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This is a thread for discussion of the new Star Wars movie, Rogue One, in an environment where we don't have to worry about spoiling things for people who haven't seen it.
If you haven't seen the movie yet and don't want to see spoilers, this is the wrong thread for you. Go see the movie, and then come back.
So, my thoughts, in no particular order
- Definitely better than Force Awakens. No contest.
- I liked how closely it tied into A New Hope at the end, although some things seemed a little forced (like Red 5 blowing up in order to make room for Luke)
- On a related note, I kind of wished they'd had some explanation for why they had extra fighters but not enough pilots in A New Hope...
- I liked how the Juggernaut made an appearance--I thought that this was actually its first canon appearance, but it turns out it was already in Revenge of the Sith.
- Krennic's shuttle had design cues very reminiscent of Luke's T-16 (sharply angular, folding wings). I wonder if at some point they'll establish it as an Incom design to tie it into that--currently it's just listed as "Krennic's Imperial Shuttle" or "Delta-class T-3c shuttle"
- Did anyone else feel that Leia at the end sounded just like Natalie Portman? Maybe I was imagining things.
- Was anyone else bothered by the CGI Tarkin? It was constantly distracting me in every scene he was in, very firmly in the uncanny valley. Maybe it's because I knew he was CGI, but I wish they had just found a real person with a close-enough appearance.
- Why didn't Vader just use the Force to stop the people carrying the plans at the end? Does the Force not work through airlock doors? Maybe they were lead-lined?
- When the Rebel fighters were attacking the Eadu installation, why did they have their headlights on, making it easy for AA and Imperial fighters to spot them? Also, why didn't they take out Krennic's shuttle or any of the defenses in their first pass rather than a random assemblage of storm troopers? That should've been a turkey shoot with almost no casualties...
I'll probably have more later (I'll probably end up seeing it at least once more in theaters), but I wanted to get this thread started for discussion. I'm much more optimistic about the future of Star Wars after Rogue One than I was after Force Awakens.
If you haven't seen the movie yet and don't want to see spoilers, this is the wrong thread for you. Go see the movie, and then come back.
So, my thoughts, in no particular order
- Definitely better than Force Awakens. No contest.
- I liked how closely it tied into A New Hope at the end, although some things seemed a little forced (like Red 5 blowing up in order to make room for Luke)
- On a related note, I kind of wished they'd had some explanation for why they had extra fighters but not enough pilots in A New Hope...
- I liked how the Juggernaut made an appearance--I thought that this was actually its first canon appearance, but it turns out it was already in Revenge of the Sith.
- Krennic's shuttle had design cues very reminiscent of Luke's T-16 (sharply angular, folding wings). I wonder if at some point they'll establish it as an Incom design to tie it into that--currently it's just listed as "Krennic's Imperial Shuttle" or "Delta-class T-3c shuttle"
- Did anyone else feel that Leia at the end sounded just like Natalie Portman? Maybe I was imagining things.
- Was anyone else bothered by the CGI Tarkin? It was constantly distracting me in every scene he was in, very firmly in the uncanny valley. Maybe it's because I knew he was CGI, but I wish they had just found a real person with a close-enough appearance.
- Why didn't Vader just use the Force to stop the people carrying the plans at the end? Does the Force not work through airlock doors? Maybe they were lead-lined?
- When the Rebel fighters were attacking the Eadu installation, why did they have their headlights on, making it easy for AA and Imperial fighters to spot them? Also, why didn't they take out Krennic's shuttle or any of the defenses in their first pass rather than a random assemblage of storm troopers? That should've been a turkey shoot with almost no casualties...
I'll probably have more later (I'll probably end up seeing it at least once more in theaters), but I wanted to get this thread started for discussion. I'm much more optimistic about the future of Star Wars after Rogue One than I was after Force Awakens.
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