Lacked Some Action But Still Extraordinary

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2017)

Lucas's movies has always engulfed millions of fans in his ideas and vision of the universe. Despite the fact that Star Wars was created about 40 years ago, films dedicated to the series are still being made and fans from different eras come together to celebrate the never-ending thrill ride. Yet, out of all 8 Star Wars films, "Star Wars: Rogue One" started off strong and ended off even stronger. Through spectacular visuals and sound and the outstanding creativity and originality lies a plot with purpose of acting as a bridge for the older Star Wars films.
"Rogue One" is critically acclaimed for its stunning use of digital imagery and computer- based animation. Viewers are enraptured by the realism Garett Edwards achieves, especially through the vivid details included in CGI. In the movie, General Tarkin, the ruthless military power seen in many previous Star Wars films, speaks in his usual demanding and condescending demeanor to Director Krennic. To most viewers, Tarkins appears so realistically that no one would suspect he is merely a collection of millions of pixels rather than an actual filmed actor. State of the art technology is implemented to create realistic effects that seems almost real to the viewers, making them feel part of the Star Wars universe. Yet, the most human aspects of the "Rogue One" story is told through the perspicuous portrayal of emotion by the actors.
The actors played their roles superbly. Their motions, facial expressions, tones, and volume of their voice all matched perfectly together, making their characters truly come to life. There are many amazing actors in the film, they even brought in the legendary Donnie Yen, an actor famous for the movie series known as "Ip Man." His character is Chirrut Inwe, a blind "monk" who uses martial arts and a staff as his weapons. This allowed Yen to really get into his character, fitting into a role he is most comfortable as: being a martial arts bad***. Another amazing actor would be Ben Mendelssohn who played Director Krennic, the villain. He outstandingly fits his role as a short-tempered and selfish character. He portrays Krennic's nature perfectly during a scene when General Tarkin proclaimed that he would tell the emperor the success of the Death Star; however, viewers could clearly see Krennic's facial expressions twist in frustration and anger. He even glares sharply at Tarkin and shouts, "We are standing here amongst MY achievement." Krennic even had spit spray in the air as he yelled this words making his acting all the more better. "Rogue One" proved not to disappoint by providing actors and actresses who not only could play their role, but also become their role.
Through everything Star Wars is adored for, from its sound to its visuals to the acting, one thing fans could thank "Rogue One" for is the comedy. It has always been a Star Wars tradition to implement comical scenes here and there to lighten the mood for viewers and get a few good laughs. To be honest, there are lots of comical scenes in "Rogue One" that is worth bringing up, but it is better to just say a few hilarious scenes to not spoil all the good parts of movie to those who have not watched "Rogue One" yet. One very funny scene in my opinion occurs in Jedha. When the Death Star shot its ominous green beam into the planet's core. For the first time, Star Wars fans get to see the destructive power of the Death Star at ground-view level. That is what "Rogue One" did so well, giving everything the fans wanted. As imminent death approached, Alan Tudyk otherwise known as K-2S0, a re-wired imperial droid, jokingly stated, "There is a problem on the horizonÂ….there is no horizon." Star Wars has always slipped in a few witty jokes and funny scenes in all their movies. Those little actions just make the movie much more memorable and helps loosen up tension. In fact, "Rogue One" had funny moments occur at the perfect times. There have been movies like "Don't Breathe" who inappropriately brings up jokes that just spoil the mood and atmosphere. Yet, "Rogue One" did none of that, the funny scenes were used to lighten the mood and progress the story.
The reason why "Rogue One" was able to obtain a worldwide gross box office sale of over $1 billion was because the movie was used to explain how "Star Wars: A New Hope" all began. "Rogue One" delivers to story-line of dedication, hope, and sacrifice. It is the type of movie that you would never expect Star Wars to have in its franchise, yet it has so much importance to it. "Rogue One" has kept the nature and concept of the Star Wars franchise, something many Star Wars fans can appreciate, but just added new characters to fall in love with. Of course, "Rogue One" could not beat the original Star Wars films in the original franchise in terms of rating, but it still holds a special place in many people's hearts because of how the movie kept the people at the edge of their seats and was able to grab their attention all the way throughout. Truly in my opinion I believe everyone who has not watched the Star Wars franchise yet should watch the entire series from beginning to end. I will admit to being a Star Wars fan myself, but I genuinely believe that non Star Wars fans will come to love the franchise as millions of others around the world have.