Cameos. Quotes. Sometimes we love them, sometimes we cringe. Because inserting MTFBWY every now and then can make us sick, and winking to the viewer one too many time may make us roll our eyes in irritation.
Master level of quoting? Rogue One.
In the middle of a climax, the super-important message from Galen is breaking up and it’s cut short!
But every lover of Star Wars, who had seen ANH a hundred of times knows that last sentence by heart.I nearly shouted it out in the cinema, sitting on the edge of the seat, as if I hoped to tell Jyn what were Galen’s last instructions.
Oh, and use proton torpedos, dammit!This is to all the people who say R1 is just nostalgia-exploitation and “ayteeaytees”.
I’m perfectly fine with “nostalgia-exploitation” if it feels genuine and I’m reasonably confident that the people behind it share the same nostalgia, and therefore put a lot of effort into making it good. The newest two films hit that for me, TFA for bringing back the characters and sense of adventure I love, R1 for diving deep into the “lore” and mining out some gems to put in the movie.