The death of the protagonists gave this movie the emotional impact that set it apart from any other Star Wars movie. The lack of a Jedi presence was also important.
The thing Iiked the most was that it showed a more real side of the REsistance: the one where they executed prisoners and informants like real guerrilas do. Very realistic instead of the super idealised versions of the REsistance we were previously shown.
I saw it in the theater, and when k and then chirrut died I had that "omg are they actually going to do this?" And yeah, much more impact, and very well done.
I've said this before on TH-cam comments, but Jyn's death especially was a gut punch for me. (But in a good way.) I think that she is a great character with such a good story arc. Her death affected me so much precisely because I feel that her story arc makes her seem so deserving of having her story continue. She has the tragic backstory - her mother murdered by the Empire (Krennic), her father taken from her to finish the Death Star, being raised as a child into the proto-rebellion, but getting fed up with that and trying to live a life outside of such things, but still also outside of the law because of how she needed to stay underground, and then finally transforming from being pressed into the Alliance because of her ability to connect to her father and going along with it in hopes of helping him, to actually believing in the Cause and being willing to die for it. I agree that in some ways, this is the best Star Wars movie of them all. (Star Wars and Empire themselves will always be #1 and #2 for their overall impact and having actually built the world, though.)
While Mandalorian season 1 and 2 had a lot of greater moments, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is considerably my #1 favorite Star Wars movie Disney has made. Despite some flaws, at least the story was new and more original while respecting the source material unlike the entirety of the Anti-Sequel Trilogy
I agree, I never understood the hate for Rogue One, I assumed it was just people that wanted to be like "Disney=Bad" I recently talked a friend into watching it since he had never seen it and had only heard bad things about it. It also became his favorite Disney Era star wars film
@@Bears2024 it's because the movie is, well, actually bad. It's full of plot holes, random jumps in the story, and lacks getting the audience emotionally involved with characters that we know die in the end. It was pointless Example: Bothans are supposed to be important to the retrieval of the DS plans. Mon Mothma mentions how many died to get the Rebels the DS plans. Yet, they were never hinted at or talked about in RO. The movie was only good vecause of Vader and the CGI end battle
@@Mike-8404 Sorry the movie got spoiled for you re: everyone dying, but that was brilliant and shocking to me. And I hope you get your facts straight re: the Bothans that died for the Death Star *2* plans. Doubly sucked for them when the whole thing was a trap!
That scene where Darth Vader is slaughtering all that "Rebel scum" goes a long way to show why Vader is so scary in-universe. He was an unstoppable advancing wall of death. It was awesome.
If he was unstoppable, then he would have retrieved or destroyed the plans. If he was unstoppable, he would have killed Luke before Luke blew up the Death Star.
@@andymiller6661 Just because one is unstoppable doesn't mean they can always stop someone else. It means they can't be stopped- but they can still screw up. (Overconfidence is a helluva drug.)
@@Sephiroth144 That's an oxymoron. If they're unstoppable, then they should be able to stop others. Vader has had opportunities to complete his objectives, but instead of just doing the task, he did other stuff. If he's such a big badass scary unstoppable super powerful Sith lord, then it'd be be nothing to him to just use the Force and immediately everyone in the hall to one side all at once. Then he can just walk up grab the plans. Instead of turning off his lights, waiting dramatically until they heard his breathing, dramatically turning on his lightsaber and casually killing one rebel fool at a time, which gave them the time to hand the plans off to someone else. Even then, Vader could have used the Force to stop or fuck up Leia's ship, since Yoda said size matters not and Yoda most assuredly had at least a little to do with Anakins training. That aside, if Vader succeeded in that objective, how did the plans escape? Because it would have been smart for Jyn to just transmit the plans to everyone (in A New Hope, Vader said that plans were beamed to her ship), or even that the rebel flagship transmitted the plans to Leia's ship during her escape. Then her crew could transfer the plans to a disc and erase the plans from the ships computer. In the Death Star trench, when Vader got a lock on Luke, instead of wasting time saying, "I have you now," just shoot and kill that rebel scum. Or fire as ya say that. When Han and friends left Hoth, Vader could have stopped or slowed the Falcon, or even made it crash. But no, he just watched it leave.
I loved Rogue One. Felt more 'Star Warsy' than the sequels (7,8,9😁) for me. It felt like it had a heart and people who loved and cared for the universe which I didn't get from the further films. For a film that was supposed to be in so much trouble, it turned out to be one of my favourites.
Rogue One is actually my favorite Star Wars movie out of the entire franchise. I think the choice to kill off the entire cast was a good one, even though it was sad. After all, this group was instrumental in retrieving the plans for the Death Star, which is what the plot of A New Hope was about (the mission to destroy it). If they had been alive you would have to wonder where they were and why they weren't participating in any of the action. I loved all of the characters in this movie but it was fitting for them to die. Maybe we'll see some of them, like Chiroot and Baze, in the Andor series.
If the characters were kept alive they could have taken some from A New Hope which would have been cool, but no.. Rogue One as it is is perfect. Thi is my favourite and to me it is the greatest SW movie ever.
They were martyrs on an extremely important suicide mission. They are knew it and went anyway. I LOVE that!!! A scene in 7, 8, or 9 or even a future movie of their heroism being mentioned or something built/named (other than the other Rogue ships) in their honor would be a great callback to them.
Here here! I agree. Loved Rogue 1. The sacrifice gives this movie weight that no other Star Wars movie has even come close to matching. Boyega was almost given true hero moment but he got shoe horned into a bland romance scene.
I will never understand the people who get so upset over Tarkin being digitally recreated. Did they get salty when he showed up in Clone Wars? Its the same thing, just the Rogue One version is more photorealistic.
Leia looked way less believable, and wasn't needed. Tarkin definitely held a massive role with the DS so it makes sense to have him in. He looked sounded and acted great and it blew my mind, funny how if you nail a role hard enough nobody can ever replace you
I think it's more along the lines of "we faked this person's face into a movie without any thought for the ethical ramifications of this endeavor (even though Disney actually did). Bringing someone back from the dead for a live action movie is wrong!" Since Clone Wars is animated, there is a pretty big difference about bringing back characters who's actors are not among us anymore.
Oh it totally did, the Scarif battle was like watching a hard core WW2 flick. It gave you a sense of really how out numbered and out gunned the Alliance really was
@@andymiller6661 had me on the edge of my seat feeling like those rebels getting obliterated by Vader. To see Vader and the Empires power at that point in time gives The Og Star Wars a lot more depth. Just like we hope the Kenobi show does. Did you not like that scene or movie?
@@andymiller6661 we knew he wasnt gunna get the plans from the rebels though. Its not worth it to me to sit and critique the scene just cause Vader didnt do it the way I wanted him to. The scene was meant to show his power, not have him accomplish his mission. I get what your saying and I dont disagree that he was toying with the rebels. But in a way, isnt that Vaders style.?
What I like about Rogue One is that it enhances A New Hope. If you watch them back to back, the stakes seem so much higher knowing how the plans got inside R2. The problem with the sequels is that they detract from or contradict the original trilogy
I was 8 when i saw A New Hope. Sitting in the theatre watching R1 really made me feel like it was 1977 again ! The bridging/cohesion was done so well that if felt like this was filmed as part of A New Hope and was just edited for time and that it was finally released. My son was with me and was so excited as well. Really everything Star Wars should be and what was missing from the ST. Wanted to but just couldnt get anywhere near that feeling from them. R1 was fantastic!!!!
Regarding the inclusion of Tarkin: given that Tarkin is all over A New Hope, and given that ANH takes place days (if not _hours_ ) after Rogue One, it would be highly implausible to tell this story without him. Similarly, Jyn, Andor and the rest all had to die because they are NOT all over A New Hope; had they survived the mission they would have been heroes of the Rebellion (perhaps even getting medals from Princess Leia!). But since there is no mention of them outside of the opening crawl and Vader's dialogue on the Tantive IV, it stands to reason that none of the "spies" survived.
