Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Krennic ROGUE ONE: A Star Wars Story dir. Gareth Edwards
again, that distant, distracted thought…
rogue one was EASILY the best new generation star wars film no contest
this movie had everything: a complicated and original female lead, diego luna, darth vader’s fuck volcano, whatever those two guys had going on, a realistic depiction of the horrors of war and the difficult choices made, dilf mads mikkelsen, a well done story with character arcs that are tragic yet feel complete, and thatttttt final vader scene
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016) dir. Gareth Edwards
The most beautifully shot Star Wars movie ever
ROGUE ONE // ORIGINAL TRILOGY CINEMATIC PARALLELS
Don’t play games with me, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. You passed directly through a restricted system. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies.
After Rogue One this scene is so funny to me. Like, Leia I-just-jumped-from-a-space-battlefield-where-I-came-with-an-entire-rebel-fleet Organa trying to convince Darth I-have-just-killed-an-entire-corridor-of-rebels-to-get-to-those-damn-plans Vader that she doesn’t know what he’s talking about. And also she’s his daughter and he’s her father but they have no idea.
all good Star Wars content can be summed up as “violent found family workplace comedy.” no i will not be elaborating
Trueeee
ALAN TUDYK as K-2SO Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) dir. Gareth Edwards
My brother said that he’s the combination of R2 and C-3PO and I’ve never agreed with anything more
What your favourite Star Wars movies say about you:
Original Trilogy — you’ve probably loved SW since you were a child. You feel a deep emotional connection with Luke Skywalker and that dramatic sunset scene, don’t lie. Your relationship with your dad is either amazing or you have daddy issues. Old movies in general > new movies in general. Nice music taste.
Prequels — they’re either your comfort movies or the movies that you feel low-key have an extremely important meaning to you, no in between. You can love things despite them being not perfect or even bad. You’re probably a super fan, you’ve seen everything and even more, and still love the prequels. U loveeee memes. Can’t decide who is hotter, Ewan, Natalie or Hayden.
Clone Wars — ok you are a disaster, just admit it. Fantastic sense of humour. Rewatch movies to find new meanings and details in them. A 65% chance that you’re gay. You have a lot of thoughts on SW, sometimes you wonder, whether that’s even okay. You just think a lot in general. You probably don’t like the sequels. Clones supremacy. You either write fanfiction, posts, create edits, etc about SW.
Rebels — wow ur rare. But props to you for not following the crowd and overlooking the stereotypes (in general, even). In love with Sabine Wren. Either mom friend or disaster friend. Artsy???? Never understand what’s going on but always ready to fight. Low key dream of going to the SW universe and fighting as a rebel too. Creative mind.
Rogue One — you can rewatch it a billion times and love it even more each time. Like to travel. Not really good with emotions but feel a lot of them deep inside. Cassian and Jyn are your favourite ship ever. Independent and straightforward. You can also be quite quiet and just fine with spending time on your own, but value friendship if you have it. Ur just cool.
Mandalorian — you’re probably a new fan?? Baby Yoda is life. You are also activistic. Queer? Yeah, that too. Have style and can look cool, but a huge softie on the inside. Cry during movies. Aren’t very attentive but you’re fun to be around. You have a Tik Tok account, maybe even quite a lot of followers. You love Marvel too. Emotional.
Sequels — Adam Driver means a lot to you. You think he’s super hot. Also you love Reylo. Kind of in love with everyone there? Cosplay. Love modern sci-fi a lot, watch movies for the picture more than for the plot. Dog lover. Also amazing style. Friendly and open-minded, but easy to offend. Have issues with taking criticism. Cute. Hopeless romantic.
This is all made for fun and isn’t 100% accurate. Not meant to offend anyone.
my favourite aesthetic
I’ve just rewatched Rogue One and let me just talk about how frickin’ good it is. Like, really.
The simultaneously desperate and hopeful spirit of the movie is something no other SW movie has. Sure the OT is also about how the Rebel Alliance fights the Empire, but it doesn’t have this emotional atmosphere of people fighting an enormous evil machine with nothing left to lose, with nothing but rage and hope and fire in their eyes. They fight not just with, they mostly fight for hope. This is the first fight. This is merely the beginning. And they have already lost, sacrificed so much that they just can’t let themselves not finish the mission.
The impeccable dialogues. Every one of them. Jyn’s speech before they start their attack, Jyn’s last words to Krennic, Galen Erso’s message to Jyn, Saw Gerrera’s last words, Cassian speaking to Jyn after her father dies, Vader being so fucking dramatic it makes me laugh even though he’s choking a man. K-2SO’s replicas, Chirrut’s communication with Baze. ALL OF IT IS SUPERIOR.
I also love the purity of the character’s emotions. You can literally feel it through the screen. The actor’s job was awesome, plus the music and their lines, and it’s just *chef’s kiss*. The horror when Vader appears in that hall. The tears in Jyn’s eyes while she watches her father’s message. Her conversation with the Alliance’s Council. Baze seeing all his friends die. Jyn talking to Krennic. Jyn and Cassian on that beach...I don’t even need to say anything, do I?
The music is actually pretty good too. The characters are really creative and unusual, plus most of the main crew are POC which is also great and adds diversity to the SW Universe. Just the way it’s filmed, there are so many breathtakingly beautiful scenes!
Bonus for adding some scenes with Chopper and the Ghost!
You don’t get it, all of Rogue One’s beauty and amazingness, after the first time you see it. But when you rewatch it a couple times, it becomes clear to you that it’s one of the best Star Wars movies ever made.
My favorite one is, “come on Star Wars be original,” as if putting a man in the lead would be cutting edge stuff. Anyway…
Oh yes
It must be so annoying
When the leads of many different movies
Look exactly the same
not only do they look the same BUT THEY ARE ALL NAMED CHRIS
The comments are so pathetic though. Like of course. None of the fucking SIX Star Wars movies are about men. They are all about Padme and Leia... sure! Since episodes 7,8,9 are awful I am so happy that at least Rogue One got a female lead.
Stardust...her soul was pierced with memories and despair, but her heart was made of cyber. She wasn’t born a chosen one, and fate did not grant her her kiss. She was just another renegade, another lost soul with enough strength in her to destroy empires. So she took her cyber heart and crushed it between her fingers, destroying not only herself but all of her enemies as well. Bringing not only destruction but also hope and freedom to the galaxy. Because that’s what stars do. That’s what stars are.