Rogue One really puts the ‘war’ in Star Wars

Oke News-Rogue One: A Star Wars Story manages to do exactly that. Dedicated fans will positively swoon over it while less devoted audiences will find much to like without being versed in all things Star Wars.

Despite its darker tone, Rogue One is a more accessible film than last year’s A Force Awakens because while it is unmistakably a Star Wars movie, it’s not as reliant on the franchise’s deep-rooted mythology. You could easily sit down, knowing not much more than the bare minimum and have a really excellent time.

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There are also cameos from the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy, as well as “easter eggs” littered throughout for the keen observer. There’s nothing quite like hearing strains of John William’s original score when familiar characters enter the fray.


Director Gareth Williams has created real scale while still managing to keep it personal. The script by respected filmmaker Tony Gilroy (Bourne movies, Michael Clayton) and Chris Weitz (American Pie, Cinderella) is tight and the pacing works really well across the two-hours and 13-minutes running time.

The filmmakers have also blended the old-school Star Wars aesthetic from Lucas’ original run with modern day technological advances.

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Centred on Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), a tough warrior whose mother was killed by Imperial Director Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) while her father (Mads Mikkelsen), a brilliant engineer, was taken to work on what would become the Death Star, Star Wars continues to invest in female heroes. She’s accompanied by a Rebel spy and assassin Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) trying to find atonement for the terrible deeds carried out in the name of the cause and Bohdi (Riz Ahmed), an Imperial pilot-turned-defector.

And it will be a big hit globally with its good-vs-evil fable. Rogue One is an intense, superior action-blockbuster that will satisfy everyone, whether they’re a rusted-on Star Wars fan or not.

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