To me, Rogue One breaks continuity between the two films. What Vader says aboard the Tantiv IV isn't the dialog of someone who personally just saw this exact same ship escape hours earlier. And the rebels' counselor ship lie makes no sense to even try if they knew Vader had just watched them depart (from literally inches away from their airlock!). In A New Hope, Vader is being overly cautious as he's digging through suspicious activity and possible lies by Leia and others. She is a Senator so he needs to be sure before he acts, but based on the end of Rogue One, he already has his proof as a first-person eyewitness. So none of the actions in A New Hope make sense anymore.
Apart from the other discontinuities mentioned, I'm not sure there would be much time to get the Rogue One gang into the New Hope action. The whole thing takes place at a frantic pace, and there's certainly not much opportunity to hand out congratulations. Leia is in any case imprisoned by the Empire for a large part of New Hope, and running away from it for most of the rest. So they'd just have joined Chewy in the No Medals Club. On the subject of Leia and continuity breaks, her line, "I only hope when the data's analysized, a weakness can be found" makes no sense, if she's already aware the plans reveal a weakness.' Sorry folks, I'll never be watching those two movies one after the other.
I know recasting is something studios try to avoid at all costs, but they could have had Guy Henry play Tarkin without the CGI to make him look like Peter Cushing. The Tarkin and Leia CGI is really the worst part of the movie IMO and they could have left out Leia.
Sure, but it isn't like we saw Ashoka or any of the main characters from Rebels (who survived) in a New Hope either, because they had not been created ye, but Tarkin would be too big to miss. The characters from the cartoons could be explained away as being on missions elsewhere.
This movie broke my heart in the best way possible. The only way the movie would make any sense to me would be if the main cast was killed off by the end of the movie (which I didnt believe Disney had the balls to do) but the fact that they made these characters so likeable that you didnt want to see them die really gave this movie an emotional impact like no other Star Wars movie has. I rank it right up there with New Hope and Empire.
I thought Tarkin looked a little cartoony. Not terrible, but notably a little off. Leia, on the other hand, looked awful. It looked like someone spray-painted her face on a balloon. It's still a great movie. I just wish they'd had been able to make Leia look human.
@@wbfaulk Lucas, for better or for worse, liked to go back and make changes to the films. If he were still involved with Star Wars, then maybe later on down the line he'd choose to do something like replace the CG renders with deepfake, which can be much more lifelike and convincing than straight-up CGI can.
my absolute favorite film of the Disney era...and i love that they didn't just set this up to force more movies on us...it was the right decision to kill off the characters and complete the story arc here...
The only Disney made Star Wars movie worth watching IMO. It stuck with what Lucas had created in the original (Episode IV) and gave the backstory that a lot of us fans had wondered about since we watched the movie as kids. Also, killing off the main characters was genius and actually helped the film to have a greater impact on the viewer.
New Hope (preferably the despecialized edition) is the best movie to watch when you want to become a Star Wars fan, Rogue One is the best movie to watch when you are a Star Wars Fan.
I have no issue with the improvement of VFX and patching out mistakes etc but the inclusion of random cgi crap that did not mesh, silly musical numbers, han shooting 2nd etc etc all ruined the special editions. If fans can restore the original movies then surely Disney can do it, improved fx or not. when oh when will they??
I am far from being a 'hardcore' fan, so my opinion might not have this much weight, but I think at least amongst the new movies, Rogue One stands out. First of all, because the story and the characters actually make (mostly) sense. And second, because this movie is such a fan service in so many regards. I was always under the impression that a lot of people were involved in the making of this movie who never stopped being like enthusiastic little children and with a lot of love for, as well as knowledge about this universe. I simply loved to see an actually _living_ and animate universe, places that look like people actually living here and people actually looking like normal citizens doing mundane day-to things. Many things, military equipment, machinery and droids included, actually look worn down by constant use, just like one would expect for instance with troops which spend most of their time on active duty and not in a troop transporter or inside some sealed off installation. And I love how the main protagonists are actual people that show weaknesses, insecurities and fears, not just some semi-gods who do everthing off the cuff, never show any sign of struggle or even traumatization and are, of course, unswerving in their conviction they are always right and righteous.
Jules, I thought I was ALONE in my ranking Rogue 1 as the definitive best Star Wars film. From the first viewing I was hooked, ranking it right behind Empire, but even then I'd go back-n-forth & say Rogue #1, Empire #2. First, the cast is phenomenal (VII, VIII & IX were cast quite well, save for a few bad choices) but Rogue was perfect. Thanks to a tight script, a brilliant story line and characters that brought this sci-fi epic to an emotional level the other 10 films don't come close to matching. Side note, I freely admit I'm an emotional sap, but I can't lie that tears flow every time Jyn watches her father's hologram message. The dynamic between Jyn & Cassian, their character transitions from A to B to C. And Tudyk as K-2, (I might be alone on this one) my favorite droid of the 11 films. No foolish 3PO dialogue, trying way too hard to be witty or humorous. K-2 nailed the light comic touches effortlessly. Rogue is fast paced, the story doesn't try to accomplish too much (2 recent films that were disappointments, Eternals & No Way Home, too many characters squeezed in, so the storyline suffers, becomes convoluted). I often think back to what's considered the best Star Trek film. At it core, a storyline that's totally believable and even familiar (revenge) as Kahn's story. It's simplistic (basic) story, yet the film is anything but. Throw in the Genesis project, an ear canal scene that's beyond cringy and you've got a classic. These are similar attributes that I associate w/ Rogue One. Thank you for humoring my tendency to be long winded. One quick final message please. I'm not sure of the probability that you'll read this (not out of disinterest, but because you are no doubt bombarded with constant fan mail making it difficult to keep up with all our input, views & BS, lol. In case you do, I want to express my sincere gratitude. I remember the first time I watched one of your WhatCulture Top 10 segments, impressed not only that you communicate so well, and are so animated it's easy to understand why people enjoy listening to you, but what really hit me that first time and every time since are your kind, heartfelt sentiments and voice of encouragement you share with your listeners at the end of each show. I've never heard such sincere support & friendliness expressed consistently and meant. So thank you for that. Best, Ian
While I didn't know a lot of these, the inclusion of Red and Gold Leader stood out to anyone who's seen the original. I loved it, as it gave it a more direct tie to the first film. In an interview with Angus MacInnes (Gold Leader) he talks about re-recording his lines and how cool, yet somewhat unsettling it was seeing himself from nearly forty years earlier in a current film. I think we would have seen a lot more from Red Leader had Drew Henley not sadly passed away the year prior. There were some who wanted to see Porkins return, though that might have been overkill. Either way, I do like seeing the previously unheralded side characters get a lot more love in recent years. Heck, Angus MacInnes even has his own table at some conventions now, while sporting a "Gold Leader" hat, which has been popular with fans. :)
I loved Rogue 1. Not only is it the best thing Disney has put out from the Star Wars universe, it's the only film that can actually stand alongside the original trilogy. It's right there with Return of the Jedi as the 3rd best Star Wars movie.
Rogue One actually topped A New Hope in my book, and I forced my parents to take me to see A New Hope in the theater five times when I was five years old.
I always loved how they showed different factions of the rebels in this movie. It's not as clearly Black and white, it's numerous shades of gray (thank god, not 50 of them...:D). When I was a kid in the 90's, I used to talk about how I'd love to see a Star Wars movie from the point of view of imperial officers, and/or stormtroopers, and/or people sympathetic to the empire, because I always hated when movies were like "We are the mean guys because we are evil Muhahahaha (Who the hell laughs like that in real life anyway? :p Can we make the evil laugh a thing of the past? or at least use it with far more moderation? :p). and that most things are a matter of point of view (No Obi Wan reference intended) and that's why I thought such a movie would be interesting. Rogue One, although not being that, probably is the closest thing that we've got (on screen) on the subject. I hate when people think that "evil people" are just evil because of....evilness? because of "the devil" :p ? It's like in real life when people are like "Had I been a German in WW2 I can say for a fact that I would have actively fought and be willing to give me life to oppose the Nazis".....It's like, yeah...it's probably true for some of those saying that, but statistically it definitely isn't for everyone saying that. You have to understand the context, the propaganda, the events that preceded, etc (Not that any of it excuses what happened. Nothing can ever justify what happened.) So yeah, seeing Saw Gerrera do some questionable stuff, and even Cassian talking about the rebellion being implicated with arms, drugs, assassinations, sabotage, and trying to justify it to themselves by saying it's for a greater cause really was something interesting as far as I'm concerned.
