Rogue One’s cinematography certainly made me feel like how it was to watch Star Wars/A New Hope the first time when I was very little. Back then I didn’t notice all the imperfections and I just felt immersed in a galaxy far far away.
Probably why it’s still my favorite Disney era SW movie.
Maybe I’m alone in this but Fraser’s cinematography (particularly the extensive use of shallow DOF, as well as the various handheld shots) felt rather un-Star Warsy to me - but that’s why I liked it. As with Solo they were stepping out of a typical SW look for a spin-off (but still retaining a unique and artistic approach, not just like any old blockbuster).
I don’t think these two posts disagree. It does feel new for Star Wars, like Dom says, but it also gives the feeling of seeing this world for the first time, just like the first time you saw one of the films, like eman is saying.
It certainly gave me the feeling that I was back in the StarWars77 world, but viewing it from a different eye.