After the critically and commercial return of the Star Wars saga with The Force Awakens, and another year for Episode VIII, Rogue One has been made to fill the gap between the years. The movie takes place between Episode III and Episode IV, a time period that hasn't been told in the Star Wars films.
As stated the film takes place between Episode III and IV and follows Jyn Erso and a group of rebels as they discover the plans and flaw of the Death Star leading to Episode IV. The story is a bit hard to keep track at first, as many new characters and unknown locations are introduced. Once many of the characters are introduced, the story starts truly rolling. Each of the characters are great in the film with all of them being deep-layered characters. There are also some cameos from the classic Star Wars trilogy including Darth Vader and General Tarkin.
The visuals in the film are fantastic. One, of the best visuals, is the character K-2SO, a robot expertly voiced and motion captured by Alan Tudyk. All the other visuals are great including the planets and the sci-fi weaponry.
The acting in the film is also well done. Felicity Jones played the role of Jyn Erso well, but doesn't truly show much emotion except in a few scenes. Other actors who played their roles well were Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, Donnie Yen as Chirrut Îmwe, and Mads Mikkelsen as Galen Erso. A special mention can be made to just how diverse the cast is featuring characters of many ethnicities.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story presents an interesting direction for the future of the Star Wars franchise. It is able to tell its own story and do it fairly well. Based on what was seen, I am looking forward to the in-between stories the franchise will bring in the future.
Rating 4/5
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