Rogue One is by far my favorite Star Wars movie!! The thing I loved most about it was the point of view on the x-wings during the battle of Scariff from the astromech socket!!
I worked on Rogue One and the re-shoots. Here's another thing you may not know....we shot a scene where the Death Star Laser malfunctions due to the Kyber Crystals, and lots of other things that I hope one day might appear somewhere. Great film. 😃
Rogue One had me right up until the end as the Death Star plans weren't physically handed over to the Tantive 4, "Several transmissions were beamed to this ship, I want those plans."
Peter Cushing always spoke highly of Star Wars, even before it was the smash hit. He later said he regretted being killed off as he couldn't appear in the sequels. I think he would be fine with his appearance in Rogue One. I have a complex relationship with the film. I hate that the exhaust port was a deliberate weakness, it was explained in the original Star Wars that the shot down it was impossible. The Empire (or rather Tarkin) thought Vader was the only trained Force user left so the design wouldn't consider a small torpedo a threat. Even when Tarkin is advised of the possibility he is dismissive and refuses to evacuate, thus being on board when the Death Star is destroyed.
The shot was impossible, even with a computer. That's what one of the pilots believed, and this sentiment wasn't necessarily shared by the others. Also, the Imperials didn't know about the flaw constructed by Galen deliberately into the Death Star.
Mind blown 🤯. I love this film. Great vid. They had to die in the end. It was foretold. I see Erso as you said, Oppenheimer. I was worried that Felicity was “ too cute” with her bunny teeth. She did a get job and I couldn’t see anyone else in that roll.
Erso did not design the exhaust shaft. Giant reactors need efficient exhaust systems. Erso design the reactor to easily chain-react and destroy the station.
@@leebush4053 what is your point? What do you hope to gain? Do you want me to say: "You are the smartest person to ever live because such an epiphany could never occur to us mere mortals, please have sex with my wife"? What could you possibly hope to achieve other than assuring no one who sees this comment with ever invite someone named Lee Bush to a party ever? Did joy kill your parents? Do you lack one iota of imagination and so feel the need to try an ruin everyone else's life, but lack any imagination with which to do so? Or are you just a bad writer who doesn't understand that a basic set of laws of logic must continue to be followed in a fantasy setting and can only be changed by explicit exception or establishment of of new logical laws or the audience will not know what is happening?
He did and he didn't ... Exhaust shafts obviously existed before he created the reactor. What he did do was make sure the exhaust shaft was poorly protected and easily accessible so the Death Star could be destroyed 'relatively' easily ...
@@tyrant-den884 Ray shielded? Let me ask you this, if you had a bolt that was accessible to anyone, and that bolt could destroy your family home that you had spent (just to give some perspective) $100 millon on, would you just put an alarm on it? No, you are going to make it nearly impossible to even get close to let alone give someone a chance to grab it ...
Rogue 1 best Star Wars movie for me too. I can remember seeing a new hope in Jan 1978 at a cinema in Perth Western Australia and it blew me away. You have to remember the depressing shizen they were serving up during the 70s. It was disaster movie after disaster movie. By disaster I don't mean really bad, although they were, I mean it was Towering inferno, airports 1 to 100 (plane crashes and such drama) and Poseidon adventure (Boat sinks some people survive not the audience though). Rogue one resurrected the excitement of New Hope.
Rogue One is easily #3 on my list of all SW films. Behind only ANH and Empire Strikes Back. In many ways it just "felt" more like one of those two films. Same energy and vibe. I do wish the scene with Jinn and the TIE fighter on the catwalk at Scarif would have been left in the film.
I watched Rogue One kind of by accident. I had never watched episodes 1, 2, and 3 on purpose. But after about 17 years I decided to force my way through them since there were some plot points I had been told I'd been missing. Jeez those were awful. Then there was this new Rouge One... I had no idea what it was about but I thought hey, there's absolutely no way it can be as bad as what I just endured. I was blown away! I think I watched that whole movie with my jaw on the floor. I haven't had as much of a problem with the newer episodes as some people, I think they're alright. But nothing since the original trilogy hit me like Rogue One.
i was 12 years old back in 1977 when we saw A New Hope and it blew our minds. Since then i have loved the STAR WARS universe, comics at first, then more movies, then games. Rogue One is THE BEST STAR WARS movie ever made, cause it was full of characters that you see in in a game called STAR WARS GALAXIES : AN EMPIRE DIVIDED. You play as the "Uncle Ben" type, a civilian that tries to make it through life, wether it's a crafter, an entertainer, a doctor, a hunter, a fighter, etc. That's what we see in Rogue One, no 70's wisecracking punchlines, no stupid family humor, with the small exception of the robot and in the end no one makes it out alive. And the unexpected ending with the rebels barely managing to save the blueprints from Darth Vader and the corvette escaping to space....which leads to the very beginning of A NEW HOPE. But Rogue One isn't Episode 3 because of the lack of the cannon characters, save Darth Vader. It was a branch on a tree, which would be the cannon films as we know them. However, it was a very interesting story, a solid adventure that kept the interest peaked even from the very beginning. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ?????
My favorite Star Wars movie, even more than New Hope and Empire - they were all so heroic, they helped the rebel cause with their ultimate sacrifice - my emotions ebbed from highs to lows until the end.
The way they killed off everyone was very dark but it worked . It was a story that didn't need to be made but it has to be a very pleasant surprise. Every death made you feel even though you only spent over and hour with each character.
Honestly the Maul vs Qui Gon and Obiwan duel will ALWAYS win the fight for me, Empire was great, RoTJ had the rancor, sarlac pit, and force lightning so R1 can't quite win but damn was it friggin great. The ONLY new movie that was good by any level of rating.
I always felt that Rogue 1 was the Grunts movie. Like with Gundam with it's MS08th team, this was about the regular people, not the great and powerful Jedi heroes. I still like Return of the Jedi the best though, and I suppose that's another issue I have with the sequel series. It's like with Terminator, the ending of the 2nd movie was perfect but all the other films after subverts and contradicts it. I would have been happier with if they adapted Heir to the Empire rather than a Disney version of Dark Empire. The Palpatine story should have been done already, and Heir was the most celebrated story arc of the expanded universe and it was logical to believe that a polity as large as the Empire would fall to factions and warlords, like so many real world governments did after a brutal regime was toppled.
Killing off all the characters was probably the smartest decision ever made in the history of the franchise. Because we all know Star Wars fans. Killing them prevented all the inevitable and likely endless debates on why the characters weren't in the later movies.
@@peterkrochmalni673 no it wasnt. It was to show that the war has costs. I dont think they did it for continuity. I think they did it to avoid the "they'll be fine"
@@re1010 you could still do that while leaving two characters behind. Not everybody died in Saving Private Ryan to which this movie keeps getting compared to. Seriously? You could avoid the “they’ll be fine” as you put it by having our two survivors laid up in hospital beds aboard the Rebel medical frigate. The movie could have easily ended not by seeing Leia’s ship fly off to Tatooine but by mirroring the ending of The Empire Strikes Back as we see the Rebel medical frigate fly away in the opposite direction and jump into hyperspace. Roll credits. What happens to them afterwards? Who cares! That’s up to the sequel of the planned new trilogy or for the tv series that they are making anyway that they just have to retune it to take place between A New Hope and Return of the Jedi.
Great breakdown. I'm 50 years old and getting too old for this shit, but, Rogue One, and Cassian Andor are my absolute favorite Star Wars character and installment. Just subscribed.
