me -
Dad works on Deathstar, girl is hidden, rebels find her, rebels use her to get to dad.
Girl finds out truth about dad which inspires her to fight again (after being left by Saw).
Jedha blows up. Guardians of the Whills join the squad.
Meanwhile, Cassian kills friend, for the cause, is ordered to kill dad, but doesn’t because dad was clearly up to something.
Rebels say the Scarif plan is too risky, Cassian and friends go anyway to make all their hard decisions worth it.
Everyone pays the ultimate sacrifice.
The few things that did irk me -
-Saw’s death, a badass extremist just giving up.
-I think they said “hope” too much. Probably just me.
-The Ponda Baba cameo, just the last stare… the bump and single line was enough.
-The C3PO and R2D2 cameo, out of place in a dramatic moment, should’ve just been a background shot of them getting on a shuttle.
The things that surprised me -
-CG Tarkin - I thought he looked great. Maybe the first scene with him you think “oh what? wait isnt he dead? oh yea, thats CG.” But being main to the story, he pops up more and you forget. He looks real. Didn’t bother me at all, but I loved seeing him. He had to be. He’s the Grand Moff.
-After Tarkin, CG Leia wasn’t so much of a surprise (the suprise was them ending on the Tantive IV), but she’s worth a mention, and again, I think she looked great.
The things I loved -
-K2’s Death. Fan-fuckin-tastic. I probably felt the most on his death than any other. He got the death Saw deserved. (But seeing as Saw’s character wasn’t built well/didnt get much screen time, it wouldn’t have been as heartfelt)
-The music as the Star Destroyer blocks the rebel escape - Man, that hits hard. Perfect, perfect, score.
-Darth Vader’s hallway. Nuff said.