I think you might have missed one! Didn't Gareth Edwards play the Rebel Soldier that released the docking clamp to allow the Tantive IV from Admiral Raddus's ship? So, he's not only in the behind-the-scenes creation, and he's an on-screen character, firmly placed in Star Wars Canon!
I love how they filmed parts of Scariff base in the Canary Wharf underground station. It's very obvious in one of the trailers (and the parts that make it super obvious were deleted) but in some of the scenes they kept you can still tell
“Rogue one wasn’t a retelling of what came before and actually tried to do something different with the IP” Tell me you haven’t played Dark Forces without telling me you haven’t played Dark Forces
Rogue One isn't perfect, but it's good, and at least better than any of the prequels or sequels. Revenge of the Sith is the closest, but if I had to watch either movie right now, it would be Rogue One.
I like that Rogue One turned out so well, despite a bit of production heck. I'm also glad that the main characters were killed off so it can remain untainted by sequels.
Disney must have realised that they were inadvertently making a good film with characters that had a bit of depth and decided to nip that in the bud by killing off all of them.
Rogue One is by far the best expansion project. It sucks you in, gets you emotionally attached to ever character, takes you on a roller coaster adventure and then devastates you while giving you a great plot and amazing visuals. I just watched it tonight and then New Hope, watch them as one long film and it makes it so much more visceral. The tragic loss of followed by justification of their sacrifice makes it very fun. Looking forward to Andor
@@extendedepicmusic5017 If you discard the last trilogy, then yeah, she wasn't a Jedi. Unfortunately, in canon, she was. She used the force, she trained Rey, she had a lightsaber.
7-8-9 suck almost as bad as 1-2-3. Solo was mediocre, at best. Rogue One is the only franchise/canon relevant film to come out since RotJ that makes any sense AND actually gives the viewer the story they deserve after literally decades of waiting.
I'm not surprised that Dermont Mulroney is an accomplished musician. I moved to Nashville in 1998 to write songs and play music after seeing the movie The Thing Called Love. Dermont played a young singer songwriter in the movie. The dude can play. I'm still in Nashville. For those who have seen the movie. Yeah I went to the roof. 😊😊😊
The sweetest thing you said is this video is the description of disney movie called "force awakens" as a rehearse of Star Wars A NEW HOPE, A NEW HOPE in capital letter is a sign of respect and my resolve that there are ONLY 2 Trilogy of star wars unless George Lucas returns to either continue HIS story or write and show another tale.
Rogue One my favorite after the original 3 Star Wars episodes. I especially enjoyed the end. And Felicity Jones would have been a better Rey if they had cast her in the mainstream movies.
What hapless victims of their own life would complain about Moff Tarkin being in the film? It was a remarkable performance, amazing voice and an utterly mind boggling lookalike and 'wow' moment to see a late, great and legendary actor brought back to life! When he appeared I was utterly amazed and wanted to see more. This new face CGI stuff is amazing. Lukes face in the Mandalorian was pretty bad but this shows how good technology can be. I want to see more Tarkin with that incredible voice!
I grew up with Ep 4-6 but this is my favorite movie in the Star Wars universe. The tragedy in the deaths of the protagonists is brilliant! I'm curious what the original Rogue One film looked like before reshoots, but the end product is genius. Raddus's line "Rogue One....May the force be with you" was the emotional climax for me.
As per usual Jules, I couldn't agree more with you. For me its a tie between Return of the Jedi and Rogue One. Being able to have the in theatre experience with Rogue One was pretty magical. Loving this Channel addition :)
The death of the protagonists gave this movie the emotional impact that set it apart from any other Star Wars movie. The lack of a Jedi presence was also important.
Except some deaths seemed pointless and even stupid
The thing Iiked the most was that it showed a more real side of the REsistance: the one where they executed prisoners and informants like real guerrilas do. Very realistic instead of the super idealised versions of the REsistance we were previously shown.
Effing Jedi poodoo.....glad they weren't mentioned
I saw it in the theater, and when k and then chirrut died I had that "omg are they actually going to do this?" And yeah, much more impact, and very well done.
I've said this before on TH-cam comments, but Jyn's death especially was a gut punch for me. (But in a good way.) I think that she is a great character with such a good story arc. Her death affected me so much precisely because I feel that her story arc makes her seem so deserving of having her story continue. She has the tragic backstory - her mother murdered by the Empire (Krennic), her father taken from her to finish the Death Star, being raised as a child into the proto-rebellion, but getting fed up with that and trying to live a life outside of such things, but still also outside of the law because of how she needed to stay underground, and then finally transforming from being pressed into the Alliance because of her ability to connect to her father and going along with it in hopes of helping him, to actually believing in the Cause and being willing to die for it.
I agree that in some ways, this is the best Star Wars movie of them all. (Star Wars and Empire themselves will always be #1 and #2 for their overall impact and having actually built the world, though.)
While Mandalorian season 1 and 2 had a lot of greater moments, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is considerably my #1 favorite Star Wars movie Disney has made. Despite some flaws, at least the story was new and more original while respecting the source material unlike the entirety of the Anti-Sequel Trilogy
I agree, I never understood the hate for Rogue One, I assumed it was just people that wanted to be like "Disney=Bad" I recently talked a friend into watching it since he had never seen it and had only heard bad things about it. It also became his favorite Disney Era star wars film
Rogue one was definitely the best Disney movie so far
@@Bears2024 it's because the movie is, well, actually bad. It's full of plot holes, random jumps in the story, and lacks getting the audience emotionally involved with characters that we know die in the end. It was pointless
Example: Bothans are supposed to be important to the retrieval of the DS plans. Mon Mothma mentions how many died to get the Rebels the DS plans. Yet, they were never hinted at or talked about in RO. The movie was only good vecause of Vader and the CGI end battle
@@Mike-8404 Mon Mothma says that about the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi.
@@Mike-8404 Sorry the movie got spoiled for you re: everyone dying, but that was brilliant and shocking to me. And I hope you get your facts straight re: the Bothans that died for the Death Star *2* plans. Doubly sucked for them when the whole thing was a trap!
That scene where Darth Vader is slaughtering all that "Rebel scum" goes a long way to show why Vader is so scary in-universe. He was an unstoppable advancing wall of death. It was awesome.
Rebel Soldier: “We have you surrounded!”
Vader: “All I am surrounded by is fear and dead men.”
@@brokenursa9986 Vader:.... "also urine."
If he was unstoppable, then he would have retrieved or destroyed the plans. If he was unstoppable, he would have killed Luke before Luke blew up the Death Star.
@@andymiller6661 Just because one is unstoppable doesn't mean they can always stop someone else. It means they can't be stopped- but they can still screw up. (Overconfidence is a helluva drug.)
@@Sephiroth144 That's an oxymoron. If they're unstoppable, then they should be able to stop others. Vader has had opportunities to complete his objectives, but instead of just doing the task, he did other stuff.
If he's such a big badass scary unstoppable super powerful Sith lord, then it'd be be nothing to him to just use the Force and immediately everyone in the hall to one side all at once. Then he can just walk up grab the plans. Instead of turning off his lights, waiting dramatically until they heard his breathing, dramatically turning on his lightsaber and casually killing one rebel fool at a time, which gave them the time to hand the plans off to someone else. Even then, Vader could have used the Force to stop or fuck up Leia's ship, since Yoda said size matters not and Yoda most assuredly had at least a little to do with Anakins training. That aside, if Vader succeeded in that objective, how did the plans escape? Because it would have been smart for Jyn to just transmit the plans to everyone (in A New Hope, Vader said that plans were beamed to her ship), or even that the rebel flagship transmitted the plans to Leia's ship during her escape. Then her crew could transfer the plans to a disc and erase the plans from the ships computer.
In the Death Star trench, when Vader got a lock on Luke, instead of wasting time saying, "I have you now," just shoot and kill that rebel scum. Or fire as ya say that.
When Han and friends left Hoth, Vader could have stopped or slowed the Falcon, or even made it crash. But no, he just watched it leave.
I loved Rogue One. Felt more 'Star Warsy' than the sequels (7,8,9😁) for me. It felt like it had a heart and people who loved and cared for the universe which I didn't get from the further films. For a film that was supposed to be in so much trouble, it turned out to be one of my favourites.
Easily tied for second best in the franchise, only to #1 Empire Strikes Back
The choice to have a 1970s era feel, back ground actors was +. It made the movie more in line with 1977, ANH. Excellent choice.
Rogue One is actually my favorite Star Wars movie out of the entire franchise. I think the choice to kill off the entire cast was a good one, even though it was sad. After all, this group was instrumental in retrieving the plans for the Death Star, which is what the plot of A New Hope was about (the mission to destroy it). If they had been alive you would have to wonder where they were and why they weren't participating in any of the action. I loved all of the characters in this movie but it was fitting for them to die. Maybe we'll see some of them, like Chiroot and Baze, in the Andor series.
So, like, being wounded and having to spend the whole of the Battle of Yavin healing on board the Medical Frigate never crosses your mind?
If the characters were kept alive they could have taken some from A New Hope which would have been cool, but no.. Rogue One as it is is perfect. Thi is my favourite and to me it is the greatest SW movie ever.
They were martyrs on an extremely important suicide mission. They are knew it and went anyway. I LOVE that!!! A scene in 7, 8, or 9 or even a future movie of their heroism being mentioned or something built/named (other than the other Rogue ships) in their honor would be a great callback to them.
Reminds me of the end of the 47 Samaria
Here here! I agree. Loved Rogue 1. The sacrifice gives this movie weight that no other Star Wars movie has even come close to matching. Boyega was almost given true hero moment but he got shoe horned into a bland romance scene.
I will never understand the people who get so upset over Tarkin being digitally recreated. Did they get salty when he showed up in Clone Wars? Its the same thing, just the Rogue One version is more photorealistic.
Leia looked way less believable, and wasn't needed. Tarkin definitely held a massive role with the DS so it makes sense to have him in. He looked sounded and acted great and it blew my mind, funny how if you nail a role hard enough nobody can ever replace you
@@joelbibeault1169 yeah Leia felt so tacked on and corny and was the most unnecessary fan service, Tarkin was really well done
Leia looks more real than Tarkin.
@@JediKnight207 Leia looks like a girl who cosplaying Leia. Tarkin looks like Tarkin just CGI
I think it's more along the lines of "we faked this person's face into a movie without any thought for the ethical ramifications of this endeavor (even though Disney actually did). Bringing someone back from the dead for a live action movie is wrong!" Since Clone Wars is animated, there is a pretty big difference about bringing back characters who's actors are not among us anymore.
I also Loved Rogue One! As someone said: "it put the WAR back in Star Wars.
Oh it totally did, the Scarif battle was like watching a hard core WW2 flick. It gave you a sense of really how out numbered and out gunned the Alliance really was
@@jasonmckee2379 It definitely reminded me of old footage of D-Day. (10/25/2022)
I believe the lack of force users in Rogue One is what helps make it so unique. But that Vader scene at the end is epic as f*ck!!!
You see what every normal soldier saw in Star Wars, a grounded fight until the op boss character struts in
What makes it epic?
@@andymiller6661 had me on the edge of my seat feeling like those rebels getting obliterated by Vader. To see Vader and the Empires power at that point in time gives The Og Star Wars a lot more depth. Just like we hope the Kenobi show does. Did you not like that scene or movie?
@@paulcastro769 I would have been on the edge of my seat if I knew that he was legit trying to complete his objective instead of toying with his prey.
@@andymiller6661 we knew he wasnt gunna get the plans from the rebels though. Its not worth it to me to sit and critique the scene just cause Vader didnt do it the way I wanted him to. The scene was meant to show his power, not have him accomplish his mission. I get what your saying and I dont disagree that he was toying with the rebels. But in a way, isnt that Vaders style.?
What I like about Rogue One is that it enhances A New Hope. If you watch them back to back, the stakes seem so much higher knowing how the plans got inside R2. The problem with the sequels is that they detract from or contradict the original trilogy
One thing I really enjoyed was it explaining why Vader was so pissed with the bs line Leia gives him about a mission of mercy. Lol
I was 8 when i saw A New Hope. Sitting in the theatre watching R1 really made me feel like it was 1977 again ! The bridging/cohesion was done so well that if felt like this was filmed as part of A New Hope and was just edited for time and that it was finally released. My son was with me and was so excited as well. Really everything Star Wars should be and what was missing from the ST. Wanted to but just couldnt get anywhere near that feeling from them. R1 was fantastic!!!!
Regarding the inclusion of Tarkin: given that Tarkin is all over A New Hope, and given that ANH takes place days (if not _hours_ ) after Rogue One, it would be highly implausible to tell this story without him.
Similarly, Jyn, Andor and the rest all had to die because they are NOT all over A New Hope; had they survived the mission they would have been heroes of the Rebellion (perhaps even getting medals from Princess Leia!). But since there is no mention of them outside of the opening crawl and Vader's dialogue on the Tantive IV, it stands to reason that none of the "spies" survived.
The "Bothan spies" line is from Return of the Jedi.
To me, Rogue One breaks continuity between the two films. What Vader says aboard the Tantiv IV isn't the dialog of someone who personally just saw this exact same ship escape hours earlier. And the rebels' counselor ship lie makes no sense to even try if they knew Vader had just watched them depart (from literally inches away from their airlock!). In A New Hope, Vader is being overly cautious as he's digging through suspicious activity and possible lies by Leia and others. She is a Senator so he needs to be sure before he acts, but based on the end of Rogue One, he already has his proof as a first-person eyewitness. So none of the actions in A New Hope make sense anymore.
Apart from the other discontinuities mentioned, I'm not sure there would be much time to get the Rogue One gang into the New Hope action. The whole thing takes place at a frantic pace, and there's certainly not much opportunity to hand out congratulations. Leia is in any case imprisoned by the Empire for a large part of New Hope, and running away from it for most of the rest. So they'd just have joined Chewy in the No Medals Club.
On the subject of Leia and continuity breaks, her line, "I only hope when the data's analysized, a weakness can be found" makes no sense, if she's already aware the plans reveal a weakness.' Sorry folks, I'll never be watching those two movies one after the other.
I know recasting is something studios try to avoid at all costs, but they could have had Guy Henry play Tarkin without the CGI to make him look like Peter Cushing. The Tarkin and Leia CGI is really the worst part of the movie IMO and they could have left out Leia.
Sure, but it isn't like we saw Ashoka or any of the main characters from Rebels (who survived) in a New Hope either, because they had not been created ye, but Tarkin would be too big to miss. The characters from the cartoons could be explained away as being on missions elsewhere.
This movie broke my heart in the best way possible. The only way the movie would make any sense to me would be if the main cast was killed off by the end of the movie (which I didnt believe Disney had the balls to do) but the fact that they made these characters so likeable that you didnt want to see them die really gave this movie an emotional impact like no other Star Wars movie has. I rank it right up there with New Hope and Empire.
Rogue One: when you didn’t know you needed ‘Saving Private Ryan’ in your Star Wars…. But you’re not mad about it 🤔
It’s more of like a band of brothers
@@GabeFrag It's more like neither.
I had no problem with Cushing returning as CGI. I loved the fact we got to see more of him.
Agreed!
I think some people just want to complain about something.
I saw R1 in 2 formats, the 2nd a high end digital theater. AMC screen. The scenes looked impressive on digital screens.
I thought Tarkin looked a little cartoony. Not terrible, but notably a little off.
Leia, on the other hand, looked awful. It looked like someone spray-painted her face on a balloon.
It's still a great movie. I just wish they'd had been able to make Leia look human.
@@wbfaulk Lucas, for better or for worse, liked to go back and make changes to the films. If he were still involved with Star Wars, then maybe later on down the line he'd choose to do something like replace the CG renders with deepfake, which can be much more lifelike and convincing than straight-up CGI can.
I loved Rogue One as well, not better than the original trilogy, but so much more than anything currently being produced.
My third favorite Star Wars movie.
@@jimlittle5769 And since I haven’t watched it as much as the others, it’s the one I go to now when I need the fix!!
@@jamestwhelan6693 me too.
Laughs in The Last Jedi
my absolute favorite film of the Disney era...and i love that they didn't just set this up to force more movies on us...it was the right decision to kill off the characters and complete the story arc here...
Can honestly say that Rogue One is in fact my favorite Star Wars movie!
The only Disney made Star Wars movie worth watching IMO. It stuck with what Lucas had created in the original (Episode IV) and gave the backstory that a lot of us fans had wondered about since we watched the movie as kids. Also, killing off the main characters was genius and actually helped the film to have a greater impact on the viewer.
Agree with everything but your first line. TLJ and RoS are good movies. Unfortunately many refuse to see that
@@brianstrutter1501 No there crap movies from a writing perspective.
@@brianstrutter1501 Yea, No.
@@brianstrutter1501 What part of them were good?
@@brianstrutter1501 they are visually the most impressive star wars movies but their story is just terrible
New Hope (preferably the despecialized edition) is the best movie to watch when you want to become a Star Wars fan, Rogue One is the best movie to watch when you are a Star Wars Fan.
yep...
Couldn't agree with you more. I own all the despecialized versions & only keep the new ones for the commentaries.
I just wished Disney would realize there is a market for these and made them officially available. There is money to be made, Mr. Mouse!
I have no issue with the improvement of VFX and patching out mistakes etc but the inclusion of random cgi crap that did not mesh, silly musical numbers, han shooting 2nd etc etc all ruined the special editions. If fans can restore the original movies then surely Disney can do it, improved fx or not. when oh when will they??
I am far from being a 'hardcore' fan, so my opinion might not have this much weight, but I think at least amongst the new movies, Rogue One stands out. First of all, because the story and the characters actually make (mostly) sense. And second, because this movie is such a fan service in so many regards. I was always under the impression that a lot of people were involved in the making of this movie who never stopped being like enthusiastic little children and with a lot of love for, as well as knowledge about this universe.
I simply loved to see an actually _living_ and animate universe, places that look like people actually living here and people actually looking like normal citizens doing mundane day-to things. Many things, military equipment, machinery and droids included, actually look worn down by constant use, just like one would expect for instance with troops which spend most of their time on active duty and not in a troop transporter or inside some sealed off installation.
And I love how the main protagonists are actual people that show weaknesses, insecurities and fears, not just some semi-gods who do everthing off the cuff, never show any sign of struggle or even traumatization and are, of course, unswerving in their conviction they are always right and righteous.
I love Rogue One too! Also, Gareth Edwards created one of my fave recent ish films Monsters.
Jules, I thought I was ALONE in my ranking Rogue 1 as the definitive best Star Wars film. From the first viewing I was hooked, ranking it right behind Empire, but even then I'd go back-n-forth & say Rogue #1, Empire #2. First, the cast is phenomenal (VII, VIII & IX were cast quite well, save for a few bad choices) but Rogue was perfect. Thanks to a tight script, a brilliant story line and characters that brought this sci-fi epic to an emotional level the other 10 films don't come close to matching. Side note, I freely admit I'm an emotional sap, but I can't lie that tears flow every time Jyn watches her father's hologram message. The dynamic between Jyn & Cassian, their character transitions from A to B to C. And Tudyk as K-2, (I might be alone on this one) my favorite droid of the 11 films. No foolish 3PO dialogue, trying way too hard to be witty or humorous. K-2 nailed the light comic touches effortlessly. Rogue is fast paced, the story doesn't try to accomplish too much (2 recent films that were disappointments, Eternals & No Way Home, too many characters squeezed in, so the storyline suffers, becomes convoluted). I often think back to what's considered the best Star Trek film. At it core, a storyline that's totally believable and even familiar (revenge) as Kahn's story. It's simplistic (basic) story, yet the film is anything but. Throw in the Genesis project, an ear canal scene that's beyond cringy and you've got a classic. These are similar attributes that I associate w/ Rogue One. Thank you for humoring my tendency to be long winded. One quick final message please. I'm not sure of the probability that you'll read this (not out of disinterest, but because you are no doubt bombarded with constant fan mail making it difficult to keep up with all our input, views & BS, lol. In case you do, I want to express my sincere gratitude. I remember the first time I watched one of your WhatCulture Top 10 segments, impressed not only that you communicate so well, and are so animated it's easy to understand why people enjoy listening to you, but what really hit me that first time and every time since are your kind, heartfelt sentiments and voice of encouragement you share with your listeners at the end of each show. I've never heard such sincere support & friendliness expressed consistently and meant. So thank you for that. Best, Ian
K-2SO stole the show...don't remember the last time i laughed at every comedic line like this...Tudyk nailed it...
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K-2: "Would you like to know the probability of her using it against you??"
Cassian- 😠
K-2: "It's high. It's VERY high..."
Rogue one, empire strikes back and phantom menace are my top 3. You're not alone with your #1!
@@keescanadees You and I have the same Top 3
While I didn't know a lot of these, the inclusion of Red and Gold Leader stood out to anyone who's seen the original. I loved it, as it gave it a more direct tie to the first film. In an interview with Angus MacInnes (Gold Leader) he talks about re-recording his lines and how cool, yet somewhat unsettling it was seeing himself from nearly forty years earlier in a current film. I think we would have seen a lot more from Red Leader had Drew Henley not sadly passed away the year prior. There were some who wanted to see Porkins return, though that might have been overkill. Either way, I do like seeing the previously unheralded side characters get a lot more love in recent years. Heck, Angus MacInnes even has his own table at some conventions now, while sporting a "Gold Leader" hat, which has been popular with fans. :)
Yes absolutely and the other little easter egg, where they also showed the original Red 5 getting killed which then left a spot open for Luke in ANH
I loved Rogue 1. Not only is it the best thing Disney has put out from the Star Wars universe, it's the only film that can actually stand alongside the original trilogy. It's right there with Return of the Jedi as the 3rd best Star Wars movie.
I'm not a huge Star Wars Fan, but this movie, I can watch it over and over again. To me this is the best movie of the franchise
Rogue One actually topped A New Hope in my book, and I forced my parents to take me to see A New Hope in the theater five times when I was five years old.
I always loved how they showed different factions of the rebels in this movie. It's not as clearly Black and white, it's numerous shades of gray (thank god, not 50 of them...:D). When I was a kid in the 90's, I used to talk about how I'd love to see a Star Wars movie from the point of view of imperial officers, and/or stormtroopers, and/or people sympathetic to the empire, because I always hated when movies were like "We are the mean guys because we are evil Muhahahaha (Who the hell laughs like that in real life anyway? :p Can we make the evil laugh a thing of the past? or at least use it with far more moderation? :p). and that most things are a matter of point of view (No Obi Wan reference intended) and that's why I thought such a movie would be interesting. Rogue One, although not being that, probably is the closest thing that we've got (on screen) on the subject. I hate when people think that "evil people" are just evil because of....evilness? because of "the devil" :p ? It's like in real life when people are like "Had I been a German in WW2 I can say for a fact that I would have actively fought and be willing to give me life to oppose the Nazis".....It's like, yeah...it's probably true for some of those saying that, but statistically it definitely isn't for everyone saying that. You have to understand the context, the propaganda, the events that preceded, etc (Not that any of it excuses what happened. Nothing can ever justify what happened.) So yeah, seeing Saw Gerrera do some questionable stuff, and even Cassian talking about the rebellion being implicated with arms, drugs, assassinations, sabotage, and trying to justify it to themselves by saying it's for a greater cause really was something interesting as far as I'm concerned.
You should check out star wars rebels
I laugh like that in real life.
Rogue One is by far my favorite Star Wars movie!! The thing I loved most about it was the point of view on the x-wings during the battle of Scariff from the astromech socket!!
Thanks! You've given me the confidence to say publicly for the first time that Rogue One is my favorite too.
I need to rewatch this so bad, it truly is a great film
I believe Rouge One to be one of the best SW films by far. Loved it.
I worked on Rogue One and the re-shoots. Here's another thing you may not know....we shot a scene where the Death Star Laser malfunctions due to the Kyber Crystals, and lots of other things that I hope one day might appear somewhere. Great film. 😃
Rogue One had me right up until the end as the Death Star plans weren't physically handed over to the Tantive 4, "Several transmissions were beamed to this ship, I want those plans."
That critical research failure is what makes rogue one not canon to A New Hope.
Peter Cushing always spoke highly of Star Wars, even before it was the smash hit. He later said he regretted being killed off as he couldn't appear in the sequels. I think he would be fine with his appearance in Rogue One.
I have a complex relationship with the film. I hate that the exhaust port was a deliberate weakness, it was explained in the original Star Wars that the shot down it was impossible. The Empire (or rather Tarkin) thought Vader was the only trained Force user left so the design wouldn't consider a small torpedo a threat. Even when Tarkin is advised of the possibility he is dismissive and refuses to evacuate, thus being on board when the Death Star is destroyed.
The shot was impossible, even with a computer. That's what one of the pilots believed, and this sentiment wasn't necessarily shared by the others. Also, the Imperials didn't know about the flaw constructed by Galen deliberately into the Death Star.
He could've been reanimated if there just a body, and a creepy laboratory, and a dark and stormy night!
@@philiplongee1149 The Hammer films were a lot of fun, weren't they? (10/25/2022)
"You've been awesome never forget that",always helps me get through the day thx for being a massive leg Jules
Rogue One is my favorite out of the Disney made Star Wars films. It had an amazing storyline, great characters, and so much emotion in it.
Mind blown 🤯. I love this film. Great vid. They had to die in the end. It was foretold.
I see Erso as you said, Oppenheimer.
I was worried that Felicity was “ too cute” with her bunny teeth. She did a get job and I couldn’t see anyone else in that roll.
Erso did not design the exhaust shaft. Giant reactors need efficient exhaust systems.
Erso design the reactor to easily chain-react and destroy the station.
It's not real
@@leebush4053 what is your point? What do you hope to gain? Do you want me to say: "You are the smartest person to ever live because such an epiphany could never occur to us mere mortals, please have sex with my wife"?
What could you possibly hope to achieve other than assuring no one who sees this comment with ever invite someone named Lee Bush to a party ever?
Did joy kill your parents?
Do you lack one iota of imagination and so feel the need to try an ruin everyone else's life, but lack any imagination with which to do so?
Or are you just a bad writer who doesn't understand that a basic set of laws of logic must continue to be followed in a fantasy setting and can only be changed by explicit exception or establishment of of new logical laws or the audience will not know what is happening?
He did and he didn't ... Exhaust shafts obviously existed before he created the reactor. What he did do was make sure the exhaust shaft was poorly protected and easily accessible so the Death Star could be destroyed 'relatively' easily ...
@@matthewdigiacomo2580 IT HAD RAY SHIELDING AND COULD NOT BE ACCURATE ATTACKED BY A VETERAN STAR FIGHTER USING STATE OF THE ART TARGETING TECH.
@@tyrant-den884 Ray shielded? Let me ask you this, if you had a bolt that was accessible to anyone, and that bolt could destroy your family home that you had spent (just to give some perspective) $100 millon on, would you just put an alarm on it? No, you are going to make it nearly impossible to even get close to let alone give someone a chance to grab it ...
Thanks for the great video. Rogue one is definitely my favorite Disney Star Wars movie
Rogue 1 best Star Wars movie for me too. I can remember seeing a new hope in Jan 1978 at a cinema in Perth Western Australia and it blew me away. You have to remember the depressing shizen they were serving up during the 70s. It was disaster movie after disaster movie. By disaster I don't mean really bad, although they were, I mean it was Towering inferno, airports 1 to 100 (plane crashes and such drama) and Poseidon adventure (Boat sinks some people survive not the audience though). Rogue one resurrected the excitement of New Hope.
Same. I have been trying to remember which cinema it was. In Hay Street certainly.
@@sabredog66 me too. The cinema in Hay St mall, eventually became the Dymocks book store
Rogue One is easily #3 on my list of all SW films. Behind only ANH and Empire Strikes Back. In many ways it just "felt" more like one of those two films. Same energy and vibe.
I do wish the scene with Jinn and the TIE fighter on the catwalk at Scarif would have been left in the film.
I watched Rogue One kind of by accident. I had never watched episodes 1, 2, and 3 on purpose. But after about 17 years I decided to force my way through them since there were some plot points I had been told I'd been missing. Jeez those were awful. Then there was this new Rouge One... I had no idea what it was about but I thought hey, there's absolutely no way it can be as bad as what I just endured.
I was blown away! I think I watched that whole movie with my jaw on the floor.
I haven't had as much of a problem with the newer episodes as some people, I think they're alright. But nothing since the original trilogy hit me like Rogue One.
This is my 2nd favorite movie of the lot. Thanks for the video
After the original trilogy, R1 is by far the next best SW movie.
i was 12 years old back in 1977 when we saw A New Hope and it blew our minds. Since then i have loved the STAR WARS universe, comics at first, then more movies, then games. Rogue One is THE BEST STAR WARS movie ever made, cause it was full of characters that you see in in a game called STAR WARS GALAXIES : AN EMPIRE DIVIDED. You play as the "Uncle Ben" type, a civilian that tries to make it through life, wether it's a crafter, an entertainer, a doctor, a hunter, a fighter, etc. That's what we see in Rogue One, no 70's wisecracking punchlines, no stupid family humor, with the small exception of the robot and in the end no one makes it out alive. And the unexpected ending with the rebels barely managing to save the blueprints from Darth Vader and the corvette escaping to space....which leads to the very beginning of A NEW HOPE. But Rogue One isn't Episode 3 because of the lack of the cannon characters, save Darth Vader. It was a branch on a tree, which would be the cannon films as we know them. However, it was a very interesting story, a solid adventure that kept the interest peaked even from the very beginning. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ?????
Unpopular opinion: Rogue One does better justice to the original trilogy than the sequel trilogy
Popular opinion:
Fixed it for you 😁
@@coasterdaydreams7150 I noticed that typo too. lol you're first grammar Nazi whos not being a dick.
This video was really well done, I'm so disappointed with so many other random videos on TH-cam.
My favorite Star Wars movie, even more than New Hope and Empire - they were all so heroic, they helped the rebel cause with their ultimate sacrifice - my emotions ebbed from highs to lows until the end.
Rogue One is right up there with Empire for me. Plenty of great scenes but the ending with Vader being an unstoppable force is quite Epic!
legit my 2nd fave SW movie after ROTJ, and easily by far my fave that Disney has made. great to hear more BTS stuff
The way they killed off everyone was very dark but it worked . It was a story that didn't need to be made but it has to be a very pleasant surprise. Every death made you feel even though you only spent over and hour with each character.
By far my favorite starwars movie . The threat was real and it showed on many fronts. From the deathstar, rebels, spies, the empire, and vader
Rogue One is easily my favorite Star Wars movie followed by Empire.
It is also the only one that is a "war movie" in themes and tone. Rogue One is my second favorite, right after ESB.
The best Star Wars film post Return of the jedi. And i've been there since the start in 1977.
Honestly the Maul vs Qui Gon and Obiwan duel will ALWAYS win the fight for me, Empire was great, RoTJ had the rancor, sarlac pit, and force lightning so R1 can't quite win but damn was it friggin great. The ONLY new movie that was good by any level of rating.
I thoroughly enjoyed this coming from an Episode of Andor. Lots of cool insights! Thanks mate!
Love this film the only good film Disney has done
0:19 "..one of the better produce one than... ".... for me, I would say better than the sequels. I like Rogue One. It is a pretty good movie.
Rogue One is definitely one of my favorites. Sequels just didn't do anything for me at all
Rogue One is definitely my favorite theatrical release since the original trilogy by far. ❤
I always felt that Rogue 1 was the Grunts movie. Like with Gundam with it's MS08th team, this was about the regular people, not the great and powerful Jedi heroes.
I still like Return of the Jedi the best though, and I suppose that's another issue I have with the sequel series. It's like with Terminator, the ending of the 2nd movie was perfect but all the other films after subverts and contradicts it. I would have been happier with if they adapted Heir to the Empire rather than a Disney version of Dark Empire. The Palpatine story should have been done already, and Heir was the most celebrated story arc of the expanded universe and it was logical to believe that a polity as large as the Empire would fall to factions and warlords, like so many real world governments did after a brutal regime was toppled.
The ending with darth vader is absolutely epic!
Killing off all the characters was probably the smartest decision ever made in the history of the franchise. Because we all know Star Wars fans. Killing them prevented all the inevitable and likely endless debates on why the characters weren't in the later movies.
I never understood that debate. Just because they were important here doesnt mean they were important to the Skywalker story.
There could be any number of reasons why they weren't in later movies.
No it wouldn’t.
Killing off all of the characters was a lame cop out.
@@peterkrochmalni673 no it wasnt. It was to show that the war has costs.
I dont think they did it for continuity. I think they did it to avoid the "they'll be fine"
@@re1010 you could still do that while leaving two characters behind. Not everybody died in Saving Private Ryan to which this movie keeps getting compared to.
Seriously? You could avoid the “they’ll be fine” as you put it by having our two survivors laid up in hospital beds aboard the Rebel medical frigate. The movie could have easily ended not by seeing Leia’s ship fly off to Tatooine but by mirroring the ending of The Empire Strikes Back as we see the Rebel medical frigate fly away in the opposite direction and jump into hyperspace. Roll credits. What happens to them afterwards? Who cares! That’s up to the sequel of the planned new trilogy or for the tv series that they are making anyway that they just have to retune it to take place between A New Hope and Return of the Jedi.
Great breakdown. I'm 50 years old and getting too old for this shit, but, Rogue One, and Cassian Andor are my absolute favorite Star Wars character and installment. Just subscribed.
This movie is a blast, one of my favorites. The space battle is epic and the overall tone of sacrifice was much needed.
I like all the new information. It's amazing what you can learn about these films.
I think you might have missed one! Didn't Gareth Edwards play the Rebel Soldier that released the docking clamp to allow the Tantive IV from Admiral Raddus's ship? So, he's not only in the behind-the-scenes creation, and he's an on-screen character, firmly placed in Star Wars Canon!
Oh, you mean the guy who had narrowly avoided getting the business end of Darth Vader's lightsaber?
I read a quote from him and he said; he wanted to make sure the character he played lived on in a new hope. That's paraphrased obviously.
I loved Rogue One. Absolutely my favourite Star Wars movie
I really enjoyed this and prefer it to the sequel's
I love how they filmed parts of Scariff base in the Canary Wharf underground station. It's very obvious in one of the trailers (and the parts that make it super obvious were deleted) but in some of the scenes they kept you can still tell
“Rogue one wasn’t a retelling of what came before and actually tried to do something different with the IP”
Tell me you haven’t played Dark Forces without telling me you haven’t played Dark Forces
Rogue One did have a wilhelm scream on the planet where Bodhi deflected from. Jyn pulls him down off the cliff.
So was anyone gonna tell me cassian was getting his own spin-off show or was I just supposed to find that out on my own
I don't know if you've heard it, but Cassian is going to get his own spin-off show!
@@badhareday7509 wait really?? Thanks for letting me know
This is a fantastic video. Made me late back to work but worth it.
Rogue One isn't perfect, but it's good, and at least better than any of the prequels or sequels. Revenge of the Sith is the closest, but if I had to watch either movie right now, it would be Rogue One.
I'm def with you Jules in the fact that i think i might love Rogue 1 the most as well
I enjoyed Rogue One. Think it's the best Disney film
Best Star Wars movie outside of the original trilogy and IMO behind The Empire Strikes Back as the best Star Wars story movie made.
Real Star Wars fans like Rogue One.
No, they don't 😂 real fans have a taste for good movies, this isn't one of them
@@Mike-8404 clearly not a star wars fan
@@scottnichols2929 It's not your place to determine who is or isn't a fan of something.
And The Holiday Special.
I like that Rogue One turned out so well, despite a bit of production heck. I'm also glad that the main characters were killed off so it can remain untainted by sequels.
Disney must have realised that they were inadvertently making a good film with characters that had a bit of depth and decided to nip that in the bud by killing off all of them.
Rogue One is by far the best expansion project. It sucks you in, gets you emotionally attached to ever character, takes you on a roller coaster adventure and then devastates you while giving you a great plot and amazing visuals. I just watched it tonight and then New Hope, watch them as one long film and it makes it so much more visceral. The tragic loss of followed by justification of their sacrifice makes it very fun. Looking forward to Andor
Yet still bad.
Rogue One was excellent...... a little tid bit, there are no Jedi in Rogue One
Or Solo, but both have Sith.
Does Leia count as a Jedi?
@@RUBBER_BULLET Leia was never a Jedi
How is it excellent?
@@extendedepicmusic5017 If you discard the last trilogy, then yeah, she wasn't a Jedi. Unfortunately, in canon, she was. She used the force, she trained Rey, she had a lightsaber.
They were willing to (and did) die for the cause was HUGE!!!
Like Wall-E sacrificing himself for everyone else.
That's humanity!
That's emotion!!
7-8-9 suck almost as bad as 1-2-3. Solo was mediocre, at best. Rogue One is the only franchise/canon relevant film to come out since RotJ that makes any sense AND actually gives the viewer the story they deserve after literally decades of waiting.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Best outtro I've ever heard thank you! I honestly think Rogue One is the best star wars film
Scarif getting its name from one of Starbucks’ infamously bad spelling errors is my favorite new fact. 😂😂😂
I'm not surprised that Dermont Mulroney is an accomplished musician. I moved to Nashville in 1998 to write songs and play music after seeing the movie The Thing Called Love. Dermont played a young singer songwriter in the movie. The dude can play. I'm still in Nashville. For those who have seen the movie. Yeah I went to the roof. 😊😊😊
Great video about one of my favourite Star Wars films. Now do one on The Holiday Special.
The sweetest thing you said is this video is the description of disney movie called "force awakens" as a rehearse of Star Wars A NEW HOPE, A NEW HOPE in capital letter is a sign of respect and my resolve that there are ONLY 2 Trilogy of star wars unless George Lucas returns to either continue HIS story or write and show another tale.
Rogue One my favorite after the original 3 Star Wars episodes. I especially enjoyed the end. And Felicity Jones would have been a better Rey if they had cast her in the mainstream movies.
It’s a proper low key good film
How is it good?
I loved Rogue One. The best SW since Empire. It was almost perfect.
Rogue One is my favourite SW movies, excellent cast and production that raise the bar. 💯
Yet still bad.
Best movie since George left. I’m glad he liked it.
What hapless victims of their own life would complain about Moff Tarkin being in the film? It was a remarkable performance, amazing voice and an utterly mind boggling lookalike and 'wow' moment to see a late, great and legendary actor brought back to life! When he appeared I was utterly amazed and wanted to see more. This new face CGI stuff is amazing. Lukes face in the Mandalorian was pretty bad but this shows how good technology can be. I want to see more Tarkin with that incredible voice!
Rogue One is an actual Star Wars movie. No retconning, no destruction of beloved characters, just a cool addition to lore.
I grew up with Ep 4-6 but this is my favorite movie in the Star Wars universe. The tragedy in the deaths of the protagonists is brilliant! I'm curious what the original Rogue One film looked like before reshoots, but the end product is genius. Raddus's line "Rogue One....May the force be with you" was the emotional climax for me.
Great information on my favorite out of the prequel/sequels!
As per usual Jules, I couldn't agree more with you. For me its a tie between Return of the Jedi and Rogue One. Being able to have the in theatre experience with Rogue One was pretty magical. Loving this Channel addition :)